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Kristiana Manu'a may have to adapt her style of play if she's to convert her Silver Ferns trial spot into squad selection

Kristiana Manu'a may have to adapt her style of play if she's to convert her Silver Ferns trial spot into squad selection

16 June 2022

The Central Pulse defender is one of 27 players selected to trial ahead of next month's Cadbury Netball Series and Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Manu'a previously played for the Giants in Australia's Suncorp Super Netball, as well as the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship.

Coach Dame Noeline Taurua says the Ferns style of defence is different to what she's used to.

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15 Sep: Interim Silver Ferns coach Yvette McCausland-Durie has named a squad of 14 ahead of Sunday's first test of their home series against South Africa

15 Sep: Acting Silver Ferns coach Yvette McCausland-Durie is impressed with the professionalism of her players during preparations for the netball series against South Africa

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11 Sep: Silver Ferns centurion Laura Langman is expressing her dismay at current coach Dame Noeline Taurua being stood down from the job

11 Sep: Optimism appears low within Netball New Zealand as they wrestle the crisis of Dame Noeline Taurua standing down as coach for the home series against South Africa next week due to unresolved issues within the high performance environment

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