Nations Cup (netball)

Nations Cup (netball)
Founded 2006
Region worldwide
Number of teams 6
Current champions Samoa

The Nations Cup (previously the 4 Nations Netball Cup and the 5 Nations Netball Cup) is an annual netball competition organised by Netball Singapore.

History

The Cup was first held in 2006 in Singapore and featured Papua New Guinea, Scotland and Canada.[1]

The 2007 competition, which was held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall in Singapore, was won by the Singapore Netball National Team. Canada, Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka and Trinidad & Tobago also competed.[2]

The 2008 competition was won by Papua New Guinea who defeated Botswana in the final. The other three competitors were Singapore, Samoa and Sri Lanka.[3][4]

In 2009, Northern Ireland emerged as the winner, defeating their long-time rivals, Scotland, 49-34. Other competitors include Singapore, Canada, Malaysia and Tanzania.[5]

Scotland, Wales, Tanzania, Singapore, Namibia and India competed in 2010.[6]

In 2013, Singapore and Uganda battled for the Nations Cup title in front of over 2,000 noisy fans. Uganda took the title on their inaugural visit to the Nations Cup with a 29-52 result.[7]

Results

Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
2006[8][1]  Singapore  Papua New Guinea  Scotland  Canada
2007[2][9]  Singapore  Trinidad and Tobago  Northern Ireland  Sri Lanka  Canada
2008[4]  Papua New Guinea  Botswana  Samoa  Sri Lanka  Singapore
2009[5]  Northern Ireland  Scotland  Canada  Tanzania  Singapore  Malaysia
2010[6]  Scotland  Wales  Tanzania  Singapore  Namibia  India
2011  Fiji  Singapore  Malaysia  Namibia  Sri Lanka  Papua New Guinea
2012  Tanzania  Malaysia  Namibia  Sri Lanka  Singapore  Ireland
2013  Uganda  Singapore  Papua New Guinea  Sri Lanka  Ireland  United States
2014  Samoa  Singapore  Botswana  Malaysia  Papua New Guinea  Ireland

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Singapore victorious in 4 Nations Netball Cu". International Federation of Netball Associations. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peter Thorley (1 September 2007). "Big trip a bonus for Walker". The Northern Advocate.
  3. ↑ Netball Singapore
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Netball Papua New Guinea (2008). "2008 Nations Cup". Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Netball Singapore (2009). "Nations Cup 2009". Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Netball Singapore (13 December 2010a). "NTUC FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2010". Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  7. ↑ Netball Singapore Press
  8. ↑ Netball Singapore 2011
  9. ↑ http://www.netball.org/news.aspx?id=193