Bianca Giteau
Bianca Giteau (née Franklin) is a former Australian netball player. Giteau played with the Perth Orioles in 2002, the Canberra Darters from 2003 to 2005 and the Melbourne Kestrels in 2006 in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She also played with the Australian U21 team from 2004 to 2005. In the ANZ Championship, Giteau played for the West Coast Fever from 2008 to 2010, and with the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2011.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bianca Giteau (née Franklin) | ||
| Born |
11 February 1984 Dowerin, Western Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| School | St Mary's Anglican Girls' School | ||
| Spouse | Matt Giteau | ||
| Married | 11 December 2010 | ||
| Relatives | Lance Franklin (brother) | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GA, GS | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2002 | Perth Orioles | ||
| 2003–05 | AIS Canberra Darters | ||
| 2006 | Melbourne Kestrels | ||
| 2008–10 | West Coast Fever | ||
| 2011– | Adelaide Thunderbirds | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2004–05 | Australian U/21 | ||
| Last updated: 13 December 2010 | |||
Giteau is the older sister of Australian rules footballer Lance "Buddy" Franklin. An Indigenous Australian, she received an ATSIC award for West Australian Young Achiever of the Year in 2003 and was nominated for Female Sportsperson of the Year at The Deadlys in 2006. In May 2009 she became engaged to Australian rugby union player Matt Giteau, whom she met at the Australian Institute of Sport.[1] The couple married in December 2010 on the Gold Coast,[2][3] and have three children together, Levi, Kai and Winter.[4]
References
- Payten, Iain (23 February 2009). "Force calls on ARU for help". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- Low, Clair (14 December 2010). "Giteau gets hitched under veil of secrecy". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- Partland, Warren (16 November 2010). "Star by another name". Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- Dutton, Chris (16 June 2018). "'I won't play for the wrong reasons': Matt Giteau opens up on future". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 August 2019.