The ANZ Premiership Judicial hearing into the process around the suspension and ordering off of Northern Stars player Fa’amu Ioane has concluded, finding the officials involved were justified in suspending Ioane and then subsequently ordering her from the court.
Rebounding from a disappointing previous outing, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel held their nerve when it mattered to snatch a 63-61 win over the Northern Stars in Invercargill on Sunday.
Dictating terms throughout, a relentless Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse remained unbeaten after sweeping past the SKYCITY Mystics with a clinical 60-38 win in Auckland on Sunday.
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This is the first meeting between these two teams this year – the unbeaten Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse will go into the game as hot favourites but they will be wary of a SKYCITY Mystics team gaining momentum.
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Lifting morale could be the biggest jobs for respective coaches of the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel and the Northern Stars after both suffered disappointing defeats last week.