New-look premier club competition
Two grades will be in action this season in a new-look premier club competition.
After a delayed start due to Covid-19, netball starts with premier and premier reserve grades, both with six teams, playing at the Arena in Palmerston North on Tuesday nights.
The premier grade was previously eight teams, but the two bottom teams have dropped into the new premier reserve grade, which will now run alongside the top competition.
In the top flight are last year’s champions Feilding, beaten finalists Rahui from taki, Manukura Black, Manukura Red, Palmerston North Girls’ High School and Massey A1.
In the premier reserve grade is College Old Girls, Feilding A2, Massey A2, Feilding Reserves, Rahui A2, and Kia Toa.
Feilding A2 and Massey A2 were in the premier competition last year.
Feilding A1 v Girls’ High, 6pm; Manukura Black v Manukura Red, 6pm; Rahui v Massey A1, 7.40pm.
Premier:
Premier reserve:
Massey A2 v Feilding Reserves, 6pm; Feilding A2 v Rahui A2, 7.40pm; COG v Kia Toa, 7.40pm.
Both grades will play two rounds, but at the end of the first round, the bottom-placed team in the premier grade will play the top premier reserve team.
The winner will finish the season in the premier grade and the loser will compete in premier reserve.
At the end of the season, teams five and six in the premier grade will play the top two premier reserve teams in promotionrelegation games.
The bottom two premier reserve teams will also play the top two teams from the premier two competition, which is played on Saturdays along with all other grades, in promotion-relegation matches.