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	Irene Van Dyk
		Irene Van Dyk, (21 June 1972 -), is one of the world's best-known netball players.
		Born in South Africa, she grew up in (?) and played in their international team, with her goal-shooting talents (combining athleticism, 190 centimetres of height, and a strike rate of almost 90%) almost single-handedly making them competitive against world powers Australia and New Zealand.
		Her husband Christe van Dyk analyses her play and can tell if the ball would go in or not.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ir/Irene_Van_Dyk.html (187 words)

	ABC Sport - Netball - Silver Ferns break Australia's netball domination
		Irene van Dyk, the former South African who is acknowledged as the world’s premier shooter, was the star for the Kiwis, scoring most of her team’s points with a shooting percentage of better than 90 per cent.
		Van Dyk’s effectiveness in the circle was aided by the Silver Ferns’ ability to get the ball to her via both the long bomb and the short pass.
		Van Dyk converted 12 of 13 goal attempts and Belinda Colling two from two in the first period while Neele had six from nine and Sharelle McMahon four from five for Australia.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s906345.htm (855 words)

	Irene van Dyk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As a player Irene van Dyk is renowned for her peerless and consistent shooting volume and accuracy boasting shooting percentages that have rarely been seen in netball before.
		Irene van Dyk is a Christian and supported the Lifeathon fundraising event for Christian radio network Life FM.
		Irene van Dyk's place in history is now firmly etched as a promising netballer who left her country of birth in search of a better life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irene_van_Dyk (815 words)

	Speakerlink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Irene is the former captain of the South African Netball team and after a visit to Wellington with her husband, they chose to make New Zealand their home in 2000.
		Irene was on the podium with the successful Silver Ferns squad receiving their Gold medals at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games (a wonderful moment having settled for Silver at Manchester against archrivals Australia) proving that they are indeed worthy of their World Champion title.
		Irene was named Sportswoman of the Year in the 2004 Halberg Awards and voted People’s Choice for sportswoman of the Year in 2005.
	www.speakerlink.co.nz /sp_irene_vandyk.htm (387 words)

	ckiwi
		WELLINGTON -- Former South African Irene van Dyk received the perfect accolade last night when she was voted the public's choice as player of the New Zealand-England netball series.
		A humble Van Dyk felt the award was an acceptance by the New Zealand public that she now belonged here and it meant a great deal to her.
		Van Dyk and husband Christie bought their first home in New Zealand in February and now have something to furnish it with.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2001/07/16/sport/CKIWI.HTM (309 words)

	saball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		After emigrating to New Zealand early last year Van Dyk will not meet the three-year residency criteria before the Manchester Games and will need a clearance from her former country to play for the Silver Ferns there.
		Right from the beginning Van Dyk said her move to New Zealand with husband Christie and daughter Bianca had been for lifestyle reasons and netball was very much a secondary concern.
		Van Dyk earlier described the tactic as "dirty" but the outcome was out of her hands.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2001/06/15/sport/SABALL.HTM (436 words)

	New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz
		Van Dyk reeled off 18 successive goals in the middle period to keep Waikato in the hunt and kept her nerve at the death despite a player-of-the-match performance from Silver Ferns defender Anna Scarlett.
		Van Dyk ultimately nailed 32 from 34, taking all but 15 of Waikato's attempts on goal to continue her province's dominance since the turn of the century.
		However, any side with the peerless van Dyk in their armoury are likely to respond and she duly delivered, enabling Waikato to gain parity at 31-31 entering the home stretch before administering the killer blows.
	www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/0,2106,3815060a10895,00.html (488 words)

	Van Dyk prepared for Australia to bounce back - Sport - www.smh.com.au
		She may be the most imposing figure in world netball but Irene Van Dyk says she is still fazed by the Australian team.
		However, Van Dyk yesterday said they would not underestimate the hosts in the first match of their three-Test series at the Sydney SuperDome on Saturday.
		Van Dyk expected it to be a typically bruising encounter between the fierce rivals.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/11/08/1099781326001.html?from=moreStories (391 words)

	IRENE VAN DYK.COM-Home
		Irene Van Dyk was the key note speaker at the Energise Young Women breakfast.
		Our star shooting Irene van Dyk, mountain running Kate McIlroy, triathlon Sam Warriner and athlete Valerie Vili are the four woman nominated for the 'Sportswoman of the Year' title for 2005.
		Irene van Dyk will be soon available to schools nationwide for coaching clinics.
	www.irenevandyk.com (380 words)

	Liz's big problem - Sport - smh.com.au
		Van Dyk, the face of South African netball before joining forces with New Zealand in 2000, has helped the Kiwis to the world top ranking.
		But van Dyk won't be throwing sledges like "you're too slow" at her fiercest rival when they resume their battle tomorrow night.
		Van Dyk, the player Australia most fears, believes she's a better player in New Zealand colours because of changes to her game and the ability of the players around her.
	www.smh.com.au /news/sport/lizs-big-problem/2006/07/21/1153166570320.html (663 words)

	Irene van Dyk biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Irene van Dyk, (b 21 June 1972), is one of the world's best-known netball players.
		In 2000, she moved to New Zealand and joined the "Silver Ferns" international team almost immediately (causing some minor controversy, as netball at the time had no specific rules on players moving between nations).
		On 5 July 2004 she came on at the start of the 3rd quarter of the third test match in a series against Australia and scored 24/24 to turn the match around.
	www.biography.ms /Irene_van_Dyk.html (182 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Sunshine Girls crushed - Sunday \| July 20, 2003
		Jamaica's queen of interceptions Kasey Evering nabs a pass ahead of New Zealand's shooter Irene Van Dyk during their Cable and Wireless World Netball Championship last night.
		Boasting a tight defence and an extremely accurate attack, New Zealand danced to a 15-goal lead in the third quarter, then 20 before capping off their 19-goal victory.
		Irene Van Dyk recorded a 96 per cent shooting average with 47 of 49 attempts however Jamaica's shooting statistics were in the 60-range.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20030720/sports/sports1.html (336 words)

	Australia takes series from Ferns \| Sport \| The Australian
		New Zealand's early advantage in the first quarter came with shooters Maria Tutaia and Irene van Dyk scoring a perfect 12 goals from 12 attempts.
		The Silver Ferns drew level with a van Dyk goal from a soaring long shot.
		Australia 46 (Sharelle McMahon 24, Susan Pratley 22) New Zealand 40 (Irene van Dyke 29, Maria Tutaia 7, Tania Dalton 4) at the Westpac Centre, Christchurch.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20592811-2722,00.html (602 words)

	Will Aitken gamble with van Dyk - Newstalk ZB
		They have long said the success of the Silver Ferns is down to Irene van Dyk but Australia could be about to eat its words if coach Ruth Aitken takes the gamble of not using van Dyk for part of tonight's match.
		As for the Australians, coach Norma Plummer is almost expecting Irene van Dyk to be rested for part of tonight's test.
		She says when a team has options and is winning, it is pretty easy and she wishes she had the depth in her side to be able to have that same choice.
	www.newstalkzb.co.nz /newsdetail1.asp?storyID=100270 (666 words)

	Grace Removals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Tackling Irene van Dyk is Helen Beynon, Grace Import Supervisor in Wellington, but she doesn't do any better than two-year-old Bianca, sitting on her dad's shoulders.
		Worrying for Australia, she is bound to be in the New Zealand team at the tri-nation series next year and at the next world championships in Jamaica in 2003.
		Early this year Irene joined the Capital Shakers in Wellington, and in June what she had been hoping for came to pass.
	www.grace.com.au /news/news_051.html (354 words)

	Gray, Russell - Changing Colours Books at Real Groovy New Zealand
		Irene van Dyk first rose to prominence in 1995 at the Netball World Championships in Birmingham, England.
		It was to prove a controversial decision, with bitterness and acrimony surrounding her initial selection as a Silver Fern.
		In this revealing new biography, Irene talks frankly about the issues, controversies, challenges and rewards of her decision to change colours.
	www.realgroovy.co.nz /books/isbn/1869504178?afid=515 (526 words)

	Netball Magic : Home
		The Magic Team minus their three Silver Ferns, Laura Langman, Irene van Dyk, and Casey Williams will be getting a great work out in Dunedin over the first weekend of March.
		This focus is sometimes to the detriment of the other players in the team and their success rates in areas of the game that are not as easy to capture or at least up until now.
		Irene van Dyk shot with 100% accuracy and Anna Senio at 80% to ensure that the finishing of the Magic Sleepyhead Team in the circle rewarded the hard work of the defensive trio of Casey Williams(GK), Joline Henry (GD) and Rebecca Gabel (WD) along with Amigene Metcalfe(WA) and Laura Langman (C).
	www.netballbop.co.nz /magic/main.cfm (3242 words)

	Sports Australia - Netball Match Report: Aussies secure series victory [Oct 16, 2006]
		The Silver Ferns then hit back as Irene van Dyk and Maria Tutaia scored several late goals to put their team into lead heading into the second quarter but a large penalty count let them down to see the scores locked at 20-20 at the main break.
		Pratley wasn’t benched as Australian coach Norma Plummer showed faith in the young goaler and it proved to be an effective move as she combined well with McMahon during the second half.
		Van Dyk (23/25 at 92%) was the main target for the Silver Ferns as Maria Tutaia (7/7 at 100%) and Tania Dalton (3/3 at 100%) were both given limited court time by coach Ruth Aitken.
	www.sportsaustralia.com /articles/oct06/artid6654.html (362 words)

	Hawkes Bay Today
		The pair have had limited time on court against each other, with Gerrard rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament in a knee in only her second clash against the Silver Ferns a year ago.
		Van Dyk may be spared the ignominy of a ground assault on her knees, if Gerrard plays at wing defence instead of goal defence, but Australian coach Norma Plummer is not giving much away about her defensive options.
		Gerrard, 25, says that as much as she likes to think she can outjump the giraffes she defends against, she compensates by concentrating on defence tactics closer to the floor.
	www.hbtoday.co.nz /storyprint.cfm?storyID=3693479 (735 words)

	ABC Sport - Netball - Ferns confident, Aussies hungry...
		Anna Scarlett and Vili Davu put tremendous pressure on the shots offered by Cox and McMahon, while Irene Van Dyk had another steady and accurate performance at the other end to help steer the Kiwis to gold.
		What was satisfying for Norma Plummer was to see her team squeeze enough errors out of New Zealand to be in the contest.
		Expect to see 19 year old Maria Tutaia partnering Van Dyk at some stage in the attacking circle.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200607/s1693077.htm (404 words)

	nzgirl - Silver Fern Selection
		Aitken has a wealth of young talent to call upon, however it is likely she will stick with the tried and true combinations of experienced players.
		Irene van Dyk and Donna Loffhagen look certain to retain their positions in the shooting circle.
		Her cool, calm nature and a willingness to shoot from anywhere make her a strong contender for the goal shoot position.
	www.nzgirl.co.nz /articles/1137 (556 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Van Dyk now a Kiwi
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		Silver Ferns' ace goalshooter Irene van Dyk and her family have been granted New Zealand citizenship.
		The South African-born netballer disclosed on Friday that she and her husband Christie and daughter Bianca — who turned seven on Thursday — had received letters confirming their citizenship from the Immigration Department.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/435189.htm (186 words)

	Sports Australia - Netball Match Report: Australia ends drought against Silver Ferns [Jul 26, 2006]
		The introduction of Van Dyk did little to deter the Australian defence, with the combination of Mo’onia Gerrard and Liz Ellis making life difficult for the New Zealand attack.
		In a sign of the strength of the Australian defence, the usually prolific Van Dyk was restricted to just two goals from four attempts for the quarter.
		The Silver Ferns re-introduced Tutaia at goal attack (GA) midway through the quarter, and she didn’t disappoint, shooting five goals from six attempts, however it was Australia who continued to dominate against an uncharacteristically flat New Zealand attacking line.
	www.sportsaustralia.com /articles/jul06/artid6114.html (768 words)

	Aussie netballers 'must contain van Dyk' - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News
		Ellis will be making her international comeback from a knee reconstruction when the Australians host the world champion Silver Ferns in Brisbane in the first of two Tests.
		But Ellis said a key to Australia ending New Zealand's dominance would be cutting supply to the 190cm van Dyk at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
		But Ellis said she was unsure if she would be minding van Dyk, who posted 44 of NZ's 60 goals in the Melbourne gold-medal playoff, or whether Bianca Chatfield would have the unenviable task again.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Sport/Aussie-netballers-must-contain-van-Dyk/2006/07/17/1152988455465.html (533 words)

	Cool Kids Grow-
		Both Raxi Maxi and Irene are delighted to be visiting schools and garden centres over the summer, the 'Whats Up' link will inform you when and where you can meet Raxi Maxi and Irene.
		Irene van Dyk is the face that sparks the seeds of interest, encouraging teachers’ and children’s gardening activities.
		Irene says, “There is something special about the look on a child’s face when they see their first seed sprout, they are glowing!
	coolkidsgrow.com (383 words)

	Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		She and Theodore Van Dorland were united in marriage and to this union one daughter was born, Minnie Jean.
		Dorothy Mae Van Ommen Uitermarkt was born on July 16, 1909, on a farm east of Pella, Iowa.
		Henrietta Van Kooten was born in Appledorn Gelderland, the Netherlands, on December 7, 1905.
	www.vandykduven.com /Obits (14073 words)

	nzgirl - Get to Know the Silver Ferns
		Always a crowd favourite, the ever-smiling van Dyk says her career highlight was wearing the silver fern in the final of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
		Leana du Plooy’s career may be galloping down the same path as her friend Irene van Dyk, but the lanky defender is making a name for herself in New Zealand netball.
		And like van Dyk, she switched from the Capital Shakers to play with the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic this season.
	www.nzgirl.co.nz /articles/2571 (1454 words)

	The Nation Newspaper \| Kiwis beat Sunshine Girls
		Propelled by top shooter Irene van Dyk, the Silver Ferns led the quarters 17-9, 30-16, 43-29 en route to their comfortable 18-goal triumph.
		Silver Ferns coach Ruth Aitken was able to give court time to 11 of her 12 players, Casey Williams being the only one to remain on the bench.
		For the Silver Ferns, van Dyk sank 29 of 32 throws, supported by Tutaia (11) and Colling (7/8).
	www.nationnews.com /story/322109242891183.php (256 words)

	netdyk.htm - Herald Sport
		The NZOC believes permission from Fiji and South Africa is all that is required for van Dyk and Davu to be eligible for NZ because the pair represented their native countries at the last Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
		The main focus of a brewing international eligibility row centres on match-winner van Dyk, who has become an integral member of the Silver Ferns after emigrating to NZ from SA at the beginning of last year.
		“It is their choice,” van Dyk said of NSA, before turning out for NZ against SA in the second game of the tri-nations in Canberra last night.
	www.theherald.co.za /herald/2001/06/13/sport/netdyk.htm (249 words)

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