Last Saturday former Silver Ferns captain and coach Leigh Gibbs was made a Life Member of Netball New Zealand.
Bestowed the honour at the 90th Netball New Zealand Council Meeting in Queenstown, Gibbs becomes the 32nd Life Member. Gibbs was the 64th player to wear the Black Dress, the 11th captain and the sixth coach.
She joins a number of stars in New Zealand to receive the award including; Sheryl Lady Wells, Taini Jamison, Kereyn Smith, Dame Lois Muir, Dawn Jones, and Monica Leggat.
She represented the Silver Ferns in three Netball World Cups as a player (1979, 1983 and 1987) and coached them in 32 Test Matches between 1994-1997, including at Netball World Cup 1995, and was assistant coach in 2003 when the Silver Ferns last won the title.
Also acknowledged were 19 Service Awards presented to individuals who have made a significant contribution to Netball.
Congratulations to:
Adrienne Ensor (Dunedin Netball)
Lorraine Tapp (Dunedin Netball)
Irene Takao (Gisborne Netball Centre)
Nina Smith (Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre)
Barbara Reid (Mid Canterbury Netball)
Rosemary Adlam (Mid Canterbury Netball)
Karla Newlands (Mid Canterbury Netball)
Fatulatetele Tolo (Netball Wellington Centre)
Sally Paki Paki (Nelson Netball Centre)
David Pala’amo (Christchurch Netball Centre)
Lee Piper (Netball South)
Julie Seymour (Netball New Zealand)
Sharon Kearney (Netball New Zealand)
Beverley Douglas (Netball New Zealand)
Raewyn Lovett (Netball New Zealand)
Shirley Hooper (Netball New Zealand)
Debbie Hodges (Netball New Zealand)
Dr Lesley Rumball (Netball New Zealand)
Kerry Manders (Netball New Zealand)
For more information visit: netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/leigh-gibbs-awarded-life-membership-of-netball-new-zealand
