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Tania Dalton was part ofd the Silver Ferns team which won the netball world championship in 2003 and went on become a well-known television commentator.
Tania Dalton was part ofd the Silver Ferns team which won the netball world championship in 2003 and went on become a well-known television commentator. Photograph: Sandra Mu/Getty Images
Tania Dalton was part ofd the Silver Ferns team which won the netball world championship in 2003 and went on become a well-known television commentator. Photograph: Sandra Mu/Getty Images

Tania Dalton, former Silver Ferns netball player, dies aged 45

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Former New Zealand international’s life support turned off after suffering brain aneurysm during game of touch rugby last week

Former Silver Fern netballer Tania Dalton has died peacefully in Auckland, nearly a week after suffering a brain aneurysm.

The 45-year-old was surrounded by family at Auckland City Hospital when she died on Wednesday, a day after her life support was turned off.

Dalton suffered the internal aneurysm during a social game of touch rugby in Takapuna last Thursday.

She never recovered after being admitted to hospital in a critical condition, having suffered massive blood loss and a loss of oxygen to the brain for an extended period.

A mother of three, Dalton played 12 Tests mostly at shooter across an 11-year international career which finished in 2007.

She was part of the 2003 world championship-winning team, and also in the side that finished runners-up four years earlier.

She also played for the Northern Force and the Southern Sting, helping the latter to three national titles.

After her retirement, she became a well-known television commentator.

Numerous former team-mates and netball identities have expressed their sadness and support to the family over the past week.

She was hailed as a fun-loving, at times irreverent character, earning praise for her ability to balance motherhood with an extended and successful sports career.

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