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Beach volleyball rivals Polley and Macdonald to compete at world championships

NewsroomNZ HeraldWednesday 12 November 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated
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Shaunna Polley and Olivia Macdonald have become the first New Zealand women to compete at the beach volleyball world championships in 24 years. Formerly rivals, the pair began playing together last October and recently won the World Beach Pro Tour Nuvali Futures event in the Philippines.

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First reported by Newsroom, Wed 12 Nov 2025, 5:00am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 11 hours
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    Once rivals, Beach Ferns set to stun the world (opens in new tab)

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    Beach volleyball: Once rivals, Beach Ferns set to stun the world (opens in new tab)