Sonia Mkoloma
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Sonia Mkoloma is an English international netball
player. Mkoloma made her international debut for the English national team
in 1999, and during her career has competed at three Netball World Championships
, three Commonwealth Games
and two World Netball Series
. In 2009, Mkoloma was part of the World 7 team, consisting of international players from England, Jamaica, Samoa as well as former Australian and New Zealand international players. In the domestic Netball Superleague
she plays with the Surrey Storm (formerly Brunel Hurricanes) with fellow England defender Geva Mentor
.
Mkoloma also plays in the Australasian ANZ Championship
: she played for the Wellington-based Central Pulse
in the 2008 season, and for the Christchurch-based Canterbury Tactix in 2009. In 2010, she transferred to the New South Wales Swifts
in Australia. Mkoloma announced that she would continue with the Swifts in 2011, She will also be a part of the England national team for the 2011 Netball World Championships
.
On 11 April 2011, Mkoloma played her 50th ANZ Championship match between the Swifts and the Magic.
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
player. Mkoloma made her international debut for the English national team
England national netball team
The England national netball team represent England in international netball competition. The team are presently co-captained by Karen Atkinson and Sonia Mkoloma, and were coached by Australian Sue Hawkins through to the end of the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
in 1999, and during her career has competed at three Netball World Championships
Netball World Championships
The World Netball Championships is a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australian national netball team and the New...
, three Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
and two World Netball Series
World Netball Series
The World Netball Series is an international netball competition that was contested for the first time in October 2009. The new competition features modified "fastnet" rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens...
. In 2009, Mkoloma was part of the World 7 team, consisting of international players from England, Jamaica, Samoa as well as former Australian and New Zealand international players. In the domestic Netball Superleague
Netball Superleague
The Netball Superleague is the elite netball competition in England, Wales and Scotland. The league, which runs from November to June, features nine teams from all areas of Britain. It is regularly shown on sports broadcaster Sky Sports, thanks to a major television deal signed in 2006. Naming...
she plays with the Surrey Storm (formerly Brunel Hurricanes) with fellow England defender Geva Mentor
Geva Mentor
Geva Mentor is an English international netball player. Mentor was selected for the England national team in 2000, debuting the following year against New Zealand...
.
Mkoloma also plays in the Australasian ANZ Championship
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
: she played for the Wellington-based Central Pulse
Central Pulse
The Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Pulse represent several New Zealand regions in the North and South Islands, from East Cape in the north to Tasman and Marlborough in the south, and were formed as an...
in the 2008 season, and for the Christchurch-based Canterbury Tactix in 2009. In 2010, she transferred to the New South Wales Swifts
New South Wales Swifts
The New South Wales Swifts are an Australian netball team based in Sydney that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Swifts were formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the Commonwealth Bank Trophy – the Sydney Swifts and the Hunter Jaegers...
in Australia. Mkoloma announced that she would continue with the Swifts in 2011, She will also be a part of the England national team for the 2011 Netball World Championships
2011 Netball World Championships
The 2011 World Netball Championships was the 13th edition of the World Netball Championships, a quadrennial event first staged in 1963. The World Netball Championships is the premier event in international netball. The 2011 tournament was held in Singapore from 3–10 July. All 48 matches were played...
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On 11 April 2011, Mkoloma played her 50th ANZ Championship match between the Swifts and the Magic.