2014 Netball Europe Open Championships

2014 Netball Europe Open Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Wales
City	Cardiff
Dates	30 May–1 June 2014
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Wales
Runners-up	Scotland
Third place	Northern Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
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The 2014 Netball Europe Open Championships was a tournament organised by Netball Europe. It featured four teams playing a series of netball test matches in May and June 2014 in Cardiff. The tournament also served as qualifier for the 2015 Netball World Cup. The hosts Wales were joined by Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland. England qualified for the World Cup via the INF World Rankings and did not take part. With a team captained by Suzy Drane and coached by Laura Williams, Wales retained the title after winning all three of their matches. Wales and Scotland subsequently joined England at the World Cup. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Squads

Participating teams and rosters

Northern Ireland [6]	Republic of Ireland	Scotland	Wales [5]
Niamh Cooper Michelle Drayne Gemma Gibney Noleen Lennon Nordia Masters Lisa McCaffrey Oonagh McCullough Caroline O'Hanlon Lisa Somerville Fionnuala Toner Máire Toner Hannah Willis (c)			Suzy Drane (c) Bethan Dyke Nichola James Rebecca James Kyra Jones Nia Jones Chelsea Lewis Kelly Morgan Cara Lea Moseley (vc) Stephanie Myddelton Ursula Pritchard Leanne Thomas
Head Coach: Kate Carpenter	Head Coach:	Head Coach:	Head Coach: Laura Williams

Debuts

• On 30 May 2014, Bethan Dyke made her senior debut for Wales against the Republic of Ireland. ^[7]

Matches

Round 1

30 May 2014	Scotland	45–44	Northern Ireland

30 May 2014	Wales	74–17	Republic of Ireland
		Report

Round 2

31 May 2014	Northern Ireland	84–25	Republic of Ireland

31 May 2014	Wales	41–38	Scotland
		Report

Round 3

1 June 2014	Scotland	79–19	Republic of Ireland

1 June 2014	Wales	51–43	Northern Ireland
		Report

Source: ^[5]

Final table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wales	3	3	0	0	166	98	+68	6
2	Scotland	3	2	0	1	162	104	+58	4
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	171	121	+50	2
4	Republic of Ireland	3	0	0	3	61	237	-176	0

  Qualified for the 2015 Netball World Cup

Source: ^[5]

References

1. "Netball: Wales qualify for World Cup with win over Northern Ireland". www.bbc.co.uk. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
2. "Wales stars achieve World Cup qualification by retaining Netball Europe title in Cardiff". www.walesonline.co.uk. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
3. "Netball World Cup – Sydney 2015 – Qualification". nwc2015.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
4. "Netball: End of the World for Carpenter's girls". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
5. "Women Netball Europe Open Championship 2014". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
6. "Girls in green closing in on world stage". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
7. "195 – Bethan Dyke". walesnetball.com. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2025.