Julie Seymour

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Julie Seymour
MNZM
Seymour in 2014
Personal information
Full name Julie Seymour (née Dawson)
Born (1971-03-29) 29 March 1971 (age 53)
Wigan, England
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse Dallas Seymour
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WD
Years Club team(s) Apps
1998 Canterbury Flames
1999 Capital Shakers
2000–2007 Canterbury Flames
2008–2009
Canterbury Tactix
Years National team(s) Caps
1994–2009 New Zealand 92
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Netball World Championships
Bronze medal – third place
1995 Manchester
 Netball
Silver medal – second place
1999 Christchurch
 Netball
Silver medal – second place
2007 Auckland
 Netball
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Netball
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Netball
Last updated: 22 October 2010

Julie Seymour

Canterbury Tactix
as assistant coach.

Early career

Seymour, a

1995 Netball World Championships in Manchester, where New Zealand finished a disappointing third place.[2] She missed selection for the Silver Ferns in 1997 and made a return to athletics that year, finishing second in the 800 m at the national track and field championships in 1998.[3]

That year also saw the introduction of netball to the Commonwealth Games, and the start of a new domestic netball league in New Zealand. Seymour signed with the Canterbury Flames for the inaugural Coca-Cola Cup (later the

1999 Netball World Championships in Christchurch. While her World Championships campaign finished with a silver medal, Seymour was named as the official player of the tournament.[4]

Silver Ferns captain

Seymour returned to the Flames for the 2000 Coca-Cola Cup as captain.[5] In 2002, she was elevated to Silver Ferns captain, after incumbent skipper Bernice Mene retired. That year, Seymour led New Zealand to their second Commonwealth Games netball silver in Manchester. But just ten months into her captaincy she withdrew from the national team after becoming pregnant with her second child.[6]

Seymour continued to play domestic netball with the Canterbury Flames until she announced her retirement following the 2004 season. However, she once again returned to the Flames in 2006 after the birth of her third child.

2007 Netball World Championships
in Auckland, in which the Silver Ferns finished second.

ANZ Championship

The Canterbury Flames played their last match of the National Bank Cup in 2007, after which the competition was retired and replaced with a new trans-Tasman league, the

Canterbury Tactix. Seymour stayed with the Canterbury franchise and was named captain for the inaugural season in 2008.[8] She also resumed her role as Silver Ferns captain later that year.[9]

During Seymour's two years in the ANZ Championship, the Tactix finished in 8th and 6th place, respectively. At the end of the 2009 season, Seymour announced her retirement from all levels of competitive netball, pending the birth of her fourth child.[10][11] After her retirement, Seymour accepted a position as assistant coach for the Tactix from 2010, under head coach Helen Mahon-Stroud.[12]

Personal life

Julie Seymour is married to former

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to netball.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Rowberry, Lee (29 September 2006). "Mother who won't hang up the bib". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  2. The Dominion Post
    . p. 20.
  3. The Dominion Post
    . p. 22.
  4. ^ Boock, Richard (4 October 1999). "Devastated Colling accepts blame for loss". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  5. ^ Boock, Richard (27 May 2000). "Upset defeat seen as blessing in disguise". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  6. ^ NZPA (14 October 2002). "Pregnant Seymour withdraws from the Silver Ferns". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  7. ^ Ash, Julie (13 October 2006). "Seymour gets the black number returned". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  8. ^ "New faces, new name". The Press. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  9. ^ McFadden, Suzanne (23 August 2008). "Seymour keen to embrace captaincy role". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  10. ^ Sewell, Jane (7 July 2009). "Fans farewell Seymour". The Press. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  11. ^ Johannsen, Dana (16 June 2009). "End of an era for Seymour". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  12. ^ Walshe, Cathy (18 March 2010). "Contrasting challenges for Kiwi coaches". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  13. ^ Ash, Julie (2 June 2003). "Queen's Birthday Honours: Former Silver Fern stars honoured for service". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
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