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Diamonds title marred by 'extraordinary' call - CtrlF.XYZ

Diamonds title marred by 'extraordinary' call

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The Diamonds 56-50 triumph implicit New Zealand successful the netball Quad Series successful Cape Town has been overshadowed by a bizarre umpire determination to contradict the Silver Ferns a extremity due to the fact that neither umpire was seemingly watching.

Mid-way done the last quarter, Ameliaranne Ekenasio changeable what should person been her 10th extremity of the night, but Silver Ferns teammate Grace Nweke and Courtney Bruce were progressive successful a scuffle disconnected the shot that saw some extremity up sprawled connected the floor.

Umpires Anso Kemp and Gary Burgess some admitted to missing the extremity owed to the distraction of the scuffle - contempt replays showing Kemp watching the goal.

During a little discussion, Burgess could beryllium heard wrongly telling Kemp the extremity "wasn't scored" and declared Kemp should grant Australia a propulsion in.

They yet declared a flip up - a rarely-used method utilized usually erstwhile it's intolerable to find who was the origin of a stoppage - would beryllium contested.

Commentator Jenny Woods described the concern arsenic "extraordinary".

"This is nuts! We person impervious of the extremity being scored. We person seen everything present successful this game," she said.

"How is it you person a concern wherever neither umpire sees whether oregon not the extremity is scored? It's extraordinary.

"Fascinating, I haven't seen [a flip up] hap successful immoderate crippled I tin remember."

The rules of netball forbid umpires from checking with broadcasters for video evidence, but Woods suggested the umpires could person approached the bench, wherever the reserve umpire is watching.

With the netball World Cup owed to commencement successful Cape Town successful July, Woods suggested the mistake would nary uncertainty beryllium "a talking point", and mightiness pb to regularisation changes.

Former Diamond Catherine Cox agreed.

"Not a atrocious talking constituent close ahead of a satellite cupful to marque definite that doesn't hap again. Wow. Wow, wow," she said connected Fox Sports.

"I cannot judge my eyes," she said.

The contention took immoderate of the sheen of Australia's triumph - their seventh Quad Series title.

"Really blessed with that one. We built thing successful this 2nd lucifer against the Silver Ferns. It's a truly large assurance builder for america - we enactment retired a truly large past 4th that we've been wanting to bash this full series," Diamonds skipper Liz Watson said.

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