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Eagles sign star Dora the explorer

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Published date12 September 2021
Publication titleSunday Sun
The jet-setting Croatian has already fallen in love with her new home city after joining Chris Bunten's Newcastle Eagles revolution.

And Cipcic is ready to soak up more of what the North East has to offer after revealing she is fascinated by UK culture and history.

"When I think about Great Britain I think about castles, cathedrals and bridges," she said. "Newcastle has it all! I've been here for a week and I already love the city centre.

"I honestly didn't know what to expect as I'd never heard of Newcastle! But when I made the decision to join the Eagles my father and my cousin told me I was going to a big sporting city.

"They know all about the football club and said it would be a great place to live and study.

"I'm just so glad I ended up here. My friend wanted to come to Newcastle and I didn't really have any plans for this season so I said I might tag along.

"I had another friend who'd played basketball in England and she knew Chris. It all just happened from there."

Cipcic arrives on Tyneside on the back of an impressive stint with Croatian club ZKK Split.

The 5ft 10in star averaged 10 points and five rebounds per game for her hometown team.

And unlike so many of her new team-mates, Cipcic heads into the new WBBL campaign with a full season of basketball under her belt.

"In spite of everything it was business as usual back home for the basketball leagues last season," she added. "We had no problems fulfilling the fixtures and it was good to get some match practice.

"Due to Covid, I finished my final semester...

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