The elder of the two, Te Huinga Reo (21), played in the defensive circle for Southland, while younger sister Te Paea (18) was the Otago goal shoot in Southland's 48-39 win over Otago.
The sisters do not have much experience playing each other, so were excited about the prospect.
"The only actual game we've played each other in was the NPC [National Provincial Cup] when I was in Western and she [Te Huinga Reo] was in Southland. Other than that, it's just been in trials," Te Paea said.
Both girls said they would be playing as hard as usual despite the warnings Te Huinga Reo got from her parents.
"My mum's in the crowd so I'll probably get a growling if I go too hard on her. I've already had a text from Dad telling me to take it easy on Paea," she said.
Their father, Haydn Rickit, is a former All Black lock and the girls both play basketball and a "casual" game of tennis.
Netball is the main sport in the family and their mother, sister and aunty were in the stands watching the girls go head to head last night.
"Our family love watching netball. The more games we play the more they come and watch and we love it when they do," Te Huinga said.
In last night's match, Southland's Southern Steel stars, Selby-Rickit and goal attack Juliana Naoupu, anchored both ends of the court, while its midcourt players also caused Otago no end of trouble.
Southland led all the way, but Otago rallied in the third quarter to get within two.
However, the home side let mistakes creep back in in the fourth quarter to allow the Southerners to pull away.
The Selby-Rickit sisters both played influential roles in their side's earlier matches yesterday, with Otago thumping defending champion Western 72-49 and Southland downing Wellington 56-43.
- Annabel Reid
