Fijian netballer Nina Nakula uses "national duty" as her school exam excuse

15/05/2025 53 min
Fijian netballer Nina Nakula uses "national duty" as her school exam excuse

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Balancing study with playing netball for Fiji has its challenges but 19-year-old Nina Nakula wouldn't have it any other way. Ahead of the Youth Netball World Cup later this year, Nakula talks about the inspiration of her aunties, why she didn't take netball seriously for so long and how many times she's used the excuse of playing for Fiji to miss exams.Sam Wykes is also joined by Solomon Islands journalist Priestley Habru to chat about Pacific sports news from the worlds of football, swimming, rugby union, athletics, cricket and much more.

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