2023 Fast5 Netball World Series

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 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]

2023 Fast5 Netball World Series

Tournament details
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
← 2022 2024 →

Squads

Participating teams and rosters

Australia[5][13][14]	England[15][16]	Jamaica[17][18]	Malawi[17]	New Zealand[14][19]	South Africa[12][16]
Lucy Austin Tippah Dwan Ashleigh Ervin Sophie Fawns Matilda Garrett (c) Georgie Horjus Hannah Mundy Teigan O'Shannassy Hannah Petty (vc) Tayla Williams	Ella Bowen Ashleigh Dekker Paige Reed (vc) Taylor McKevitt Berri Neil Victoria Oyesola Jayda Pechova Razia Quashie (c) Ellie Rattu Emma Thacker	Romelda Aiken-George (c) Gezelle Allison Theresa Beckford Rhea Dixon Abbeygail Linton Amanda Pinkney Crystal Plummer Adean Thomas (vc) Kimone Shaw Abigale Sutherland	Shabel Bengo Martha Dambo Shira Dimba Joyce Mvula (vc) Thandie Galleta Cynthia Khunga Jessie Mazengera Amina Msusa Loreen Ngwira Towera Vinkhumbo (c)	Kate Burley Tayla Earle Georgia Heffernan Paris Lokotui Grace Nweke Amorangi Malesala Tiana Metuarau Michaela Sokolich-Beatson (c) Whitney Souness Elle Temu	Shannen Bartlett (vc) Amber Coraizin Nomfundo Mngomezulu Sian Moore Nozipho Ntshangase Ané Retief Zandre Smit Jeanie Steyn (c) Tinita Van Dyk Danielle van Nieuwenhuysen
Head Coach: Nicole Richardson	Head Coach: Sonia Mkoloma	Head Coach: Nicole Aiken-Pinnock	Head Coach:	Head Coach: Marianne Delaney-Hoshek	Head Coach: Martha Mosoahle-Samm
Assistant coach: Natalie Avellino	Assistant coach: Jo Harten	Assistant coach:	Assistant coach:	Assistant coach:	Assistant coach: Erin Burger

Group stage

Round 1

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

Round 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

Round 3

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

Round 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

Round 5

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

Sources:^{[7][9][10][20][21]}

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	G%	Pts
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 the final
  Qualified for 3rd/4th place match
  Qualified for 5th/6th place match

Source:^[22]

Playoffs

5th v 6th Playoff

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

Sources:^[17][23]

3rd v 4th Playoff

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

Sources:^[10][16]

Final

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

Sources:^{[6][7][8][9][14][24]}

Final Placings

Rank	Team
	Australia
	New Zealand
	England
4	South Africa
5	Jamaica
6	Malawi

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