# Te Paea Selby-Rickit

Te Paea Selby-Rickit (born 14 January 1992) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2019 Netball World Cup. She has also represented New Zealand at the 2018 and the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 Netball World Cup. She was a member of two premiership winning teams – the 2017 and 2018 Southern Steel teams. She was also a member of the Steel team that won the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. Since 2019 she has played for Mainland Tactix. Her older sister, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, is a former New Zealand netball international. Her father, Hud Rickit, is a former New Zealand rugby union international.

## Early life, family and education

Selby-Rickit is a Māori with Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Porou affiliations. She was born and raised in Ōtaki. She is the daughter of Mereana Selby and Hud Rickit. Her mother is the CEO at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Her father is a former New Zealand rugby union international. She has four siblings. Her older sister, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, is a former New Zealand netball international. They were team mates at Southern Steel. A third sister, Miriama, also played netball at National Provincial Championship level. Her brothers, Manaaki Selby-Rickit and Ngarongo Selby-Rickit, are both rugby union players. The five siblings were all educated at kura kaupapa and were raised speaking te reo Māori. Between 2010 and 2018, Selby-Rickit attended the University of Otago where she trained to be a teacher at the College of Education.

## Playing career
### Southern Steel

Between 2011 and 2019, Selby-Rickit made 93 senior appearances for Southern Steel, initially in the ANZ Championship and later in the ANZ Premiership. Her 2011 team mates included her older sister, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit. On 14 February 2011, Selby-Rickit made her ANZ Championship debut for Steel in a Round 1 match against Northern Mystics, acting as cover for an injured Daneka Wipiiti. Between 2011 and 2014, she made just 18 appearances for the Steel, finding herself behind Jodi Brown and Donna Wilkins when it came to selection. On 19 April 2017, Selby-Rickit made her 50th senior league appearance for Steel in a Round 4 match against Mainland Tactix. Together with Te Huinga, she was subsequently a prominent member of the Steel teams that won the 2017 and 2018 ANZ Premierships and the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.

### Mainland Tactix

Since 2019, Selby-Rickit has played for Mainland Tactix. On 13 July 2020, she made her 100th senior league appearance in a Round 5 match against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. She was subsequently a prominent member of the 2020 and 2021 Mainland Tactix teams that finished as ANZ Premiership runners up and grand finalists. On 27 March 2023, she made her 50th appearance for Tactix in a Round 4 match against Magic. On 7 May 2023, she made her 150th senior league appearance in a Round 10 match against Northern Stars.

### New Zealand

In August 2016, Selby-Rickit was called up for the senior New Zealand team. On 27 August 2016, Selby-Rickit made her senior debut against England during the 2016 Netball Quad Series. She made her international debut at goal attack, coming on at the start of the fourth quarter, to replace Ameliaranne Wells. With her older sister, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, already an international, the Selby-Rickit sisters became only the second set of sisters, after Maxine Blomquist and Annette Heffernan, to play for New Zealand. Selby-Rickit was subsequently a member of the New Zealand teams that won the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series, the 2017 Netball Quad Series, the 2019 Netball World Cup and the 2020 Netball Nations Cup. She also represented New Zealand at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2023 Netball World Cup.
| Tournaments | Place | Goals (%) |
| 2016 Netball Quad Series | 2nd | 2/3 (67%) |
| 2016 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | 1st | 60/77 (78%) |
| 2016 Constellation Cup | 2nd | 59/75 (79%) |
| 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series | | |
| 2017 Netball Quad Series (January/February) | 2nd | 31/34 (91%) |
| 2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September) | 1st | 52/62 (84%) |
| 2017 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | 1st | 32/39 (82%) |
| 2017 Constellation Cup | 2nd | 51/62 (82%) |
| 2018 Netball Quad Series (January) | 3rd | 48/55 (87%) |
| 2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | 2nd | 82/95 (86%) |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games | 4th | 104/123 (85%) |
| 2018 Netball Quad Series (September) | 3rd | 48/55 (87%) |
| 2018 Constellation Cup | 2nd | 47/67 (70%) |
| 2019 Netball World Cup | | 95/101 (94%) |
| 2019 Constellation Cup | 2nd | |
| 2020 Netball Nations Cup | | 35/41 (85%) |
| 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | 2nd | 31/38 (82%) |
| 2022 Commonwealth Games | | 102/115 (89%) |
| 2022 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | 1st | 11/11 (100%) |
| 2022 Constellation Cup | 2nd | 7/7 (100%) |
| 2023 Netball Quad Series | 2nd | 4/4 (100%) |
| 2023 Netball World Cup | 4th | 107/119 (90%) |

#### Notes

* ^1 Member of the squad. However she did not play in the series.
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## Statistics
### Grand finals

| | Grand finals | Team | Place | Opponent | Goals (%) |
| 1 | 2017 | Southern Steel | Winners | Central Pulse | 13/19 (68%) |
| 2 | 2018 | Southern Steel | Winners | Central Pulse | 14/18 (78%) |
| 3 | 2020 | Mainland Tactix | Runners up | Central Pulse | 12/13 (92%) |
| 4 | 2021 | Mainland Tactix | Runners up | Northern Mystics | 21/39 (54%) |

### Individual

| Season | Team | G/A | GA | RB | CPR | FD | IC | DF | PN | TO | MP |
| 2011 | Steel | 16/26 (62%) | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 2012 | Steel | ?/? | | | | | | | | | 5? |
| 2013 | Steel | 8/13 (62%) | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 2014 | Steel | 45/56 (80%) | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 2015 | Steel | 175/220 (80%) | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 2016 | Steel | 172/225 (76%) | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 2017 | Steel | 230/304 (76%) | ? | 16 | 272 | ? | 3 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 14 |
| 2018 | Steel | 397/509 (78%) | ? | 50 | 273 | ? | 2 | 17 | 57 | 95 | 17 |
| 2019 | Steel | 290/381 (76%) | 184 | 27 | 362 | 248 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 88 | 16 |
| 2020 | Tactix | 200/252 (79%) | 205 | 7 | 194 | 291 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 73 | 15 |
| 2021 | Tactix | 207/290 (71%) | 226 | 21 | 276 | 316 | 0 | 15 | 47 | 94 | 15 |
| 2022 | Tactix | 258/315 (82%) | 228 | 19 | 307 | 302 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 100 | 15 |
| 2023 | Tactix | 286/337 (85%) | ? | 13 | 290 | 258 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 90 | 15 |
| Career | Career | | | | | | | | | | |
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#### Notes

* ^2 Between 2011 and 2016, Selby-Rickit made 46 ANZ Championship appearances with Southern Steel.
* ^3 Includes goals in the regular season only.

## Honours
### New Zealand

* Netball World Cup
** Winners: 2019
* Netball Quad Series
** Winners: 2017 (August/September)
* Netball Nations Cup
** Winners: 2020
* Taini Jamison Trophy
** Winners: 2016, 2017, 2022
* Fast5 Netball World Series
** Winners: 2016

### Southern Steel

* ANZ Premiership
** Winners: 2017, 2018
* ANZ Championship
** Minor premiers: 2016
* Netball New Zealand Super Club
** Winners: 2017

### Mainland Tactix

* ANZ Premiership
** Runners Up: 2020, 2021