The annual Counties Energy representative tournament will take place at Pukekohe Netball Centre on Sunday with teams from afar afield as Whakatane in attendance.

A total of 44 teams will take part in the age group tournament with U18, U16 and U14 grades in action across the day.

Teams from North Harbour, Waitakere, Auckland, Hamilton, Waikato, Tauranga and other local centres will make the trek to Pukekohe for the tournament.

The draw has been challenging this year with a new format of teams playing two 40-minute games instead of the usual 4 x 20-minute games,” Pukekohe Netball Centre manager Maree Bernasconi told Counties Sports Hub.

β€œIt is felt this is more beneficial when preparing for the National Tournaments and that aligns with the their thinking.” Games start from 9am with new rounds starting each hour.