1971 World Netball Championships

1971 World Netball ChampionshipsTournament details

Host country|  Jamaica
Dates| December 31, 1970 – January 13, 1971 (1970-12-31 – 1971-01-13)
Teams| 9
Final positions
Champions|  Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up|  New Zealand
Third place|  England

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1975 →

The 1971 World Netball Championships were the third edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica, and featured nine teams, including the debut of the Bahamas. It began on 31 December 1970 with England and New Zealand winning their opening matches.[1][2]

In eight matches, Australia retained the title back from New Zealand after winning all of their matches, New Zealand finished runners-up and England third.[citation needed]

## Results

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### Table

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|  Australia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 164 | 16
|  New Zealand | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 525 | 222 | 14
|  England | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 512 | 179 | 12
4=  |  Jamaica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 347 | 260 | 9
4=  |  Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 350 | 260 | 9
6  |  Scotland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 206 | 376 | 6
7  |  Wales | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 221 | 424 | 4
8  |  Northern Ireland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 171 | 498 | 2
9  |  Bahamas | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 114 | 572 | 0

### Matches

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30 December 1970  |  | Jamaica  | 44–18 |  Scotland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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31 December 1970  |  | New Zealand  | 90–12 |  Northern Ireland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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31 December 1970  |  | England  | 88–7 |  Bahamas |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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31 December 1970  |  | Australia  | 47–21 |  Jamaica |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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31 December 1970  |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 45–19 |  Wales |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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1 January  |  | New Zealand  | 61–17 |  Scotland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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1 January  |  | Wales  | 57–11 |  Bahamas |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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1 January  |  | England  | 61–27 |  Trinidad and Tobago |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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2 January  |  | England  | 44–30 |  Jamaica |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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2 January  |  | Australia  | 70–9 |  Northern Ireland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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2 January  |  | Scotland  | 41–37 |  Wales |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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2 January  |  | New Zealand  | 108–10 |  Bahamas |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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4 January  |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 45–18 |  Scotland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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4 January  |  | Australia  | 96–4 |  Bahamas |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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4 January  |  | Jamaica  | 70–17 |  Northern Ireland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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5 January  |  | New Zealand  | 83–21 |  Wales |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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5 January  |  | Australia  | 43–27 |  Trinidad and Tobago |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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5 January  |  | England  | 94–13 |  Northern Ireland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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6 January  |  | New Zealand  | 42–40 |  England |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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6 January  |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 34–34 |  Jamaica |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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6 January  |  | Scotland  | 40–15 |  Bahamas |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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7 January  |  | Australia  | 71–16 |  Scotland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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7 January  |  | Jamaica  | 55–33 |  Wales |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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7 January  |  | Northern Ireland  | 49–28 |  Bahamas |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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8 January  |  | New Zealand  | 47–33 |  Trinidad and Tobago |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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8 January  |  | England  | 76–10 |  Scotland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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8 January  |  | Australia  | 87–8 |  Wales |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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9 January  |  | New Zealand  | 52–32 |  Jamaica |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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9 January  |  | Wales  | 34–30 |  Northern Ireland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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9 January  |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 72–24 |  Bahamas |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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9 January  |  | Australia  | 38–37 |  England |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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11 January  |  | England  | 72–12 |  Wales |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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11 January  |  | Scotland  | 46–27 |  Northern Ireland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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11 January  |  | Jamaica  | 61–15 |  Bahamas |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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12 January  |  | Australia  | 48–42 |  New Zealand |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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12 January  |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 66–14 |  Northern Ireland |    | National Stadium, Kingston

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## Medallists

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Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Australia
Coach: Wilma Shakespear |  New Zealand
Coach: Taini Jamison |  England
Coach: Mary French
Terese Delaney
Margaret Gollan
Stella Gollan
Elsma Merillo
Ricky Pyatt
Noela Routley
Cheryl Sidebottom
Annette Simper
Anne Walker
Gaye Walsh (c)  | Joan Harnett (c)
Nancy King
Shirley Langrope
Lorraine Mair
Olwyn McKay
Sandra Norman
Coral Palmer
Tilly Vercoe
Brenda Walker
Frances Webster | Judi Day
Sally Dewhurst
Pat Dudgeon
Judy Heath
Cathy Hickey
Elizabeth Kelly
Anne Miles (c)
Carol Percy
Rita Rees
Linda Scovell
Eunice Smith

Source:[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Topic: ON THIS DAY IN NETBALL… | Netball Scoop". Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
2. ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 14 Jan. 1971". Times Digital Archives.
3. ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
4. ^ "Women Netball III World Championship 1971 Kingston". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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