2023 Netball Quad Series

2023 Netball Quad Series
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Venue(s)	International Convention Centre
Dates	21 – 25 January 2023
Teams	4 (Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (7th title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Top scorer(s)	Grace Nweke; 166/180 (92%)
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Netball Quad Series was the eighth Netball Quad Series of test matches, contested by four of the five highest ranked nations in netball. The series was played in South Africa during January 2023, several months before the 2023 Netball World Cup held in the same venue.^[1]

Australia were the series champions, defeating New Zealand in the final by 56–50 to retain their title. It was Australia's seventh Quad Series trophy.^[2] New Zealand goal shooter Grace Nweke was named as the player of the series.^[2]^[3]

The series was broadcast in South Africa on SuperSport, Fox Sports in Australia, Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, and Sky Sport in New Zealand.

Teams edit

Squads edit

Squad lists
Australia^[4]^[5]	England^[6]	New Zealand^[7]	South Africa^[8]
Liz Watson (captain) Steph Wood (vice-captain) Sunday Aryang Kiera Austin Ash Brazill Courtney Bruce Sophie Dwyer Sophie Garbin Paige Hadley Tara Hinchliffe Sarah Klau Cara Koenen Kate Moloney Jamie-Lee Price ~~Jo Weston~~	Natalie Metcalf (Captain) Imogen Allison Eleanor Cardwell Jade Clarke Sophie Drakeford-Lewis Funmi Fadoju Layla Guscoth Alice Harvey Helen Housby Laura Malcolm Elle McDonald Geva Mentor Chelsea Pitman Olivia Tchine Francesca Williams ~~Jo Harten~~	Ameliaranne Ekenasio (captain) Karin Burger Gina Crampton Sulu Fitzpatrick Kate Heffernan Kelly Jury Phoenix Karaka Claire Kersten Grace Nweke Te Paea Selby-Rickit Whitney Souness Peta Toeava Jane Watson Maia Wilson	Bongiwe Msomi (captain) Shadine van der Merwe (vice captain) Khanyisa Chawane Izette Griesel Boitumelo Mahloko Phumza Maweni Nomfundo Mngomezulu Sesandile Ngubane Refiloe Nketsa Lenize Potgieter Karla Pretorius Monique Reyneke-Meyer Nicholé Taljaard Ine-Mari Venter Zanele Vimbela
Stacey Marinkovich (coach)	Jess Thirlby (coach)	Noeline Taurua (coach)	Norma Plummer (coach)

Notes:

Jo Weston was ruled out of Australia's squad on 13 January 2023 due to injury,^[9] and was replaced by Tara Hinchliffe.^[10]
Jo Harten was named in the England squad but returned to Australia due to injury.^[11]

Match officials edit

Umpires edit

Umpire	Association
Gary Burgess	England
Angela Armstrong-Lush	New Zealand
Bronwen Adams	Australia
Anso Kemp	South Africa
Elizna Van den Berg	South Africa
Alison Harrison	England

Umpire Appointments Panel edit

Umpire	Association
Marielouw Van der Merwe	South Africa
Heather Gleadall	England
Theresa Prince	South Africa

Source:^[12]

Round-robin stage edit

The four teams played each other once in the round-robin stage, from which the top two sides advanced to the final to compete for the Quad Series title. The bottom two sides went to the third-place playoff.

#	Standings (2023 Netball Quad Series)
#	Team	W	D	L	GF	GA	%	Pts
1	Australia	3	0	0	185	160	100.0	6
2	New Zealand	2	0	1	173	145	75.0	4
3	England	0	1	2	146	162	0.0	1
4	South Africa	0	1	2	135	172	0.0	1

Updated to 25 January 2023

Round 1 edit

21 January 2023 4:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)	Report Stats	South Africa	41–61	New Zealand	International Convention Centre, Cape Town	SuperSport
		Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 14–15, 5–20, 11–11
		Nweke 42/44 (95%) Ekenasio 11/15 (73%) Wilson 8/12 (67%)		Potgieter 25/26 (96%) Taljaard 13/15 (87%) Venter 3/8 (38%)

21 January 2022 6:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)	Report Stats	Australia	61–55	England	International Convention Centre, Cape Town	SuperSport
		Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 17–14, 17–9, 13–14
		Garbin 46/51 (90%) Wood 8/11 (73%) Austin 7/9 (78%)		Cardwell 37/40 (93%) Housby 16/21 (76%) Drakeford-Lewis 2/2 (100%)

Round 2 edit

22 January 2023 4:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)	Report Stats	South Africa	46–46	England	International Convention Centre, Cape Town	SuperSport
		Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 10–11, 13–10, 10–13
		Potgieter 30/31 (97%) Taljaard 16/20 (80%)		Tchine 19/22 (86%) Housby 16/19 (84%) Drakeford-Lewis 11/11 (100%)

22 January 2023 6:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)	Report Stats	Australia	59–57	New Zealand	International Convention Centre, Cape Town	SuperSport
		Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 15–12, 16–14, 15–14
		Koenen 38/40 (95%) Wood 21/24 (88%)		Nweke 42/44 (95%) Wilson 8/11 (73%) Ekenasio 7/8 (88%)

Round 3 edit

24 January 2023 4:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)	Report Stats	England	45–55	New Zealand	International Convention Centre, Cape Town	SuperSport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 9–12, 14–10, 10–18
		Cardwell 33/37 (89%) Housby 12/14 (86%)		Nweke 44/48 (92%) Ekenasio 7/9 (78%) Selby-Rickit 4/4 (100%)

24 January 2023 6:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)	Report Stats	South Africa	48–65	Australia	International Convention Centre, Cape Town	SuperSport
		Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 13–17, 10–16, 10–14
		Venter 29/36 (81%) Taljaard 9/13 (69%) Potgieter 6/6 (100%) Ngubane 4/6 (67%)		Garbin 32/36 (89%) Dwyer 13/15 (87%) Austin 11/13 (85%) Koenen 9/9 (100%)

Finals edit

Third-place final edit

25 January 2023 4:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)	Stats	England	49–42	South Africa	International Convention Centre, Cape Town	SuperSport
		Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 13–11, 11–11, 13–8
		Cardwell 23/27 (85%) Housby 17/19 (89%) Tchine 9/13 (69%)		Potgieter 30/31 (97%) Venter 2/2 (100%) Taljaard 10/14 (71%)

Final edit

25 January 2023 6:00 pm (SAST UTC+2)	Report Stats	Australia	56–50	New Zealand	International Convention Centre, Cape Town	SuperSport
		Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 15–12, 14–9, 12–10
		Koenen 33/34 (97%) Wood 23/28 (82%)		Nweke 39/45 (87%) Ekenasio 11/11 (100%)

2023 Netball Quad Series winners
Australia 7th title

References edit

^ "2023 NETBALL QUAD SERIES". World Netball. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Carter, Brittany (26 January 2023). "Classic trans-Tasman battle sees Aussie Diamonds clinch seventh Quad Series victory". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ Delahunty, Erin (26 January 2023). "Pressure on Diamonds for World Cup as New Zealand discover a gem in Grace Nweke". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "Diamonds squad for Quad Series 2023 named". diamonds.netball.com.au. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ Healey, Catherine (21 December 2022). "Rising star overlooked as Australia name 14-player squad for Quad Series". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ Waterhouse, Richard (15 December 2023). "Vitality Roses named to compete in Netball Quad Series 2023". englandnetball.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "Netball: Veterans return as Silver Ferns name squad for Quad Series". NZ Herald. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ Healey, Cath (7 January 2023). "South Africa's star duo return for Quad Series campaign as Roses sweat on star's fitness". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "Weston ruled out of Quad Series". thenetballshow.co.uk. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^ "Weston ruled out of Quad Series". diamonds.netball.com.au. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^ Healey, Catherine (23 January 2023). "INJURED HARTEN SENT BACK TO AUSTRALIA". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^ "World Netball Announces Officials For The Quad Series". World Netball. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[1] "2023 NETBALL QUAD SERIES". World Netball. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[ABCrecap-2] Carter, Brittany (26 January 2023). "Classic trans-Tasman battle sees Aussie Diamonds clinch seventh Quad Series victory". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[3] Delahunty, Erin (26 January 2023). "Pressure on Diamonds for World Cup as New Zealand discover a gem in Grace Nweke". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[4] "Diamonds squad for Quad Series 2023 named". diamonds.netball.com.au. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[5] Healey, Catherine (21 December 2022). "Rising star overlooked as Australia name 14-player squad for Quad Series". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[6] Waterhouse, Richard (15 December 2023). "Vitality Roses named to compete in Netball Quad Series 2023". englandnetball.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[7] "Netball: Veterans return as Silver Ferns name squad for Quad Series". NZ Herald. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[8] Healey, Cath (7 January 2023). "South Africa's star duo return for Quad Series campaign as Roses sweat on star's fitness". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[9] "Weston ruled out of Quad Series". thenetballshow.co.uk. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

[10] "Weston ruled out of Quad Series". diamonds.netball.com.au. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

[11] Healey, Catherine (23 January 2023). "INJURED HARTEN SENT BACK TO AUSTRALIA". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

[12] "World Netball Announces Officials For The Quad Series". World Netball. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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