Wood honoured to be part of netball festival

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Talei Bogidua (GS) of Lovely Orchids gets ready to receive a pass against Motivationz New Zealand during the Grasshoppers Netball Festival at the National Netball Centre in Suva on Friday, December 07, 2018. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU

AUSTRALIAN netball player Stephanie Wood described young Fijian talent as one to look out for in the future.

The well-known Australian side goal attack player is currently in Fiji as a tournament ambassador for the Grasshoppers Netball Festival which ends today at the National Netball Centre.

Wood said she was honoured to be part of the tournament and to witness what netball in Fiji had to offer.

“I am very honoured and privileged to be part of this tournament as an ambassador,” said Wood.

“I have no regrets of coming here because I wouldn’t have witnessed such an amazing talent of netball displayed here today.”

The 27-year-old said she believed developing netball talent in Fiji should be a priority.

“This competition is a really good initiative in keeping the talent alive.

“It would be great if young netball players are given more opportunities like this and they would be able to go overseas and make it to a higher level.”

The Grasshoppers Netball Festival ends tomorrow at the National Netball Centre in Laucala bay, Suva.

Some results from today:

(Under-12) Motivation Sunshine Coast 11-2 Lovely Orchids, Grasshoppers Roses 2-35 Kadavu, Lovely Orchids 1-25 Bumblebee Levuka, Grasshoppers Kool Netters 35-4 Lovely Orchids 2, Grasshoppers Roses 6-22 Bumble Bee Levuka, Motivationz Sunshine Coast 26-1 Lovely Orchid, Kadavu 47-1 Lovely Orchids 2, Lovely Orchid 23-13 Grasshoppers Kool Netters, Motivationz Sunshine Coast 15-6 Grasshoppers Rose, Grasshoppers Kool Netters 24-17 Bumblebee Levuka, (under-14) Lovely Orchids 16-19 Western Sydney, Motivationz Sunshine Coast 14-13 Kadavu, Grasshoppers Emerald WBD- LDS, Glorious Netters WBD- LDS, Grasshoppers Emeralds 16-11 Kadavu,(under-16) Four Thirteen Aus 6-24 Grasshoppers Diamonds.

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