1987 World Netball Championships

1987 World Netball Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Scotland
Dates	16 Aug – 26 Aug
No. of nations	17
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (3rd title)
Joint runners-up	Trinidad and Tobago  Australia
← 1983 1991 →

The 1987 World Netball Championships was the seventh staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball, held every four years. The 1987 tournament was held in Glasgow, Scotland and was contested by 17 teams. ^{[1] [2]}

New Zealand were the winners, claiming their third title. New Zealand were the only team that won every game at the 1987 World Championships in Glasgow. Some players on the team were Wai Taumaunu, Tracey Fear, Julie Townsend, Sandra Edge, Rita Fatialofa and the two Margs. The coach was Lois Muir.

First Round

Group A

Place	Nation	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Trinidad and Tobago	7	6	1	0	350	167	13
2	Australia	7	6	0	1	517	179	12
3	Jamaica	7	5	1	1	360	236	11
4	Fiji	7	4	0	3	254	314	8
5	Northern Ireland	7	3	0	4	185	316	6
6	Canada	7	2	0	4	187	291	4
7	Papua New Guinea	7	1	0	6	148	258	2
8	Sri Lanka	7	0	0	7	107	321	0

Group B

Place	Nation	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	New Zealand	8	8	0	0	585	146	16
2	England	8	7	0	1	377	180	14
3	Cook Islands	8	6	0	2	337	302	12
4	Barbados	8	5	0	3	327	252	10
5	Bermuda	8	3	1	4	191	364	7
6	Scotland	8	3	0	5	175	267	6
7	Ireland	8	2	1	5	207	357	5
8	Malaysia	8	0	1	7	248	409	1
9	Wales	8	0	1	7	194	364	1

Final Round

Place	Nation	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	135	102	6
	Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	1	1	125	128	3
	Australia	3	1	1	1	121	128	3
4	England	3	0	0	3	113	136	0

Final placings

Place	Nation[3]
	New Zealand
=	Trinidad and Tobago
=	Australia
4	England
5	Jamaica
6=	Barbados
6=	Cook Islands
8	Fiji
9	Scotland
10=	Bermuda
10=	Canada
10=	Northern Ireland
13	Wales
14	Papua New Guinea
15	Ireland
16	Sri Lanka
17	Malaysia

References