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  •   Home > News > Sports > Netball

    The Silver Ferns will need a new captain for the 2025 international season, with Ameliaranne Ekenasio taking a sabbatical for the rest of the year

    The Silver Ferns will need a new captain for the 2025 international season, with Ameliaranne Ekenasio taking a sabbatical for the rest of the year


    She says she needs a mental and physical break after the ANZ Premiership.

    There's no pinnacle world netball tournament this year and the Commonwealth Games and Netball World Cup loom in 2026 and 2027.

    NETBALL COVERAGE WITH THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP. WATCH THE TOP TEAMS BATTLE IT OUT LIVE, THIS WEEKEND

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Netball News
     22 Jul: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua's offering gentle encouragement to Ameliaranne Ekenasio as the New Zealand captain mulls her future in international netball
     22 Jul: 34-year-old Silver Ferns captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio is unavailable for the international netball season
     21 Jul: The secret to lasting a torrid, physical ANZ Premiership Elimination Final is out
     21 Jul: A frustrating ANZ Premiership netball campaign is over for the Pulse
     21 Jul: Tactix captain Erikana Pedersen claims a heavy training week has paid dividends in their 57-52 ANZ Premiership netball elimination final victory over the Pulse
     18 Jul: Mainland Tactix captain Erikana Pedersen believes experience will be crucial during this weekend's ANZ Premiership elimination match
     17 Jul: Stars coach Temepara Bailey is unhappy with how her debut season at the helm of an ANZ Premiership franchise has played out
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