2013 Constellation Cup

The 2013 Constellation Cup was the 4th Constellation Cup series played between Australia and New Zealand. The series, also known as the New World Netball Series, featured five netball test matches, played in September and October 2013. The Australia team was coached by Lisa Alexander and captained by Laura Geitz. New Zealand were coached by Waimarama Taumaunu and captained by Casey Kopua. New Zealand won the opening match before Australia leveled the series. After winning the third test, Australia took a 2–1 series lead. Australia clinched the series with a 52–47 win in the fourth test. After winning the fifth test, Australia finished 4–1 series winners.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

2013 Constellation Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Australia  New Zealand
Dates	15 September–13 October 2013
Final positions
Champions	Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
Top scorer(s)	Caitlin Bassett  163/179 (91%)
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Squads

Australia

Australia roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Caitlin Bassett GS (1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 25) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) West Coast Fever Erin Bell GA, WA, GS (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 27) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds Madison Browne WA, C (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 25) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Melbourne Vixens Rebecca Bulley GD, GK, WD (1982-08-18)18 August 1982 (aged 31) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds Bianca Chatfield (vc) GK, GD, WD (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 (aged 31) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Melbourne Vixens Laura Geitz (c) GK, GD (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 25) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Queensland Firebirds Kimberlee Green C, WA (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) New South Wales Swifts Renae Hallinan WD, C (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 27) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds Sharni Layton GK, GD, WD (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 25) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds Natalie Medhurst GA, GS (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 29) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Queensland Firebirds Kim Ravaillion C, WD, WA (1993-07-26)26 July 1993 (aged 20) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Queensland Firebirds Caitlin Thwaites GS, GA (1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 26) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Central Pulse	Head coach Lisa Alexander Assistant coach Julie Fitzgerald ? Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[3][6][7]

New Zealand

New Zealand roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Jodi Brown GA, GS (1981-05-06)6 May 1981 (aged 32) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Southern Steel Leana de Bruin GD, GK (1977-07-09)9 July 1977 (aged 36) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Irene van Dyk GS, GA (1972-06-21)21 June 1972 (aged 41) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Shannon Francois WA, C, GA (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Southern Steel Katrina Grant GK, GD, WD (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 26) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Central Pulse Joline Henry GD, WD (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 30) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Northern Mystics Casey Kopua (c)  GD, GK (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 28) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Laura Langman C, WD (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 27) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Cathrine Latu GS, GA (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 26) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Mystics Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit GK, GD (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 24) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Central Pulse Courtney Tairi C, WA (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 25) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Southern Steel Anna Thompson GA, GS (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Canterbury Tactix Maria Tutaia GA, GS (1987-02-18)18 February 1987 (aged 26) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Mystics	Head coach Waimarama Taumaunu Assistant coach Vicki Wilson Physiotherapist: Sharon Kearney Performance Analyst Dr Bobby Willcox Operations Manager Esther Molloy Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[1]

Debuts

• Courtney Tairi made her senior debut for New Zealand in the first test on 15 September 2013.^[8][9]
• Shannon Francois made her senior debut for New Zealand in the third test on 4 October 2013.^[10][11]

Matches

New World Netball Series

First test

15 September 2013		New Zealand	55–51	Australia		SIT Zero Fees Velodrome Attendance: 2,700
		Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 31–29, 45–37, 55–51
		Irene van Dyk  27/29 (93%) Maria Tutaia  28/36 (78%)		Caitlin Bassett  31/31 (100%) Erin Bell   15/18 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  5/6 (83%)

Sources:^{[9][7][12][13]}

Second test

19 September 2013		New Zealand	45–47	Australia		Vector Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 22–22, 31–36, 45–47
		Irene van Dyk  25/29 (86%) Maria Tutaia  20/30 (67%)		Caitlin Bassett  32/36 (89%) Natalie Medhurst  15/20 (75%)

Sources:^[14][15][16]

Third test

4 October 2013		Australia	58–50	New Zealand		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
		Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 30–24, 47–34, 58–50
		Caitlin Bassett  40/43 (93%) Natalie Medhurst  18/19 (95%)		Maria Tutaia  23 Irene van Dyk  18/19 (95%) Cathrine Latu  9

Sources:^{[11][17][18][19]}

Fourth test

7 October 2013		Australia	52–47	New Zealand		Rod Laver Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 12–10, 26–21, 41–31, 52–47
		Caitlin Bassett  40/44 (91%) Natalie Medhurst  12/14 (86%)		Maria Tutaia  26/32 (81%) Cathrine Latu  21/25 (84%)

Sources:^{[2][3][20][21]}

Fifth test

13 October 2013		Australia	50–49	New Zealand		AIS Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 23–26, 32–32, 50–49
		Caitlin Bassett  20/25 (80%) Caitlin Thwaites  17/19 (89%) Natalie Medhurst  10/13 (77%) Erin Bell  3/3 (100%)		Catherine Latu  25/27 (93%) Maria Tutaia  24/33 (73%)

Sources:^[4][6][22]

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