2014 Netball Europe Open Championships
International netball tournament
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The 2014 Netball Europe Open Championships was a tournament organised by Netball Europe. It featured four teams playing a series of netball test matches in May and June 2014 in Cardiff. The tournament also served as a European qualifier for the 2015 Netball World Cup. The hosts Wales were joined by Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland. England qualified for the World Cup via the INF World Rankings and did not take part. With a team captained by Suzy Drane and coached by Laura Williams, Wales retained the title after winning all three of their matches. Wales and Scotland subsequently joined England at the World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5]
Squads
 Northern Ireland[6] |
 Republic of Ireland |
 Scotland |
 Wales[5][7] |
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| Niamh Cooper Michelle Drayne Gemma Gibney Noleen Lennon Nordia Masters Lisa McCaffrey Oonagh McCullough Caroline O'Hanlon Lisa Somerville Fionnuala Toner Máire Toner Hannah Willis (c) |
Suzy Drane (c) Bethan Dyke Nichola James Rebecca James Kyra Jones Nia Jones Chelsea Lewis Kelly Morgan Cara Lea Moseley (vc) Stephanie Myddelton Ursula Pritchard Leanne Thomas | ||
| Head Coach: Kate Carpenter |
Head Coach: | Head Coach: | Head Coach: Laura Williams |
Debuts
- On 30 May 2014, Bethan Dyke made her senior debut for Wales against the Republic of Ireland.[8]
Matches
Round 1
| 30 May 2014 | Scotland |
45–44 | Northern Ireland |
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| 30 May 2014 | Wales |
74–17 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Report |
Round 2
| 31 May 2014 | Northern Ireland |
84–25 | Republic of Ireland |
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| 31 May 2014 | Wales |
41–38 | Scotland |
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| Report |
Round 3
| 1 June 2014 | Scotland |
79–19 | Republic of Ireland |
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| 1 June 2014 | Wales |
51–43 | Northern Ireland |
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| Report |
Source:[5]
Final table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 98 | +68 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 104 | +58 | 4 |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 121 | +50 | 2 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 237 | -176 | 0 |
Qualified for the 2015 Netball World Cup
Source:[5]