Netball: Unbeaten Silver Ferns into Commonwealth Games finals with record win over Trinidad & Tobago
The New Zealand Silver Ferns netball team has advanced to the Commonwealth Games semi-finals after an undefeated pool stage, culminating in a record-breaking 83-23 win over Trinidad & Tobago. Despite the victory, the team is managing injury concerns for key players Catherine Hall and Georgia Heffernan.
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This highlights the competitive landscape of international netball and the physical toll of high-stakes multi-sport tournaments on elite athletes.
The Silver Ferns have demolished Trinidad & Tobago 83-23 in Glasgow and march into the Commonwealth Games semi-finals unbeaten.
Trinidad & Tobago were hopelessly outclassed. New Zealand shot out to a 12-0 lead in seven minutes, and finished with their highest-ever score against the minnows.
The Ferns finish top of Pool B with five wins on the trot, following previous victories over Scotland , Jamaica , Uganda and Wales .
In the first semi-final at 8pm on Saturday, the Ferns will face England, who edged South Africa 58-54 in the final Pool A contest, with Australia to play Jamaica on the other side of the draw.
The Ferns are still reeling from what looks to be a tournament-ending knee injury to Catherine Hall , suffered in the final quarter of yesterday’s win over Wales.
On Sky Sport, coach Dame Noeline Taurua gave a pre-match update on Hall.
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