Fiji national netball team
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| Nickname(s) | Fijian Pearls | |
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| Association | Netball Fiji | |
| Confederation | Oceania Netball Federation | |
| Head coach | Unaisi Rakoura | |
| Captain | Alisi Naqiri | |
| World ranking | 16 | |
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2023 placing | 11th | |
| Best result | 6th (1999) | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Appearances | 3 | |
| 2018 placing | 12th | |
| Best result | 7th (2002) | |
The Fiji National Netball Team better known at the Fiji Pearls represents
South Pacific Games
for a number of years. They have won gold at every games since 1991. They are also the current Pacific Champions, winning the all Pacific Series since its inception.
As of 21 July 2019, the Fijian team are Seventeenth in the
INF World Rankings.[1]
They were captained by Matila Waqanidrola, and coached by Gabriel Qoro and Unaisi Rokoura.
The Fiji National Netball Team are now known as the Fijian Pearls after securing their sponsorship in May 2013 with The Pearl South Pacific Resort. The Fijian Pearls are currently under the coaching guidance of Unaisi Rokoura and new team manager, Lusiani Rokoura. The Fiji Pearls hosted 5th ranked Malawi to a 2-test match in Suva on 2 and 4 November 2013.
The Team
2022 Netball Singapore Nations Cup
Netball Singapore Nations Cup.[2]
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2023 Netball World Cup Team
Reserves
Notable Past Players
Competitive history
| Netball World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1963 | 1st World Championships |
Eastbourne, England | – |
| 1967 | 2nd World Championships |
Perth , Australia |
– |
| 1971 | 3rd World Championships |
Kingston, Jamaica | – |
| 1975 | 4th World Championships |
Auckland, New Zealand | 8th |
| 1979 | 5th World Championships |
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | – |
| 1983 | 6th World Championships |
Singapore | – |
| 1987 | 7th World Championships |
Glasgow, Scotland | 8th |
| 1991 | 8th World Championships |
Sydney, Australia | 11th |
| 1995 | 9th World Championships |
Birmingham, England | – |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships |
Christchurch, New Zealand | 6th |
| 2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 8th |
| 2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 9th |
| 2011 | 13th World Championships | Singapore | 10th |
| 2015 | 14th World Cup | Sydney, Australia | 11th |
| 2019 | 15th World Cup | Liverpool, England | 14th |
| 2023 | 16th World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 11th |
| Netball at the Commonwealth Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1998 | XVI Games | 1st Netball | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | – |
| 2002 | XVII Games | 2nd Netball | Manchester, England | 7th |
| 2006 | XVIII Games | 3rd Netball | Melbourne, Australia | 9th |
| 2010 | XIX Games | 4th Netball | Delhi, India | – |
| 2014 | XX Games | 5th Netball | Glasgow, Scotland | – |
| 2018 | XXI Games | 6th Netball | Gold Coast, Australia | 12th |
| Pacific Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1963 | I Games | Basketball 7's | Suva, Fiji |  1st
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| 1966 | II Games | Netball | Nouméa, New Caledonia |  2nd
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| 1979 | VI Games | Netball | Suva, Fiji | 1st
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| 1983 | VII Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa | 2nd
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| 1991 | IX Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | – |
| 1995 | X Games | Netball | Papeete, Tahiti | 1st
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| 1999 | XI Games | Netball | Santa Rita, Guam
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1st
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| 2003 | XII Games |
Netball |
Suva, Fiji | 1st
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| 2007 | XIII Games |
Netball |
Apia, Samoa | 1st
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| 2015 | XV Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 1st
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| 2019 | XVI Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa | – |
| 2023 | XVII Games | Netball | Honiara, Solomon Islands | 2nd
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| Pacific Mini Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1993 | IV Games | Netball | Port Vila, Vanuatu |  3rd
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| 1997 | V Games | Netball | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 2nd
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| 2001 | VI Games | Netball |
Kingston, Norfolk Island | 1st
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| 2009 | VIII Games | Netball |
Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 1st
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See also
References
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- ^ "Fiji Pearls name side for 2022 Nations Cup in Singapore". Fiji Village. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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