2024 Netball Nations Cup

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2024 Netball Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of England.svg  England
City London
Leeds
Venue(s) OVO Arena Wembley
First Direct Arena
Dates20–28 January 2024
Teams4
TV partner(s) Sky Sports (UK/Ireland)
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Fox Sports (Australia)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (9th title)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  England
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Top scorer(s) Grace Nweke Netball.svg  191/199 (96%)
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The 2024 Vitality Netball Nations Cup was an international netball series hosted and organised by England Netball. It featured England, Australia, New Zealand and Uganda in a series, played in January 2024. The series was played over two successive weekends. The first weekend was played at London's OVO Arena Wembley while the second weekend was played at Leeds's First Direct Arena. [1] [2] [3] [4] The tournament effectively replaced the Netball Quad Series for 2024. South Africa opted out of taking part and were subsequently replaced by Uganda. [5]

Contents

With a team coached by Stacey Marinkovich and captained by Liz Watson, Australia won the series after defeating England 69–49 in the final. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Australia finished the series undefeated, winning all four matches, and Paige Hadley was named the series MVP. [11] The series was broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on Sky Sport in New Zealand, on Fox Sports in Australia and on YouTube. [12] [13]

Squads

Participating teams and rosters
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [14] Flag of England.svg  England [4] [14] [15] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [16] [17] [18] Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda [18] [19]
Sunday Aryang
Kiera Austin
Courtney Bruce
Sophie Dwyer
Sophie Garbin
Paige Hadley (vc)
Sarah Klau
Cara Koenen
Jamie-Lee Price
Kate Moloney
Donnell Wallam [20] [21]
Liz Watson (c)
Jo Weston 		Halimat Adio
Imogen Allison
Eleanor Cardwell
Amy Carter
Funmi Fadoju
Sasha Glasgow
Helen Housby
Hannah Joseph
Natalie Metcalf
Berri Neil [22]
Razia Quashie
Ellie Rattu
Fran Williams (c) [22] 		Karin Burger
Kate Burley
Maddy Gordon
Tayla Earle
Georgia Heffernan
Kate Heffernan (c) [23] [24]
Kelly Jury
Phoenix Karaka (c) [25]
Amorangi Malesala
Grace Nweke
Mila Reuelu-Buchanan
Whitney Souness
Michaela Sokolich-Beatson
Amelia Walmsley		Lillian Achola
Florence Adunia
Margret Baagala
Mercy Batamuliza
Mary Cholhok
Irene Eyaru (c)
Falidah Kadondi
Haniisha Muhameed
Sarah Nakiyunga
Christine Nakitto
Shadiah Nassanga
Sandra Nambirige
Head Coach:
Stacey Marinkovich [7] [11] 		Head Coach:
Jess Thirlby [10] 		Head Coach:
Noeline Taurua 		Head Coach:
Fred Mugerwa
Assistant coach:
Nicole Richardson [26] 		Assistant coach:
Liana Leota [27] 		Specialist coach:
Briony Akle 		Assistant coach:
Peace Proscovia [28]

Debuts and milestones

Match officials

Umpires
UmpireAssociation
Gary Burgess England
Rhian Edwards Wales
Gareth Fowler New Zealand
Alison Harrison Wales
Anso Kemp South Africa
Kate Mann England
Umpire Appointments Panel
UmpireAssociation
Cheryl Danson England
Judith Groves England

Source: [3]

Round robin stage

Round 1

20 January 2024Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 63–50Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand OVO Arena Wembley  
3:00PM Cara Koenen Netball.svg  23/26 (88%)
Sophie Garbin Netball.svg  17/18 (94%)
Kiera Austin Netball.svg  16/21 (76%)
Sophie Dwyer Netball.svg  7/8 (88%)		 Stats Grace Nweke Netball.svg  41/42 (98%)
Georgia Heffernan Netball.svg  9/11 (82%)

Sources: [29] [30]

20 January 2024Flag of England.svg  England 62–56Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda OVO Arena Wembley  
5:15PM Eleanor Cardwell Netball.svg  31/33 (94%)
Helen Housby Netball.svg  20/23 (87%)
Berri Neil Netball.svg  11/12 (92%)		 Stats Mary Cholhok Netball.svg  38/41 (93%)
Irene Eyaru Netball.svg  18/19 (95%)

Sources: [22] [38]

Round 2

21 January 2024Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 65–60Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda OVO Arena Wembley  
2:00PM Grace Nweke Netball.svg  53/54 (98%)
Georgia Heffernan Netball.svg  12/13 (92%)		 Stats Mary Cholhok Netball.svg  46/50 (92%)
Irene Eyaru Netball.svg  10/10 (100%)
Shadiah Nassanga Netball.svg  4/5 (80%)

Sources: [23] [24]

21 January 2024Flag of England.svg  England 59–61Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia OVO Arena Wembley  
4:15PM Eleanor Cardwell Netball.svg  43/46 (93%)
Helen Housby Netball.svg  16/21 (76%)		 Stats Sophie Garbin Netball.svg  26/27 (96%)
Cara Koenen Netball.svg  12/13 (92%)
Kiera Austin Netball.svg  12/12 (100%)
Sophie Dwyer Netball.svg  11/12 (92%)

Sources: [33] [34] [39]

Round 3

27 January 2024Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 63–49Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda First Direct Arena  
3:00PM Donnell Wallam Netball.svg  31/33 (94%)
Sophie Garbin Netball.svg  14/15 (93%)
Cara Koenen Netball.svg  12/13 (92%)
Kiera Austin Netball.svg  6/6 (100%)		 Stats Mary Cholhok Netball.svg  30/35 (86%)
Shadiah Nassanga Netball.svg  10/10 (100%)
Irene Eyaru Netball.svg  9/9 (100%)

Sources: [20] [21]

27 January 2024Flag of England.svg  England 58–57Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand First Direct Arena  
5:15PM Eleanor Cardwell Netball.svg  35/40 (88%)
Helen Housby Netball.svg  23/26 (88%)		 Stats Grace Nweke Netball.svg  47/50 (94%)
Amorangi Malesala Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)
Georgia Heffernan Netball.svg  4/4 (100%)

Sources: [37] [40]

Table

PosTeamPWLDGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3300187158296
2Flag of England.svg  England 321017917454
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3120172181–92
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3030165190–250

  Qualified for Grand final
  Qualified for 3rd/4th place match

Playoffs

3rd v 4th Playoff

28 January 2024Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 62–57Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda First Direct Arena  
Grace Nweke Netball.svg  50/53 (94%)
Amorangi Malesala Netball.svg  11/12 (92%)
Georgia Heffernan Netball.svg  1/1 (100%)		 Mary Cholhok Netball.svg  45/47 (96%)
Irene Eyaru Netball.svg  6/8 (75%)
Shadiah Nassanga Netball.svg  6/6 (100%)

Sources: [41] [18]

Final

28 January 2024Flag of England.svg  England 49–69Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia First Direct Arena  
4:15PM Helen Housby Netball.svg  27/30 (90%)
Eleanor Cardwell Netball.svg  17/17 (100%)
Sasha Glasgow Netball.svg  5/7 (71%)		 Sophie Garbin Netball.svg  31/32 (97%)
Sophie Dwyer Netball.svg  22/25 (88%)
Cara Koenen Netball.svg  10/10 (100%)
Kiera Austin Netball.svg  6/7 (86%)

Sources: [6] [7] [8] [9] [14]

Final Placings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

Source: [8]

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