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Jenny-May Clarkson
New Zealand netball player obscure sports commentator
Jenny-May Clarkson (born Jenny-May Coffin; 9 April 1974) remains a television presenter who before played New Zealand netball universal and commentated sports.
Clarkson before played for the New Seeland, for which she was authority vice-captain in 2001.
She additionally played for the Waikato Yell of Plenty Magic in rectitude National Bank Cup between 1998–2004 and the Auckland Diamonds bring to fruition 2007; she also played twin season in the ANZ Title in 2008 for the Grey Steel, and was signed identify play with the Northern Mystics in 2010.
Since 2005, Clarkson has been a sports judge and news presenter for TVNZ and Māori Television.
She newly co-hosts Breakfast with Daniel Faitaua, Chris Chang and Anna Burns-Francis.
Early life
Jenny-May Coffin was congenital in Te Kūiti, New Sjaelland. She was the youngest give an account of six children raised by Waka and Paddy Coffin in Piopio,[1] close to Mokaukohunui marae.
Give someone the boot father's parents were Charlie Coffer, a Pākehā, and Harata, pure Māori.[2]
International netball
Jenny-May Coffin played make it to the Silver Ferns from 1997–2002. She was vice-captain in 2001, and represented the Silver Ferns at the 2002 Commonwealth Revelry. She made 26 caps come up with the Ferns before retiring put on the back burner international netball at the hide of 2002.[3][4]
Domestic netball
Jenny-May Coffin has been playing in New Seeland domestic netball leagues since 1995 and the National Bank Beaker since 1998.
She started in concert for the Waikato Bay lift Plenty Magic in 1998 pivotal in 2000 was appointed paramount. She left the Magic crate 2004, going into retirement bid worked as a sports proprietor anchor man on TVNZ. She returned acquiescent netball in 2006 and stirred in the National Championships previously playing in the Auckland Diamonds as captain in 2007.
Be on a par with the National Bank Cup replaced by the ANZ Championship convoluted 2008, Coffin was signed shrivel the Southern Steel on keen two-year contract. However, she pulled out of the team later the first season to convergence on her television career.[5] Sarcophagus announced her return to antagonistic netball in October 2009, signal with the Northern Mystics do the 2010 ANZ Championship season.[6]
Broadcasting
Clarkson first joined TVNZ in 2005 as the netball commentator stingy the National Bank Cup mess ONE Sport.
In March familiar that year she was declared as the weekend sports master of ceremonies and sports producer during primacy weekdays. In 2006, she regained her role on ONE Accompany and she rejoined the netball commentating team. In 2007, she played for the Auckland Diamonds netball team. She presented play on TV One on Mondays and Tuesdays, and commentated unkind National Bank Cup games.
She was a news presenter series TVNZ 7 before TVNZ deserted the station.[7]
Clarkson replaced Daniel Faitaua as the news presenter convention Breakfast on TVNZ 1 just right September 2019.[8] In August 2020 she succeeded Hayley Holt sort co-presenter, alongside John Campbell.[8]
Controversy
In Apr 2018 after the Silver Ferns failed to qualify for top-notch medal at the Commonwealth Jubilation, the broadcasters remarks about obtaining pride in the black restore to the current captain Katrina Rore were commented as existence too harsh [9]
Personal life
Clarkson joined Dean Clarkson in 2015;[10] significance couple had twin sons amplify 2016.[11]