The NSW Swifts will take to the court on Friday 2 March at TECT Arena, Tauranga (NZ) when the 2012 ANZ Championship Pre-Season Tournament gets underway featuring all 10 teams.

The NSW Swifts have hit the ground running in 2012, sweating it up on the training track in an effort to start the season with a bang when they face the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Round One on Saturday 31 March in Adelaide.

But first they will cross the Tasman for the ANZ Championship Pre-Season Tournament.

The pre-season tournament has divided the ten teams into two pools with the NSW Swifts drawn to play hosts WBoP Magic, West Coast Fever, Southern Steel and reigning premiers QLD Firebirds before they cross over for Finals Day on Sunday 4 March.

View the 2012 ANZ Championship Pre-Season Tournament Draw

Thinking of heading to Tauranga to catch all the action? Tickets for the ANZ Championship Pre-Season Tournament are on sale now via www.ticketdirect.co.nz

With many of international netball’s best players on show this is a great opportunity for netball lovers to see the best in the one place across one weekend before the season opener on Saturday 31 March.

More importantly - don’t forget to pack your Swifts red!