| Netball at the 1999 South Pacific Games | |||||||
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| Location | Santa Rita, Guam | ||||||
| Dates | from 29 May to 12 June 1999 | ||||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Netball at the 1999 South Pacific Games in Santa Rita, Guam was held from 29 May to 12 June 1999. [1]
| Netball at the 1999 South Pacific Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Santa Rita, Guam | ||||||
| Dates | from 29 May to 12 June 1999 | ||||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
| |||||||
Netball at the 1999 South Pacific Games in Santa Rita, Guam was held from 29 May to 12 June 1999. [1]
| P | W | D | L | PTS | F | A | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 443 | 143 | 330.60 |
 Papua New Guinea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 331 | 203 | 163.05 |
 Vanuatu | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 176 | 397 | 44.33 |
 Norfolk Island | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 149 | 365 | 40.82 |
| Qualified for Gold medal game | |
| Qualified for Bronze medal game |
| Fiji | 88 – 22 | Vanuatu | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Papua New Guinea | 96 – 22 | Norfolk Island | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Fiji | 96 – 12 | Norfolk Island | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Vanuatu | 27 – 76 | Papua New Guinea | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Fiji | 53 – 33 | Papua New Guinea | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Norfolk Island | 41 – 42 | Vanuatu | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Fiji | 90 – 16 | Vanuatu | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 – 23 | Norfolk Island | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Fiji | 71 – 18 | Norfolk Island | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Vanuatu | 33 – 69 | Papua New Guinea | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Fiji | 45 – 33 | Papua New Guinea | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Norfolk Island | 33 – 36 | Vanuatu | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Vanuatu | 41 – 36 | Norfolk Island | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Fiji | 60 – 32 | Papua New Guinea | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Place | Nation |
|---|---|
 | Fiji |
 | Papua New Guinea |
 | Vanuatu |
| 4 | Norfolk Island |
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