# Brenda Rowberry

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{{Short description|New Zealand netball player}}
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'''Brenda Rowberry''' is a former [netball](/source/netball) player in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand). She played for her country on 12 occasions, including in the [1971 Netball World Championships](/source/1971_Netball_World_Championships). She is the mother of [Anna Stanley](/source/Anna_Stanley), who played netball for the ''[Silver Ferns](/source/New_Zealand_national_netball_team)'' 92 times.

==Early life==
Brenda Rowberry (née Walker) was born on 3 December 1946. She went to the [University of Otago](/source/University_of_Otago) School of Physical Education (OUSPE) in [Dunedin](/source/Dunedin), where she met her husband, Jerry Rowberry, who would go on to teach Physical Education at [Christ's College, Canterbury](/source/Christ's_College%2C_Christchurch). They both graduated in 1969. While at university, Rowberry competed in athletics in [shot put](/source/shot_put), [discus](/source/discus_throw) and [javelin](/source/javelin_throw) events. She took part in the [New Zealand University Games](/source/New_Zealand_University_Games) in athletics and represented the New Zealand universities in competition with Australian universities.<ref name="Ferns">{{cite web |title=Brenda Rowberry |url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/silver-ferns/history/players/brenda-rowberry.html |website=Silver Ferns |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="Alumni">{{cite web |title=A Family Affair – The Rowberry Family |url=https://www.otago.ac.nz/sopeses/otago108619.pdf |website=Alumni Newsletter - School of Physical Education |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>

==Netball career==
Rowberry played netball for [Canterbury](/source/Canterbury%2C_New_Zealand). She was first selected for the ''Silver Ferns'', the national team, in June 1969, becoming the 48th woman to play for the team, and was on the team until 1971. She played mainly in the Goal Defence position, usually in partnership with [Tilly Hirst](/source/Tilly_Hirst). Rowberry was a strong player, helped by her athletic training, and was one of the few netball players of the time who did weight training. She took part in the [1971 World Netball Championships](/source/1971_World_Netball_Championships), which were held in [Kingston, Jamaica](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica), with New Zealand finishing second.<ref name=Ferns/><ref name=Alumni/>

==Later career==
Rowberry taught Physical Education for 16 years at Linwood High School (now [Linwood College](/source/Linwood_College)) in [Christchurch](/source/Christchurch) and then transferred to [Rangi Ruru Girls' School](/source/Rangi_Ruru_Girls'_School) in Christchurch. She also coached netball, often at the Sacred Hearts College Old Girls' Club. A junior-grade netball competition between schools in the Canterbury region is known as the Brenda Rowberry Cup. In 2018 she and her husband were both given a Service Award by the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletic Association.<ref name=Alumni/><ref>{{cite web |title=A History of the Netball Competition |url=https://www.canterbury.schoolsport.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/History-Netball.pdf |website=Canterbury School Sport |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Service Award Recipients 2018 |url=https://nzssaa.org.nz/static/service-award-recipients-2018.pdf |website=New Zealand secondary Schools Athletic Association |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Farewell Leigh Gibbs |url=https://www.netballchristchurch.org.nz/newsarticle/13307 |website=Christchurch Netball Centre |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>

==Family==
Rowberry and her husband have four daughters. Their second daughter, Anna, played for the ''Silver Ferns'' on 92 occasions. They were the second mother and daughter to play for the Silver Ferns, one year after [Belinda Charteris](/source/Belinda_Charteris), daughter of [Judy Blair](/source/Judy_Blair), first played for the team.<ref name=Ferns/><ref name=Alumni/><ref>{{cite web |title=Second generation sports stars: Blessing or a curse? |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/379659/second-generation-sports-stars-blessing-or-a-curse |website=[RNZ](/source/RNZ) |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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{{New Zealand squad at the 1971 World Netball Championships}}

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Category:New Zealand international netball players
Category:1971 World Netball Championships players
Category:Living people
Category:1946 births
Category:University of Otago alumni
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportswomen

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