Cushla Myra Arama Lichtwark (born 29 November 1980) is a New Zealand

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player and

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er.

Career

She played netball in the

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for the Central Pulse since the inaugural season of the Wellington-based in 2008, and became

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of the side in 2009. She also became a member of the New Zealand Accelerant Group since 2008. After retiring from professional netball in 2011, she began her football career, which she had played as a child. She was first called up to the New Zealand women's national team in January 2015 for friendlies against

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, and again in February for matches against

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and Australia. She was again called up for matches against

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in March 2015, and on 13 May was included in New Zealand's squad for the

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in Canada, despite having no international caps. In late 2015, she was called up for friendlies against

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, before being called up in January 2016 for Olympic qualifying against

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. She received her last call up for matches against Australia in June 2016, but never made an international appearance.

References

External links

2010 Central Pulse team profiles page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lichtwark, Cushla New Zealand netball players Central Pulse players Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand 1980 births Living people ANZ Championship players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football goalkeepers New Zealand women's association footballers Capital Shakers players Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic players National Bank Cup players