Ine-Marí Venter (born 21 April 1995) is a South African

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player in the

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league, playing for the

Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds are an Australian professional netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they pl ...

Career

Venter began her netball career playing for the

Gauteng Jaguars Gauteng Jaguars are a netball in South Africa, South African netball team based at the University of Pretoria. Since 2014 in South Africa, 2014, together with Gauteng Golden Fireballs, they have represented Gauteng in the Telkom Netball League. ...

in the South African

Brutal Fruit Netball Cup The Premier Netball League is the top level netball league featuring teams from South Africa. It was formed in 2014 and is organised by Netball South Africa. Between 2014 and 2018, due to sponsorship and naming rights arrangements, the league w ...

. She was quickly selected for the South African senior

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, having previously represented the under-19 national team as early as 2014. Venter was spotted by

Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens is an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Since 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. B ...

head coach

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whilst representing South Africa at the

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and later that year she was signed by the Vixens for the

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. Venter made three appearances for the Vixens before being signed to the

ahead of the 2020 season.

References

External links

Netball Draft Central profile
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