2023 Constellation Cup
International netball series
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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]
Host countries
Australia
New Zealand
Australia
New ZealandDates12–23 October 2023
TV partner(s)Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Foxtel
Foxtel
Champions Australia (11th title)
Australia (11th title)| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | Australia New Zealand |
| Dates | 12–23 October 2023 |
| TV partner(s) | Sky Sport (New Zealand) Foxtel |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Australia (11th title) |
| Runners-up | New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Top scorer(s) | Grace Nweke 98/105 (93%) |
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]
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- Milestones
- On 23 October 2023, during the fourth test, Karin Burger made her 50th senior international appearance for the New Zealand.
Match officials
Umpires
Umpire Appointments Panel
| Umpire | Association |
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| Jacqui Jashari | Australia |
| Kirsten Lloyd | New Zealand |
| Fay Meiklejohn | New Zealand |
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Matches
First test
| 12 October 2023 7:30pm AEDT (UTC+11) |
Stats |
Australia | 50–40 | New Zealand |
John Cain Arena Attendance: 9,043[17] | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–10, 29–20, 40–34, 50–40 | ||||||
| Cara Koenen 27/31 (87%) Kiera Austin 22/27 (81%)Sophie Garbin 1/1 (100%) |
Amelia Walmsley 21/25 (84%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 17/20 (85%)Maia Wilson 2/2 (100%) | |||||
Second test
| 15 October 2023 6:30pm AEST (UTC+10) |
Stats |
Australia | 55–46 | New Zealand |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre Attendance: 9,177 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 28–23, 41–32, 55–46 | ||||||
| Cara Koenen 33/33 (100%) Kiera Austin 21/26 (81%)Sophie Dwyer 1/1 (100%) |
Grace Nweke 21/24 (88%) Amelia Walmsley 17/19 (89%)Ameliaranne Ekenasio 6/9 (67%)Tiana Metuarau 2/2 (100%) | |||||
- Notes
Third test
| 19 October 2023 7:30pm NZDST (UTC+13:00) |
Stats |
New Zealand | 56–53 | Australia |
Robyn Broughton Stadium 2 Attendance: 3,000[24] | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 28–24, 38–40, 56–53 | ||||||
| Grace Nweke 34/36 (94%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 12/14 (86%)Amelia Walmsley 8/10 (80%)Tiana Metuarau 2/4 (50%) |
Sophie Garbin 21/22 (95%) Kiera Austin 16/23 (70%)Cara Koenen 16/18 (89%) | |||||
- 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
| 23 October 2023 4:00pm NZDST (UTC+13:00) |
Stats |
New Zealand | 53–50 | Australia |
Spark Arena Attendance: 5,000[30] | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 26–28, 38–41, 53–50 | ||||||
| Grace Nweke 43/45 (96%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 10/10 (100%) |
Sophie Garbin 37/40 (93%) Kiera Austin 7/9 (78%)Cara Koenen 6/7 (86%) | |||||