Pulse End Forest's Unbeaten Run In Super League

London Pulse coach Sam Bird says her side's expertise to support their cool successful tight games will service them good for nan remainder of nan Netball Super League play aft a thrilling 73-63 triumph complete Nottingham Forest.

Pulse ended Forest's 100% commencement to nan play pinch a gritty capacity arsenic they won nan lucifer successful other clip aft nan scores were level astatine 53 each astatine nan extremity of regularisation time.

Olivia Tchine, who notched 46 goals, and Sophie Kelly were objective for Pulse successful nan further 10 minutes to springiness nan defending champions their 3rd triumph of nan season.

"We've been successful tight finals, we've been successful tight semi-finals, and I conscionable deliberation they've learned to guidelines up successful these captious moments," Bird told BBC Sport.

"Who knows? This could beryllium happening further down nan statement later successful nan league."

Player of nan lucifer Kelly was pleased pinch really Pulse managed to flooded a sluggish commencement to nan title to look victorious.

"We didn't commencement bully enough. I deliberation we were conscionable lacking a small bit," she said.

"But I deliberation we tin beryllium really proud of ourselves for being capable to push connected and push complete and get that triumph astatine nan end, particularly coming up against Forest who are unbeaten this season."

Forest coach Chelsea Pitman said nan conclusion successful other clip will beryllium a valuable learning curve for her side.

"I'm evidently disappointed to not travel distant pinch nan triumph because I thought we were successful power for 58 minutes of that game," she explained.

"I deliberation you ever perceive nan cliche 'you study much from a loss', but you besides study much astir nan grit of your squad and besides you get to spot what different teams propulsion retired erstwhile it comes to other time.

"I deliberation erstwhile we're put successful that position again, it'll beryllium a different story."