The Tagimoucia Flames netball team was crowned the overall champion of the 2022 Punjas Digicel Super Club Netball Championship that was held in Suva during the weekend.
The team beat western giants Sekoula 32-28 at the Vodafone Arena on Saturday for the title. After trailing 13-14 at halftime, the Tagimoucia Flames fought back to win.
Meanwhile, Netball Fiji has its hands full this season after the completion of the two-day championship on the weekend.
NF is preparing for the Oceania qualifiers for the Netball World Cup in 2023 and the PacificAus Sports Netball Series in March in Sydney, Australia.
The weekend’s championship was a chance for national coach Unaisi Rokoura to look at the Fiji Pearls squad members and potential talents.
NF chief executive officer Vivian Koster said the championship was important because it was part of the selection process.
“We have been able to see the national players in their game situation and it has allowed the assessment of the players to happen in that environment,” Koster said.
“This competition has allowed us to gauge our strength against the teams that we will be facing.
“This competition has been a way for us to prepare well for that series. I had a chat with our national coach and she was impressed with the performance of players in the national squad.
“They have been putting into effective the things that she wanted them to do.
The girls will be playing against Samoa, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea and Tonga.
These are the same teams that we will play against in the World Cup qualifiers.”
Championship results:
Round 1: Tagimoucia Flames 27 – Acacia 7, Police 19 – Western Marine 14.
Round 2: Coastal Magic 20 – Sekoula 24, Ovalau Lomaiviti 32 – Woodley Shine On 19,
Round 3: CBM 14 – Western Marine 18, Grasshoppers Vodre 28 – Acacia 13.
Round 4: Police (1) 12- Woodley Shine On 10, Tagimoucia Flames 27 – Sekoula 26.
Round 5: Coastal Magic 18 – Grasshoppers Vodre 16, Ovalau Lomaiviti 27 – CBM 12.
Round 6: Round 6: Grasshoppers Vodre 22 – Vulani 14, Sekoula 30 – Acacia 3.
Round 7: Wodley Shine On 19 – Western Marine 30, CBM 18 – Salad Bowl 7.
Round 8: Tagimoucia Flames 29 – Grasshopper 16, Coastal Magic 20 -Vulani 17.
Round 9: Ovalau Lomaiviti 36 – Salad Bowl 5, Police (1) 15 – CBM 10.
Round 10: Tagimoucia Flames 28 – Vulani 15, Coastal Magic 28 – Acacia 9.
Semi-final results: Tagimoucia Flames 35-33 Ovalau Lomaiviti, Police one 26-28 Sekoula.
Final: Tagimoucia Flames 32-28 Sekoula.
