Tuivaiti joins Pulse for season 2017

Cathrine Tuivaiti has joined the Central Pulse for the 2017 ANZ Netball Elite League.

A foundation member of the SKYCITY Mystics where she spent the entire nine years of the ANZ Championship, Tuivaiti has thrown caution to the wind, the new league providing the perfect motivation to test herself in a fresh environment.

“I know that it’s something I need to do to better myself and my Netball,’’ Tuivaiti said.

“I am excited by it all but that is also measured with a sprinkling of nervousness.

“The time had just come where I needed to branch out and do something different with some different people. I’m hoping to learn some new things about Netball and hopefully about myself, and I feel that here (the Pulse) is the place to do it.”

Coach Yvette McCausland-Durie is delighted to welcome the experience and ability Tuivaiti will provide the Pulse’s attack end.

“Cathrine has one of the best accuracy rates in the business and a defining skill set which will prove invaluable,” she said.

“She has an abundant natural talent which can only be enhanced and built on, while her experience and leadership abilities will be great assets for our younger players to learn from.”

Tuivaiti joins Sheridan Bignall, Karin Burger, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Claire Kersten and Whitney Souness as confirmed signings for 2017.