1971 World Netball Championships

1971 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Jamaica
Dates Dec 31 (1970) – Jan 13
No. of nations 9
Final positions
 Champions  Australia (2nd title)
 Runners-up  New Zealand
 Third place  England
1967
1975

The 1971 World Netball Championships was the third edition of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball, held every four years. The 1971 tournament was held in Kingston, Jamaica, and featured nine teams. The tournament actually began in 1970, on December 31, with England and New Zealand winning their opening matches on New Year's Eve.[1] Australia were the winners, claiming their second title by the score of 48-42.[2] [3] [4]

Final placings

Place Nation[5] Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 Australia880050016416
 New Zealand870152522214
 England860251217912
4=  Jamaica84133602829
4=  Trinidad and Tobago84133172819
6  Scotland83052283926
7  Wales82062214244
8  Northern Ireland81072024632
9  Bahamas80081145720

References

  1. http://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/on-this-day-in-netball/
  2. http://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/on-this-day-in-netball/
  3. ""Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 14 Jan. 1971". Times Digital Archives.
  4. "Women Netball III World Championship 1971". Todor 66.
  5. Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 30 July 2011.


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