Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Australia New Zealand |
Dates | 14 October–1 November 2012 |
Teams | 4 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports (Australia) Sky Sport (New Zealand) SuperSport (South Africa) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Runner-up | New Zealand |
Third place | England |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
The 2012 Netball Quad Series was the inaugural Netball Quad Series series. It was co-hosted by Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand. It featured Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa playing each other in a series of twelve netball test matches in October and November 2012. The series featured six double headers with three played in Australia and three played in New Zealand. The three in Australia were also known as the Holden International Quad-Series, while the three in New Zealand were also known as the New World Quad Series. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] With a team coached by Lisa Alexander and captained by Natalie von Bertouch, Australia won the inaugural series. [5] [7] [8] It would be 2016, before the next Netball Quad Series was organised. [9] The series was broadcast live on Fox Sports in Australia, on Sky Sport in New Zealand and on SuperSport (South Africa). [10] [11] [12] [13]
Australia [5] | England | New Zealand [4] | South Africa [2] [3] |
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Caitlin Bassett Erin Bell Madison Browne Rebecca Bulley Bianca Chatfield Catherine Cox Mo'onia Gerrard Chanel Gomes Kimberlee Green Renae Hallinan Chelsea Pitman Susan Pratley Caitlin Thwaites Natalie von Bertouch (c) | Ama Agbeze Eboni Beckford-Chambers Pamela Cookey (c) Rachel Dunn Jo Harten | Jodi Brown Kayla Cullen Leana de Bruin Katrina Grant Anna Harrison Laura Langman Cathrine Latu Camilla Lees Bailey Mes Grace Rasmussen Anna Thompson Maria Tutaia Casey Williams (c) Irene van Dyk | Chrisna Bootha Maryka Holtzhausen Melissa Myburgh Lindie Lombard Nadia Uys Bongiwe Msomi Thuli Qegu Zanele Mdodana (vc) Vanes-Mari du Toit Karla Mostert Amanda Mynhardt (c) Adele Niemand |
Coach: Lisa Alexander [7] [8] | Coach: Anna Mayes [14] Assistant coach: Maggie Jackson [15] | Coach: Waimarama Taumaunu | Coach: Elize Kotze |
14 October 2012 | Australia | 64–40 | England | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
Susan Pratley 22/25 (88%) Caitlin Bassett 20 Catherine Cox 15 Erin Bell 7 | Report | Jo Harten 27 Pamela Cookey 8 Rachel Dunn 5 |
Source: [19]
14 October 2012 | New Zealand | 63–27 | South Africa | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
Irene van Dyk 28/28 (100%) Cathrine Latu 18/20 (90%) Maria Tutaia 10/15 (67%) Anna Thompson 7/13 (54%) | Chrisna Bootha 19/24 (79%) Maryka Holtzhausen 4/5 (80%) Melissa Myburgh 4/5 (80%) |
17 October 2012 | New Zealand | 61–43 | England | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | |
Maria Tutaia 31/32 (97%) Irene van Dyk 20/20 (100%) Cathrine Latu 10/11 (91%) | Jo Harten 27/32 (84%) Pamela Cookey 16/18 (89%) |
Source: [21]
17 October 2012 | Australia | 64–31 | South Africa | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | |
Caitlin Bassett 25/27 (93%) Catherine Cox 16/17 (94%) Susan Pratley 15/16 (94%) Erin Bell 7/11 (64%) | Report |
21 October 2012 | Australia | 68–48 | New Zealand | Allphones Arena | |
Catherine Cox 29/36 (81%) Susan Pratley 29/32 (91%) | Irene van Dyk 29/29 (100%) | Attendance: 13,640 |
21 October 2012 | England | 62–53 | South Africa | Allphones Arena | |
Chrisna Bootha 42/44 (95%) |
Source: [25]
25 October 2012 | Australia | 68–36 | South Africa | TSB Arena | |
25 October 2012 | New Zealand | 57–46 | England | TSB Arena | |
Maria Tutaia 19/22 (86%) Irene van Dyk 14/14 (100%) Cathrine Latu 12/14 (86%) Jodi Brown 12/15 (80%) | Jo Harten 34/39 (87%) Pamela Cookey 12/14 (86%) |
Sources: [28]
28 October 2012 | Australia | 57–35 | England | TECT Arena | |
Catherine Cox 22/28 (79%) Susan Pratley 24/28 (86%) |
Source: [29]
28 October 2012 | New Zealand | 63–24 | South Africa | TECT Arena | |
Cathrine Latu 27/27 (100%) Irene van Dyk 21/23 (91%) Maria Tutaia 10/14 (71%) Jodi Brown 5/9 (56%) | Chrisna Bootha 15/24 (63%) Maryka Holtzhausen 5/11 (45%) Melissa Myburgh 4/6 (67%) |
1 November 2012 | England | 56–30 | South Africa | Claudelands Arena | |
Source: [14]
1 November 2012 | New Zealand | 48–43 | Australia | Claudelands Arena | |
Irene van Dyk 28/33 (85%) Maria Tutaia 20/24 (83%) | Catherine Cox 14/19 (74%) Caitlin Bassett 13/14 (93%) Susan Pratley 12/14 (86%) Erin Bell 4/7 (57%) |
Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Australia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 364 | 238 | +126 | 10 |
2 | New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 340 | 251 | +89 | 10 |
3 | England | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 282 | 322 | –71 | 4 |
4 | South Africa | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 201 | 376 | –175 | 0 |
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