Needing a gritty fourth quarter performance, the Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse have opened their ANZ Premiership campaign with a thrilling one-goal victory over a never-say-die Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.
Playing with flair and precision, the MG Mystics opened their 2023 season with a 64-38 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Auckland on Saturday.
Columnist Kelly Bertrand takes a look at the 2023 ANZ Premiership season and why it’s shaping up to be the best one yet.
The 2023 ANZ Premiership season is back again! We take a look at all three match-ups in Round 1.
Shooting recruit Joyce Mvula presents the new face in an otherwise familiar attack line for defending champions Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse albeit with some positional shuffling for 2023.
With the backdrop of familiarity, Tia Winikerei couldn’t have asked for a better foundation as she ushers in a new era as head coach of the MG Mystics in 2023.
Not many have experienced the unusually high attrition rate ahead of a new season as much as the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel have, but as is their way, adversity could well prove their galvanising factor.
