Courtney Tairi was born on 15 July 1988 and is a former New Zealand netball international.
27 Facts About Courtney Tairi
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Courtney Tairi was a member of the Australia team that won the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships.
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Courtney Tairi finished her netball playing career with Northern Stars in the 2017 ANZ Premiership.
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Since retiring as a netball player, Courtney Tairi has worked a broadcaster, presenter and commentator for Sky Sport.
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Courtney Tairi was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales.
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Courtney Tairi's tribe is Tainui and her sub-tribe is Ngati Koroki Kahukura.
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Courtney Tairi was first spotted by Julie Fitzgerald, her future coach at New South Wales Swifts and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, when she was 14.
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In 2007 and 2009, Courtney Tairi represented New South Wales in the Australian National Netball Championships at under-19 and under-21 levels.
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Courtney Tairi was captain of the under-21 team that won seven of their eight games as they won the 2009 under-21 title.
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Between 2008 and 2009, Courtney Tairi played for the Australian Institute of Sport in the Australian Netball League.
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Between 2009 and 2011, Courtney Tairi played for New South Wales Swifts.
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Courtney Tairi made her senior Swifts debut in a 2009 ANZ Championship Round 14 match against Southern Steel.
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In 2010, Courtney Tairi played nine games for the Swifts, helping them win the 2010 ANZ Championship minor premiership.
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Courtney Tairi was eligible to play for Steel as a non-import player.
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Between 2014 and 2016, Courtney Tairi played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.
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Courtney Tairi returned to play for Magic in 2016 and was a member of the team that won the New Zealand Conference.
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Courtney Tairi finished her netball playing career with Northern Stars in the 2017 ANZ Premiership.
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Courtney Tairi was named as vice captain to Leana de Bruin for the new franchise.
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In 2008 and 2009, Courtney Tairi was included in Australia under-21 squads.
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Courtney Tairi 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.
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In 2013, Courtney Tairi made three senior appearances for New Zealand.
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Courtney Tairi was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series.
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Since retiring as a netball player, Courtney Tairi has worked a broadcaster, presenter and commentator for Sky Sport.
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Courtney Tairi has presented coverage of a variety of sports competitions including tennis, ANZ Premiership, NRL and NRLW.
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Courtney Tairi has hosted The Kiwi League Show, alongside Monty Betham, and presented on Warriors TV.
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Courtney Tairi fronted Sky Sport's coverage of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
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Courtney Tairi has had a relationship with Maurice Blair, a rugby league player.