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LINWOOD NETBALL MUMS SERVE UP ORANGE SLICES WITH A SIDE OF SHARP TACTICS!

When it comes to netball, the hottest competition might just be between the snack table and the centre court.

By Sharon Ngatai, Riccarton Correspondent · Linwood · 2 weeks ago

Forget the emerald courts and the cheers of little angels; the real showdown at the Linwood netball finals was on the sidelines. Mums, armed with thermoses of orange squash and generous slices of cake (which may or may not have been a health and safety hazard), brought their game face, and bloody sharp elbows, to the fray! The tension was ripe as one particularly fierce mum was spotted yelling at a player, ‘Get your head in the game, not in the orange slices!’

Reader Letters

Janice Walsh

Honestly, I think we should just have a cake-off instead of a netball match! Why do we have to pretend the sport is the main event? Those orange slices were the real MVP.

Sharon Ngatai

I’ve seen kinder wars at the kindergarten fundraiser! I think we should implement a no-yelling policy for the sidelines—but I must admit, my thermos did have the best homemade lemonade.

Wayne Patterson

I don’t know about the sharp elbows, but I’ll take my chances if it means more orange slices for me! Just a heads up though, ladies, I might be stealing that cake recipe for my own barbecue next weekend.

Trevor McLeod

It's all fun and games until someone claims the last slice! I propose a 'slice distribution committee' for next time. That way, the tension can stay on the court and out of the tea tent!