• New Zealand 52 - 51 Australia • Head coach Noeline Taurua: ‘I am quite speechless’ Mana, the Māori phrase for power and authority, perfectly encapsulated New Zealand’s potent Netball World Cup-winning performance in Liverpool as they beat the reigning champions Australia 52-51, a scoreline that inexplicably flattered the Diamonds. The Ferns, rebuilt piece-by-piece, process-by-process by the master coach Noeline Taurua after shocking the netball world by missing a medal at the Commonwealth Games last year, were simply too good for Australia. Taurua struggled to put her nation’s first World Cup win in 16 years into words. “I’m quite speechless. I don’t know what to say.” Continue reading...