Soli Ropati (born 19 May 1997) is a

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player who plays as a wing defence. She has represented

internationally as part of the

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and plays for City West Falcons in the Victorian Netball League. In 2017 Ropati was captain of the Samoa under-21 netball team for the 2017 International Youth Netball Series, and then vice-captain for the

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. In November 2017 she was selected for the

for its tour of

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. In 2019 she played in the

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. In 2022 she was selected for the PacificAus Sports Netball Series, and then for the Oceania World Cup Qualifiers. In 2022 Ropati won the Ballarat Football Netball League's Sally McLean Medal.

References

Living people 1997 births Samoan netball players 21st-century Samoan sportswomen Australian netball players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Victorian Netball League players 2019 Netball World Cup players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-netball-bio-stub