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Dates | 12–23 October 2023 |
TV partner(s) | Sky Sport (New Zealand) Foxtel |
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Matches played | 4 |
Top scorer(s) | Grace Nweke![]() |
The 2023 Constellation Cup was the 13th Constellation Cup series between Australia and New Zealand. It featured four netball test matches, played in October 2023.[1][2][3] The Australia team were coached by Stacey Marinkovich[4][5] and captained by Liz Watson.[6][7][8] The New Zealand team were coached by Noeline Taurua and captained by Ameliaranne Ekenasio.[9][10] The second test was Australia's 500th international test match.[4][5][11] Australia won the first two tests and led 2–0 going into the third test. However, New Zealand won the third and fourth tests to level the series at 2–2. Australia were declared the series winners and retained the Constellation Cup based on aggregate score.[8][12][13][14]
Squads
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- Milestones
- On 15 October 2023, during the second test, Paige Hadley made her 50th senior international appearance for Australia.[11][5]
New Zealand
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Match officials
[edit]Umpires
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Gary Burgess | England |
Louise Travis | England |
Alison Harrison | Wales |
Umpire Appointments Panel
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Jacqui Jashari | Australia |
Kirsten Lloyd | New Zealand |
Fay Meiklejohn | New Zealand |
Source:[1]
Matches
[edit]First test
[edit]12 October 2023 7:30pm AEDT (UTC+11) |
Stats |
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50–40 | ![]() |
John Cain Arena Attendance: 9,043[17] | |
Scoring by quarter: 12–10, 29–20, 40–34, 50–40 | ||||||
Cara Koenen ![]() Kiera Austin ![]() Sophie Garbin ![]() |
Amelia Walmsley ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Maia Wilson ![]() |
Second test
[edit]15 October 2023 6:30pm AEST (UTC+10) |
Stats |
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55–46 | ![]() |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre Attendance: 9,177 | |
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 28–23, 41–32, 55–46 | ||||||
Cara Koenen ![]() Kiera Austin ![]() Sophie Dwyer ![]() |
Grace Nweke ![]() Amelia Walmsley ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
- Notes
Third test
[edit]19 October 2023 7:30pm NZDST (UTC+13:00) |
Stats |
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56–53 | ![]() |
Robyn Broughton Stadium 2 Attendance: 3,000[24] | |
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 28–24, 38–40, 56–53 | ||||||
Grace Nweke ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Amelia Walmsley ![]() Tiana Metuarau ![]() |
Sophie Garbin ![]() Kiera Austin ![]() Cara Koenen ![]() |
- Notes
- ^2 ILT Stadium Southland was renamed Robyn Broughton Stadium for this match in honour of the former coach, Robyn Broughton who had died on 6 September 2023.[25][26][27]
Fourth test
[edit]23 October 2023 4:00pm NZDST (UTC+13:00) |
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53–50 | ![]() |
Spark Arena Attendance: 5,000[30] | |
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 26–28, 38–41, 53–50 | ||||||
Grace Nweke ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() |
Sophie Garbin ![]() Kiera Austin ![]() Cara Koenen ![]() |
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