Parr's Hopes Shattered In Netball Titles

Illawarra Mercury

Wednesday November 14, 2007

FIGTREE defender Marji Parr and her Fiji team-mates' hopes of reaching the semi-finals at the World Netball Championships were shattered by the Cook Islands in Auckland.

After opening their campaign with an easy win over Singapore last weekend, the Fijians suffered a demoralising 78-35 loss to world netball heavyweights Jamaica on Monday night.

The Fijians had to bounce back with a win over the Cook Islanders to reach the quarter-finals, but the underdogs snuck home 42-36 yesterday.

South Pacific Games champions Fiji, who finished eighth at the last world titles held four years ago in Jamaica, actually led 13-11 at the first break.

Cook Islands hit the front 22-21 at half-time and only took a 32-30 lead heading into the final term but managed to skip clear.

Captain and centre Ritua Petero provided the spark for her team's passing game, helping the underdogs book a showdown with Australia in tomorrow's quarter-finals.

© 2007 Illawarra Mercury

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