Larafina Tanielu-Stowers is a Samoan netball player who plays as a goal shoot and goal keeper.[1] She has represented Samoa internationally at the Pacific Games and as part of the Samoa national netball team.
Tanielu-Stowers had her early primary school education in New Zealand then moved to Samoa when she was eight attending primary and high school in Samoa.[2] She has played netball since the age of five,[3] and currently plays for St Marys Sports Club (SMSC).[4]
In April 2019 she was selected for the Samoan team for the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.[5] In May 2020 she was selected for the Samoa national under-21 netball team.[3] In October 2020 she was selected for the "long squad" for the later-cancelled 2021 Netball World Youth Cup.[6] In March 2022 she was selected for the Samoa national netball team for the PacificAus Sports Netball Series, but was unable to attend due to covid travel restrictions.[7] In July 2022 she was selected to the team for the Oceania World Cup qualifiers.[8]