2023 Netball Quad Series
{{Short description|International netball series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox international netball competition
| title = Netball Quad Series
| year = 2023
| image =
| image_size =
| dates = 21–25 January 2023
| host_country = South Africa
| city = Cape Town
| venues = Cape Town International Convention Centre
| TV = Fox Sports/Kayo Freebies (Australia)
Sky Sports (UK/Ireland)
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
SuperSport (South Africa)
| winners = Australia
| second = New Zealand
| third = England
| count = 8
| num_teams = 4
| matches = 8
| scoring_leader = Grace Nweke
{{nb-goal|166|180}}
| prev_season = 2022
| next_season = 2024
}}
The 2023 Netball Quad Series was the ninth Netball Quad Series series. It was hosted by Netball South Africa. It featured Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa playing each other in a series of eight netball test matches in January 2023. All eight matches were played at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The series was effectively a test event for the 2023 Netball World Cup, which would be hosted at the same venue later in the year.{{cite web|url=https://supersport.com/netball/general/news/73ab0d3c-2d8c-4c7e-9d3e-81eea08024c2/netball-south-africa-confirms-2023-netball-quad-series|title=Netball South Africa confirms 2023 netball quad series|publisher=supersport.com|access-date=22 January 2025|date=15 December 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/vitality-roses-named-to-compete-in-netball-quad-series-2023/|title=Vitality Roses named to compete in Netball Quad Series 2023|publisher=englandnetball.co.uk|access-date=22 January 2023|date=15 December 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://gsport.co.za/netball-sa-confirm-spar-proteas-quad-series-squad/|title=Netball SA Confirm Spar Proteas Quad Series Squad|publisher=gsport.co.za|date=6 January 2023|accessdate=21 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/draw-results-netball-quad-series-2023/|title=Netball Quad Series 2023|publisher=netballscoop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126110658/https://netballscoop.com/draw-results-netball-quad-series-2023/|archive-date=26 January 2023|access-date=21 January 2025|date=21 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.netballsl.com/2023/01/20/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2023-netball-quad-series/|title=All you need to know about the 2023 Netball Quad Series|publisher=www.netballsl.com|access-date=21 January 2025|date=21 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/64329714|title=Netball Quad Series: England prepare to take on three of world's best sides in South Africa|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=21 January 2025|date=20 January 2023}}
With a team coached by Stacey Marinkovich and captained by Liz Watson, Australia won the series, defeating New Zealand by 56–50 in the final. New Zealand's Grace Nweke was named as the Player of the Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-26/aussie-diamonds-win-seventh-quad-series/101894392|title=Classic trans-Tasman battle sees Aussie Diamonds clinch seventh Quad Series victory|publisher=www.abc.net.au|date=25 January 2023|access-date=9 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/26/netball-quad-series-australia-diamonds|title=Confusion reigns after umpires miss clear goal as Australia defend Quad Series title|publisher=www.theguardian.com|date=25 January 2023|access-date=21 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://netball-sa.co.za/australia-retain-quad-seres-title-and-sa-miss-out-on-a-bronze-medal/|title=Australia Retain Quad Series Title And SA Miss Out On A Bronze Medal|publisher=netball-sa.co.za|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304215658/https://netball-sa.co.za/australia-retain-quad-seres-title-and-sa-miss-out-on-a-bronze-medal/|archive-date=4 March 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|date=25 January 2023}} The series was broadcast live on Fox Sports and Kayo Freebies in Australia,{{cite web|url=https://diamonds.netball.com.au/news/brief-history-netball-quad-series|title=A brief history of the Netball Quad Series|publisher=diamonds.netball.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113230713/https://diamonds.netball.com.au/news/brief-history-netball-quad-series|archive-date=13 January 2023|access-date=23 January 2025|date=6 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/netball-quad-series-in-south-africa-to-stream-on-kayo-sports/|title=Netball Quad Series in South Africa to stream live and exclusive on Kayo Sports|publisher=www.mediaweek.com.au|access-date=21 January 2025|date=20 January 2023}} on Sky Sports and Sky Sports YouTube in the United Kingdom and Ireland,{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/watch-the-netball-quad-series-live-on-sky-sports/|title=Watch the Netball Quad Series live on Sky Sports|publisher=englandnetball.co.uk|access-date=21 January 2025|date=16 January 2023}} on Sky Sport in New Zealand{{cite web|author=Brendon Egan|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/131004969/silver-ferns-crush-south-africa-but-netball-fans-miss-most-of-the-first-half|title=Silver Ferns crush South Africa, but netball fans miss most of the first half|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=21 January 2023|accessdate=21 January 2025}} and on SuperSport (South Africa).
Squads
;Notes
- {{note|1|1}} Jo Weston was included in the original Australia squad however she later withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Tara Hinchliffe.{{cite web|url=https://diamonds.netball.com.au/news/weston-ruled-out-quad-series |title=Weston ruled out of Quad Series|publisher=diamonds.netball.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113050326/https://diamonds.netball.com.au/news/weston-ruled-out-quad-series|archive-date=13 January 2023|access-date=24 January 2023|date=13 January 2023}}
- {{note|2|2}} Jo Harten travelled with the England squad but withdrew due to injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/injury-update-on-jo-harten/|title=Injury update on Jo Harten|publisher=englandnetball.co.uk|access-date=21 January 2025|date=31 January 2023}}
Milestones
- On 25 January 2023, Jade Clarke made her 200th senior appearance for England in the play off match against South Africa. She became the first international netball player to make 200 senior appearances for the same national netball team.{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/roses-v-south-africa-9/|title=Vitality Roses take third place at Netball Quad Series|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|access-date=20 March 2020|date=25 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/64403746|title=Netball Quad Series: England finish third with victory over hosts South Africa|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=20 March 2020|date=25 January 2023}}
- Grace Nweke was named Player and Shooter of the series, Kate Heffernan named Mid-courter of the series and Courtney Bruce named defender of the series
Match officials
;Umpires
| class="wikitable collapsible"
! Umpire ! Association | |
| Bronwen Adams | Australia |
| Angela Armstrong-Lush | New Zealand |
| Joshua Bowring | Australia |
| Gary Burgess | England |
| Anso Kemp | South Africa |
| Alison Harrison | Wales |
;Umpire Appointments Panel
| class="wikitable collapsible"
! Umpire ! Association | |
| Marielouw Van der Merwe | South Africa |
| Heather Gleadall | England |
| Theresa Prince | South Africa |
{{small|Sources:{{cite web|url=https://netballscoop.com/draw-results-netball-quad-series-2023/|title=World Netball Announces Officials For The Quad Series|publisher=World Netball|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222090147/https://netball.sport/archives/26730|archive-date=22 December 2022|access-date=23 January 2023|date=22 December 2022}}}}
Round-robin stage
=Round 1=
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| date = 21 January 2023
| report =
| stats = https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12085&matchid=120850101
| team1 = {{nb|South Africa}}
| score = 41–61
| team2 = {{nb|New Zealand}}
| goals1 = Lenize Potgieter {{nb-goal|25|26}}
Nicolé Taljaard {{nb-goal|13|15}}
Ine-Mari Venter {{nb-goal|3|8}}
| goals2 = Grace Nweke {{nb-goal|42|44}}
Ameliaranne Ekenasio {{nb-goal|11|15}}
Maia Wilson {{nb-goal|8|12}}
| venue =
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| date = 21 January 2022
| report =
| stats = https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12085&matchid=120850102
| team1 = {{nb|Australia}}
| score = 61–55
| team2 = {{nb|England}}
| goals1 = Sophie Garbin {{nb-goal|46|51}}
Steph Wood {{nb-goal|8|11}}
Kiera Austin {{nb-goal|7|9}}
| goals2 = Eleanor Cardwell {{nb-goal|37|40}}
Helen Housby {{nb-goal|16|21}}
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis {{nb-goal|2|2}}
| venue =
}}
{{small|Sources:{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-22/diamonds-defeat-england-in-quad-series-opener/101880004|title=Diamonds bounce back from poor start to defeat England 61-55 in opening game of Netball Quad Series|publisher=www.abc.net.au|date=21 January 2023|accessdate=21 January 2025}}{{cite news| url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/12791876/quad-series-2023-england-lose-to-resolute-australia-new-zealand-dominate-south-africa|title=Quad Series 2023: England lose to resolute Australia, New Zealand dominate South Africa|publisher=www.skysports.com|date=22 January 2023|accessdate=21 January 2025}}}}
=Round 2=
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| date = 22 January 2023
| report =
| stats = https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12085&matchid=120850201
| team1 = {{nb|South Africa}}
| score = 46–46
| team2 = {{nb|England}}
| goals1 = Olivia Tchine {{nb-goal|19|22}}
Helen Housby {{nb-goal|16|19}}
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis {{nb-goal|11|11}}
| goals2 = Lenize Potgieter {{nb-goal|30|31}}
Nicolé Taljaard {{nb-goal|16|20}}
| venue =
}}
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| date = 22 January 2023
| report =
| stats =
| team1 = {{nb|Australia}}
| score = 59–57
| team2 = {{nb|New Zealand}}
| goals1 = Cara Koenen {{nb-goal|38|40}}
Steph Wood {{nb-goal|21|24}}
| goals2 = Grace Nweke {{nb-goal|42|44}}
Maia Wilson {{nb-goal|8|11}}
Ameliaranne Ekenasio {{nb-goal|7|8}}
| venue =
}}
{{small|Sources:{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-23/diamonds-edge-silver-ferns-in-quad-series/101881504|title=Diamonds edge Silver Ferns to reach Quad Series final|publisher=www.abc.net.au|date=22 January 2023|accessdate=21 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/131037180/silver-ferns-give-up-big-lead-in-quad-series-loss-to-australia|title=Silver Ferns give up big lead in Quad Series loss to Australia|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=22 January 2023|accessdate=21 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12085&matchid=120850202|title=Australia 59–57 New Zealand|publisher=mc.championdata.com|date=22 January 2023|access-date=4 September 2023}}}}
=Round 3=
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| date = 24 January 2023
| report =
| stats =
| team1 = {{nb|New Zealand}}
| score = 55–45
| team2 = {{nb|England}}
| goals2 = Grace Nweke {{nb-goal|44|48}}
Ameliaranne Ekenasio {{nb-goal|7|9}}
Te Paea Selby-Rickit {{nb-goal|4|4}}
| goals1 = Eleanor Cardwell {{nb-goal|33|37}}
Helen Housby {{nb-goal|12|14}}
| venue =
}}
{{small|Sources:{{cite web|author=Brendon Egan|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/131047874/silver-ferns-finish-strongly-to-beat-england-and-book-quad-series-final-spot|title=Silver Ferns finish strongly to beat England and book Quad Series final spot|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=24 January 2023|accessdate=21 January 2025}}{{cite news| url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/12794408/quad-series-2023-england-suffer-defeat-to-new-zealand-silver-ferns-to-play-australia-in-final|title=Quad Series 2023: England suffer defeat to New Zealand – Silver Ferns to play Australia in final|publisher=www.skysports.com|date=24 January 2023|accessdate=21 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12085&matchid=120850301|title=New Zealand 55–45 England|publisher=mc.championdata.com|date=24 January 2023|access-date=7 October 2023}}}}
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| date = 24 January 2023
| report =
| stats = https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12085&matchid=120850302
| team1 = {{nb|South Africa}}
| score = 48–65
| team2 = {{nb|Australia}}
| goals1 = Ine-Mari Venter {{nb-goal|29|36}}
Nicholé Taljaard {{nb-goal|9|13}}
Lenize Potgieter {{nb-goal|6|6}}
Sesandile Ngubane {{nb-goal|4|6}}
| goals2 = Sophie Garbin {{nb-goal|32|36}}
Sophie Dwyer {{nb-goal|13|15}}
Kiera Austin {{nb-goal|11|13}}
Cara Koenen {{nb-goal|9|9}}
| venue =
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=Table=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" | |||||||||
| width="25" | {{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
! width="200"| {{Abbr|Team|Team}} ! width="25" | {{Abbr|P|Games played}} ! width="25" | {{Abbr|W|Wins}} ! width="25" | {{Abbr|D|Draws}} ! width="25" | {{Abbr|L|Losses}} ! width="30" | {{Abbr|GF|Goals For (Total goals scored)}} ! width="30" | {{Abbr|GA|Goals Against (Total goals conceded)}} ! width="30" | {{Abbr|GD|Goal Difference (GF−GA)}} ! width="30" | {{Abbr|%|Winning percentage}} ! width="30" | {{Abbr|Pts|Total points}} | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#e6efff"
| 1 | style="text-align:left" |{{nb|Australia}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 160 | +25 | 100.0 | 6 |
| style="background:#e6efff"
| 2 | style="text-align:left" |{{nb|New Zealand}} | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 145 | +28 | 75.0 | 4 |
| style="background:#fff6e6"
| 3 | style="text-align:left" |{{nb|England}} | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 162| | |||
| 16 | 0.0 | 1 | |||||||
| style="background:#fff6e6"
| 4 | style="text-align:left" |{{nb|South Africa}} | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 172| | |||
| 37 | 0.0 | 1 |
{{legend2|#e6efff|Qualified for Final|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#fff6e6|Qualified for 3rd/4th place match|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
Playoffs
=3rd v 4th Playoff=
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| date = 25 January 2023
| report =
| stats = https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12117&matchid=121170101
| team1 = {{nb|South Africa}}
| score = 42–49
| team2 = {{nb|England}}
| goals1 = Lenize Potgieter {{nb-goal|30|31}}
Ine-Mari Venter {{nb-goal|2|2}}
Nicholé Taljaard {{nb-goal|10|14}}
| goals2 = Eleanor Cardwell {{nb-goal|23|27}}
Helen Housby {{nb-goal|17|19}}
Olivia Tchine {{nb-goal|9|13}}
| venue =
}}
=Final=
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| date = 25 January 2023
| report =
| stats =
| team1 = {{nb|Australia}}
| score = 56–50
| team2 = {{nb|New Zealand}}
| goals1 = Cara Koenen {{nb-goal|33|34}}
Steph Wood {{nb-goal|23|28}}
| goals2 = Grace Nweke {{nb-goal|39|45}}
Ameliaranne Ekenasio {{nb-goal|11|11}}
| venue =
| attendance =
}}
{{small|Sources:{{Cite web|url=https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=12117&matchid=121170102|title=Australia 56–50 New Zealand|publisher=mc.championdata.com|date=25 January 2023|access-date=9 February 2023}}}}
Award winners
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| style="background:white;" | Award
! style="background:white;" | Winner ! style="background:white;" | Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Series | Grace Nweke | {{nb|New Zealand}} |
| Best Shooter | Grace Nweke | {{nb|New Zealand}} |
| Best Mid Court | Kate Heffernan | {{nb|New Zealand}} |
| Best Defender | Courtney Bruce | {{nb|Australia}} |
{{small|Source:}}
Final Placings
| class="wikitable collapsible" | |
| style="background:white;" | Rank
! style="background:white;" | Team | |
|---|---|
| {{gold01}} | {{nb|Australia}} |
| {{silver02}} | {{nb|New Zealand}} |
| {{bronze03}} | {{nb|England}} |
| 4 | {{nb|South Africa}} |
{{small|Sources:}}
References
{{reflist|3}}
{{Netball Quad Series}}
{{International netball in 2023}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quad Series}}
Category:2023 in Australian netball
Category:2023 in New Zealand netball
Category:2023 in English netball
Category:2023 in South African netball
Category:International netball competitions hosted by South Africa