Courtney Tairi

Courtney Tairi (born 15 July 1988) is a former New Zealand netball international. She also represented Australia at under-21 level. She was a member of the Australia team that won the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships. During the ANZ Championship era, Tairi played for New South Wales Swifts, Southern Steel and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. She finished her netball playing career with Northern Stars in the 2017 ANZ Premiership. Since retiring as a netball player, Tairi has worked a broadcaster, presenter and commentator for Sky Sport (New Zealand).

Courtney Tairi
Personal information
Full name Courtney Reremoana Tairi[1]
Born (1988-07-15) 15 July 1988[2][3]
Sydney, Australia[4]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2007 Hunter Jaegers
2008–2009 Australian Institute of Sport
2009–2011 New South Wales Swifts
2012–2013 Southern Steel
2014–2016 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
2017 Northern Stars
Years National team(s) Caps
2008–2009 Australia U-21
2013 New Zealand 3
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Youth Netball Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 RarotongaTeam
Representing  New Zealand
Fast5 Netball World Series
Gold medal – first place2013 AucklandTeam

Early life, family and education

Tairi was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales. Her parents were originally from New Zealand. Her father is a Māori from Cambridge. Her tribe is Tainui and her sub-tribe is Ngāti Korokī Kahukura. Her mother is a Pākehā from Invercargill. She has two sisters. She regularly spent family holidays in New Zealand. Tairi is both an Australian and New Zealand citizen.[1][4][5][6][7][8] Between 2004 and 2005 she attended the Western Sydney Academy of Sport.[9]

Playing career

Early years

Tairi began playing netball aged 7. She played competitively throughout her school years. She was first spotted by Julie Fitzgerald, her future coach at New South Wales Swifts and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, when she was 14.[1][8] In 2007 she was included in the Hunter Jaegers squad for the final season of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era.[2][10][11]

New South Wales

In 2007 and 2009, Tairi represented New South Wales in the Australian National Netball Championships at under-19 and under-21 levels. She was captain of the under-21 team that won seven of their eight games as they won the 2009 under-21 title.[10][12]

Australian Institute of Sport

Between 2008 and 2009, Tairi played for the Australian Institute of Sport in the Australian Netball League. In both 2008 and 2009, she was a member of AIS teams that finished as runners up to Victoria Fury. In 2009 she won the Anne Clark Award. While playing for AIS, she also represented Australia at under-21 level.[2][12][13][14][15][16]

New South Wales Swifts

Between 2009 and 2011, Tairi played for New South Wales Swifts. She made her senior Swifts debut in a 2009 ANZ Championship Round 14 match against Southern Steel. In 2010, Tairi played nine games for the Swifts, helping them win the 2010 ANZ Championship minor premiership.[2][11][12][17][18][19][20][21]

Southern Steel

In 2012 and 2013, Tairi played for Southern Steel.[22][23][24][25] She was eligible to play for Steel as a non-import player. Steel co-coach Natalie Avellino made the initial approach, inviting Tairi to play for Steel.[5][26] In a 2012 Round 7 match against Northern Mystics, she suffered a season ending ACL injury.[27][28]

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Between 2014 and 2016, Tairi played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.[29][30][31][32][33] In a 2015 Round 1 match against Adelaide Thunderbirds, she suffered an achilles tendon rupture, ending her season after just one match. It was the third major injury of Tairi's career, following a 2007 knee injury her 2012 ACL injury.[34][35][36] She returned to play for Magic in 2016 and was a member of the team that won the New Zealand Conference.[1][37][33]

Northern Stars

Tairi finished her netball playing career with Northern Stars in the 2017 ANZ Premiership. She was named as vice captain to Leana de Bruin for the new franchise.[3][38][39][40]

Australia

In 2008 and 2009, Tairi was included in Australia under-21 squads. She was a member of the Australia U-21 team that won the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships and she was vice-captain of an Australia U-21 team during a tour of Jamaica.[2][12][14][16][41]

New Zealand

In 2013, Tairi made three senior appearances for New Zealand. On 15 September 2013, she made her senior debut for New Zealand against Australia in the first test of the 2013 Constellation Cup.[4][6][42][43][44] She was also a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series.[45] Tairi was included in the 2014–15 New Zealand squad. However injuries prevented her from making more appearances.[42][46]

Tournaments Place Teams
2009 World Youth Netball Championships[16][41]1st place, gold medalist(s) Australia
2013 Constellation Cup[4][6][43][44][45][47]2nd New Zealand
2013 Fast5 Netball World Series[45]1st place, gold medalist(s) New Zealand

Broadcaster and presenter

Since retiring as a netball player, Tairi has worked a broadcaster, presenter and commentator for Sky Sport (New Zealand). She has presented coverage of a variety of sports competitions including tennis, ANZ Premiership, NRL and NRLW. She has hosted The Kiwi League Show, alongside Monty Betham, and presented on Warriors TV. She also fronted Sky Sport's coverage of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. At the 2020 ASB Classic she interviewed Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki.[1][7][8][48][49]

Personal life

Tairi has had a relationship with Maurice Blair, a rugby league player.[4][6][23][44]

Honours
New South Wales Swifts
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Australia
New Zealand
Australian Institute of Sport
New South Wales

References
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