Anna Mowbray

Absolutely.

Now, have you heard anything about this new Arlie Williams and Anna Mowbray franchise system?

I actually haven't heard anything from Ali or Anna or Nepal New Zealand or anything like that.

Obviously I keep in close contact with Kate Agnew who was my general manager.

The Northern Mystics could join forces with the Blues under a new private netball league from next year.

RNZ understands Barfoot and Thompson director Peter Thompson is in talks with league backers Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams about buying a franchise licence that would be closely aligned with the Super Rugby Club.

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There you go, Big Gal and Nelson going toe-to-toe.

Uh, the Mystics' Anna Mowbray and Ellie Williams' new private netball league could bring together two Auckland sporting institutions, with discussions underway for the Mystics to join forces with the Blues super rugby side.

It's been tried before.

Collingwood had, uh, both Collingwood Magpies AFL side of their business, plus they had a netball team as well.

Netball New Zealand boss Jenna Wotton says work is continuing at pace on a new private franchise league.

The National Body confirmed earlier this month it had accepted a bid by high-profile couple Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams to take over the licence to run the elite domestic competition.

The details of the new league, including the format, number of teams and broadcast arrangements, are yet to be confirmed.

But Wotton is adamant it remains on track for a 2027 launch.

And I think that's what hopefully Nepal and New Zealand is moving towards with Dame Eileen's reappointment into this role to beyond next year's World Cup.

We wait to see what the new domestic comp's going to look like with Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams involved.

But yeah, let's hope that things are trending upwards, the upward trajectory for Nepal and New Zealand.

What happens with the players next, though? I don't know what's going on with the Williams-Mober situation and how it's going to start and what place it's going to.