The 2024 Vitality Netball Nations Cup was an international
netball series hosted and organised by
England Netball
England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in England.
Overview
England Netball is responsible for the management of the England national netball team, nickn ...
. It featured
England,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
,
New Zealand and
Uganda in a series, played in January 2024. The series was played over two successive weekends. The first weekend was played at
London's
OVO Arena Wembley
Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England, used for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport. The 12,500-sea ...
while the second weekend was played at
Leeds's
First Direct Arena
The First Direct Arena (also known as the Leeds Arena) is an entertainment-focused indoor arena located in the Arena Quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the first in the United Kingdom to have a fan-shaped orientation.
The arena o ...
.
With a team coached by
Stacey Marinkovich
Stacey Marinkovich (born 25 February 1981), previously known as Stacey Rosman, is a former Australian netball player and current netball coach. During the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era she played for Queensland Firebirds and Perth Orioles. In ...
and captained by
Liz Watson, Australia won the series after defeating England 69–49 in the final.
Australia finished the series undefeated, winning all four matches, and
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 ANZ Championship for the New South Wales Swif ...
was named the series
MVP.
The series was broadcast live on
Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on
Sky Sport in New Zealand, on
Fox Sports in Australia and on
YouTube.
Head coaches and captains
Debuts and milestones
* On 20 January 2024,
Georgia Heffernan made her senior debut for
New Zealand against
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. With her sister,
Kate Heffernan, already an established member of the team, the Heffernan sisters now became the third set of sisters to play international netball for New Zealand. The first set were their mother and aunt,
Annette Heffernan
Annette Heffernan is a former List of New Zealand international netball players, New Zealand netball international. Between 1985 and 1990, she made nine senior appearances for New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand. She was a member of ...
and
Maxine Blomquist
Maxine Blomquist (born 13 March 1956) is a former List of New Zealand international netball players, New Zealand netball international. Between 1974 and 1982, she made 31 senior appearances for New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand. Sh ...
. However, the Heffernan sisters are the first sisters to actually play in the same team at the same time.
* On 21 January 2024,
Helen Housby
Helen Housby (born 19 January 1995 in Stockport, Manchester) is a professional English netball player.anchester_Evening_News_-_13_May_2014_-">
Housby_played_for_the_Superleague_side_Manchester_Thunder_from_2013_to_2016,_helping_them_to_win_the_2 ...
made her 100th senior appearance for
England against
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
* On 27 January 2024,
Sarah Klau
Sarah Klau (born 30 September 1994) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the New South Wales Swifts.
Career
Klau began her netball career for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2016, before moving to the New ...
made her 50th senior appearance for
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
against
Uganda.
* On 27 January 2024, Amorangi Malesala and Tayla Earle made their senior debuts for
New Zealand against
England.
Match officials
Umpires
Umpire Appointments Panel
Group stage
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Table
Playoffs
3rd v 4th Playoff
;Teams
Grand Final
;Teams
Final Placings
References
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2024 in netball
International netball competitions hosted by England
2024 in Australian netball
2024 in New Zealand netball
2024 in English netball
2024 in Ugandan sport
January 2024 sports events in the United Kingdom
2024 sports events in London
Netball Quad Series