Adine Wilson

Adine Rachel Wilson (née Harper; born 8 June 1979) is a former New Zealand netball international and current commentator. Between 1999 and 2007, Wilson made 79 senior appearances for New Zealand. She represented New Zealand at the 1999 and the 2003 World Netball Championships, winning a gold medal at the latter. She captained New Zealand when they won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and again at the 2007 World Netball Championships. During the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup era, she played for Otago Rebels and Southern Sting. During the early ANZ Championship era, she captained Southern Steel. She was a member of six premiership winning teams – the 1998 Otago Rebels team and the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007 Southern Sting teams. In 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.

Adine Wilson
Personal information
Full name Adine Rachel Wilson[1] (née Harper)
Born (1979-06-08) 8 June 1979
Hāwera, New Zealand
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
School Hawera High School
University University of Otago
Spouse
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(m. 2006)​
Children 2
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, C, GA, GS
Years Club team(s) Apps
1998–2000 Otago Rebels
2001–2007 Southern Sting
2009, 2012 Southern Steel
Years National team(s) Caps
1999–2007 New Zealand 79
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2006 MelbourneTeam
World Netball Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 KingstonTeam
Silver medal – second place1999 ChristchurchTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 AucklandTeam
World Youth Netball Championships
Silver medal – second place1996 TorontoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2000 CardiffTeam

Early life, family and education

Wilson was born Adine Rachel Harper,[1] the daughter of Annette and Peter Harper. She has an older sister, Leah. Her father played representative rugby union for Taranaki while her mother and sister played netball.[2] She was born and raised in Hāwera, Taranaki where she attended Hawera High School.[3][4] She subsequently studied at the University of Otago where she gained a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Physical Education.[3][5][6] She is married to Jeff Wilson, a dual international who represented New Zealand at both rugby union and cricket. They met in 1999 and married in 2006. They have two sons.[3][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Playing career

Taranaki

As a schoolgirl, Harper represented Taranaki at various under age groups. While still attending Hawera High School, she was selected to play for the Taranaki senior women's team. She subsequently represented Taranaki at the National Championships in Christchurch. At the end of the tournament, she was selected to play for the New Zealand under-21 team.[3][4]

Otago Rebels

Between 1998 and 2000, while studying at the University of Otago, Harper played for Otago Rebels in the Coca-Cola Cup league. Together with Lesley Nicol, Belinda Blair, Belinda Colling, Victoria Edward, Anna Rowberry and Jo Steed, Harper was a member of the Rebels team that finished the inaugural 1998 season as champions.[2][3][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Southern Sting

Between 2001 and 2007, Wilson played for Southern Sting in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. While playing for Sting, she a member of five premiership winning teams, helping them win titles in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007. Her team mates at Sting included Donna Loffhagen, Bernice Mene, Belinda Colling, Tania Dalton and Lesley Nicol.[18][19][20][21][22][23] Wilson captained Sting during the 2006 season.[24] In April 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.[25][26]

Southern Steel

Wilson missed the inaugural 2008 ANZ Championship season with Southern Steel because of pregnancy.[8][27][28] In 2009, she returned and was named Steel captain.[29][30][31][32][33][34] However she struggled with a calf injury and also became pregnant for a second time.[8][35][36] In 2012, Wilson made a cameo appearance for Steel as a temporary replacement player during the final quarter of a Round 11 against Northern Mystics.[37][38][39]

New Zealand

Between 1999 and 2007, Wilson made 79 senior appearances for New Zealand. On 19 June 1999, she made her senior debut for New Zealand against South Africa as a goal shooter.[2][4][8][40] While still attending Hawera High School, she had previously represented New Zealand at the 1996 World Youth Netball Championships.[4][6] She subsequently represented New Zealand at the 1999 World Netball Championships.[41][42][43][44][45] Harper captained the New Zealand under-21 team that were bronze medalists at the 2000 World Youth Netball Championships.[46][47] She was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2003 World Netball Championships.[2][44][45][48][49]

Between 2005 and 2007, Wilson served as captain of New Zealand.[8][36][40][44][50][51] She captained New Zealand when they won the gold at 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the final New Zealand won the Commonwealth title for the first time with a 60–55 win over Australia. She also captained New Zealand at the 2007 World Netball Championships.[44][45][52][53][54]

Tournaments Place
1996 World Youth Netball Championships[4][6]2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1999 World Netball Championships[41][42][43][44][45]2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2000 World Youth Netball Championships[46][47]3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003 World Netball Championships[2][44][45][48][49]1st place, gold medalist(s)
2006 Commonwealth Games[8][36][52][54]1st place, gold medalist(s)
2007 World Netball Championships[44][45][53]2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Later career

Lawyer

Wilson was admitted to the bar in 2003.[3] Between 2003 and 2004 she worked as a solicitor for Anderson Lloyd. Between 2015 and 2021, Wilson worked as a solicitor for Auckland firm Cook Morris Quinn, specialising in trusts, property agreements and commercial contracts. Since 2023 she has worked as an associate with Meredith Connell's sports law department.[5][6][55][56]

Writer

In 2008, Hodder Moa published Adine Wilson: Skills and Performance. The book is part biographical, part instructional. The publisher approached Wilson and told her there were no netball books out there and retailers were asking for them. The book was written with Ron Palenski.[3][57][58]

Commentator

Since 2013, Wilson has worked a netball commentator and presenter for Sky Sport (New Zealand).[5][59] She has worked on their coverage of ANZ Championship, ANZ Premiership and New Zealand matches.[60][61][62][63][64] For the 2019 Netball World Cup she co–hosted Sky Sport's coverage with Jordan Vandermade with a panel featuring Anna Stanley, Jodi Brown and Anna Harrison.[65][66]

Personal life

In December 2016, Wilson fell down a ladder at her family bach at Mangawhai Heads, breaking her neck in two places and requiring major spinal surgery.[6][9][10][11][67] While at the height of her netball career, Wilson was diagnosed with melanoma which was removed at an early stage. She blames striving to get a tan so she didn't look pasty white in her netball dress for the cancer scare and is a strong advocate for Melanoma New Zealand.[6]

Honours
New Zealand
Southern Sting
Otago Rebels

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