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Honours even as sisters share netball sibling rivalry

A pair of star netball twins finally faced off on the court as they move up the ranks at separate clubs.

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Sisters Halee and Rudee Robinson, from Wolverhampton, have caught the eye among semi-professional netball experts as future stars in the making.

They honed their craft playing together at Walsall-based side Yendys before moving into the junior ranks at Severn Stars. Halee has spent four years with Stars and now competes for their under-19s side in the Netball National Performance League, while Rudee has since moved on to Wasps in Coventry.

Last month the pair faced off in a friendly between the two sides and were pitted against each other as Halee, in wing attack, was tasked with getting the better of her sister Rudee in wing defence. In a tight contest, the teams shared the spoils with a 37-37 draw.

“There was no love lost on the court between us both but a draw was the most appropriate score to allow for peace in the Robinson household,” Halee said. “But if we come up against each other again later on in the season, I’m sure we will want to see a different scoreline.”

Rudee added: “Recently we have become Gilbert Netball ambassadors. We are extremely lucky to be working with Gilbert and we are excited for what the future holds. Also we create unique netball and fitness content on our social media platforms @twinfitinsta on Instagram and @TWINFIT__ on Twitter.”

Both former pupils at Wolverhampton Girls’ High School, the 18-year-old sisters are highly touted to forge a career in the professional game.

Halee has also had some training experience with the England Roses Long Squad programme and their proud father Ronnie Robinson believes they are both capable of even more success.

He said: “Their mother Claire and I are extremely proud of their hard work and commitment to netball. They both have trained very hard and it’s strange to see them playing for separate teams as for the most of their playing careers they have been on the same teams.

“Seeing them play each other for the first time was a very bitter-sweet moment as we couldn’t show any favouritism to one or the other.

“The lead-up to the game was very nervous as they are both very competitive. The sibling rivalry was intense. The spotlight was increased on them both due to the fact their team-mates were adding pressure on them.

“We both can see that the girls will go very far as a number of netball hubs have shown interest in taking them on – this is also dependent on which University they will attend.

“Halee has just spent the last four months training within the England Roses Long Squad programme. One day we hope for them to both have the chance to compete at the highest possible level.”