Netball New Zealand boss Jennie Wyllie says the decision to cull the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic from finals day was as much their as the governing body's
Netball New Zealand boss Jennie Wyllie says the decision to cull the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic from finals day was as much their as the governing body's
16 August 2020
The ANZ Premiership final between the Pulse and Tactix will go ahead, but the playoffs for third and fifth have been scrapped.
Auckland sides the Stars and Mystics can't travel due to the city's lockdown.
While the Magic are technically operating in level two, Wyllie reckons the confirmed Covid cases in the Waikato region could have played a part in the team's decision.
The local Steel will play a composite team as a curtain-raiser to the decider.
Meanwhile two-test Silver Fern Storm Purvis has announced her retirement.
The defender played 99 domestic games.
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