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Kelsie Rainbow
Kelsie Rainbow (born 26 September 1996) is an Australian netball player who has played in the Victorian Netball League and the Australian Netball League. In 2018 she was a member of the Tasmanian Magpies team that won the ANL title. In 2018 and 2019 Rainbow served as a training partner for Collingwood Magpies. Early life and educationRainbow is originally from Winnaleah, Tasmania.[1][2][3] Between 2011 and 2014 she attended Scotch Oakburn College and between 2015 and 2017 she attended Monash University where she studied nutritional science.[4][5][6] In 2012 she represented Tasmania as an under-18 cross country runner.[7] In December 2012, Rainbow finished 10th in the Intermediate Australian Schools Knockout National Final 800 metres in a time of 2:27.58.[8] Playing careerCavaliersRainbow played for Cavaliers, a Launceston-based team in the Tasmanian Netball League. In both 2011 and 2012 she was named in the TNL Under-19 All Star Teams and in 2013 she was named in the TNL Open All Star Team.[2][9][10] Victorian Netball LeagueBetween 2015 and 2017, while attending Monash University, Rainbow also played for Monash University Storm in the Victorian Netball League.[4][11][12][13][14] Since 2018 she has played in the VNL for Melbourne University Lightning.[15][16][17][18] Australian Netball League
In 2016 Rainbow was called up as a replacement player for Victorian Fury.[11] She was subsequently included in the 2017 Fury squad.[13][14][19] While a member of the Fury squad she also served as a training partner with Melbourne Vixens.[1][3][20]
In 2018 Rainbow began playing for Tasmanian Magpies.[3][15] Together with Melissa Bragg, Gabrielle Sinclair and Cody Lange, Rainbow was a member of the Magpies team that won the 2018 Australian Netball League title.[21][22] She was subsequently included in the 2019 and 2020 Tasmanian Magpies squads.[18][23][24][25] Collingwood MagpiesIn 2018 and 2019 Rainbow served as a training partner for Collingwood Magpies.[3][26][27] On 29 March 2018 she made her senior debut for Collingwood Magpies during the Tasmanian Netball Invitational Series at the Silverdome in Launceston.[3][27][28] National teamRainbow was included in an advance Australia squad for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[6][12][29][30] Honours
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