Pressure on Diamonds for World Cup as New Zealand discover a gem in Grace Nweke

The Quad series confirmed Australia are favourites for July’s World Cup, England are a hot mess and New Zealand have a diamond of their own in goal shooter Grace Nweke

An increasingly self-assured Australia took out the Quad Series in Cape Town with victory over New Zealand in the final. But the tournament did more than re-confirm the Diamonds’ world No 1 status. Here’s what we learned with the 2023 World Cup in South Africa looming.

Date:	Jan. 25, 2023 11:44 PM ET
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