Joan Hodson

Joan Hodson, née Solia, is a former international netball player for New Zealand who was part of the winning team at the 1987 World Netball Tournament. She first played for Auckland in 1982 and stayed with the team for twelve seasons. Called up for the Silver Ferns in 1986, she played for New Zealand 35 times until 1993, including the 1991 world championships final lost 53 to 52 to Australia and the 1993 World Games, where she won silver. After the 1991 final she decided to become an umpire and went on to umpire at the world championships and the Commonwealth Games. She coached the Auckland Diamonds in 2002 and 2003, taught physical education and worked as a school dean, and later coached at Sacred Heart Girls' College in New Plymouth and served as president of the Taranaki netball club.