Papua New Guinea national netball team
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Papua New Guinea national netball team
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| Nickname(s) | The Pepes | |
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| Association | Papua New Guinea Netball Federation | |
| Confederation | Oceania Netball Federation | |
| IFNA ranking | 17 | |
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| World Championships | ||
| Appearances | 3 (Debuted in 1991) | |
| Best result | 14th (1991) | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Appearances | 1 (Debuted in 2010) | |
| 2010 placing | 11 | |
The Papua New Guinea national netball team represent Papua New Guinea in international netball competition. They are nicknamed the "Pepes", which comes from the Keapara word for "butterfly".[1] Papua New Guinea played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, finishing 11th. As of July 2011, the Pepes are 17th in the IFNA World Rankings.[2]
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Players
- As of July 2011.[3]
| 2011 PNG Pepes team | |||||
| Players | Debut (caps) | Positions | Date of birth | Height | Club |
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| Lua Rikis (cc) | 1988 (61) | GS, GA, GK, GD | 31 January 1982 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |  City Pharmacy Rebels |
| Winnie Mavara (cc) | 1999 (63) | WD, GD, GK, WA, C | 22 June 1978 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | City Pharmacy Rebels |
| Maleta Roberts (vc) | 2006 (33) | GA, GS, WA | 25 April 1985 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |  Suncoast Lynx |
| Richanda Kassman | 2008 (21) | WA, C | 31 July 1985 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | South Brisbane Strikers |
| Nisha Omi | 2008 (25) | GK, GD, WD | 13 September 1990 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Madang |
| Alurigo Opina | 2007 (23) | WA, C | 29 July 1989 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | PoMNA Sparrows |
| Marie Ottio | 2009 (13) | GA, GS, GK, GD | 8 April 1989 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | Monier Paramana |
| Cheryl Renagi | 2010 (13) | C, WA | 8 July 1990 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | Lismore A |
| Lama Lua | N/A (-) | GK, GD, WD | 20 February 1992 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | Esco Telstars |
| Marypaul Buehler | 2011 (-) | GS, GA | - | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Snax Mermaids |
| Nancy Kapi | 2011 (-) | GK, GD, WD | (age 21) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Snax Mermaids |
| Jessie Logo | 2011 (-) | GK, GD | 3 February 1988 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Monier Paramana |
Competitive record
- As of 4 October 2010.[4]
| World Netball Championships | |||
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| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1991 | 8th World Championships | Sydney, Australia | 14th |
| 1995 | 9th World Championships | Birmingham, England | 15th |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 18th |
| 2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | DNQ |
| 2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | DNQ |
| 2011 | 13th World Championships | Singapore | DNQ |
| Netball at the Commonwealth Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1998 | XVI Games | 1st Netball | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | DNQ |
| 2002 | XVII Games | 2nd Netball | Manchester, England | DNQ |
| 2006 | XVIII Games | 3rd Netball | Melbourne, Australia | DNQ |
| 2010 | XIX Games | 4th Netball | Delhi, India | 11th |
| Arafura Games | |
| Years | Placing |
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| 1995 |  2nd |
| 1997 | 2nd |
| 2001 | 2nd |
| 2007 |  1st |
| Pacific Games | |
| Years | Placing |
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| 1995 | 2nd |
| 1999 | 2nd |
| 2003 | 2nd |
| 2007 |  3rd |
| Pacific Mini Games | |
| Years | Placing |
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| 1997 | 3rd |
| 2001 | 2nd |
| 2005 | (no event) |
| 2009 | 2nd |
| Pacific Netball Series | |
| Years | Placing |
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| 2009 | 4th |
| 2010 | 3rd |
| 2011 | 4th |
See also
References
- ^ Papua New Guinea Netball Federation. "Pepes team profile and results". http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1505-0-0-0&sID=149986. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ International Federation of Netball Associations. "Current World Rankings". http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94. Last updated July 2011.
- ^ Papua New Guinea Netball Federation. "Profiles - Current Pepes". http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1505-0-0-0&sID=148063. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Papua New Guinea Netball Federation. "Pepes – Game results & tournaments since 1991". http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-1505-0-0-0&sID=149986&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=10230952§ionID=149986. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
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