This year’s PacificAus Sports Netball Series in Brisbane, Australia will feature six teams.

The Fiji Pearls will have a chance to improve its current world ranking of 15th, when it competes in the Pacific Netball Series in Brisbane next month.

Netball Fiji chief executive Vivian Koster says both the men’s open and under 23 teams provided quality high-level game time for the Fiji Pearls and the Baby Pearls.

19 primary schools from Tailevu South stormed the Netball Centre to compete in the two-day Tailevu South Primary School Netball Carnival in Laucala Bay.

Netball Fiji actively participated in a community clean-up campaign along the Nasese foreshore in Laucala, Suva over the weekend.

The Suva Primary Schools Netball Association is happy to note an increase in the number of students taking up the sport this year.

The Suva Primary School Netball Association finals are currently underway at the National Netball Centre in Laucala Bay, featuring schools from the Suva to Nasinu area competing in age groups from under nine to under 14.

Savusavu girl Leila Simpson has made the cut for the Australian under 17 netball side.

Former Fiji Pearl Anasimeci Rakavosa has been appointed as Netball Fiji Sports Development Coordinator.

The Netball Fiji U21 management has disclosed that there is significant interest from overseas players to join the national team.

18-year-old Nina Nakula, aims to represent the National Netball Under-21 team in the upcoming World Cup.

Fiji Pearls player Kalesi Tawake, along with Fiji Under-21 players Yvonne Nalewbau and Susana Rasaubale, arrived in Sydney last night to join the South Coast Blaze Netball Club as part of the PacificAus Sports Immersion program for the NSW Premier League season.