2015 Netball Europe Open Championships
International netball tournament
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The 2015 Netball Europe Open Championships was a tournament organised by Netball Europe. It featured six teams playing a series of netball test matches in May 2015 at Belfast's Antrim Forum. They included six of the top 12 ranked teams, including the hosts, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales plus guest teams, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago. The second level tournament, the 2015 Netball Europe Open Challenge was played alongside the main event.[1][2][3] With a team coached by Tracey Neville and captained by Pamela Cookey, England were confirmed as the main open tournament winners after defeating Northern Ireland 64–22 in their final match. Cookey was also named player of the tournament.[4][5] South Africa finished second after defeating Trinidad and Tobago.[6][7] All matches were livestreamed by QTV Sports/StreamUK with Alison Mitchell as the lead commentator.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Northern Ireland |
| City | Belfast |
| Venue | Antrim Forum |
| Dates | 14–17 May 2015 |
| Teams | 6 |
| TV partner | QTV Sports/StreamUK |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
Squads
| England[8] |
Northern Ireland |
 Scotland |
South Africa[7][9] |
 Trinidad and Tobago[10] |
Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Bayman Sally Butters Sam Cook Pamela Cookey (c) Kadeen Corbin Rachel Dunn Stacey Francis Tamsin Greenway Layla Guscoth Helen Housby Laura Malcolm Sonia Mkoloma |
Jeana Bowman Kyla Bowman Lisa Bowman Niamh Cooper Ciara Crosbie Michelle Drayne Gemma Gibney (c) Deborah McCarthy Sarah Montgomery Caroline O'Hanlon Fionnuala Toner Neamh Woods |
Claire Brownie Bex Campbell Racheal Forbes Lynsey Gallagher Bethan Goodwin Fiona Moore-McGrath June McNeill Hayley Mulheron Samantha Murphy Gemma Sole Bethany Sutherland Fiona Themann |
Erin Burger Lauren-Lee Christians Maryka Holtzhausen (c) Mari-Lena Joubert Rochelle Lawson Izette Lubbe Phumza Maweni Precious Mthembu Melissa Myburgh Adele Niemand Shadine van der Merwe |
Amanda Cameron Kielle Connelly Joelisa Cooper (cc) Kemba Duncan Candice Guerero (cc) Rhonda John-Davis Onella Jack Kalifa McCollin Afeisha Noel Jellene Richardson Daystar Swift Samantha Wallace |
Sara Bell Fern Davies Suzy Drane Bethan Dyke Nichola James Kyra Jones Lateisha Kidner Chelsea Lewis Kelly Morgan Rosie Pretorious Georgia Rowe Emma Thomas |
| Head Coach: Tracey Neville[4] |
Head Coach: Elaine Rice[11] |
Head Coach: Gail Parata |
Head Coach: Bennie Saayman |
Head Coach: Wesley Gomes |
Head Coach: Trish Wilcox[12] |
Debuts and milestones
- On 14 May 2015, Sasha Corbin made her 50th senior England appearance in the match against Trinidad and Tobago.[13]
- On 16 May 2015, Stacey Francis made her 50th senior England appearance in the match against Wales.[5]
- On 17 May 2015, Shadine van der Merwe made her senior debut for South Africa against Trinidad and Tobago.[14][15]
Matches
Day 1
| 14 May 2015 | England |
63–42 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| 10:30 |
| 14 May 2015 | South Africa |
45–34 | Scotland |
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| 12:30 |
| 14 May 2015 | Northern Ireland |
53–53 | Wales |
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| 14:30 | Lisa Bowman  43/50 (86%) |
| 14 May 2015 | England |
69–33 | South Africa |
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| 18:30 |
Day 2
| 15 May 2015 | Northern Ireland |
40–31 | Scotland |
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| 10:30 |
| 15 May 2015 | Wales |
53–46 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| 12:30 |
| 15 May 2015 | England |
60–16 | Scotland |
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| 16:30 |
| 15 May 2015 | Northern Ireland |
47–57 | South Africa |
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| 18:30 |
Day 3
| 16 May 2015 | Scotland |
45–42 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| 10:30 |
| 16 May 2015 | England |
69–32 | Wales |
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| 12:30 |
| 16 May 2015 | Northern Ireland |
42–50 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| 16:30 |
| 16 May 2015 | South Africa |
72-42 | Wales |
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| 18:30 |
Day 4
| 17 May 2015 | South Africa |
46–42 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| 8:30 |
| 17 May 2015 | Wales |
43–28 | Scotland |
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| 10:30 |
| 17 May 2015 | Northern Ireland |
22–64 | England |
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| 12:30 |
Final table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 145 | +180 | 10 |
| 2 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 253 | 234 | +19 | 8 |
| 3 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 268 | -45 | 5 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 204 | 255 | -51 | 3 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 222 | 249 | -27 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 154 | 230 | -76 | 2 |