Storm Purvis (born 20 April 1993) is a New Zealand

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player who plays for the

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internationally, and for the

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in the

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. She plays in the GD and GK positions. Purvis started her netball career playing for Auckland Waitakere, and was a

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training partner in 2011 before moving to Dunedin and picking up a contract with the Steel in 2012. She was selected into the NZ U21 team in 2010, and was named captain in 2012. During the series she was played in the unfamiliar position of WD at times. Purvis made her ANZ Championship debut in the first game of 2012, coming on in the last quarter against Silver Ferns stalwart

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, and picking off a vital intercept which led to the Steel's shock win against the

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. A solid season saw Purvis nominated for the Best Young Player award. She was rewarded by being selected into the NZ Accelerant Squad in 2012. A series of knee injuries hindered Purvis’ ability to play more international games and she retired from domestic and international netball in 2020. During the

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, Purvis was called upon by her previous team

as a COVID-19 replacement. This marked her 100th match played. Purvis is a reporter/presenter on ''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Purvis, Storm Living people 1993 births New Zealand netball players New Zealand international netball players ANZ Championship players ANZ Premiership players Southern Steel players Northern Mystics players Northern Stars players Netball players from Christchurch New Zealand international Fast5 players