Invercargill to stage netball's ANZ Premiership Finals Series

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Invercargill to stage netball’s ANZ Premiership Finals Series

June 25, 2020

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New Zealand’s ‘home of netball in the Deep South’ will host the 2020 ANZ Premiership Finals Series with all six teams converging on Invercargill in August.

The revised season will come to a conclusion with a triple-header Finals Series played on Sunday 23rd August at ILT Stadium Southland in Invercargill (pictured).

The top two seeded sides at the end of the regular season will meet in the Grand Final while the remaining four teams will contest the 3rd/4th and 5th/6th classification matches.

Netball New Zealand Head of Events and International Kate Agnew said it was fitting to see the season close at ILT Stadium Southland in front of a passionate fan base, advising “there is a huge netballing history in Southland so we are delighted to be able to take the ANZ Premiership showpiece to Invercargill.

“It has certainly been a challenging season for everyone involved but we are looking forward to celebrating the achievements in August, and we know how Invercargill loves to celebrate and support anything netball.”

The 2020 ANZ Premiership is the first professional women’s league to be back in action in front of live crowds since the COVID-19 lockdown, with games back on court from since last Friday - 16th June.

New Zealand’s leading netballers will contest the 10-week season with matches played every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The first half of the draw sees all games played at the Auckland Netball Centre before the league heads around the country with teams allocated home games from 30th July.

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