2023 Netball Quad Series

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2023 Netball Quad Series
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
CityCape Town
Venue(s) International Convention Centre
Dates21 – 25 January 2023
Teams4 (Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (7th title)
Runner-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Top scorer(s) Grace Nweke
Netball.svg  166/180 (92%)
  2022
2024  

The 2023 Netball Quad Series was the eighth Netball Quad Series of test matches, contested by four of the five highest ranked nations in netball. The series was played in South Africa during January 2023, several months before the 2023 Netball World Cup held in the same venue. [1]

Contents

Australia were the series champions, defeating New Zealand in the final by 56–50 to retain their title. It was Australia's seventh Quad Series trophy. [2] New Zealand goal shooter Grace Nweke was named as the player of the series. [2] [3]

The series was broadcast in South Africa on SuperSport, Fox Sports in Australia, Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, and Sky Sport in New Zealand.

Teams

Squads

Squad lists
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [4] [5] Flag of England.svg  England [6] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [7] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [8]
Stacey Marinkovich (coach) Jess Thirlby (coach) Noeline Taurua (coach) Norma Plummer (coach)

Notes:

Match officials

Umpires

UmpireAssociation
Gary Burgess England
Angela Armstrong-Lush New Zealand
Bronwen Adams Australia
Anso Kemp South Africa
Elizna Van den Berg South Africa
Alison Harrison England

Umpire Appointments Panel

UmpireAssociation
Marielouw Van der Merwe South Africa
Heather Gleadall England
Theresa Prince South Africa

Source: [12]

Round-robin stage

The four teams played each other once in the round-robin stage, from which the top two sides advanced to the final to compete for the Quad Series title. The bottom two sides went to the third-place playoff.

#Standings (2023 Netball Quad Series)
Team W D L GF GA  % Pts
1 Australia 300185160100.06
2 New Zealand 20117314575.04
3 England 0121461620.01
4 South Africa 0121351720.01

Updated to 25 January 2023

Round 1

21 January 2023
4:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)
Report
Stats
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4161Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand    International Convention Centre, Cape Town SuperSport
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 14–15, 5–20, 11–11
Nweke Netball.svg  42/44 (95%)
Ekenasio Netball.svg  11/15 (73%)
Wilson Netball.svg  8/12 (67%)
Potgieter Netball.svg  25/26 (96%)
Taljaard Netball.svg  13/15 (87%)
Venter Netball.svg  3/8 (38%)

21 January 2022
6:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)
Report
Stats
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6155Flag of England.svg  England    International Convention Centre, Cape Town SuperSport
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 17–14, 17–9, 13–14
Garbin Netball.svg  46/51 (90%)
Wood Netball.svg  8/11 (73%)
Austin Netball.svg  7/9 (78%)
Cardwell Netball.svg  37/40 (93%)
Housby Netball.svg  16/21 (76%)
Drakeford-Lewis Netball.svg  2/2 (100%)

Round 2

22 January 2023
4:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)
Report
Stats
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4646Flag of England.svg  England    International Convention Centre, Cape Town SuperSport
Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 10–11, 13–10, 10–13
Potgieter Netball.svg  30/31 (97%)
Taljaard Netball.svg  16/20 (80%)
Tchine Netball.svg  19/22 (86%)
Housby Netball.svg  16/19 (84%)
Drakeford-Lewis Netball.svg  11/11 (100%)

22 January 2023
6:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)
Report
Stats
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5957Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand    International Convention Centre, Cape Town SuperSport
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 15–12, 16–14, 15–14
Koenen Netball.svg  38/40 (95%)
Wood Netball.svg  21/24 (88%)
Nweke Netball.svg  42/44 (95%)
Wilson Netball.svg  8/11 (73%)
Ekenasio Netball.svg  7/8 (88%)

Round 3

24 January 2023
4:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)
Report
Stats
England  Flag of England.svg4555Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand    International Convention Centre, Cape Town SuperSport
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 9–12, 14–10, 10–18
Cardwell Netball.svg  33/37 (89%)
Housby Netball.svg  12/14 (86%)
Nweke Netball.svg  44/48 (92%)
Ekenasio Netball.svg  7/9 (78%)
Selby-Rickit Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)

24 January 2023
6:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)
Report
Stats
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4865Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia    International Convention Centre, Cape Town SuperSport
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 13–17, 10–16, 10–14
Venter Netball.svg  29/36 (81%)
Taljaard Netball.svg  9/13 (69%)
Potgieter Netball.svg  6/6 (100%)
Ngubane Netball.svg  4/6 (67%)
Garbin Netball.svg  32/36 (89%)
Dwyer Netball.svg  13/15 (87%)
Austin Netball.svg  11/13 (85%)
Koenen Netball.svg  9/9 (100%)

Finals

Third-place final

25 January 2023
4:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)

Stats
England  Flag of England.svg4942Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa    International Convention Centre, Cape Town SuperSport
Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 13–11, 11–11, 13–8
Cardwell Netball.svg  23/27 (85%)
Housby Netball.svg  17/19 (89%)
Tchine Netball.svg  9/13 (69%)
Potgieter Netball.svg  30/31 (97%)
Venter Netball.svg  2/2 (100%)
Taljaard Netball.svg  10/14 (71%)

Final

25 January 2023
6:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)
Report
Stats
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5650Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand    International Convention Centre, Cape Town SuperSport
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 15–12, 14–9, 12–10
Koenen Netball.svg  33/34 (97%)
Wood Netball.svg  23/28 (82%)
Nweke Netball.svg  39/45 (87%)
Ekenasio Netball.svg  11/11 (100%)
 2023 Netball Quad Series winners 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
7th title

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