{"id":545451,"date":"2026-07-27T00:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/545451\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:29:32","slug":"silver-ferns-overcome-jamaica-at-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/545451\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Ferns overcome Jamaica at Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dame Noeline Taurua’s side have beaten Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls for the first time in almost four years, winning 53-48 in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

New Zealand were tested against Jamaica, a side boasting plenty of talent. But back in their black uniform, the Kiwis managed to maintain a narrow lead throughout.<\/p>\n

Coach Dame Noeline Taurua said the win was massive for the team’s confidence.<\/p>\n

“We’re progressing in the right direction,” she said. <\/p>\n

“It was tough out there, defensively we knew they were going to be strong. We also had a bit of quiver on the way but to come out with the win is awesome.”<\/p>\n

\"Maddy<\/p>\n

Maddy Gordon of New Zealand, Jodi-Ann Ward of Jamaica as Kate Heffernan of New Zealand looks on, New Zealand Silver Ferns v Jamaica netball match of the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games at OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday, July 26, 2026. (Source: Photosport)<\/p>\n

The Silver Ferns had a one goal lead going into the second half. The inclusion of Kimiora Poi at wing attack brought a point of difference and a calming presence.<\/p>\n

They’ll surely want to minimise their error rate before heading into the business end of the tournament. Pre-match, coach Dame Noeline expected around 10 turnovers – the Ferns coughed up 16.<\/p>\n

A positive for the New Zealand side was the inclusion of Mila Reuelu-Buchanan in at wing defence. Normally a wing attack or centre, she played the entire match steering the defensive end.<\/p>\n

“She’s new to that position but her personality suits wing defence,” said Taurua.<\/p>\n

\"Georgia<\/p>\n

Georgia Heffernan of New Zealand and Shamera Sterling of Jamaica, New Zealand Silver Ferns v Jamaica netball match of the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games at OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday, July 26, 2026. (Source: Photosport)<\/p>\n

“She’s a grafter, she’s got the voice, she’s like a halfback coming out of a scrum. She chats, she organises that front end. I thought she played well right through so she warranted to stay out there.”<\/p>\n

The Silver Ferns’ next match is against Uganda on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including Winston Peters addresses the Stuart Nash saga, and what Sydney Sweeney\u2019s up to in Queenstown. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dame Noeline Taurua’s side have beaten Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls for the first time in almost four years, winning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545452,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[166477,111,43,139,69,17771],"class_list":["post-545451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-commonwealth-games","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-silver-ferns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}