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2000 Southern Sting season

The 2000 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2000 Coca-Cola Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Bernice Mene and featuring Kirsty Broughton, Julie Carter, Donna Loffhagen and Lesley Nicol, Sting won their second Coca-Cola Cup title. Sting began the season with a 65–56 win against Capital Shakers, making their league debut at a new home venue, Stadium Southland, in front of 3000 fans. Sting subsequently went through the season unbeaten, winning all ten of their matches. In the grand final, they defeated Canterbury Flames 43–40.[1][2][3][4]

Southern Sting
2000 season
Head coachRobyn Broughton
ManagerJackie Barron
CaptainBernice Mene
Main venueStadium Southland
Season results
Wins–losses10–0
Season placing1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Southern Sting seasons

Players edit

Player movements edit

Gains and losses
  Gains   Losses
  • Reinga Bloxham (pregnancy)
  • Sharalyn Cumming
  • Debbie Munro
  • Nicola Russell
  • Naomi Siddall

Sources:[1][6]

2000 roster edit

2000 Southern Sting roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
  Kirsty Broughton WD, C –
  Julie Carter GA,WA (1965-11-27)27 November 1965 (aged 34) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  Rachel Gill –
  Michelle Krynen GD, GK –
  Donna Loffhagen GS, GA (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 21) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Bernice Mene (c) GD, GK (1975-01-18)18 January 1975 (aged 25) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
  Kate Newson –
  Lesley Nicol WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 26) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
  Maria O'Neill –
  Bulou Rabuka –
  Jo Tapper –
  Janine Topia –
Head coach


Manager: Jackie Barron
Physiotherapist:
Neil Familton
Sports Science:
Steve Jackson
Marketing & Events Manager:
Liz McDonald
Sponsorship Manager & Office Administrator:
Robyn Koehler

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  •   – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[1]

Regular season edit

Fixtures and results edit

Round 1
2 April Southern Sting 65–56 Capital Shakers Stadium Southland  
Attendance: 3,000
Round 2
8 April Southern Sting 52–42 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland  
Round 3
14 April Counties Manukau Cometz 46–67 Southern Sting Papatoetoe  
Round 4
16 April Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 39–67 Southern Sting Mystery Creek Events Centre  
Report
Round 5
28 April Southern Sting 59–58 Auckland Diamonds Stadium Southland  
Round 6

Southern Sting received a bye.

Round 7
7 May Otago Rebels 44–63 Southern Sting Edgar Centre  
Round 8
13 May Southern Sting 66–48 Western Flyers Stadium Southland  
Round 9
21 May Northern Force 46–64 Southern Sting Takapuna  

Source:[1]

Finals series edit

Semi-final edit

26 May Report Southern Sting 48–44 Northern Force    Stadium Southland

Grand final edit

3 June Southern Sting 43–40 Canterbury Flames    Stadium Southland
Attendance: 3,300
Scoring by quarter: 9–5, 21–18, 33–30, 43–40

Sources:[1][2][3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sting History 2000". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Netball: 'Hot' coach out to sting Aussies". www.nzherald.co.nz. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Netball: Magic aiming to copy Sting formula". www.nzherald.co.nz. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Netball: Fiji-bound Rabuka cherishes Sting win". www.nzherald.co.nz. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Sting History 1999". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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