The Good Oil Tactix Defeat Te Wānanga O Raukawa Pulse 52-49 In Porirua scoop.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scoop.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brendon Egan19:50, Jul 04 2021
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Tactix defender Karin Burger, pictured in a previous game, was busy defensively against the Pulse.
The Mainland Tactix have boosted their ANZ Premiership finals hopes with a crucial win over the Central Pulse. Sunday s 47-34 victory at Nelson s Trafalgar Centre pushes the Tactix to third equal with the Southern Steel on the table with 21 points. With just three rounds left, the two South Island teams will battle it out for a finals berth with every result pivotal over the next few weeks. They could both potentially make it if the Stars, who started 5-0, stumble over their last three games, having lost their last two to the Mystics.
The Good Oil Tactix Defeated Te Wānanga O Raukawa Pulse 47-34 In Nelson scoop.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scoop.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brendon Egan and Andrew Voerman11:12, Jul 02 2021
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The time has come for Grace Nweke to be named in the Silver Ferns’ 2021-22 national squad.
OPINION: With just four rounds left in the ANZ Premiership regular season, the Mystics and Stars look on track for the top three finals. The race is well and truly on for third spot though. BRENDON EGAN and ANDREW VOERMAN look at this weekend’s big talking points.
Time to trust Nweke Mystics’ sharpshooter Grace Nweke has taken her game to another level this season and must be given an opportunity with the Silver Ferns in their 2021-22 national squad. Nweke got a taste of the Ferns’ environment last season, playing for them in unofficial tests in the Cadbury Series in Palmerston North. With the Commonwealth Games next year, and Netball World Cup in 2023, now is the time to call Nweke into the main squad and let her learn behind first-choice goal shoot Maia Wilson. Nweke has been superb for the table-topping
Mystics, Steel keep ANZ Premiership playoff push on track with tight victories stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.