As New Zealand prepare to take on South Africa in their crucial 2023 Netball World Cup clash on Wednesday, Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua has candidly admitted she is intimidated by her South African counterpart Norma Plummer.
The two teams have a break on Tuesday but meet in Wednesday’s crunch second preliminary stage group G clash.Taurua and Plummer, both Australian, go back a long way since their days when they coached in the former trans-Tasman league.
Plummer, who is widely respected in netball coaching and reached 100 international wins at the World Cup as the Proteas began with a victory against Wales, was in charge of the Perth-based West Coast Fever while Taurua coached Plenty Magic of Waikato Bay.“Not particularly, she scares the s**t out of me. She is awesome, she is one of the best, she is a legend and I have so much respect for her,” the Kiwis' coach said after their second stage win over Wales on Monday.
“One thing we learnt when we were here in January for the Quad Series is it's not only South Africa but it’s the people who are sitting in the stands, and I am not too sure who scares me the most.“I think during the game against Jamaica [a first stage defeat for South Africa] they [the Proteas] may not have been happy with what they put up because I know they are a better team. I have so much respect for 'Plums' [Plummer] and it's all on.
“Uganda took the game to them the other day and only lost by 10 goals. So, I don’t really think the New Zealand game is a make-or-break one because we still have Uganda on Thursday. We are coming up against strong teams and it is a test of character for us.”Both teams go into Wednesday's match having lost key players in Lenize Potgieter for South Africa and Grace Nweke for New Zealand.
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