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The Silver Ferns have beaten the Australian Diamonds 49-44 in the first Test of the Constellation Cup in Christchurch.

The Silver Ferns prevail against Australia in Constellation Cup opener, played in front of no spectators.

New Zealand goal keep Sulu Fitzpatrick defends physically against Australian goal attack Kiera Austin in Christchurch. Australia finished the game positively, winning the final quarter 13-9, and showed glimpses of their quality. The Diamonds will be better for the court-time, having only got out of managed isolation on Monday. Taurua predicted Australia might go with the same lineup they used in the fourth quarter on Wednesday with debutante Cara Koenen, who landed all seven goals, and fellow first cap Verity Charles impressing off the bench. “Considering they've been in quarantine and p...

Stacey Marinkovich begins her time as Diamonds coach with a loss, with Australia going down by five goals to the Silver Ferns in game one of the Constellation Cup.

FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedInMar 2nd, 2021 Caitlin Bassett has been retained as the Diamonds captain for the opening match of the Constellation Cup despite coach Stacey Marinkovich's leadership rotation policy. Bassett's future as the leader of the team was thrown into doubt after Marinkovich opted to go for a "squad leadership approach" as opposed to having a full-time skipper. Marinkovich's rotating captaincy policy has attracted plenty of criticism, particularly from her predecessor Lisa Alexander, as the coach insisted that it wasn't a way to ease Bassett out of the tea...