| Southern Sting | |
|---|---|
| 2003 season | |
| Head coach | Robyn Broughton |
| Manager | Kate Mackintosh |
| Captain | Lesley Nicol |
| Main venue | Stadium Southland |
| Season results | |
| Wins–losses | 9–1 |
| Season placing | 1st |
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The 2003 Southern Sting season saw the Southern Sting netball team compete in the 2003 National Bank Cup league season. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton, captained by Lesley Nicol and featuring Tania Dalton, Adine Harper, Donna Loffhagen and Wendy Telfer, Sting won their fifth consecutive league title. In the semi-final, they defeated Otago Rebels 56–43. In the grand final, they defeated Northern Force 51–49. It was the first time in the history of the league that it featured a South Island v North Island final.[1][2][3][4][5]
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- ^ "Netball: Sting too strong for fading Force". www.nzherald.co.nz. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand. Netball Final. Southern Sting vs. Northern Force". www.photosport.nz. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Sting History 2003". www.sting.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Stadium Southland's impressive netball finals history". stuff.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.