Netball Australia stands by Hancock Prospecting sponsorship despite player backlash

Talks with the playing group are ongoing, but NA conceded the matter remains unresolved ahead of the final two matches of the Constellation Cup on home soil.

NA will facilitate a face-to-face meeting with Hancock Prospecting and the broader playing group in the coming days but it remains to be seen whether the Diamonds will wear a uniform with a Hancock logo on it for the games against New Zealand on Wednesday and Sunday this week.

The NA chair, Wendy Archer, said there was no obligation to wear the Hancock dress during the Constellation Cup due to additional obligations placed on NA by the Australian Netball Players Association (ANPA).

The deal, worth $15m over four years, has come to the aid of the organisation after it announced losses of more than $7m over the past two years.