Podcast appearances and mentions of Laura Langman

ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave is back with another evening of sports updates! Highlights include:  Black Fern Kendra Reynolds ahead of their match against Australia. Talkback - Do you hate the All Blacks' World Cup jersey? Laura Langman on her new role with the Silver Ferns. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Silver Ferns legend is returning to the court! Well, the side of the court at least.... Laura Langman played 163 matches for the Silver Ferns, now she's back but in a technical capacity. D'Arcy Waldegrave spoke to Laura on Sportstalk to find out what exactly a technical capacity is. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to David Galbraith.  David is a world renowned mind coach, who specialises in performance psychology in sport and business.  A former clinical psychologist for over 20 years DG is a mind coach to Lisa Carrington, Sarah Walker and Laura Langman, the performance psychologist for the Japanese Rugby team, the mind coach for the All Blacks sevens team and was with the Chiefs for 11 years when they won back to back Super Rugby titles.  In this episode we talk about being the ghost in the machine, the difference between good and elite coaches, the accident his then two-year-old daughter had which changed his outlook on parenting and his career, why Wayne Smith heckled him when they first met,  life lessons from working in Japan, and why expressing your true self leads to a happier life.  David is super highly regarded in NZ sport circles. He talks the talk, and walks the walk... which is why he gets so much respect. He works with so many top athletes in NZ and around the world and has such a thoughtful, unique outlook on life.         This episode was brought to you from the Export Beer garden studio. Enjoy.  Show notes | Episode 120 | David Galbraith 1:50: Hambassador chat 4:13: The ghost in the machine 11:30: 15 attempts to get into clinical psychology 21:58: Cake and icing: how you define success 31:42: How DG works with his clients 44:01: Working with elite coaches: Wayne Smith, Dave Rennie, Jamie Joseph 55:03: Back-to-back Super Rugby Championships with the Chiefs 1:04:00: Lessons from Japan 1:10:36: Transferring skills from sport to business 1:16:25: Reflection and living inside outSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sky's Ravinder Hunia is joined with Jenny Woods and Adine Wilson to discuss round 1 of the ANZ Premiership and the weekend ahead. Round 1 saw the competition ALREADY affected by Covid with replacement players scattered throughout the competition to ensure games took place and they rose to the occasion across the board. ANZ Premiership Medical Advisor Dr. Mel Parnell talks about the timeline from when a player tests positive for Covid-19 to their return to court, and Aotearoa's GOLDEN CAPTAIN, Laura Langman stops by to give us an update from retirement.

This week on the Centre Pass Podcast, join Jarrad Gardner, Sophie Taylor and Taylah Melki to review the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season, talk about the latest player movement news and Laura Langman's retirement.

The Silver Ferns are finally back on court adjusting to life without Laura Langman - but how are the world champions shaping up for their three test series against Commonwealth Games champions England? In Extra Time We talk with Kiri Wills from the Silver Ferns coaching staff on the challenges ahead and we're also joined by Suzanne McFadden from LockerRoom and RNZ's Bridget Tunnicliffe. he two Scott's - New Zealanders Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin are front and centre in the final round of the Indycar Champs in the United States with Dixon chasing his sixth title and McLauglin set to make his debut in Florida. And Dame Valerie Adams shakes things up on the shot put scene ahead of next year's Tokyo Olympics.

The Silver Ferns are finally back on court adjusting to life without Laura Langman - but how are the world champions shaping up for their three test series against Commonwealth Games champions England? In Extra Time We talk with Kiri Wills from the Silver Ferns coaching staff on the challenges ahead and we're also joined by Suzanne McFadden from LockerRoom and RNZ's Bridget Tunnicliffe. he two Scott's - New Zealanders Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin are front and centre in the final round of the Indycar Champs in the United States with Dixon chasing his sixth title and McLauglin set to make his debut in Florida. And Dame Valerie Adams shakes things up on the shot put scene ahead of next year's Tokyo Olympics.

Martin Devlin chats to the now-former Silver Fern Laura Langman on the back of the announcement earlier on in the week that she's retiring from International Netball, reflecting on all she's achieved in the game and where to from now. 

Rookie Maddy Gordon has been named in the national netball side for the 2020-21 season, joining a group that is largely unchanged from the one that claimed the 2019 World Cup.Coach Noeline Taurua has brought in the uncapped Gordon, who just two days ago topped off a strong personal ANZ Premiership campaign with another title playing for the Central Pulse.The 20-year-old helps freshen up a midcourt that no longer has the services of former captain and World Cup winner Laura Langman, who just yesterday announced her retirement from netball.Gordon made her debut in the ANZ Premiership last year, and has emerged as one of the country's best defensive midcourters with great speed and stamina.Joining her in the middle is Pulse teammate Claire Kersten who gets a recall. Despite nine games to her credit after debuting in 2017, Kersten has not featured since New Zealand's embarrassing 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. But she returns with plenty of form, having been one of the standout centres during the domestic season.Langman is one of three players missing from the side that won last year's World Cup, along with Maria Folau and Casey Kopua. Mystics captain Phoenix Karaka has not been named due to her recently announced pregnancy.Mystics pair Michaela Sokolich-Beatson and Bailey Mes have been added despite both in the process of injury recovery. It is unlikely they will feature before the end of the year, should the Silver Ferns even get on court.Star shooter Ameliaranne Ekenasio remains the team's skipper and will have continued support from vice-captains Gina Crampton and Jane Watson.The development squad, which will work closely with Taurua and the first team, is headlined by exciting Mystics shooter Grace Nweke.Both squads will begin camp in October.2020/21 Silver Ferns Squad - Karin Burger, Gina Crampton, Ameliaranne Ekenasio (C), Sulu Fitzpatrick, Maddy Gordon, Kelly Jury, Claire Kersten, Bailey Mes, Kimiora Poi, Katrina Rore, Shannon Saunders, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson, Whitney Souness, Jane Watson, Maia Wilson2020/21 Silver Ferns Development Squad - Ellie Bird, Aliyah Dunn, Tayla Earle, Temalisi Fakahokotau, Monica Falkner, Kate Heffernan, Jamie Hume, Erena Mikaere, Grace Nweke, Samantha Winders

This week on the Centre Pass Podcast, join Jarrad Gardner, Sophie Taylor and Taylah Melki to recap rounds five and six of the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season including the controversy surround the Giants, the Friebirds first win of 2020 and the Thunderbirds jumping into the top four. We also review the 2020 ANZ Premiership decider between the Pulse and Tactix and discuss Laura Langman's retirement from international netball.

Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman has hung up her international bib, ending a 15-year career with few parallels in netball. Langman's 163 test caps in the midcourt is a New Zealand record, with her workaholic standards rarely dropping over that period. Someone well placed to assess her stature in the sport is decorated former Silver Ferns coach Dame Lois Muir. Dame Lois speaks to Susie Ferguson.

The most capped Silver Fern Laura Langman is retiring from international netball. The 34-year-old hangs up her bib having played 163 tests. The dynamic mid-courter made her international debut against England in 2005 when she was 18 and led the Silver Ferns to the world title in Liverpool last year. She was also a member of two Commonwealth Games gold medal winning teams. Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua told sports editor Stephen Hewson, Langman has the rare ability to turn a game on its head.

Welcome to the NETFIT Podcast, with today’s episode being brought to you by Origin Energy.In this episode of the NETFIT Podcast, Sarah catches up with the Silver Fern’s games record holder, Laura Langman. Sarah and Laura touch on self belief and the power of developing, and playing to your strengths, ISO determination and how to handle the pressure of big games.Now headphones on, and for the next 25 minutes while you go for a walk around the block, listen to the on-court gold and the resilient mindset that is Laura Langman.As always, please share with us your take aways from this episode, and for all the SSN fans tuning in - Do you think that the 2 Point Shot saved the Lightning this week?For more awesome content, download the free NETFIT app: http://geni.us/netfit

The dynamic international duo of Laura Langman and Karla Pretorius will remain the captains of the Sunshine Coast Lightning for the 2020 season in a statement released earlier. The two fit like a comfy pair of slippers and both have truly embraced all things Sunshine Coast and we couldn't be happier...

Each week after we have a guest on we are going to have a reflection session where we go through some of the concepts that the guest spoke about.This week we touch on some of Laura's thoughts around not following the rules, living the shit out of everyday and what it means to step in to the darkness.If you enjoy this please share it with your friends and in the mean time take a moment to step in to the darkness.

Tonights guest is world cup winning Silver Fern Laura Langman and this is one heck of a yarn! Laura has acheived so much in netball and over the hour give us a great insight in to what makes her tick. If you enjoyed this podcast then please download it and share it with your mates. In the meantime step in to the darkness and see what you are made of!

After a protracted delay to the start of the Suncorp Super Netball season, officials announced yesterday we're 'BACK BABY' well, not exactly those words, but you get it. Dave, Sam and Ash spoke with Captain, sorry, former Captain, wait, what? Laura Langman to get hers and the teams thoughts ahead of the AUGUST 1st Kick off.....

This week we have an insight from Super Mum, Marie Wall.Marzy shares with the community what it was like watching Sarah’s career unfold and what it was like to be apart of it.Sarah always grew up with life lessons from her mum, and Marie instilled in Sarah to never be jealous, always encourage others and enjoy their success with them. Mary preaches to never say anything mean or hurtful, as well has having a professional drive.Mary lived by the rules by her parents and brought these down to her children. Waking up with the motto ‘everyday is a special day’. That if you want something enough, it will happen. Marie always reminded Sarah there is life outside of netball and prepared Sarah for what would happen if she didn’t get selected.In this day and age, if you have the empathy to care and be aware, your will enjoy every minute.‘When you have disappointment, just be disappointed. When you have success, be humble about it.’With the NETFIT community Marzy believes the NETFIT community are all like minded and absolutely loves watching Sarah’s dream become reality and says it's a credit from where she started to where she is now.

In today’s podcast we speak to netball star, Courtney Tairi.Courtney’s career started off in NSW at the Swifts where she then travelled over to NZ to play for the Steel, Magic & Northern Stars over her career as well as international team, Silver Ferns.Courtney started netball at the age of 7 as her older sister played. As well as netball Court also played in athletics and touch.Courtney’s move to NZ was a hard decision she had to make, however thought it would be best she represented her family and her blood whilst making the most of this opportunity.Courtney had an injury where her achilles snapped. This didn’t hold Courtney back, having previous 2 major injuries she knew she could come back from this.As an athlete it is important to challenge yourself; see how far you can push it and get. This is important as an athlete, as a player but also just as important to do in everyday life.Courtney definitely does this as now a retired athlete, hosts TV shows and MCs sports. She had no training at all heading into this and for her was a sink or swim situation.

Today we talk with the goat of netball, Laura Langman about all things netball and life after.Lauz is an incredible leader, having lead her Ferns team to win gold in the most recent World Cup. Her philosophy as a netballer she learnt from her psych coach and has the goal to bring it all to life and relay the message of the team.The point of difference in the recent season was the level of commitment, everyone earned their spot and deserved to be there.Winning a World Cup is something different. The moment of winning gold; there was no words. It isn’t just a medal, its about the journey, and watching people grow.Laura’s best piece of advice to be successful as a leader is it takes time, put yourself in a position where you have to learn and don’t be afraid of not knowing the answers. It’s ok to stuff up, you learn and grow from it and this is the great place to be.

Resilience and composure the Silver Ferns displayed in spades en route to claiming the inaugural Netball Nations Cup title.The 67-56 victory at London's Copper Box Arena proved much tougher than many might have expected.In stark contrast to their three previous matches at this tournament, Jamaica dragged the Ferns into deep waters at times in the tournament final.Only in the second half, after Noeline Taurua injected rookie centre Kimiora Poi and wing attack Whitney Souness, did the Ferns regain the march on the combative Jamaicans.The scoreline says otherwise but this youthful Ferns squad, missing Laura Langman, Katrina Rore and adjusting to life without the retired Maria Folau and Casey Kopua, survived their greatest test of character to date.And on this evidence, the future looks bright for the world champions.Where New Zealand enjoyed complete dominance in comfortable victories over England, South Africa and Jamaica, who they beat by 26 goals in Birmingham last Thursday, this time the pressure gauge told a very different story.This is exactly the sort of battle that revealed everything about the temperament of Taurua's emerging squad.Once again, as she has throughout the tournament, Maia Wilson impressed at the shooting end with her poise proving pivotal on her way to nailing 44 from 47.So, too, will this be a huge confidence boost for Poi, the 22-year-old Tactix centre proving she can thrive on the big stage. Just yesterday she played her first full international against South Africa.Overall, having completed an unbeaten tournament, Taurua's squad have well exceeded expectations. In many ways this was a development tour for all involved but with Langman and Rore to comeback, there now promises to be intense internal competition.Taurua reverted to her favoured starting line-up and they initially repaid faith by starting with purpose.Capitalising on Phoenix Karaka's early intercept, New Zealand shot out to a 7-1 lead. Their zone defence, harnessing Karaka, Watson and Karin Burger, regularly forced Jamaica back by smothering Jhaniele Fowler's presence under the hoop.It didn't last, however. The Ferns lost accuracy in their attacking connections with several loose passes missing their targets and, suddenly, Jamaica drew level.Ameliaranne Ekenasio stepped up to nail the final shot that gave her side a 16-15 first quarter advantage but the nerves then began to set in.Jamaica continued their rhythm in the second quarter as long bombs into Fowler dropped which pushed the Sunshine Girls out to a two-goal lead.Down on troops, with shooter Bailey Mes nursing her injured knee and defender Michaela Sokolich-Beatson returning home for Achilles surgery, Taurua turned to her depleted squad to spark a comeback.Speed through the midcourt was the favoured approach.First Souness replaced Gina Crampton at wing attack and Taurua then showed immense faith in Poi by thrusting her to centre and pushing Shannon Saunders to wing defence with Burger moving to the bench.Those changes worked, with the Ferns levelling the contest at 30-30 by halftime.After the break Souness and Poi's speed through transition began to pay dividends as the Ferns pushed out to lead 49-41 by the end of the third quarter.Taurua rotated regularly throughout this series but only when the Ferns established a 10-goal lead in the final period did she again ring the changes.Crampton returned at wing attack, Burger to wing defence and Te Paea Selby-Rickit replaced captain Ekenasio to close out the fourth straight victory.England, meanwhile, finished third after narrowly sneaking past South Africa 65-63. 

Radio Sport's Top 15 Sporting Moments returns for 2019 as Jason Pine counts down the biggest sports stories of the year.We're into the final five, and for moment Number 3, Jason looks at the remarkable and almost unbelievable turnaround for the Silver Ferns - who went from not getting a medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, to World Champions in 2019.The last 18 months had been the worst in Ferns history, but the appointment of Noeline Taurua as new head coach signalled a new period of excitement and hope.The return to the fold of Laura Langman and Casey Kopua and an upswing in form, including a rare Constellation Cup win over Australia, saw the Ferns head to the World Cup in England in high spirits.Even so, they were far from favourites as they arrived in Liverpool for the start of the tournament.However, what was to come in the following weeks proved how monumental the change at the Ferns really was, beating Australia in the final to claim their fifth World Cup crown.

On the final episode for 2019, we wanted to wish everyone a Happy 100 episodes Goal Circle listeners! To celebrate we snagged Laura Langman for a cheeky chat about winning the World Cup, her internal debate about hanging it all up, the culture of the Lightning, Air NZ ads and TONNES MORE! Thank you so much for sticking with us over the last four years!

Kayla Cullen accepts she'll now need need permission to play for the Silver Ferns again.The defender has signed for the Swifts for next year's Australian Super Netball competition.Players who play in Australia full time need special dispensation to be eligible for New Zealand, such as Laura Langman and Maria Folau."We're not too sure how that process goes at this point, but if the opportunity arises, I'll try to go down there."Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander's expressed dismay at the move because it comes at the expense of a young Australian.Cullen can see where Alexander's coming from, but is not letting that view affect her."I guess I've potentially taken a spot that an up and coming wing defence, goal defence might have filled, but I'm happy, it is what it is I guess."  

In Extra Time this week - after much cogitation and reading of crystal balls the Rugby World Cup is about to kick off. We're in Tokyo to preview the All Blacks tournament opener against South Africa. Netball New Zealand explains just why it's handing out more exemptions to Maria Folau and Laura Langman and the Warriors National Rugby League Women's side celebrate finally getting a home game.

In Extra Time this week - after much cogitation and reading of crystal balls the Rugby World Cup is about to kick off. We're in Tokyo to preview the All Blacks tournament opener against South Africa. Netball New Zealand explains just why it's handing out more exemptions to Maria Folau and Laura Langman and the Warriors National Rugby League Women's side celebrate finally getting a home game.

They became World Champions together, but to win their next title, two Silver Ferns are on opposite sides.Katrina Rore and Laura Langman have both made it to the Suncorp Super Netball Final - Rore for the New South Wales Swifts, and Langman for Sunshine Coast Lightning. If Rore's team wins, it will mean she has won both the Australia and New Zealand competitions, and the World Cup, in the same year.The two joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss how they are preparing for the final.LISTEN ABOVE

Today I'm chatting with Laura Langman, captain of the World Champion Silver Ferns Netball team. We go deep today on; + mindset + understanding who you are + operating based on your values + stripping back the layers for success + and of course getting UNCOMFORTABLE Show notes: When did people come into the picture (9.30) Constant comparison with other people (13.30) Strategy to stepping into the steps of life (20.20) Shifting her mindset (24.30) Not being able to play for her country (31.00) Challenge this week (38.44)

Sandor and Cooper jumped on with Sam again to talk all things Melbourne Storm, they also caught up with Sunshine Lightning superstar and NZ World cup winner Laura Langman

The Sunshine Coast Lightning want to keep their World Cup winning coach forever, but they know that's impossible.Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua's off-contract with the Australian domestic netball side at the end of the current season, having juggled both roles this year.New Zealand captain Laura Langman's deal is also due to conclude.Lightning CEO Danielle Smith says they'll chat with the pair when they both return across the ditch."At some point, there's going to be a change. We'll just work with them to work through what's going to work for themselves and their families and hopefully work with them again."Smith says with Taurua in charge of both sides this year, it's been a surprisingly easy relationship."We've always been quite honest and transparent with one another. In working through that agreement, worked together to see how the schedule for the whole year will work, but we're also both quite flexible so if things changed, we'd work together to come up with a solution."Taurua has not decided what her future will hold, with her tenure with the Ferns also up in the air.There have been suggestions Taurua might consider moving into a leadership role with Ngapuhi and Maoridom. 

The first real test for New Zealand at the netball World Cup tonight will determine their semi final seedings.A win against Australia in Liverpool will secure a last four meeting most probably against South Africa, with England the likely opponent for tonight's loser.One News Sports reporter Jenny May Clarkson told Kate Hawkesby this will be the team's first real test after playing lowly ranked seedings."All they want to do is get out on centre court and test themselves against the best team in the world. It will be another close match-up."Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman says her players need to rise to the task.She says the Diamonds are getting plenty of ball so they'll need to work on their ball retention.Centre pass is at 9:30pm.

LISTEN TO NOELINE TAURUA DISCUSS THE WIN WITH RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST ABOVESilver Ferns 62 South Africa 60 (after extra-time)They did it the hard way but the Silver Ferns eventually delivered clinical composure to down South Africa in extra time of their final Quad Series match.Sixty minutes was not nearly enough to separate the teams in dramatic scenes at London's sold out Copper Box Arena.There were so many twists and turns it is hard to know where to begin.With seconds remaining in regular time, Ferns shooter Ameliaranne Ekenasio hit the long shot tie the game and force extra time.Down by two in the second seven-minute period of extra time, the Ferns somehow clawed their way back; Maria Folau dropping a long bomb to bring her side level and force the match to continue until one side established a two-goal lead.Bongiwe Msomi (left) and New Zealand Silver Ferns Karin Burger battle for the ball. Photo /GettyWith both teams out on their feet, finally the Ferns found a break and put the match to bed and take extra time 17-15.South Africa's only previous victory in 33 attempts against New Zealand came at the 1995 World Cup in Birmingham. Ironically, Ferns coaches Noeline Taurua and Debbie Fuller featured that day.One day after they shocked hosts England, South Africa threatened to repeat those efforts on New Zealand.But in a much-needed confidence boost after successive losses to England and Australia, Taurua's side refused to crumble.Much work remains with the World Cup in Liverpool only six months away but one win is certainly better than none.This time, the Ferns started with such promise.Rectifying their tendency to start slowly, they burst out of the blocks to score the first eight goals and justify Taurua's ploy for continuity in maintaining the starting seven which combined well for three quarters of yesterday's loss to Australia.Laura Langman dominated the middle, and Karin Burger again impressed at wing defence; her tall, strong presence nabbing three intercepts in the first quarter and one crucial tip in the final period with South Africa up by one.Burger is not the finished product but if there is one bright spark to come from this event it is her rapid emergence.In those early stages the Ferns were in total control. Sensing the game slipping away, Norma Plummer pushed Lenize Potgieter from goal attack back to her more accustomed goal shoot role – the switch allowing South Africa to quickly adjust and find their feet.Taking a five goal buffer into the first break, the Ferns started the second quarter in a shambolic state. Just as Ekenasio was due to return to court she suffered a bleeding nose. The confusion saw the Ferns start with six players, eventually injecting Maia Wilson at goal shoot and moving Maria Folau to goal attack.Wilson, in her first appearance of the tournament, struggled to shake the nerves. She hit 5/6 but two fumbles were turned over and she also gave away one penalty.The Ekenasio disruption, combined with too many erratic moments from the Ferns on attack with ball thrown away or squandered, gave South Africa regular chances to chip away at the lead.They did just that, taking the second quarter 11-8 and heading to half time two points adrift.Once again, problematic inconsistency plagued the Ferns.Ekenasio returned after the interval. By that stage, though, South Africa found their tempo and applied further pressure to take the third quarter by two goals and draw level for the final turn.South Africa nailed their centre pass and, so, all the pressure fell on the Ferns to chase the game from then on.This time they delivered. 

LISTEN TO LAURA LANGMAN TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEFormer New Zealand captain Katrina Rore (nee Grant) was a shock omission from the Silver Ferns squad to contest next month's Quad Series in England.Netball New Zealand selectors announced a squad of 12 to head to England next month where the Silver Ferns will play the hosts along with Australia and South Africa from January 13-20.The latest selection proved one of coach Noeline Taurua's toughest yet during her short reign as head coach, as she put 25 hopefuls through a rigorous training camp in Auckland this week.The biggest surprise was the omission of Rore, who captained the Silver Ferns during their disastrous Commonwealth Games campaign."It was a tough call in that defensive end, we're very clear about the areas that we want to put out on court or each player to be able to do and it just happened to be that others were able to do it better," said Taurua. "She's not included in this squad for Northern Quad but everybody will be available for the Worlds."Katrina has had a massive couple of years and even though she's totally disappointed, I know she will be back and this opportunity also gives her the possibility of doing other things outside of netball."I need people who can perform and consistently perform and the ones who have been selected performed over this week."Taurua said with the step up in intensity, her job of selecting had become more difficult particularly through the mid-court and defensive ends which hold plenty of promise."I'm liking what I'm seeing," she said. "I liked the quality that was out there and that people certainly weren't taking their position for granted."Our strength is the collective. Everybody has contributed to the final 12 and because of that the door will remain open for everybody going into the ANZ Premiership. This is just one stage of the journey of where we need to get to. I'm grateful we have all committed we will do it together."With Rore out of the mix, Erena Mikaere, who played under Taurua at the Sunshine Coast Lightning, earned Silver Ferns selection for the first time to join recalled Pulse defender Karin Burger and veteran Casey Kopua in the defence circle."Erena obviously brings height to our defensive circle and her experience of playing against the Australian style for a number of years," Taurua said."And the experience and knowledge that Casey brings to the squad is invaluable."Young mid-courter Kimiora Poi ends a remarkable year on a high with her selection following a stand-out ANZ Premiership and backed up by her performances with the FAST5 Ferns and during the Silver Ferns camp.She joins experienced campaigners Laura Langman, Sam Sinclair and Gina Crampton, along with Whitney Souness who has earned a recall."This mid-court is an area we are continuing to develop and we felt that we needed to strengthen those combinations," Taurua said."We felt that both Kimiora and Whitney bring something different to the centre and wing attack positions – they bring a new set of skills to the role, are extremely fit and also show a confidence for such young athletes."The shooting end had a more settled look including Maria Folau and Ameliaranne Ekenasio, while the inclusion of Maia Wilson is a chance for the young shooter to impress in what is a big year for the Silver Ferns.Taurua felt she had enough cover with just three shooters, through the experience of both Folau and Ekenasio while Wilson is well known for her accuracy.She said it was now crucial for players to step up and take responsibility for their roles on court with a Netball World Cup looming."There's nowhere to hide," Taurua said. "If people don't do their own job then it impacts on somebody else, and that shows when we play on court."I think there's been improvement overall and a better understanding of what is expected and our ability to put that out on court."But she also confirmed that the door remained opened for those still pushin...

LISTEN TO JENNY WOODS TALK WITH RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST ABOVEIt's the moment Kiwi netball fans have been waiting for.The Silver Ferns finally put an end to their near-historic nine-game losing streak against the Australian Diamonds to claim their first win 55-44 in the 2018 Constellation Cup at Hamilton's Claudelands Arena.After showing patches of promise throughout the first two tests in Australia, losing 57-42 in Brisbane and 56-47 in Townsville, the Ferns finally proved they know how to win – and how to win well.Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman said it was very special to claim the win on home ground."It's really nice to be fair and I think there's no place like home to do it," Langman said after the clash, "Ultimately for us, it just reinforced that what we're doing, we're on the right track.""We knew it was there and we just had to be patient … for me the win is really a reinforcement that our processes, when we get them right [and] when we have the discipline and the patience to stick to them, the scoreboard takes care of itself."Silver Ferns head coach Noeline Taurua was pleased to add a win against Australia to her short record in charge of the national side but was hesitant to get too excited, urging that there were still plenty of areas to address."From my end, I can just see the gaps, I know that sounds terrible, but I can see room for improvement," Taurua said."It's within our grasp to not only win the [final] but also the cup as well so I'm absolutely rapt that we're still in the game but we've got to be able to put it into action."Great improvements from where we were and it's great to get the [win] on the board … [but] time will tell whether we can back ourselves up."Taking a narrow one-goal lead after the first quarter, the Ferns took control with Maria Folau and Te Paea Selby-Rickit's shooting efforts.In a bid to settle her side, Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander called Caitlin Bassett on at goal shoot after starting her on the bench, but even the Australian captain couldn't stop the Ferns' fast pace with an uncharacteristically average shooting performance.Meanwhile, Folau and Selby-Rickit played on with a 100 per cent shooting rate in the second quarter aided by a forceful Ferns midcourt featuring stellar efforts by Gina Crampton and Samantha Sinclair.Ferns defender and player of the match Jane Watson was in sublime form picking up vital rebounds and intercepts. And, unlike in the past few games, the Ferns treasured possession - capitalising from almost every opportunity they were given to stun their opponents and put the World Champions in unfamiliar territory.Pulling ahead to their biggest lead in the series so far, the Ferns made sure they kept the pressure on their rivals right until the final moments to steal the show and finally deliver a passionate home crowd that winning feeling.The decisive win restores hope that the Silver Ferns could claim the annual Constellation Cup for the first time since 2012 but need at least a massive 14-goal win on Thursday night in Wellington to pull it off. 

LISTEN TO MICHAELA SOKOLICH-BEATSON TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVESeven-game losing streak? Make it eight to Australia.Failing to improve on last month's promising Quad Series five-goal loss to the Australian Diamonds, the Silver Ferns fell to a 57-42 defeat in Brisbane this afternoon.Tipping off the Constellation Cup in style, however, the Ferns were level 10-10 with the Diamonds after what looked a promising performance from the New Zealand side in the opening quarter.But that's when things fell apart.Falling off the pace in dramatic fashion, the Ferns responded with their lowest quarter score (six) against the Aussie side in almost a decade and struggled to make back lost ground after falling behind by a massive 17 goals.An optimistic Noeline Taurua, who was desperate to claim her first win over the Australians as head coach of the New Zealand side, said she still saw improvements on the court but ultimately labelled the Ferns as too inconsistent."There are clear areas when we are under the pressure as to what we need to do, we do it sporadically," she said after the match."In reality when you look at the scoreboard like that, it's definitely an uppercut but also there's some really positive stuff and we've just got to keep the faith in what we're doing.""The positives are we can only keep getting slapped and when are we going to learn? That's what it's all about."Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman didn't hesitate to put her hand up for leading a weak midcourt performance which left the New Zealand shooters little opportunity to score, assuring it would be an area of focus ahead of their second test."We all identified those soft errors that we were doing, I was guilty of a number today and it's just not good enough and not international standard so we need to sort that out and that'll put us in the fight," Langman said."If everyone's doing four, or five [mistakes], and I was doing a lot, it's costly."Young goal shoot Aliyah Dunn performed well in her first starting seven appearance before her opportunities to score became limited and was replaced by Maia Wilson during the second quarter.The Silver Ferns then struggled to keep up with the pace as their rivals took control of the clash.Veteran Maria Folau remained consistent, leading her shooters with a decent 90 per cent performance but it wasn't until Taurua called Te Paea Selby-Rickit on at goal attack in the final quarter that things started to shift.Defensively, the Silver Ferns provided plenty of impetus with none better than the defensive pairing of Katrina Grant and Jane Watson to put the heat on Australia's shooters.The defending duo grabbed a game-high four intercepts before Sulu Fitzpatrick courageously took to the court for her first Silver Ferns appearance in seven years.Connections began to flow again in the final quarter as the Ferns' midcourt settled and Selby-Rickit's combination with Folau shifted into gear. But it was too little too late to make back the hefty amount of lost ground.The Ferns will face the Diamonds again on Wednesday night in Townsville before heading home for the third test in Hamilton. 

LISTEN TO NOELINE TAURUA TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEThe Silver Ferns have made changes in all areas of the court as they prepare for the Constellation Cup.Silver Ferns head coach Noeline Taurua has introduced three new players to the New Zealand side which went down by just five goals to the Australian Diamonds last month.Maia Wilson, Sulu Fitzpatrick, and Erikana Pedersen - who were all initially named in the Silver Ferns Development Squad - have been rewarded for their performances in both this week's training camp and the recent ANZ Premiership season.The trio have been included for the four test series against the Australian Diamonds which tips off in Brisbane this Sunday.Taurua said although the Ferns were focused on delivering quality netball during the Constellation Cup, she wanted to look at various combinations as they continue their build-up to next year's Netball World Cup in England."There are limited opportunities to see how our players perform against the best in the world, but we also have to be mindful that we want to build on the performances that the Silver Ferns have produced so far," Taurua said."We want to have a look at combinations and what those players bring to the mix."Wilson, who has been in and out of the squad since her debut in 2016, replaces Ameliaranne Ekenasio in the shooting circle.Well known for her accuracy and court craft in the circle, Wilson said she we relishing the opportunity to prove her worth again against the world's best defenders."I'm a strong target, I think that's the main thing for why I've been picked in here ... my job out there is to get out on the court, put the ball in the hoop and always be available," she said."[Australia] are a very physical bunch and I think that's part of what the game's turning into now and I think we've been prepping a lot in training to be able to hack it and take those balls with whatever pressure we've got on us."Fitzpatrick, who gained her one test cap as a teenager back in 2011, will join Central Pulse team-mate and Ferns' vice-captain Katrina Grant in the defensive circle.Taurua said she hoped that the duo's formidable style will better combat the towering Australian shooters."With Sulu coming in we definitely have presence there now in the circle defence," Taurua said."She's a bigger-bodied person and she's got a lot of presence in the circle ... but she provides us something else in our defensive unit, and we're looking for someone to explore that a bit more against Australia."Taurua has had her entire squad in camp this week, including defenders Kelly Jury and Casey Kopua who were both ruled out of the series as they continue their injury rehabilitation.The two defenders are expected to return to the court for January's Quad Series.The Constellation Cup moves to Townsville this week before heading to Hamilton on October 14 and Wellington on October 18.Silver Ferns side to play in Constellation Cup: Gina Crampton, Aliyah Dunn, Sulu Fitzpatrick, Maria Folau, Katrina Grant, Laura Langman (captain), Erikana Pedersen, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Sam Sinclair, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson, Jane Watson, Maia Wilson. 

The Silver Ferns have found an extra benefit from their new 'vote for their captain' system.Laura Langman was today unveiled as New Zealand's captain, with former captain Katrina Grant the vice captain.The pair were selected after other players, and management voted by choosing a three, two, one points system.Coach Noeline Taurua told D'Arcy and Goran it was a successful system for a number of reasons."This whole process has identified other players within the Silver Ferns squad that have potential for leadership roles in the future, and I think that's fantastic."Langman says she'll be drawing on all the experience within the side for their first match against England."To be out collectively what fits best for this group going forwards, and we want to put a stake in the ground on Saturday."LISTEN TO LAURA LANGMAN AND NOELINE TAURUA TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVE

Noeline Taurua will have only a small say in deciding who'll captain the Silver Ferns.The new coach, Netball New Zealand CEO Jennie Wyllie, a High Performance Sport representative, and all of the players will vote on who should lead the Ferns.Taurua says they're taking a collective approach."We'll look hopefully by tomorrow afternoon to know, one, what is our structure, is it a leadership structure, or are we going captain-vice captain, and then who those people are."Noeline Taurua says the Silver Ferns captain will be unveiled on Thursday ahead of Saturday's Quad Series opener against England in Auckland.Former Australian coach Kath Harby-Williams told Craig Cummings that her pick for skipper would be Laura Langman.She talked about what a good captain needs, and what the Silver Ferns need to do to support their pick.LISTEN TO KATH HARBY-WILLIAMS TALK WITH CRAIG CUMMINGS ABOVE

In Extra Time with Sally Murphy this week, we countdown to the All Blacks-Lions decider, our America's Cup correspondent Todd Niall ponders the future of the Auld Mug in New Zealand and Silver Ferns veteran Laura Langman - should she stay or should she go?

In Extra Time with Sally Murphy this week, we countdown to the All Blacks-Lions decider, our America's Cup correspondent Todd Niall ponders the future of the Auld Mug in New Zealand and Silver Ferns veteran Laura Langman - should she stay or should she go?

One of the biggest names in sport is heading to New Zealand with tennis star Serena Williams to headline Auckland's ASB Classic. New Zealand Rugby cops another public flogging. We remember golf's 'King' Arnold Palmer, who died this week. The Parker Brothers prepare for their big fight night. Laura Langman tells us why she's turned her back on the Silver Ferns and we chat to the most capped international rugby referee of all-time Nigel Owens about his remarkable journey out of despair to the top of his profession.

One of the biggest names in sport is heading to New Zealand with tennis star Serena Williams to headline Auckland's ASB Classic. New Zealand Rugby cops another public flogging. We remember golf's 'King' Arnold Palmer, who died this week. The Parker Brothers prepare for their big fight night. Laura Langman tells us why she's turned her back on the Silver Ferns and we chat to the most capped international rugby referee of all-time Nigel Owens about his remarkable journey out of despair to the top of his profession.

In Extra Time we discuss the Super Rugby quarter-finals, with a chance all four New Zealand teams involved could make the semi-finals. The first members of the New Zealand Olympic team have arrived in Rio, is everything as it should be? One member of the New Zealand Olympic team talks about his late inclusion after an opponent failed a drugs test. Laura Langman talks about playing her netball in Australia and Shane Archbold explains his spectacular crash on the Tour de France.

In Extra Time we discuss the Super Rugby quarter-finals, with a chance all four New Zealand teams involved could make the semi-finals. The first members of the New Zealand Olympic team have arrived in Rio, is everything as it should be? One member of the New Zealand Olympic team talks about his late inclusion after an opponent failed a drugs test. Laura Langman talks about playing her netball in Australia and Shane Archbold explains his spectacular crash on the Tour de France.

On Extra Time this week: we look ahead to the All Blacks Rugby World Cup team naming; Sonny Bill Williams and Ardie Savea discuss their inclusion in next season's All Blacks Sevens's squad for the Rio Olympics; We look back at the Silver Ferns campaign in the recent Netball World Cup in Australia; Laura Langman talks to us about her decision to cross the ditch in next season's trans-tasman championship; Olympic silver medallist Nick Willis talks about his ambitions for the upcoming Athletics World Championships in Beijing, and Shaun Johnson updates us on how his rehabilitation is going following surgery on his broken ankle.

On Extra Time this week: we look ahead to the All Blacks Rugby World Cup team naming; Sonny Bill Williams and Ardie Savea discuss their inclusion in next season's All Blacks Sevens's squad for the Rio Olympics; We look back at the Silver Ferns campaign in the recent Netball World Cup in Australia; Laura Langman talks to us about her decision to cross the ditch in next season's trans-tasman championship; Olympic silver medallist Nick Willis talks about his ambitions for the upcoming Athletics World Championships in Beijing, and Shaun Johnson updates us on how his rehabilitation is going following surgery on his broken ankle.

This week - we speak to the New Zealand netball vice-captain Laura Langman as the Silver Ferns head to Australia for their first test match of 2012; catch up with the Chiefs and All Blacks loose forward Liam Messam to talk about his stellar year and the weekend's Rugby Championship clash with the Springboks; we talk to the World Anti-doping Agency's director general to discuss the rules surrounding Belarussian shotputter Nadzeya Ostapchuk's lenient ban after being stripped of the Olympic gold medal for doping; celebrate our London Paralympic champions as they return to New Zealand with an impressive medal haul and we talk to the Wellington Phoenix new signing Belgian striker Stein Huysegems as he joins the team ahead of the upcoming A-league football season.

This week - we speak to the New Zealand netball vice-captain Laura Langman as the Silver Ferns head to Australia for their first test match of 2012; catch up with the Chiefs and All Blacks loose forward Liam Messam to talk about his stellar year and the weekend's Rugby Championship clash with the Springboks; we talk to the World Anti-doping Agency's director general to discuss the rules surrounding Belarussian shotputter Nadzeya Ostapchuk's lenient ban after being stripped of the Olympic gold medal for doping; celebrate our London Paralympic champions as they return to New Zealand with an impressive medal haul and we talk to the Wellington Phoenix new signing Belgian striker Stein Huysegems as he joins the team ahead of the upcoming A-league football season.

In Extra Time this week, we're on board Team New Zealand's boat Camper as they head towards Auckland and the finish of leg four of the Volvo Round the World Yacht Race. Wayne Smith discusses adjusting from All Black to Super rugby coaching, the Auckland high jumper Liz Lamb talk about the heights she'll have to reach to get to the London Olympics and the Silver Fern mid courter Laura Langman reflects on the trans Tasman netball competition's pre-season tournament.

In Extra Time this week, we're on board Team New Zealand's boat Camper as they head towards Auckland and the finish of leg four of the Volvo Round the World Yacht Race. Wayne Smith discusses adjusting from All Black to Super rugby coaching, the Auckland high jumper Liz Lamb talk about the heights she'll have to reach to get to the London Olympics and the Silver Fern mid courter Laura Langman reflects on the trans Tasman netball competition's pre-season tournament.