Netball New Zealand send Jamaica home without Taini Jamison Trophy

  • Updated
  • 25/04/2018
Jamaican captain Jhaniele Fowler Reid celebrates with the Taini Jamison Trophy.
Jamaican captain Jhaniele Fowler Reid celebrates with the Taini Jamison Trophy. Photo credit: Photosport

Jamaica left New Zealand with a series win over the Silver Ferns in March but the winners have yet to receive their prize.

The president of Netball Jamaica says the Sunshine Girls were under the impression that the old adage of 'To the victor goes the spoils', however that is not the case when it comes to the Taini Jamison Trophy.

Paula Daley-Morris told Jamaica's The Gleaner that her side was upset when they were informed that the trophy would stay put in New Zealand.

"At the end of the series for the Taini Jamison Trophy, we were anticipating receiving the trophy, but we were told that it has never been won by any other national team and that it couldn't leave the country," Daley-Morris said.

"The team was disappointed in that we didn't get medals or replicas, and we asked for even a picture of the trophy itself or even something symbolic to mark the occasion, and we haven't received that either.

"We got a little framed New Zealand plaque, and it wasn't even a plaque that had any writing to say what we received this for in terms of the competition. It was just normal memorabilia, and I don't think it was sufficient," she said.

Daley-Morris said she plans to contact her New Zealand counterpart Jennie Wyllie to express her frustration at the situation.

"I will take it up with the CEO for Netball New Zealand because I know it wasn't a pleasant feeling for the girls," she said.

"We are not going to create a row over it, but I will take it up with Netball New Zealand in a more official capacity so that we don't have a repeat of that kind of situation."

Netball NZ's head of events Kate Agnew told Stuff that the trophy was a physical symbol which represented the history of the series.

"Each series is a discrete competition," Agnew said.

"It is not a defendable trophy. Each series stands alone and each series is recorded on the trophy

"Jamaica won the series.

"They don't hold the trophy. Each series is independent on all the others so you can win the trophy but it doesn't mean you are the holder," Agnew said.

"Because of the value and preciousness of the trophy we couldn't afford to have it go offshore either. For insurance purposes and its ongoing value in the history of New Zealand, we can't really have it go offshore."

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