Brooke Amber Williams

Brooke Amber Williams (born 23 December 1982)[1] is a New Zealand netball player who plays as a center and wing attack.[1] She has represented Samoa internationally as part of the Samoa national netball team. She is married to rugby league player Sione Lousi.[2]

Not to be confused with New Zealand actor Brooke Williams..

Williams played for the Western Flyers in the National Bank Cup.[3] In 2019 she moved to Townsville, Australia with her partner Sione Lousi and began playing for the Northern Rays in the HART Sapphire Series.[4][5]

Williams was part of the Samaon team for the 2007 World Netball Championships in Auckland,[6][7] and later for the 2015 Netball World Cup.[8] She was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. She co-captained the team for the 2019 Netball World Cup alongside Gene Solia-Gibb.[9][10] She retired from her international career after the 2019 world cup.[2]

References
  1. "Brooke Amber Williams". Netball Central. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. Nick Wright (5 April 2020). "Blackhawk admires Warriors' sacrifices". Townsville Bulletin – via EBSCOHost. After representing Samoa at the 2019 Netball World Cup she drew the curtain on her international career.
  3. Andrew Still (14 November 2006). "Flyers coach names 15 players in initial squad". Manawatu Standard. p. 18 – via EBSCOHost.
  4. "Townsville move pays off for pair". Townsville Bulletin. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022 – via PressReader.
  5. Trent Slatter (20 December 2018). "Rays make first signings for netball's crowning jewel". Daily Mercury – via EBSCOHost.
  6. "Netball: Nothing to lose for underdog Islanders". New Zealand Herald. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. "Netball: The rest of the world minnows chase rankings". New Zealand Herald. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. "Naoupu sister act to play for Samoa at Netball World Cup". Fiji Times. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. "Netball Samoa prepares to go the distance". Netball Australia. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. Thomas Airey (30 May 2019). "Netball World Cup squad train in Sydney". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 21 July 2022.


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