[1][2][3] With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, co-captained by Kelly Jury and Tiana Metuarau and featuring Aliyah Dunn, Erikana Pedersen and Whitney Souness, Central Pulse won their third title.
Central Pulse were due to host the sixth edition of the official ANZ Premiership tournament at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki between 24 and 27 February.
[56] Pulse's Round 1 match against Northern Stars was cancelled following a Covid-19 outbreak in their squad.
[67] In order to reduce the number of cancelled matches, the ANZ Premiership created a free agent player pool that teams could use to recruit temporary replacements.
[69][70][71][72] Another member of the pool, Storm Purvis came out of retirement to play for Stars.