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Diamonds netballer Sarah Klau named in Constellation Cup squad after pleading guilty to assault

The Guardian Australia (Sport)
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  • NSW Swifts player pleaded guilty to kicking a security guard in June.
  • Diamond’s netballer Sarah Klau has kept her spot in Australia’s Constellation Cup squad after pleading guilty to assault earlier this month.
  • Klau fronted Sydney’s Downing centre court earlier in September over a common assault charge on 7 June.
  • Klau had failed to disclose the matter to NA before the Commonwealth Games in July, resulting in the sanctions, which also include completing more education.
  • The Constellation Cup begins on 18 October, with the Diamonds travelling to Auckland to take on the new Commonwealth Games champions.

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Klau had failed to disclose the matter to NA before the Commonwealth Games in July, resulting in the sanctions, which also include completing additional education.

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NSW Swifts player pleaded guilty to kicking a security guard in June.

Australia travel to Auckland to face Silver Ferns in October.

Diamond’s netballer Sarah Klau has kept her spot in Australia’s Constellation Cup squad after pleading guilty to assault earlier this month.

Klau was included in the Diamonds’ 14-player squad named on Tuesday, less than a week after Netball Australia imposed sanctions on the goalkeeper for breaching its code of conduct.

The 31-year-old was handed a $5,000 fine and a two-game ban after the sport’s national governing body found she had failed to behave in a professional manner and engaged in conduct that brought the game into disrepute.

Klau fronted Sydney’s Downing centre court earlier in September over a common assault charge on 7 June.

No conviction was recorded and that matter was dismissed by the courts on 3 September.

Klau had failed to disclose the matter to NA before the Commonwealth Games in July, resulting in the sanctions, which also include completing more education.

Diamonds vice-captain Kate Moloney said she had not spoken to Klau since the punishment was rendered by NA but had checked in with messages.

The Constellation Cup begins on 18 October, with the Diamonds travelling to Auckland to take on the new Commonwealth Games champions.

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