2019 Constellation Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Australia; New Zealand
Dates	13 October–27 October 2019
Final positions
Champions	Australia (9th title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Top scorer(s)	Maria Folau; 105/123 (85%)
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The 2019 Constellation Cup was the 10th Constellation Cup series between Australia and New Zealand. The series featured four netball test matches, played in October 2019. The series finished 2–2, however Australia were declared the winners because, having scored 206 goals compared to New Zealand's 195, they had a better aggregate score over the series. This saw Australia win their seventh successive Constellation Cup series.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Squads

Australia

Australia roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Pos	DOB	Height	Club	Caps
Caitlin Bassett (c)	GS	(1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 31)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Giants Netball	99
Ashleigh Brazill	WD, C	(1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 29)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Collingwood Magpies	7
Courtney Bruce	GK, GD	(1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 25)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	West Coast Fever	35
Paige Hadley	C, WA, WD	(1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 27)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	New South Wales Swifts	28
Sarah Klau	GK, GD	(1994-09-30)30 September 1994 (aged 25)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	New South Wales Swifts	9
Tegan Philip	GA, GS	(1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 31)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Melbourne Vixens	15
Jamie-Lee Price	WD, C	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 23)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Giants Netball	12
Laura Scherian	WA, C	(1988-06-26)26 June 1988 (aged 31)	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	Sunshine Coast Lightning	3
Caitlin Thwaites	GS, GA	(1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 32)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Melbourne Vixens	54
Gretel Tippett	GA, GS, WA	(1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 26)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Queensland Firebirds	35
Maddy Turner	GD, WD, GK	(1995-12-17)17 December 1995 (aged 23)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	New South Wales Swifts	0
Liz Watson (vc)	WA, C	(1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 25)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Melbourne Vixens	43
Joanna Weston	GD, WD, GK	(1994-02-14)14 February 1994 (aged 25)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Melbourne Vixens	37

Head coach

Lisa Alexander

Assistant coach

Clare Ferguson
Megan Anderson

Notes

(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[5]

New Zealand

New Zealand roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Pos	DOB	Height	Club	Caps
Karin Burger	WD, GK, GD	(1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 26)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Central Pulse	11
Gina Crampton	WA, C	(1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 27)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Southern Steel	34
Ameliaranne Ekenasio	GA, GS	(1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 28)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Central Pulse	33
Maria Folau	GA, GS	(1987-02-18)18 February 1987 (aged 32)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Adelaide Thunderbirds	146
Phoenix Karaka	GK, GD	(1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 25)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Northern Mystics	24
Laura Langman (c)	C, WD	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 33)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Sunshine Coast Lightning	159
Bailey Mes	GS, GA, WA	(1989-05-27)27 May 1989 (aged 30)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Northern Mystics	67
Katrina Rore	GD, GK	(1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 32)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Central Pulse	133
Shannon Saunders	C, WA	(1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 29)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Southern Steel	66
Whitney Souness	WA, C	(1991-10-12)12 October 1991 (aged 28)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Central Pulse?
Te Paea Selby-Rickit	GA, GS	(1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 27)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Mainland Tactix	42
Michaela Sokolich-Beatson	GD, WD	(1996-10-02)2 October 1996 (aged 23)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Northern Mystics
Jane Watson	GK, GD	(1990-03-07)7 March 1990 (aged 29)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Mainland Tactix	37
Maia Wilson	GS, GA	(1997-09-21)21 September 1997 (aged 22)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Northern Stars	10

Head coach

Noeline Taurua

Assistant coach

Yvonne Willering
Jane Woodlands-Thompson

Manager: Esther Molloy

Notes

(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[6]^[7]

Match officials

Umpires

Umpire	Association
Tracy-Ann Griffiths	Jamaica
Kate Stephenson	England
Louise Travis	England
Joan Yuliani	Singapore

Umpire Appointments Panel

Umpire	Association	Test
David Pala'amo	New Zealand	First test
Janis Teesdale	New Zealand	Second test
Sharon Kelly	Australia	Third test
Jacqui Jashari	Australia	Fourth test

Sources:^[8]^[9]^[10]

Matches

First test

13 October 2019 7:30 pm	Stats	New Zealand	53–52	Australia	Horncastle Arena	Sky Sport Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 26–25, 39–44, 52–53
		Ameliaranne Ekenasio 29/31 (94%) Maria Folau 24/26 (92%)		Caitlin Bassett 26/30 (87%) Gretel Tippett 25/25 (100%) Caitlin Thwaites 2/2 (100%)

Sources:^[11]^[12]

Second test

16 October 2019 7:30 pm	Stats	New Zealand	42–48	Australia	Spark Arena	Sky Sport Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 21–26, 32–37, 42–48
		Maria Folau 31/41 (76%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 8/11 (73%) Bailey Mes 3/5 (60%)		Gretel Tippett 23/24 (96%) Caitlin Bassett 17/20 (85%) Caitlin Thwaites 8/9 (89%)

Sources:^[13]^[14]

Third test

20 October 2019 2:00 pm	Stats	Australia	53–54	New Zealand	Qudos Bank Arena	Sky Sport Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 30–26, 43–42, 53–54
		Caitlin Bassett 19/21 (90%) Caitlin Thwaites 16/17 (94%) Gretel Tippett 13/13 (100%) Tegan Philip 5/8 (63%)		Ameliaranne Ekenasio 27/27 (100%) Maria Folau 27/31 (87%)

Sources:^[15]^[16]

Fourth test

27 October 2019 12:00 pm	Stats	Australia	53–46	New Zealand	RAC Arena Attendance: 13,233^[3] Umpires: Kate Stephenson (England) Joan Yuliani (Singapore)^[9]	Sky Sport Nine
		Scoring by quarter: 16–7, 31–18, 41–32, 53–46
		Caitlin Bassett 25/28 (89%) Gretel Tippett 22/23 (96%) Caitlin Thwaites 6/7 (86%)		Maria Folau 23/25 (92%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 21/23 (91%) Bailey Mes 2/4 (50%)

Sources:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Diamonds beat Silver Ferns in decider to win Constellation Cup for seventh straight time". www.abc.net.au. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Australia's Diamonds triumph in Constellation Cup decider". www.theguardian.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Australia win a seventh successive Constellation Cup series". www.skysports.com. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Rampaging Diamonds Secure Seventh Straight Constellation Cup Series Win". diamonds.netball.com.au. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Samsung Diamonds Constellation Cup Team Announced". diamonds.netball.com.au. 18 September 2019.
^ "Silver Ferns Team announced to compete for 2019 Constellation Cup". www.silverferns.co.nz. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Souness called into Silver Ferns for Christchurch Test". www.silverferns.co.nz. 12 October 2019.
^ "International Netball Umpire Appointments". World Netball. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua livid about bizarre umpiring interpretations". stuff.co.nz. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Netball: Taurua unleashes on umpire after Constellation Cup decider". www.rnz.co.nz. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Australia loses to New Zealand 53-52 in netball's first Constellation Cup Test". www.abc.net.au. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Heartbreak in Christchurch as Silver Ferns Take Constellation Cup Game One". diamonds.netball.com.au. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Australia beats New Zealand 48-42 in netball's second Constellation Test". www.abc.net.au. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Diamonds Dominate Ferns to Tie Series". diamonds.netball.com.au. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "New Zealand beats Australia 54-53 in Test three of the Constellation Cup to lead series 2-1". www.abc.net.au. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "One Goal Thriller Sets Up Winner-Takes All Game Four". diamonds.netball.com.au. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[abc271019-1] "Diamonds beat Silver Ferns in decider to win Constellation Cup for seventh straight time". www.abc.net.au. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[guardian271019-2] "Australia's Diamonds triumph in Constellation Cup decider". www.theguardian.com. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[skysports311019-3] "Australia win a seventh successive Constellation Cup series". www.skysports.com. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[diamonds271019-4] "Rampaging Diamonds Secure Seventh Straight Constellation Cup Series Win". diamonds.netball.com.au. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[diamonds180919-5] "Samsung Diamonds Constellation Cup Team Announced". diamonds.netball.com.au. 18 September 2019.

[silverferns230919-6] "Silver Ferns Team announced to compete for 2019 Constellation Cup". www.silverferns.co.nz. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[silverferns121019-7] "Souness called into Silver Ferns for Christchurch Test". www.silverferns.co.nz. 12 October 2019.

[wn111019-8] "International Netball Umpire Appointments". World Netball. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[stuff271019-9] "Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua livid about bizarre umpiring interpretations". stuff.co.nz. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[rnz271019-10] "Netball: Taurua unleashes on umpire after Constellation Cup decider". www.rnz.co.nz. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[abc131019-11] "Australia loses to New Zealand 53-52 in netball's first Constellation Cup Test". www.abc.net.au. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[diamonds131019-12] "Heartbreak in Christchurch as Silver Ferns Take Constellation Cup Game One". diamonds.netball.com.au. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[abc161019-13] "Australia beats New Zealand 48-42 in netball's second Constellation Test". www.abc.net.au. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[diamonds161019-14] "Diamonds Dominate Ferns to Tie Series". diamonds.netball.com.au. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[abc201019-15] "New Zealand beats Australia 54-53 in Test three of the Constellation Cup to lead series 2-1". www.abc.net.au. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[diamonds201019-16] "One Goal Thriller Sets Up Winner-Takes All Game Four". diamonds.netball.com.au. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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Tournament details
Host countries	Australia New Zealand
Dates	13 October–27 October 2019
Final positions
Champions	Australia (9th title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Top scorer(s)	Maria Folau 105/123 (85%)
← 2018 2021 →