Tournament details | |
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Host country | England |
City | Liverpool London |
Venue(s) | M&S Bank Arena Copper Box Arena |
Dates | 13–20 January 2019 |
Teams | 4 |
TV partner(s) | Nine/9Gem (Australia) Sky Sports (UK/Ireland) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (6th title) |
Runner-up | England |
Third place | New Zealand |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Top scorer(s) | Lenize Potgieter 114/124 (92%) |
The 2019 Netball Quad Series was the seventh Netball Quad Series series. It was hosted by England Netball. It featured Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa playing each other in a series of six netball test matches in January 2019. The first two matches were played at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena while the remaining four were played at London's Copper Box Arena. [1] [2] [3] [4]
With a team coached by Lisa Alexander and captained by Gabi Simpson and Caitlin Thwaites, [5] Australia won the series over England on goal difference, having defeated both South Africa and New Zealand. Despite wins over New Zealand and Australia, a loss to South Africa ultimately cost England their first Netball Quad Series title. [6] [7] [8] [9] The series was broadcast live on Nine/9Gem [4] in Australia and on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [1] [3]
13 January 2019 | Australia | 62–45 | South Africa | M&S Bank Arena | |
3:30 pm | Gretel Tippett 30/32 (94%) Caitlin Thwaites 17/18 (94%) Steph Wood 15/18 (83%) | Stats | Lenize Potgieter 35/40 (88%) Ine-Marí Venter 7/9 (78%) Maryka Holtzhausen 3/4 (75%) |
13 January 2019 | England | 54–41 | New Zealand | M&S Bank Arena | |
6:00 pm | Jo Harten 27/32 (84%) Helen Housby 25/31 (81%) Natalie Haythornthwaite 2/3 (67%) | Stats | Maria Folau 29/32 (91%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 12/13 (92%) |
19 January 2019 | Australia | 53–50 | New Zealand | Copper Box Arena | |
4:30 pm | Caitlin Thwaites 31/32 (97%) Gretel Tippett 12/12 (100%) Steph Wood 10/17 (59%) | Maria Folau 30/37 (81%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 20/22 (91%) |
19 January 2019 | England | 45–48 | South Africa | Copper Box Arena | |
7:00 pm | Helen Housby 27/32 (84%) Jo Harten 18/22 (82%) | Stats | Lenize Potgieter 34/37 (92%) Maryka Holtzhausen 14/16 (88%) |
20 January 2019 | New Zealand | 62–60 | South Africa | Copper Box Arena | |
3:30 pm | Maria Folau 36/42 (86%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 21/28 (75%) Maia Wilson 5/6 (83%) | Lenize Potgieter 45/47 (96%) Maryka Holtzhausen 15/22 (68%) |
20 January 2019 | England | 52–49 | Australia | Copper Box Arena | |
6:00 pm | Rachel Dunn 24/25 (96%) Jo Harten 23/26 (88%) Helen Housby 5/6 (83%) | Stats | Gretel Tippett 25/26 (96%) Caitlin Thwaites 16/16 (100%) Steph Wood 9/11 (82%) |
Pos | Team | P | W | L | GF | GA | GD | % | Pts |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 164 | 147 | +17 | 111.56% | 4 |
2 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 138 | +13 | 109.42% | 4 |
3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 167 | -14 | 91.62% | 2 |
4 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 169 | -16 | 90.53% | 2 |
Source: [7]
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