PACNEWS SPORTS, 28 MAY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY LEAGUE — Blues storm back in Origin classic as Cleary and Tedesco break Queensland hearts2. RUGBY — Valladolid set for epic weekend as HSBC SVNS World Championship descends on
Netball
Scotland and Samoa lead the PacificAus Netball series
The PacificAus Sports Netball Series is heating up, with Scotland and Samoa emerging as the dominant teams after the first three rounds of matches at Nissan Arena in Brisbane. As the competition progresses towards its
2025 PacificAus Sports Netball Series to start 5th edition of tournament
From today to Saturday the fifth edition of the PacificAus Sports Netball Series will be held at Nissan Arena in Brisbane. The series is hosted by Netball Australia and funded by the Australian Government. The five
Pacific Netball Series: Tongan Tala secure ‘four-peat’ after overpowering Fiji for title
Tonga Tala’s head coach Jaqua Pori-Makea-Simpson predicted her team would be competitive before the Pacific Netball Series 2024 rolled off in Brisbane on 10 June. And a weekend later, the young side named to
Niue netballers create Pacific Games history with first win
Niue netballers created history on the court after picking up their first ever win at a Pacific Games at Honiara’s Friendship Hall on Wednesday. As Sol2023’s netball event entered its third day of competition, Niue
Pacific Games: Netball preview
Netballers take to the courts at the Pacific Games in Honiara today. Meet two of the top contenders. The Tongan Tala The Tongan Tala are the team to look out for at this year’s Pacific Games. While they finished
Fiji Pearls loses match against Malawi
The Fiji Pearls yesterday went down to the Malawi Queens 62-48 in the second pool phase of the Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa. Despite the Pearls initially taking the lead in the first few minutes, their
Results: Pacific teams at the Netball World Cup
The Tonga Tala finished strong to edge the Fiji Pearls on the first day of the Netball World Cup opener in Cape Town, South Africa Friday night 56 – 51. It is Tonga’s first Netball World Cup appearance, so
Netball World Cup: challengers close gap on Australia and New Zealand
With the sporting world’s attention on another major women’s sports event 7,000 miles away in Australia and New Zealand, the Netball World Cup has – until now – been mostly overlooked. So much so, news that
Tonga earn third PacificAus Sports Netball Series title against Malawi
Tonga earned their third PacificAus Sports Netball Series title on the Gold Coast in Australia, beating Malawi by 13 goals in the final. The tournament at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre served as a warm up for
Tonga and Samoa netters start Aus tourney on the right foot
Defending champs Tonga Tala thrash Singapore 85-40 to open their account on the Gold Coast. Tonga and Samoa recorded victories in their first round of matches at the PacificAUS Sports Netball Series on the Gold Coast in
Tonga heads to PacificAus Netball Series in April
Tala, Tonga’s National Netball Team will head into the 2023 PacificAus Sports Netball Series in Gold Coast, Australia from 24-29 April, as reigning champions. In 2022, the national netball team finished both the
New Tongan task ahead for Taranaki netball boss
Netball Taranaki general manager Jaqua Pori-Makena-Simpson will take a sabbatical to focus on Tonga’s first Netball World Cup campaign. The Waitara-born coach has been instrumental for Tonga after the country went
Tonga making waves in Pacific Netball
In light of their recent success in the PacificAus tournament earlier in March this year, the Tonga Netball team will be hoping to continue top performance in the Netball World Cup Pacific Qualifiers this week in Suva,
Pacific netball remain resilient through COVID
Netball playing nations in the Pacific are looking forward to finally playing international Tests again after COVID-19 forced them into a hiatus more than two years ago. Financial restraints and small player pools have
Pacific sports weekend update
SOCCER: Solomon Is. and NZ in World Cup qualifiers Grand Final The stage is set for one last epic showdown in Qatar as Solomon Islands looks to take on the star laced New Zealand side. Both are coming off impressive
Pacific women thrive in world of sports
Champion Cikamatana carry Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton The Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay has completed its brief visit to Australia after following an itinerary from March 17-20 which paid
