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NORTHERN Ireland’s netballers lost both friendlies to powerful Uganda last week but playing in front of full house home crowds was a rare treat for the Warriors ahead of this month’s World Cup qualifiers.
Service stations are not typically the place for momentous occasions but for rising netball star Hannah Diamond, it was where her sporting dream came true. Diamond, from Saddleworth, was travelling back from England Netball trials when she got the email to tell her of selection to the Roses Academy. Her selection for the trials were a joyous moment and jubilant Diamond, 17, said: “It was after the NPL [Netball Performance League] tournament in 2019, and I was actually on holiday and we went to Croatia. “Me and my sister were in our hotel room and my mum and dad were in theirs and then my dad rang me and said: ‘You need to come in here now’ because he d got an email saying that I d been selected. It wasn t even selected for England, but selected to trial for England.