Larafina Tanielu-Stowers

Larafina Tanielu-Stowers is a Samoan netball player who plays as a goal shoot and goal keeper.[1] She has represented Samoa internationally at the Pacific Games and as part of the Samoa national netball team.

Tanielu-Stowers had her early primary school education in New Zealand then moved to Samoa when she was eight attending primary and high school in Samoa.[2] She has played netball since the age of five,[3] and currently plays for St Marys Sports Club (SMSC).[4]

In April 2019 she was selected for the Samoan team for the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.[5] In May 2020 she was selected for the Samoa national under-21 netball team.[3] In October 2020 she was selected for the "long squad" for the later-cancelled 2021 Netball World Youth Cup.[6] In March 2022 she was selected for the Samoa national netball team for the PacificAus Sports Netball Series, but was unable to attend due to covid travel restrictions.[7] In July 2022 she was selected to the team for the Oceania World Cup qualifiers.[8]

References
  1. "Stowers and Oloamanu to represent Samoa Netball with pride". Loop Samoa. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. Darryl Whitecross. "Netball star Lara shooting goals for God". Others. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. Vaelei Von Dincklage (20 May 2020). "Stowers and Taefu break into U-21 netball squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. Vaelei Von Dincklage (17 January 2021). "Netball Samoa selects U–21 Long Squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. Thomas Airey (4 April 2019). "Pacific Games netball squad selected". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  6. Vaelei Von Dincklage (25 October 2020). "Samoa sets sights on Netball World Cup in Fiji". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. Julius Netzler (18 March 2022). "Samoa Represented at PacificAus Sports Netball Series". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  8. Julius Netzler (17 July 2022). "Tifa Moana Set to Play Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 21 July 2022.


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