Convent A get off to good start

Tuesday 8th September 2009, 2:59PM BST.

Convent A’s Lynsey Pitman challenges St Lawrence B’s Louise Pearson at Les Quennevais last night. Picture by David Ferguson (00783021)

The Dominion Winter Netball League season opened last night with champions Convent securing a comfortable victory, even though they were one player down for most of the match.

The team beat St Lawrence B comfortably at Les Quennevais, despite the fact that Sarah Thatcher had to retire after about four minutes because of a knee injury.

They continued with just six players for the rest of the game which they won 64-35.

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