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 grand 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 →

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][13][14]}

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 Grand final
  Qualified for 3rd/4th place match
  Qualified for 5th/6th place match

Source:^[15]

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

Teams

Head Coach: Nicole Aiken-Pinnock Starting 5: GS Romelda Aiken-George (c) GA Gezelle Allison C Adean Thomas (vc) GD Kimone Shaw GK Abbeygail Linton Squad: GD Theresa Beckford GA Rhea Dixon GA Amanda Pinkney GD Crystal Plummer C Abigale Sutherland

Head Coach: Starting 5: GS Joyce Mvula (vc) GA Loreen Ngwira C Thandie Galleta GD Towera Vinkhumbo (c) GK Shabel Bengo Squad: GD Martha Dambo C Shira Dimba GA Cynthia Khunga GA Jessie Mazengera GA Amina Msusa

Sources:^[16][17][18]

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

Teams

Head Coach: Sonia Mkoloma Assistant coach: Jo Harten Starting 5: GS Paige Reed (vc) GA Berri Neil C Taylor McKevitt GD Ella Bowen GK Razia Quashie (c) Squad: C Ashleigh Dekker GD Victoria Oyesola GD, GK Jayda Pechova C Ellie Rattu GA, GS Emma Thacker

Head Coach: Martha Mosoahle-Samm Assistant coach: Erin Burger Starting 5: GS Zandre Smit GA Tinita Van Dyk C Shannen Bartlett (vc) GD Danielle van Nieuwenhuysen GK Ané Retief Squad: C Amber Coraizin GA Nomfundo Mngomezulu GA Sian Moore GD Nozipho Ntshangase GK Jeanie Steyn (c)

Sources:^{[10][12][19][20]}

Grand 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

Teams

Head Coach: Marianne Delaney-Hoshek Starting 5: GS Grace Nweke GA Amorangi Malesala C Tayla Earle GD Michaela Sokolich-Beatson (c) GK Elle Temu Squad: GD, GK Kate Burley GA, GS Georgia Heffernan C Paris Lokotui GS Tiana Metuarau C Whitney Souness

Head coach: Nicole Richardson Assistant coach: Natalie Avellino Starting 5: GS Sophie Fawns GA Georgie Horjus C Hannah Petty (vc) GD Teigan O'Shannassy GK Ashleigh Ervin Squad: GS Lucy Austin GA Tippah Dwan GK, GD Matilda Garrett (c) C Hannah Mundy C Tayla Williams

Sources:^{[5][6][7][8][9][21][22][23][24]}

Final Placings

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

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