General
New Zealand beats Australia 49-44 in game one of the Constellation Cup netball series in Christchurch
The Diamonds have slipped to defeat in their return to Test netball, losing 49-44 to New Zealand in the Constellation Cup opener on Tuesday night.
Key points:
- Australia’s national netball team, the Diamonds, have won the Constellation Cup series against New Zealand seven times in a row
- However the Diamonds have lost game one of the 2021 series to the Silver Ferns in Christchurch
- New Zealand led by seven goals at half-time, and although the Diamonds edged the final quarter, the home side won 49-44
Some 492 days since their last outing and just two days out of quarantine, Australia were beaten out of the blocks in Christchurch and never recovered.
The match was Stacey Marinkovich’s first as Australia coach and the victory will raise Kiwi hopes…
Continue Reading
-
Noosa News5 hours agoWoman dead and man rushed to hospital with gunshot wound following crash near Aussie World on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast
-
Noosa News11 hours agoFarmer Fred Perry’s 30-year conservation project creates bird haven after years of ‘bashing and burning’
-
General10 hours agoBoy dies after being trapped between rocks off NSW beach
-
Noosa News11 hours agoDetectives continue to search for answers on Crystal Beale’s death