2023 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Europe

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2023 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Europe
Tournament details
Host country Scotland
CityGlasgow
VenueEmirates Arena
Dates12–16 October 2022
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Wales (3rd title)
Runners-up Scotland
Third place Northern Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
← 2019

The 2023 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Europe was a tournament organised by Europe Netball. It featured six teams playing a series of netball test matches in October 2022 at Glasgow's Emirates Arena. The hosts Scotland were joined by Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Wales. The top two from these six teams would qualify for the 2023 Netball World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5][6] England, had already qualified for the 2023 Netball World Cup via the World Netball Rankings.[7] After winning all four of their matches in Rounds 1 to 4, Scotland and Wales had already secured their qualification before they were due to play each other in Round 5.[6] With a team co-captained by Suzy Drane and Nia Jones and coached by Sara Moore, Wales won the series after defeating Scotland 58–51 in the final match.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Squads

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Participating teams and rosters[5][6]
 Gibraltar[14]  Isle of Man[15]  Northern Ireland[16]  Republic of Ireland  Scotland[17]  Wales[8][10][18]
Mia Evie-Rowe
Courtney Ferrer
Iris Hartman
Anna Hernandez
Chloe Hernandez
Zainya Gillingwater (vc)
Isabella MacQuisten
Janice Moreno
Joelle Moreno (c)
Amy Pozo
Megan Ruiz
Mae Truman-Davies 		Alice Cross
Becca Cooke
Rhian Evans
Ashley Hall (c)
Aalish Harris
Rachel Johnstone (vc)
Kat Keeling
Zoe Kirkham
Cassidy Pizzey
Lydia Shaw
Paige Skillicorn
Natalie Swales
Reserves:
Holly Hennessy
Eliana Kneen
Kenzie Pizzey 		Niamh Cooper
Ciara Crosbie
Michelle Drayne
Rachel Duckers
Frances Keenan
Caroline O'Hanlon (c)
Michelle Magee
Alex Martin
Olivia McDonald
Orla McGeough
Georgie McGrath
Orlaith Rogers
Sarah Russell
Fionnuala Toner (vc) 		Beth Brennan
Amy Caporn
Millie Cox
Fran Duffy (c)
Natalie Foster
Katie Gerrard
Ciara Lynch
Corey McGlynn
Helen Monaghan
Sophie Murray
Eimhear O'Prey
Erin Peters (vc)
Seren Redmond
Eryn Salako
Aisling Sullivan-Sweeney 		Emma Barrie
Kelly Boyle
Cerys Cairns
Iona Christian
Rachel Conway
Bethan Goodwin
Hannah Grant
Hannah Leighton
Claire Maxwell (c)
Niamh McCall
Emily Nicholl (vc)
Lauren Tait
Reserves:
Chloe Carchrie
Emma Love
Sarah MacPhail 		Suzy Drane (cc)
Bethan Dyke
Lucy Howells
Clare Jones (vc)
Nia Jones (cc)
Shona O'Dwyer
Ella Powell-Davies (vc)
Georgia Rowe
Christina Shaw
Eleanor Watkins
Sarie Watkins
Phillipa Yarranton
Reserves:
Celyn Emanuel
Holly Jones
Caris Morgan
Head Coach:
Sarah Payas 		Head Coach:
Claire Battye 		Head Coach:
Elaine Rice 		Head Coach:
Teresa Gillespie 		Head Coach:
Tamsin Greenway 		Head Coach:
Sara Moore
Assistant Coach :
Denise Ellis 		Assistant Coach:
Robert McKee 		Assistant Coach:
Hannah Willis 		Assistant Coach:
Una Barrett 		Assistant Coach:
Sara Francis-Bayman 		Assistant Coach:
Emily Handyside[19][20]

Milestones

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Match officials

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Umpires
Umpire Association
Louise Cole England
Rhian Edwards Wales
Kate Mann England
Leonard Masao South Africa
Rachael Radford England
Kate Stephenson England
James Thomas England
Umpire Appointments Panel
Umpire Association
Cheryl Danson England
Margaret Deighan England

Sources:[6][12][14]

Matches

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Round 1

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Wednesday, 12 October 2022  Wales 78–22  Isle of Man  
14.30
Wednesday, 12 October 2022  Northern Ireland 68–19  Gibraltar  
17.00
Wednesday, 12 October 2022  Scotland 87–17  Republic of Ireland  
19.30

Round 2

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Thursday, 13 October 2022  Wales 95–19  Gibraltar  
12.00
Thursday, 13 October 2022  Northern Ireland 59–24  Republic of Ireland  
14.30
Thursday, 13 October 2022  Scotland 82–20  Isle of Man  
17.00

Round 3

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Friday, 14 October 2022  Wales 75–23  Republic of Ireland  
12.00
Friday, 14 October 2022  Isle of Man 43–33  Gibraltar  
14.30
Friday, 14 October 2022  Scotland 65–38  Northern Ireland  
17.00

Round 4

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Saturday, 15 October 2022  Isle of Man 54–53  Republic of Ireland  
12.00
Saturday, 15 October 2022  Wales 60–34  Northern Ireland  
14.30
Saturday, 15 October 2022  Scotland 91–18  Gibraltar  
17.00

Round 5

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Sunday, 16 October 2022  Republic of Ireland 50–36  Gibraltar  
10.00
Sunday, 16 October 2022  Northern Ireland 61–32  Isle of Man  
12.30
Sunday, 16 October 2022  Scotland 51–58  Wales  
15.00

Sources:[3][4][6][8][11]

Final table

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Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Wales 5 5 0 0 366 149 +217 10
2  Scotland 5 4 0 1 376 151 +225 8
3  Northern Ireland 5 3 0 2 260 200 +60 6
4  Isle of Man 5 2 0 3 171 307 -136 4
5  Republic of Ireland 5 1 0 4 167 311 -144 2
6  Gibraltar 5 0 0 5 125 347 -222 0


  Qualified for 2023 Netball World Cup

References

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