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    Former Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander believes Netball Australia will welcome a proposal to include Aotearoa in their Super Netball domestic competition

    Former Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander believes Netball Australia will welcome a proposal to include Aotearoa in their Super Netball domestic competition


    Reports suggest Netball New Zealand have applied for three franchise licenses, which will end the ANZ Premiership as we know it.

    It would allow top athletes to get international exposure without affecting their Silver Ferns eligibility.

    Alexander says it's a global netball family.



    Hear the full interview on Sportstalk.

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     Other Rugby News
     12 Feb: Jamie Joseph claims Highlanders Super Rugby headquarters is the place where there is the least chatter about his possible future as All Blacks coach, as he tries to avoid distractions for tomorrow's opener against the Crusaders
     11 Feb: The selections of two young guns plucked out of wider training groups headline the first Super Rugby Wednesday team lists of 2026
     11 Feb: Super Rugby Pacific will kick off this weekend with a swag of stars on the sidelines
     11 Feb: The first concert at Christchurch's new stadium is officially a sell out
     11 Feb: Are we about to see a hybrid player at a New Zealand franchise this Super Rugby Pacific season?
     10 Feb: A thumbs up from Crusaders flanker Ethan Blackadder ahead of their Super Rugby title defence, starting Friday against the Highlanders in Dunedin
     10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes
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    Cricket:
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