The 2010 Constellation Cup was the inaugural

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series played between

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and

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. The series featured three netball test matches. Australia won the opening test 48–43. New Zealand leveled the series by winning the second test 59–40. Australia won the inaugural Constellation Cup series by defeating New Zealand 46–40 in the final test. The Australia team was coached by

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and captained by

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. New Zealand were coached by

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and captained by

Casey Williams Casey May Kopua (née Williams; born 19 June 1985) is a retired New Zealand international netball player and former captain of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Kopua became a member ...

. Both teams used the series to prepare for the

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Squads

Australia

New Zealand

Matches

First test

Holden Netball Test Series

Second test

New World International Netball Series

Third test

Gallery

File:Gg-constellation-cup-2010-events-020.jpg, 29 August 2010; The

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, Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, talks to

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. File:Gg-constellation-cup-2010-events-068.jpg, 5 September 2010;

Anand Satyanand Sir Anand Satyanand (born 22 July 1944) is a New Zealand lawyer, judge, and ombudsman who served as the 19th governor-general of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011. Satyanand was chair of the Commonwealth Foundation for two 2-year terms, ending in ...

congratulates the

head coach,

. File:Constellation Cup Presentation.jpg, 5 September 2010;

, presents the

to the Australia captain,

References

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