Tournament details | |
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Host countries | England South Africa |
City | Durban Liverpool London |
Venue(s) | Durban International Convention Centre Echo Arena The SSE Arena Wembley |
Dates | 28 January–5 February 2017 |
Teams | 4 |
TV partner(s) | Sky Sports (UK/Ireland) Sky Sport (New Zealand) SuperSport (South Africa) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (3rd title) |
Runner-up | New Zealand |
Third place | England |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
The first 2017 Netball Quad Series was the third Netball Quad Series series. It was co-hosted by England Netball and Netball South Africa. It featured Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa playing each other in a series of six netball test matches in January and February 2017. It was the first of two Netball Quad Series' played in 2017. The second series was played in August and September. [1] [2] [3] With a team coached by Lisa Alexander and captained by Sharni Layton, Australia won the series, securing the title with a 47–46 win over England. [4] [5] [6] [7] The series was broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on Sky Sport in New Zealand and on SuperSport (South Africa). [8] [9] [10]
Australia [4] [13] | England [14] [15] | New Zealand [13] [14] [16] [15] | South Africa [16] |
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Courtney Bruce April Brandley Paige Hadley Sharni Layton (c) Caitlyn Nevins Susan Pettitt Kim Ravaillion Gabi Simpson Caitlin Thwaites Gretel Tippett Jo Weston Steph Wood | Ama Agbeze (c) Eleanor Cardwell Jade Clarke (vc) Beth Cobden Kadeen Corbin Jodie Gibson Natalie Haythornthwaite Helen Housby Geva Mentor Natalie Panagarry Chelsea Pitman Rachel Shaw | Gina Crampton Shannon Francois Katrina Grant (c) Anna Harrison Kelly Jury Bailey Mes Maria Tutaia (vc) Grace Rasmussen Te Paea Selby-Rickit Samantha Sinclair Jane Watson Maia Wilson | Erin Burger Vanes-Mari du Toit Lindie Lombard Izette Lubbe Phumza Maweni Karla Mostert (vc) Bongiwe Msomi (c) Precious Mthembu Lenize Potgieter Juline Rossouw Renske Stoltz Zanele Vimbela |
Coach: Lisa Alexander [5] [7] | Coach: Tracey Neville [5] [7] | Coach: Janine Southby [17] | Coach: Norma Plummer [1] [12] [18] |
28 January 2017 | Australia | 57–50 | New Zealand | Durban International Convention Centre | |
15:00 | Caitlin Thwaites 34/38 (89%) Susan Pettitt 23/27 (85%) | Bailey Mes 25/27 (93%) Maria Tutaia 25/33 (76%) |
28 January 2017 | South Africa | 55–60 | England | Durban International Convention Centre | |
17:00 |
31 January 2017 | South Africa | 46–62 | Australia | Durban International Convention Centre | |
19:00 | Lenize Potgieter 34/39 (87%) Lindie Lombard 9/14 (64%) Vanes-Mari du Toit 3/4 (75%) | Stats | Caitlin Thwaites 34/36 (94%) Gretel Tippett 20/25 (80%) Susan Pettitt 8/8 (100%) |
2 February 2017 | England | 37–61 | New Zealand | Echo Arena | |
19:45 | Kadeen Corbin 19/25 (76%) Helen Housby 17/22 (77%) Eleanor Cardwell 1/3 (33%) | Maria Tutaia 32/37 (86%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 20/21 (95%) Bailey Mes 9/9 (100%) |
5 February 2017 | England | 46–47 | Australia | The SSE Arena Wembley | |
13:00 | Helen Housby 26/33 (79%) Kadeen Corbin 19/28 (68%) Natalie Haythornthwaite 1/2 (50%) | Stats | Susan Pettitt 23/27 (85%) Caitlin Thwaites 16/21 (76%) Gretel Tippett 8/14 (57%) |
5 February 2017 | New Zealand | 70–39 | South Africa | The SSE Arena Wembley | |
15:00 | Bailey Mes 28/30 (93%) Maria Tutaia 27/34 (79%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit 11/13 (85%) Maia Wilson 4/6 (67%) | Lenize Potgieter 30/36 (83%) Lindie Lombard 5/8 (63%) Renske Stoltz 4/7 (57%) |
Pos | Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | % | Pts |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 142 | +24 | 116.90% | 6 |
2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 133 | +48 | 136.09% | 4 |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 143 | 163 | –20 | 87.73% | 2 |
4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 192 | –52 | 72.92% | 0 |
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