Temepara george biography announcement

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Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Temepara George Temepara George's quest for the perfect netball game took on a new lease of life when the Silver Ferns squad was named yesterday. George first played for New Zealand in , and in the following 11 years amassed 59 caps, a world championship title and a Commonwealth Games gold medal.

Later that year she moved to live in Townsville with former partner Sione Faumuina and opted out of New Zealand's campaign to retain their title at the world netball championships in November In July last year, George confirmed her return to New Zealand, where she took up a position as development manager for Counties-Manukau Netball and re-signed with the Northern Mystics in the trans-Tasman league.

Although the year-old is relishing the chance to again test herself at the highest level, she was adamant her inclusion in the Silver Ferns squad yesterday was just the beginning. I'm looking forward to trials too, just to getting into that environment again, in the camp situation with the best in New Zealand around you," she told NZPA.

George's return is timely given centre Julie Seymour -- who skippered the side last year -- has retired ahead of the arrival of her fourth child. Her own harshest critic, George said she still had plenty to work on as she strived for top form. George said the game had progressed hugely since she last played for the Silver Ferns, but the trans-Tasman league was doing an excellent job bringing younger players on.

George's Northern Mystics coach Te Aroha Keenan said the dynamic midcourter looked to have lost very little in her time away from the game. She said once George made the mid-season decision to again make herself available for New Zealand, her game had gone from strength to strength. That was a turning point for her. The New Zealand selectors had recognised George had "something special", Keenan said, and had given her the opportunity to show she still had what it took to compete at the highest level.