The 2023 Constellation Cup was the 13th
Constellation Cup series between
Australia
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and
New Zealand
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. It featured four
netball test matches, played in October 2023.
The Australia team were coached by
Stacey Marinkovich
Stacey Marinkovich (born 25 February 1981), previously known as Stacey Rosman, is a former netball in Australia, Australian netball player and current List of netball coaches in Australia, netball coach. During the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era ...
and captained by
Liz Watson.
The New Zealand team were coached by
Noeline Taurua
Dame Noeline Taurua (born 26 March 1968) is a New Zealand international netball coach and former representative player. She is currently head coach of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns.
Early life
Taurua was born in Papa ...
and captained by
Ameliaranne Ekenasio
Ameliaranne Ekenasio (born 11 January 1991), previously known as Ameliaranne Wells, is a New Zealand netball international. In 2010 and 2011, Wells represented Australia at under-19 and under-21 levels. In 2014 she switched allegiances to New ...
.
The second test was Australia's 500th international test match.
aggregate score
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.
Squads
Australia
;Milestones
* On 15 October 2023, during the second test, Paige Hadley
Paige Amber Hadley (born 26 August 1992) is an Australian international netball player. Primarily a wing attack and centre player, Hadley is a member of the Australian national team and plays in the Suncorp Super Netball for the New South Wale ...
made her 50th senior international appearance for Australia.[
* On 23 October 2023, during the fourth test, Karin Burger made her 50th senior international appearance for the ]Silver Ferns
The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns ( or ), represent Netball New Zealand in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the Taini Jamison Trophy, the Constell ...
.
New Zealand
Match officials
Umpires
Umpire Appointments Panel
Matches
First test
Second test
;Notes
* The second test was Australia's 500th international test match.[
]
Third test
;Notes
* ILT Stadium Southland
ILT Stadium Southland, also called Southland Arena, is an indoor arena and multi-purpose venue located in Surrey Park, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. It was originally the home venue of the Southern Sting netball team. It currently ser ...
was renamed ''Robyn Broughton Stadium'' for this match in honour of the former coach, Robyn Broughton
Robyn Denise Broughton (née Quirke; 10 July 1943 – 6 September 2023) was a New Zealand netball coach. Broughton coached the Southern Sting from 1998 to 2007 during the National Bank Cup, winning seven titles in ten years. She was also an as ...
who had died on 6 September 2023.
Fourth test
References
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2023 in New Zealand netball
2023 in Australian netball
October 2023 sports events in Australia
October 2023 sports events in New Zealand