Bernice Mene
Bernice Papasina Mene MNZM (born 18 January 1975) is a former New Zealand netball player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 18 January 1975 | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GD, GK | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 1998-2002 | Southern Sting | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 1992-2002 | Silver Ferns | ||
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Mene represented New Zealand playing netball for the Silver Ferns for 10 years, playing 78 tests. She captained the domestic team the Southern Sting from 1998 to 2003, with the team winning the National Bank Cup each year she captained except for 1998. Mene is a qualified teacher. She made a guest appearance on episode 3.5 of the New Zealand cartoon Bro'Town. Mene is currently a Sky TV commentator for Sky Sport 1's live netball coverage of the ANZ Championship along with former Silver Ferns (Tania Dalton, Anna Stanley) and Australian netball players (Natalie Avellino and Kathryn Harby-Williams).
In the 2003 New Year Honours, Mene was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to netball.[2]
She is married to former New Zealand cricketer Dion Nash. Together they have three children.[3]
Mene is the daughter of former decathlete Mene Mene and former javelin and discus thrower Sally Mene (née Flynn).[4]
References
- Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- "New Year honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Dion Nash: 'Listen as much as you talk'". stuff.co.nz. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
Dion is married to former New Zealand netballer Bernice Mene and they have three children aged 4, 6 and 8
- "Discus: Mene has plans to follow the family business". The New Zealand Herald. 17 December 2001. Retrieved 17 December 2012.