Netball: Great results for Whangarei rep teams

Four Whangarei Netball Centre (WNC) representative teams loaded onto a bus for the Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre recently to play in a representative tournament.

Representing WNC were the U15's, Y9's, Y8's and Y7's. The games for these age groups were all 3 x 10 thirds with 2 minutes half time.

In U15 and Y9 there were three sections and in Y8 and Y7 four sections.

The U15 were in the Maroon section and the Y9, Y8 and Y7 were in the White sections within their age groups.

Every team played in a round robin within their section to determine a winner.

After round robin play for the U15's, Y8 and Y7 there was a playoff against the winner of another section.

The Y9's won their section outright. The Y8's also won their section and played Pakuranga 2 for the winner of the Maroon section in a final.

They lost 24-13 in a game that was closely contested until the final third.

This was a credible result for both teams.

The tournament was good experience for all teams, providing growth and development for all involved.