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Jacqui Russell

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Jacqui Russell
Personal information
Born (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 36)[1]
Brisbane, Queensland,[2] Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Netball career
Playing position(s): WD, C
Years Club team(s) Apps
2010–11 Queensland Firebirds
2018– Sunshine Coast Lightning

Jacqui Russell (born 1 August 1988) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Sunshine Coast Lightning.

Russell began her netball career at the Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship, where she played for the club in 2010 and 2011 and was part of the club's premiership winning team in the latter year.[2][3] She returned to top-level netball in 2018, replacing Sarahpheinna Woulf as a permanent injury replacement player at the Sunshine Coast Lightning at the start of the season.[4] In between that time Russell was a captain of the Queensland Fusion team in the second-tier Australian Netball League.[5] She was part of the Lightning's premiership success in the 2018 season and afterwards was re-signed by the club for the following season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Round 2 match program 2018". issu.com. Refer to pp. 7
  2. ^ a b c "Jacqui Russell". Sunshine Coast Lightning.
  3. ^ "Persistence pays off for Sunshine Coast Lightning veteran Jacqui Russell". News.com.au. 22 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Heartbreak creates Lightning opportunity". Sunshine Coast Daily. 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Queensland Fusion team announced". Queensland Firebirds. 1 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Defensive duo ready to strike". Sunshine Coast Lightning. 13 September 2018.
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