Tournament details | |
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Host country | New Zealand |
City | Christchurch |
Venue(s) | Wolfbrook Arena |
Dates | 11-12 November 2023 |
Teams | 6 |
TV partner(s) | Sky Sport (New Zealand) SuperSport (South Africa) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia |
Runner-up | New Zealand |
Third place | England |
The 2023 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 11th Fast5 Netball World Series. New Zealand hosted Australia, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa in a series, played in November 2023, at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena. The series also featured a men's tournament. [1] [2] [3] [4] With a team coached by Nicole Richardson and captained by Matilda Garrett, Australia won the series after defeating New Zealand 35–23 in the grand final. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] England finished the series in third place. [10] The series was broadcast live on Sky Sport in New Zealand [11] and on SuperSport in South Africa. [12]
11 November 2023 | Jamaica | 38–36 | Australia | ||
12:30PM | Gezelle Allison 29 Rhea Dixon 5 Romelda Aiken-George 2 Amanda Pinkney 2 | Stats | Sophie Fawns 13 Lucy Austin 12 Tippah Dwan 6 Georgie Horjus 5 |
11 November 2023 | New Zealand | 42–13 | Malawi | ||
1:15PM | Grace Nweke 15 Georgia Heffernan 12 Amorangi Malesala 8 Tiana Metuarau 7 | Report Stats | Joyce Mvula 9 Jessie Mazengera 4 |
11 November 2023 | England | 37–26 | South Africa | ||
2:00PM | Paige Reed 27 Berri Neil 8 Emma Thacker 2 | Stats | Zandre Smit 17 Sian Moore 4 Tinita Van Dyk 3 Nomfundo Mngomezulu 2 |
11 November 2023 | Jamaica | 41–37 | Malawi | ||
3:30PM | Gezelle Allison 24 Romelda Aiken-George 13 Rhea Dixon 2 Amanda Pinkney 2 | Stats | Joyce Mvula 18 Jessie Mazengera 15 Amina Msusa 4 |
11 November 2023 | Australia | 38–32 | South Africa | ||
4:15PM | Tippah Dwan 14 Lucy Austin 9 Georgie Horjus 9 Sophie Fawns 6 | Stats | Zandre Smit 19 Tinita Van Dyk 9 Sian Moore 4 |
11 November 2023 | New Zealand | 32–21 | England | ||
5:15PM | Amorangi Malesala 16 Grace Nweke 10 Georgia Heffernan 6 | Report Stats | Paige Reed 11 Emma Thacker 8 Berri Neil 2 |
11 November 2023 | South Africa | 33–17 | Jamaica | ||
6:45PM | Zandre Smit 17 Sian Moore 7 Tinita Van Dyk 5 Nomfundo Mngomezulu 4 | Stats | Gezelle Allison 9 Romelda Aiken-George 4 Rhea Dixon 4 |
11 November 2023 | England | 41–30 | Malawi | ||
7:30PM | Paige Reed 25 Emma Thacker 8 Berri Neil 8 | Stats | Joyce Mvula 18 Cynthia Khunga 8 Jessie Mazengera 4 |
11 November 2023 | New Zealand | 29–38 | Australia | ||
8:15PM | Grace Nweke 17 Tiana Metuarau 6 Amorangi Malesala 4 Georgia Heffernan 2 | Report Stats | Lucy Austin 13 Sophie Fawns 11 Tippah Dwan 10 Georgie Horjus 4 |
12 November 2023 | England | 33–27 | Jamaica | ||
12:00PM | Paige Reed 17 Emma Thacker 9 Berri Neil 7 | Stats | Gezelle Allison 12 Romelda Aiken-George 10 Rhea Dixon 5 |
12 November 2023 | Australia | 42–24 | Malawi | ||
12:45PM | Georgie Horjus 18 Sophie Fawns 9 Tippah Dwan 9 Lucy Austin 6 | Stats | Joyce Mvula 17 Jessie Mazengera 6 Cynthia Khunga 1 |
12 November 2023 | New Zealand | 41–33 | South Africa | ||
1:30PM | Amorangi Malesala 15 Grace Nweke 12 Tiana Metuarau 8 Georgia Heffernan 6 | Report Stats | Zandre Smit 22 Tinita Van Dyk 7 Sian Moore 4 |
12 November 2023 | Australia | 37–16 | England | ||
3:00PM | Lucy Austin 23 Georgie Horjus 5 Sophie Fawns 5 Tippah Dwan 4 | Stats | Paige Reed 7 Emma Thacker 5 Berri Neil 4 |
12 November 2023 | New Zealand | 50–16 | Jamaica | ||
3:45PM | Tiana Metuarau 18 Grace Nweke 11 Amorangi Malesala 11 Georgia Heffernan 10 | Report Stats | Romelda Aiken-George 10 Gezelle Allison 4 Amanda Pinkney 2 |
12 November 2023 | South Africa | 37–31 | Malawi | ||
4:30PM | Zandre Smit 28 Tinita Van Dyk 7 Sian Moore 2 | Stats | Joyce Mvula 21 Jessie Mazengera 10 |
Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | G% | Pts |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 139 | 52 | 137.4% | 8 |
2 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 121 | 73 | 160.3% | 8 |
3 | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 152 | -4 | 97.4% | 6 |
4 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 164 | -3 | 98.2% | 4 |
5 | Jamaica | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 189 | -50 | 73.5% | 4 |
6 | Malawi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 135 | 203 | -68 | 66.5% | 0 |
Qualified for Grand final
Qualified for 3rd/4th place match
Qualified for 5th/6th place match
Source: [15]
12 November 2023 | Jamaica | 36–31 | Malawi | ||
6:20PM | Romelda Aiken-George 22 Gezelle Allison 12 Rhea Dixon 2 | Joyce Mvula 29 Loreen Ngwira 1 Amina Msusa 1 |
Head Coach: Nicole Aiken-Pinnock Starting 5: Squad: | Head Coach: Starting 5: Squad: |
12 November 2023 | England | 30–22 | South Africa | ||
7:10PM | Paige Reed 15 Berri Neil 8 Emma Thacker 7 | Zandre Smit 11 Tinita Van Dyk 11 |
Head Coach: Sonia Mkoloma Assistant coach: Jo Harten Starting 5: Squad: | Head Coach: Martha Mosoahle-Samm Assistant coach: Erin Burger Starting 5: Squad: |
12 November 2023 | New Zealand | 23–35 | Australia | ||
8:00 PM | Grace Nweke 12 Amorangi Malesala 8 Georgia Heffernan 2 Tiana Metuarau 1 | Lucy Austin 19 Tippah Dwan 8 Georgie Horjus 7 Sophie Fawns 1 |
Head Coach: Marianne Delaney-Hoshek Starting 5: Squad: | Head coach: Nicole Richardson Assistant coach: Natalie Avellino Starting 5: Squad: |
Rank | Team |
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Australia | |
New Zealand | |
England | |
4 | South Africa |
5 | Jamaica |
6 | Malawi |
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