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2023 Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2023 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 11th Fast5 Netball World Series. New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand hosted Australia national netball team, Australia, England national netball team, England, Jamaica national netball team, Jamaica, Malawi national netball team, Malawi and South Africa national netball team, South Africa in a series, played in November 2023, at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena. The series also featured a 2023 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series, men's tournament. 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. England finished the series in third place. The series was broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand), Sky Sport in New Zealand and on SuperSport (South African broadcaster), SuperSport in South Africa. Squads Group stage Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Table Playoffs 5th v 6th Playoff 3rd v 4th Playoff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over half a million. It is located in the Canterbury Region, near the centre of the east coast of the South Island, east of the Canterbury Plains. It is located near the southern end of Pegasus Bay, and is bounded to the east by the Pacific Ocean and to the south by the ancient volcanic complex of the Banks Peninsula. The Avon River / Ōtākaro, Avon River (Ōtākaro) winds through the centre of the city, with Hagley Park, Christchurch, a large urban park along its banks. With the exception of the Port Hills, it is a relatively flat city, on an average around above sea level. Christchurch has a reputation for being an English New Zealanders, English city, with its architectural identity and nickname the 'Garden City' due to similarities with garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendon Egan
Brendon James Egan (born 17 December 1984) is a New Zealand sports writer for ''The Press'' in Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal .... He mainly covers netball, basketball, and cricket. At the start of 2013, Egan travelled to the United States as a scholarship recipient of the Bell Journalism Prize. He was also named as one of two winners of the Sir John Wells Sports Journalism Scholarship, which was announced at the 2012 Sir Terry McLean sports journalism awards. In 2010, Egan was named the National Basketball League's writer of the year and was a finalist in the young sports writer of the year award at the Sir Terry McLean sports journalism awards in Auckland. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Egan, Brendon 1984 births Living people Writers from Christch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Heffernan
Georgia Heffernan is a New Zealand netball international. Since 2018, she has played for Southern Steel. Her mother, Annette Heffernan, her aunt, Maxine Blomquist, her sister, Kate Heffernan and a cousin, Shirley Langrope, are all New Zealand netball internationals. Her mother and aunt were the first set of sisters to play international netball for New Zealand. At the 2024 Netball Nations Cup, herself and her sister became the third set. However, the Heffernan sisters are the first sisters to actually play in the same team at the same time. As well as playing netball together for New Zealand, the Heffernan sisters have played together in several teams, including Southern Steel and the Otago Sparks women's cricket team. Early life, family and education Georgia is the daughter of Noel and Annette Heffernan. Her mother, her aunt, Maxine Blomquist, her sister, Kate Heffernan and a cousin, Shirley Langrope, are all New Zealand netball internationals. Her father played rug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towera Vinkhumbo
Towera Vinkhumbo (born 14 February 1991), also referred to as Towera Vinkhumbo-Nyirenda or Towera Nyirenda, is a Malawi netball international and a Malawi women's football international. As a netball player she represented Malawi at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups. Vinkhumbo was also a member of the Malawi team that finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series. At club level, Vinkhumbo plays for Strathclyde Sirens in the Netball Superleague. In July 2019, the same month she played for Malawi in the 2019 Netball World Cup, she also represented Malawi at the 2019 COSAFA Women's Football Championship. She also played for Malawi in 2020 Summer Olympic football qualifiers. Early life and family Vinkhumbo was born in Chitawira Private Hospital in Blantyre. She is the ninth-born of eleven children–six girls and five boys, three of whom died. Vinkhumbo began playing both netball and association football wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loreen Ngwira
Loreen Ngwira also spelt as Laureen Ngwira (born 25 May 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of GD and GK. Career Loreen has represented Malawi at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018 where Malawi finished at fifth and seventh positions respectively. She also took part in two Netball World Cup tournaments including the 2015 World Netball Championships and 2019 Netball World Cup where Malawi finished at sixth position in each occasions. She was part of the Malawian squad which finished at fifth position at the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series. She was part of the Malawi team which finished at fifth position at the 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series. In the same tournament, Malawi stunned England twice in the round robin match and in the playoff for the fifth place. She was part of the Malawi team which claimed bronze medal at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series which was held in Melbourne. She was also a member of the Malawi side which fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thandie Galleta
Thandie Galleta (born 27 January 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi national netball team, Malawi in the positions of WA or C. She has played in two Commonwealth Games and in 2025 she was an experienced member of the squad. Career She has featured in two World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2015 Netball World Cup, 2015 and in 2019 Netball World Cup, 2019. She made her Commonwealth Games debut representing Malawi at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was named in Malawi at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Malawian netball squad for the women's netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In 2023 she was in the national side when they played and were beaten by England in the Netball World Cup. The other six of the starting Malawian seven were Loreen Ngwira (GK), Towera Vinkhumbo, Takondwa Lwazi, Jane Chimaliro, Grace Mwafulirwa and Joyce Mvula. National co-coaches Peace Chawinga-Kaluwa and Mary Waya announced a twelve person squad for the 2025 Netball Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Mvula
Joyce Mvula (born 15 April 1994) is a Malawian netball player and winner of two Netball Superleague titles. Domestic career Mvula started playing netball at age 13 and became the first Malawian to play in the Netball Superleague after she was picked up by Manchester Thunder following the Netball World Cup in 2015. She has paved the way for a number of Malawian players to join the Superleague. Mvula played for Manchester Thunder for 6 years from 2017 until 2022, winning titles in 2019 and 2022. She was named Sky Sports Fan's Favourite Player of the Season in 2019. Mvula was named in the Netball Superleague All Stars team who played a series against England Netball in January 2021. After her role in Thunder's unbeaten and grand final winning season in 2022, during which Mvula scored 774 goals, she announced she would be leaving to play in another country. Her long time coach Karen Greig said "Whilst I am disappointed that we lose Joyce, I am so proud of her that she is ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Dambo
Martha Dambo (born 28 September 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the position of goal defense. Career She was named in Malawi's squad for the 2013 Taini Jamison Trophy Series against New Zealand. She made her Commonwealth Games debut representing Malawi at the Commonwealth Games in 2018, where Malawi finished at seventh position. She was included in the Malawian squad for the 2019 African Netball Championships. She was also named in Malawian netball squad for the women's netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was included in the Malawian squad for the 2023 Netball World Cup, which was also her maiden appearance at a Netball World Cup tournament. National co-coaches Peace_Chawinga-Kaluwa and Mary Waya Mary Waya (born 25 May 1968) is a Malawian netball player and coach. Waya started playing international-level netball at age 14, and has played in more than Cap_(sport)#Netball, 200 representative matches for Malawi national ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adean Thomas
Adean Thomas (born 31 July 1994) is a Jamaican netball player. She was part of the Jamaican squad that won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet .... References 1994 births Living people Jamaican netball players Place of birth missing (living people) Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games netball players for Jamaica Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica 2019 Netball World Cup players London Pulse players Netball Superleague players Jamaican expatriate netball people in England Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 2023 Netball World Cup players Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romelda Aiken-George
Romelda Aiken-George (néé Aiken) (born 19 November 1988) is a Jamaican netball player. Aiken debuted for the Jamaica national team in 2005 as a replacement for regular shooter Elaine Davis. The shooter rose to international prominence during the 2007 Netball World Championships. In 2008, Aiken signed with the Queensland Firebirds to play in the ANZ Championship in Australia and New Zealand. Playing Career Queensland Firebirds Former Australian captain Liz Ellis has predicted that "if she ikencan keep this up for a long time she will undoubtedly be one of the best layersever." In 2014, she became the first player to score 3500 goals in the ANZ Championship. She has won the MVP award twice, in 2008 & 2009. She also played a major role in leading the Queensland Firebirds to three premierships across her career to date. The unique 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season was notable for Aiken, where she finished first in the league for offensive rebounds (110) and second for goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razia Quashie
Razia Quashie (born 16 September 1997) is a netball player who plays for England and the London Mavericks. She had her senior debut with the England national netball team in October 2018 in the Sunshine Series against Jamaica. Early life and education Quashie was born on the south Caribbean islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and played a range of sports as a child, crediting her mother for her interest in netball. She has a degree in Sports Science from Brunel University and also a Masters degree. Club career London Mavericks Quashie came through the London Mavericks pathway system and has played for the side since 2017. In 2019 she was named Players’ Player of the Season at Mavericks. Quashie suffered two serious Achilles injuries in 2021 and 2022 but returned in 2023. International career Quashie represented England at the World Youth Cup. She made her senior debut against Jamaica in 2018. She won bronze with the England team at the 2023 Fast5 Netball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berri Neil
Berri Neil (born 12 February 2003) is an English international netball player. She plays for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Super League and is part of the English national team. Early life and education Neil grew up in Manchester and started playing netball at 9 years old at school. She later joined YWCA Bury netball club and then Oldham Netball Club. Neil attended Parrenthorn High School and Bury College. Club career Manchester Thunder Neil worked her way through the Manchester Thunder pathway and was named as a training partner in Thunder’s senior squad in 2020. She made her Netball Super League debut for the club on her 18th birthday in February 2021 against Strathclyde Sirens. London Pulse She joined London Pulse ahead of the 2022 season where she partnered with England Rose goal shooter, Olivia Tchine. She helped Pulse reach the Netball Super League Grand Final in 2023, and was part of the 2024 squad that finished third after defeat in the play-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
