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| Location | Port Moresby,  Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Dates | 7-9 June 2011 | ||||||
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The 2011 Pacific Netball series was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea between 7-9 June 2011. [1]
| Netball at the 2011 Pacific Netball Series | |||||||
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| Location | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Dates | 7-9 June 2011 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The 2011 Pacific Netball series was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea between 7-9 June 2011. [1]
| P | W | D | L | PTS | F | A | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 169 | 105 | 160.95 |
 Cook Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 131 | 118 | 111.02 |
 Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 132 | 142 | 92.96 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 185 | 63.78 |
| 7 June 2011 15:00 | Report | Fiji | 48 – 35 | Samoa | Sir John Guise Stadium |
17:00 | Report | Cook Islands | 51 – 34 | Papua New Guinea | Sir John Guise Stadium |
| 8 June 2011 15:00 | Report | Samoa | 62 – 50 | Papua New Guinea | Sir John Guise Stadium |
18:30 | Report | Fiji | 49 – 36 | Cook Islands | Sir John Guise Stadium |
| 9 June 2011 15:00 | Report | Samoa | 35 – 44 | Cook Islands | Sir John Guise Stadium |
17:30 | Report | Papua New Guinea | 34 – 72 | Fiji | Sir John Guise Stadium |
| Place | Nation |
|---|---|
 | Fiji |
 | Cook Islands |
 | Samoa |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea |
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