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How long has the Australian netball team been called the diamonds?
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∙ 11y ago
For 4 years. In 2008 the team adopted the nickname "Diamonds."
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What are Australia's netball team called?
The Australia national netball team, commonly known as the Australian Netball Diamonds, represent Australia in international netball tests and competitions. The team was formed in 1938 and played in the first international game of netball, against New Zealand. In 2008 the team adopted the nickname "Diamonds" in line with other Australian sporting teams, including the national women's basketball team, the Opals.Australia have traditionally been regarded as the most successful netball team in international netball: they have won ten of the thirteen World Netball Championships, in addition to being the current world champions and ranked first in the IFNA World Rankings. The Diamonds compete annually in a home-and-away test series, the Constellation Cup, with perennial rivals New Zealand. Regular test matches are also held with other major netball countries, including England and Jamaica. To date, Australia have won ten World Championships and two Commonwealth Games events.The Diamonds are administered by Netball Australia, the national governing body for netball in the country. Players are usually selected from Australian ANZ Championship franchises. The team are presently captained by Adelaide Thunderbirds midcourter Natalie von Bertouch. Lisa Alexander was appointed head coach in August 2011, taking over from Norma Plummer.
Where was the first netball played?
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What is Liz Ellis' the netball players nickname?
how long have you been playing netball becausei have to do a papper on you at school and how many games have you won please reply by Sunday the 10ththanks talk soon.how long have you been playing netball becausei have to do a papper on you at school and how many games have you won please reply by Sunday the 10ththanks talk soon.
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When did basketball become netball?
Netball came from basketball so was originally called basketball but over the years the name has changed just like the rules!
Are diamonds rough?
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Has netball been on the 2012 Olympics?
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How long has netball been around?
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What qualifications do you need to be netball timekeeper?
in professional netball, you have to have been a non-professional for a significant amount of time
When did Natalie Von Bertouch start playing netball for Adelaide thunderbirds?
Natalie VonBertouch has been playing Netball since she was 9 Years OldNatalie VonBertouch has been playing Netball since she was 9 Years Old
