SOUTH Coast Blaze, a franchise in the Netball NSW Premier League, announced on Friday its opens team will play two exhibition games against ACT Netball's Capital Spirit and North Shore United.
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The South Coast Blaze versus Capital Spirit exhibition game will be held at the Capital Spirit's Season Launch at the SolarHub ACT Netball Centre on Saturday, March 13 at 12:30pm.
Both teams had their inaugural year in 2020, and this will only be the second official game between the Opens teams.
South Coast Blaze opens head coach Marji Parr is excited for the matchup against ACT Capital Spirit.
"We have been in pre-season training for a couple of months now, so it will be a great opportunity to gauge how the team comes together against another Premier League team with just under a month from the start of the competition," Parr said.
ACT Capital Spirit opens head coach Kate Carpenter is also ready for the interstate battle.
"It's our first match opportunity for 2021's pre-season," Carpenter said.
"We have a good relationship with South Coast Blaze and are looking forward to our local community getting the opportunity to see both franchises in action."
The South Coast Blaze versus North Shore United Opens exhibition game will be held at Shellharbour City Stadium, on Friday, March 19, from 7.30pm - with the Blaze under 23s taking on the under 23s training partners beforehand at 6pm.
Tickets will be available for the general public for $15 per person on Monday, March 15.
"It's wonderful to be able to bring an elite exhibition game to the South Coast region," Parr said.
"North Shore United won the opens competition title last year so it will be an exciting match up ahead of the season."
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