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Captain Katrina Rore takes a selfie with a Central Pulse fan.
Silver Ferns basketball star Katrina Rore is expecting her first child with her husband Joel.
The Central Pulse legend was ruled out of Silver Ferns’ three-game series for England this week due to “medical reasons”, prompting speculation that she may be pregnant.
Rore confirmed that was the case, announcing her pregnancy via Instagram on Saturday.
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“When you try, try and try again, seek medical advice, take tests, try, try, and try again … persistence pays off. Joel and I are very excited to welcome a new addition to our little whānau. Pēpē expires in 2021 ”, said the defender of 137 tests.
Netball NZ congratulated the couple by tweeting: “Absolutely excited to share the news from Katrina and Joel Rore that they are expecting their first child. Sending all our aroha. “
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The 33-year-old has done it all in netball, winning a World Cup last year and gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Rore had a 2019 to savor, also capturing national titles with Pulse and New South Wales Swifts at Super Netball Australia.
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Katrina Rore, Yvette McCausland-Durie and Karin Burger celebrate the triumph of Pulse’s 2020 ANZ Premier.
Coach Dame Noeline Taurua confirmed earlier this month that Rore would not appear again in 2020 due to “medical reasons,” but declined to reveal further details about the veteran’s absence.
