Wilson doesn’t want to point a finger at the haka,
Te Tira Whetu, the Stars composed and performed before the game for the first time. But she admits it had put some of the players out of their comfort zone, making them “vulnerable”. “Kudos to them for really stepping up – it was nerve-wracking to do it in front of a home crowd [a record 1300 for Bruce Pulman Arena] and on live TV,” Wilson says. “I hope we don’t go into the game debrief and say: ‘Oh, we were focusing on the haka’. That’s my little worry.”
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A big second half led to
an impressive 57-44 win to defending champions Te Wānanga o
Raukawa Pulse as they halted the Robinhood Stars’ unbeaten
streak in this year’s ANZ Premiership in Auckland on
Sunday.
Posting just their second win of the season,
the Pulse turned on their best effort to date with all areas
of the court performing as they put the brakes on the Stars
five-match unbeaten run to start the season.
Finding
their cohesion on attack with a mix of patience and panache
which was matched by a stellar defensive effort, the Pulse
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