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Dion Nukunuku (born 20 March 1970) is a former member of the New Zealand national softball team, called "The Black Sox". He was in the teams that won the world championship in 1996, 2000 and 2004. He has continued as a coach in the sport. Early lifeNukunuku spent his childhood in Hawkes Bay[1] and Auckland and was educated at St Peter's College, which has traditionally been very prominent in the Auckland school boy Softball competitions. Dion Nukunuku is the brother of Softball international, Nathan Nukunuku.[1] Playing careerNukunuku commenced paying senior level softball in 1985. From then until 1987 he was in Hawkes Bay and played for the Flaxmere and Taradale club. In 1987 he started playing for the Marist and Metro clubs in Auckland and also for the Mt Albert Ramblers. He also represented Auckland in national provincial championship winning teams. In 1989 Nukunuku was a member of New Zealand team which won the Under 19 championship Prince Edward Island, Canada. He played in the position of Second Base in the final against Canada. In 1990, Nukunuku was selected to be a member of the New Zealand Black Sox. The highlights of Nukunuku's senior International Career were:[2]
Post-softball careerWhile playing softball, Nukunuku worked for Tower Insurance in Auckland, New Zealand and had done so since he was 16 years old. However, in 2009 he was arrested and charged with fraud after it was discovered (after he was made redundant) that he had stolen and gambled away over NZD$450,000. He was sent to Mt Eden prison in 2009 and was released in 2011, having complete two of his three-year sentence.[3] References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=162872&pnum=2 |title=Softball: Nukunuku brothers on equal terms now |date=2 December 2000 |work=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=28 September 2011}} 2. ^Softball Allstars, Dion Nukunuku playing career (accessed 23 June 2010) 3. ^http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10616616 External links
6 : 1970 births|Living people|People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland|New Zealand softball players|Sportspeople from Auckland|Male softball players |
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