2023 Netball World Cup preview: Zimbabwe
THE 2023 Netball World Cup is almost here, and to help count down to the tournament, Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the competing teams and seeing how they might fare at the tournament. Today’s focus is on the Zimbabwe Gems. HISTORY OF ZIMBABWE AT THE NETBALL WORLD CUP Unlike many of the nations […]
Memorable Matches: Zimbabwe’s debut win at 2019 Netball World Cup
WITH netball taking a back seat to coronavirus in 2020, Draft Central is taking a look at memorable matches in world netball history. Next up is Zimbabwe’s debut win at the 2019 Netball World Cup, winning their first match of the tournament against Sri Lanka, well and truly putting a stamp on the competition in […]
Top 10 players we’d like to see in the SSN: #10 – Joice Takaidza
THE Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) is already home to a number of international stars making it one of the strongest netball competitions in the world. However, we as the Draft Central team are creating a list of top 10 players we would like to see join the competition. Coming in at number 10 is Joice […]
Top 5 international games of 2019
THIS year marked 12 months filled with international tournaments ranging from the Constellation Cup, Quad Series and most importantly the World Cup. #1 Australia (51) defeated by New Zealand (52) – World Cup Final The World Cup gold medal match lived up to the hype with traditional arch rivals going head to head in a […]
NWC 2019: Team of the Tournament
THERE were plenty of star players throughout the World Cup with key contributors from all the countries. But it was World Champions New Zealand that featured the highest in our Team of the Tournament, credit to their star power while South Africa and Zimbabwe also had a couple of nominations. GK: Jane Watson (New Zealand) […]
NWC19 – Day 9: Sunshine Girls to meet Queens in battle for fifth
SRI LANKA (78) defeated SINGAPORE (57) Sri Lanka has handed Singapore the sixteenth placed spot in the Netball World Cup, with Tharjini Sivalingam again wrecking havoc for the opposition. The towering Sri Lankan shooter fired off 77 goals from 85 attempts to beat the highest individual goals record at the tournament – one she set […]
Raining success down in Africa – 2019 Netball World Cup an overwhelming achievement
IS the 2019 Netball World Cup the beginning of a new frontier for African sport? For the first time in recent history, and possibly since international sports received the attention they deserved, the African continent has four teams filling out places in the top eight spots at the Netball World Cup. Whilst the final finishing […]
NWC19: Day 8 – Diamonds and Roses top groups as Calypso Girls split points with Thistles
NORTHERN IRELAND (46) defeated BARBADOS (43) Northern Ireland has secured a top 10 place at the Netball World Cup after seeing off Barbados in a three-goal thriller on the final day of the Preliminary Stage Two. It means the Warriors finish above rivals Scotland, and face Trinidad and Tobago for ninth place. In the game, […]
Players to watch: Pool F
WITH things heating up in the Netball World Cup we have chosen one key player from each country in Pool F that has caught our eye throughout the competition so far. Australia: Kelsey Browne The dynamic wing attack has been in blistering form for the Diamonds with her speed causing all sorts of havoc for […]
NWC 2019 Day 4: Samoa, Uganda and Malawi all prevail in tight tussle
ZIMBABWE (36) defeated by NEW ZEALAND (79) The Silver Ferns continued their dominant form with a 43 goal victory over Zimbabwe. New Zealand showcased their class, composure and netball smarts to work the ball down the court and exploit the weaknesses in their opposition line-up. They used every inch of the court to create strong […]
