Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playAs a hush fell over the QBE room at North Harbour Stadium while mourners awaited the service for Tania Dalton to begin, incongruous as it might sound, it brought to mind the former Silver Fern's sense of mischief. In many ways Dalton's personality mirrored the way she played the game - bold, daring and effortlessly classy. Related Content Family, friends remember 'legendary' former Silver Fern Tania Dalton Family of Tania Dalton set up trust in her name Video Watch: Colleagues and teammates remember Tania DaltonThe 1.5m semicircle under the post was Dalton's playground. It wasn't just Dalton's former teammates that gathered to pay their respects to the woman they affectionately knew as "T-Bag". That sense of loss the netball community is feeling has been replicated through many other communities, with Dalton a well-known figure in basketball, surf lifesaving, touch, and rugby circles.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 06, 2017 07:22 UTC