Dame Noeline Taurua has been stood down as Silver Ferns coach for the upcoming series, a decision that landed with little warning and less explanation.
Dame Noeline Taurua stood down as Silver Ferns coach for upcoming series
Dame Noeline Taurua has been stood down as Silver Ferns coach for the upcoming series, a decision that landed with little warning and less explanation.
Netball New Zealand confirmed the move without detailing the reasons, saying only that alternative coaching arrangements would be in place for the series ahead.
Taurua is the most successful Silver Ferns coach of the modern era, having led the team to the 2019 World Cup title and rebuilt a programme that had drifted badly before her appointment.
The lack of a clear public rationale immediately created a vacuum, and within a day it was being filled by former players and commentators demanding answers from the national body.
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