Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 2:07 pm
Netball New Zealand is today paying tribute to one of the
greats of the game following the passing of former Silver
Fern Margaret Forsyth.
The gifted shooter was selected
for the Silver Ferns in 1979, as a 17-year-old, and went on
to earn 64 Test caps in a career that included three Netball
World Cup appearances, winning the coveted title in 1979 and
1987.
Forsyth was Silver Fern number 66.
She
made her debut as a teenager against the Jamaican Sunshine
Girls and became part of a formidable shooting combination
with another rising shooter of the time, Margharet Matenga
– the pair dubbed the two Margs.
Netball legend Margaret Forsyth has died after a battle with cancer. She was 58.
The gifted shooter was selected for the Silver Ferns in 1979 as a 17-year-old and went on to play 64 tests including three World Cup including victories in 1979 and 1987.
Her first test was against Jamaica and she became part of a formidable shooting combination with another rising shooter of the time, Margharet Matenga - the pair dubbed the two Margs.
Margaret Forsyth coaching the WBOP Magic in 2017.
Photo: Photosport
The two shooters were known for their speed, vision, flair, instinct and calmness under pressure and developed into one of the best shooting combinations of that generation.
Friday, 26 February 2021, 3:14 pm
Netball New Zealand’s long term partner ANZ has
extended its support of Netball with a return as naming
rights sponsor for the popular futureFERNS
programme.
The ANZ futureFERNS is the official junior
netball programme for Year 1-8 and designed as a game to
grow with the players. The programme progresses through
modified formats aimed at meeting the needs of the players
in each age-group, ensuring a lifelong
participation.
ANZ has supported Netball in New
Zealand for over two decades, and currently is the principal
partner of the ANZ Premiership. It also became a major
sponsor of the Silver Ferns in 2017.
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