Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national netball team
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| Nickname(s) | Vincy Jewels | ||
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| Association | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association | ||
| Confederation | Americas Netball | ||
| Head coach | Natasha Baptiste | ||
| Co-captains | Shellisa Davis Mary-Ann Frederick | ||
| World ranking | 18th[1] | ||
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| Netball World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (Debuted in 1979) | ||
| 2003 placing | 13th | ||
| Best result | 10th (1995) | ||
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (Debuted in 2006) | ||
| Best result | 11th (2006) | ||
The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national netball team represents the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association in international netball tournaments. They featured at the 1979, 1995 and the 2003 World Netball Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. More recently, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have played in the ECCB International Netball Series, 2023 Netball World Cup Qualifiers and the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. As of 1 March 2026, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are listed 18th on the World Netball Rankings.
In 2008, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were featured in the initial World Netball Rankings, listed 12th. They are the highest-ranked team in the Eastern Caribbean and they regularly compete with Barbados for third place in the Americas Netball region with only Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago ranked higher.[2][3][4]
Tournament history
Early tournaments
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were among the pioneering national netball teams in the Caribbean and West Indies. In 1954, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines played in a triangular tournament with Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada.[5]
Major tournaments
Netball World Cup
| Tournaments | Place |
|---|---|
| 1979 World Netball Championships[6][7] | 16th |
| 1995 World Netball Championships[8][9] | 10th |
| 2003 World Netball Championships[10] | 13th |
Commonwealth Games
| Tournaments | Place |
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| 2006 Commonwealth Games[11][12][13] | 11th |
Americas tournaments
Netball World Cup Qualifiers
| Tournaments | Place |
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| 2007 Women Netball World Championship Qualifier[14] | 3rd |
| 2011 Women Netball World Championship Qualifier[15] | 5th |
| 2018 AFNA Championships[16][17] | 4th1 |
| 2023 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Americas[18][19][20][21] | 4th |
AFNA Championship
| Tournaments | Place |
|---|---|
| 1997 AFNA Championship[22] | 3rd |
| 2008 AFNA Championships[23][24] | 5th |
| 2018 AFNA Championships[16][17] | 4th1 |
- Notes
- ^1 The 2018 AFNA Championships also served as a 2019 Netball World Cup qualifier.
ECCB International Netball Series
Since 2019, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have played in the ECCB International Netball Series. They are one the series' most successful teams.[25]
Central American and Caribbean Games
| Tournaments | Place |
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| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games[39][40][41] | 3rd |
Notable players
2025 squad
This recent squad was selected for the 2025 ECCB International Netball Series.[42]
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Captains
| Captains | Years |
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| Stella Boyea | 1979 |
| Dellarice Duncan[10][11][12] | 2003, 2006 |
| Mary-Ann Frederick[43] | 2019 |
| Vasha Adams[31][44][45][46] | 2022 |
| Ruthann Williams[19] | 2022 |
| Kaywanna Charles[33][41][47] | 2023 |
| Kimesha Antoine[48] | 2024 |
| Shellisa Davis[42] | 2025 |
| Mary-Ann Frederick[42] | 2025 |
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