Debbie Fuller (

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Matoe) is a New Zealand

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coach and former international netball player. Fuller was a defender in the

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, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 to 1996, during which time she competed at the

1995 Netball World Championships The 1995 World Netball Championships was the ninth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Birmingham, England and featured a record 27 teams. South Africa returned to competitio ...

in Birmingham. Fuller retired from the Silver Ferns after 1996, spending a year in Argentina. She returned for the 1997 provincial season, and the following year captained Canterbury in the inaugural

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. Fuller moved to the Capital Shakers in 1999, playing with the Wellington-based side until her retirement in 2002. After coaching stints in Wellington and the Bay of Plenty, Fuller accepted a position as a defensive coach with the

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side the

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for the 2009 season, under new head coach

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. She was promoted to assistant coach of the Auckland-based team the following year. Keenan departed the Mystics after the 2010 season, with Fuller being appointed as the Mystics head coach for 2011. She continued in the role until 2016, while taking a year off in 2014. In 2018, Fuller was appointed as assistant head coach of the Silver Ferns, under head coach and former teammate

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. During her time as assistant coach, the Silver Ferns won both the

2018 Fast5 Netball World Series The 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 9th Fast5 Netball World Series. Australia hosted England, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand and South Africa in a series, played in October 2018, at the Melbourne Arena. With a team coached by Debbie Fulle ...

and the

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tournaments.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, Debbie New Zealand netball coaches New Zealand international netball players New Zealand Māori netball players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Capital Shakers players ANZ Championship coaches 1995 World Netball Championships players Northern Mystics coaches Canterbury Flames players