1979 World Netball Championships

The 1979 World Netball Championships was the fifth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, featuring 19 teams.[1]

1979 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Trinidad and Tobago
DatesAugust 13–25, 1979 (1979-08-13 – 1979-08-25)
Teams19
Final positions
Champions Australia
 New Zealand
 Trinidad and Tobago
← 1975
1983 →

Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago shared the title as there were no finals, instead the top 10 teams playing off in a round robin. Each of the top three teams won eight out of nine matches, losing once, to one of the other two: New Zealand defeated Trinidad and Tobago 49–33; Trinidad and Tobago defeated Australia 40–38; and Australia defeated New Zealand 38–36. The tournament rules of the time did not provide a way of determining an outright winner under the circumstances, so the three teams shared the title.[2]

First round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1   Australia 2 2 0 0 114 29 4
2   Scotland 2 1 0 1 55 81 2
3   Grenada 2 0 0 2 40 99 0
13 August Australia   55–15   Scotland    Port of Spain

14 August Scotland   40–26   Grenada    Port of Spain

15 August Australia   59–14   Grenada    Port of Spain

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1   England 3 3 0 0 179 73 6
2   Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 0 1 95 113 4
3   Uganda 3 1 0 2 91 138 2
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 89 140 0
13 August Saint Kitts and Nevis   33–31   Canada    Port of Spain

13 August England   57–24   Uganda    Port of Spain

14 August England   62–25   Canada    Port of Spain

14 August Saint Kitts and Nevis   38–22   Uganda    Port of Spain

15 August England   60–24   Saint Kitts and Nevis    Port of Spain

15 August Uganda   45–43   Canada    Port of Spain

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   New Zealand 3 3 0 0 151 80 +71 6
2   Barbados 3 2 0 1 109 110 -1 4
3   Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 2 112 140 -28 2
4   Saint Lucia 3 0 0 3 85 127 -42 0
13 August Barbados   50–39   Antigua and Barbuda    Port of Spain

13 August New Zealand   48–27   Saint Lucia    Port of Spain

14 August New Zealand   62–29   Antigua and Barbuda    Port of Spain

14 August Barbados   35–30   Saint Lucia    Port of Spain

15 August Antigua and Barbuda   44–28   Saint Lucia    Port of Spain

15 August New Zealand   41–24   Barbados    Port of Spain

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 195 50 +145 6
2   Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 86 121 -35 4
3   Bermuda 3 1 0 2 69 130 -61 2
4   Bahamas 3 0 0 3 81 130 -49 0
13 August Bermuda   31–30   Bahamas    Port of Spain

13 August
16:00
Trinidad and Tobago   61–21   Republic of Ireland    Port of Spain

14 August Republic of Ireland   29–26   Bermuda    Port of Spain

14 August
17:30
Trinidad and Tobago   63–17   Bahamas    Port of Spain

15 August
16:15
Trinidad and Tobago   71–12   Bermuda    Port of Spain

15 August Republic of Ireland   36–34   Bahamas    Port of Spain

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Jamaica 3 3 0 0 114 83 +31 6
2   Wales 3 2 0 1 112 88 +24 4
3   Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 86 124 -38 2
4   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 0 0 3 95 112 -17 0
13 August Jamaica   33–28   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    Port of Spain

13 August Wales   41–23   Northern Ireland    Port of Spain

14 August Jamaica   33–31   Wales    Port of Spain

14 August Northern Ireland   39–35   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    Port of Spain

15 August Wales   40–32   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    Port of Spain

15 August Jamaica   48–24   Northern Ireland    Port of Spain

Placement round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1   Canada 8 6 1 1 289 234 13
2   Antigua and Barbuda 8 5 2 1 336 285 12
3   Saint Lucia 8 5 0 3 286 263 10
4   Uganda 8 5 0 3 281 279 10
5   Grenada 8 4 1 3 302 256 9
6   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 4 0 4 279 278 8
7   Northern Ireland 8 2 1 5 175 174 5
8   Bahamas 8 1 1 6 213 316 3
9   Bermuda 8 1 0 7 274 350 2

Round 1

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16 August Bermuda   47–34   Bahamas    Port of Spain

16 August Antigua and Barbuda   51–37   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    Port of Spain

16 August Canada   45–33   Uganda    Port of Spain

16 August Saint Lucia   44–39   Grenada    Port of Spain

Round 2

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17 August Uganda   42–34   Northern Ireland    Port of Spain

17 August Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   47–42   Canada    Port of Spain

17 August Saint Lucia   38–31   Bermuda    Port of Spain

17 August Antigua and Barbuda   56–41   Bahamas    Port of Spain

Round 3

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18 August Uganda   37–32   Bermuda    Port of Spain

18 August Grenada   54–26   Bahamas    Port of Spain

18 August Saint Lucia   39–36   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    Port of Spain

18 August Northern Ireland   32–30   Canada    Port of Spain

Round 4

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20 August Canada   46–46   Antigua and Barbuda    Port of Spain

20 August Uganda   45–39   Bahamas    Port of Spain

20 August Grenada   47–36   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    Port of Spain

20 August Northern Ireland   41–27   Bermuda    Port of Spain

Round 5

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21 August Uganda   50–48   Antigua and Barbuda    Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 13–13, 12–14, 14–8

21 August Grenada   37–27   Northern Ireland    Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 8–9, 7–6, 8–8, 14–4

21 August Saint Lucia   58–36   Bahamas    Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 12–9, 16–8, 11–12, 19–9

21 August Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   46–38   Bermuda    Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 11–14, 11–7, 10–8

Round 6

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22 August Antigua and Barbuda   41–41   Grenada    Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 8–7, 9–10, 13–13, 11–11

22 August Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   39–27   Uganda    Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 9–11, 9–5, 9–10, 12–1

22 August Northern Ireland   39–30   Saint Lucia    Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 13–6, 9–9, 9–7

22 August Canada   55–28   Bermuda    Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 11–8, 11–7, 16–5

Round 7

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23 August Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   38–34   Northern Ireland    Port of Spain

23 August Antigua and Barbuda   37–34   Saint Lucia    Port of Spain

23 August Grenada   42–35   Bermuda    Port of Spain

23 August Canada   56–37   Bahamas    Port of Spain

Round 8

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24 August Bahamas   44–42   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    Port of Spain

24 August Saint Lucia   44–40   Uganda    Port of Spain

24 August Canada   45–43   Grenada    Port of Spain

24 August Antigua and Barbuda   49–36   Northern Ireland    Port of Spain

Round 9

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25 August Bahamas   35–31   Northern Ireland    Port of Spain

25 August Canada   45–43   Saint Lucia    Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 8–11, 14–9, 13–14, 10–9

25 August Antigua and Barbuda   57–36   Bermuda    Port of Spain

25 August Uganda   47–42   Grenada    Port of Spain

Final Round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
    Australia 9 8 0 1 522 237 16
    New Zealand 9 8 0 1 505 230 16
    Trinidad and Tobago 9 8 0 1 462 237 16
4   England 9 6 0 3 375 280 12
5   Jamaica 9 4 1 4 172 292 9
6   Barbados 9 4 0 5 249 315 8
7   Wales 9 3 0 6 249 350 6
8   Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 2 1 6 263 351 5
9   Scotland 9 1 0 8 242 390 2
10   Republic of Ireland 9 0 0 9 179 536 0

Round 1

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16 August Australia   64–14   Barbados    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

16 August
16:00
Trinidad and Tobago   84–13   Republic of Ireland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

16 August New Zealand   56–28   Jamaica    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

16 August England   38–13   Saint Kitts and Nevis    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

16 August Wales   44–25   Scotland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
???   ?? Elliot   16
Murphy   9

Round 2

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17 August Jamaica   34–34   Saint Kitts and Nevis    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

17 August England   52–28   Wales    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

17 August New Zealand   95–7   Republic of Ireland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

17 August Australia   61–33   Scotland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

17 August
16:45
Trinidad and Tobago   51–26   Barbados    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

Round 3

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18 August Australia   76–17   Republic of Ireland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

18 August New Zealand   58–17   Scotland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

18 August
16:00
Trinidad and Tobago   49–45   England    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

18 August Jamaica   47–39   Barbados    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

18 August Saint Kitts and Nevis   29–27   Wales    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

Round 4

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20 August Australia   71–22   Jamaica    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

20 August New Zealand   58–26   Saint Kitts and Nevis    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

20 August
17:30
Trinidad and Tobago   56–20   Wales    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

20 August England   63–25   Republic of Ireland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

20 August Barbados   54–42   Scotland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

Round 5

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21 August New Zealand   53–36   England    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

21 August Australia   61–17   Wales    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 13–6, 17–3, 16–3, 15–5

21 August Barbados   50–32   Republic of Ireland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 10–8, 15–7, 15–5, 10–12

21 August
17:30
Trinidad and Tobago   51–20   Jamaica    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 8–2, 17–7, 14–3

21 August Saint Kitts and Nevis   40–38   Scotland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 11–10, 8–11, 11–4, 10–13

Round 6

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22 August Australia   38–36   New Zealand    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 11–9, 9–5, 7–17, 11–5

22 August England   47–34   Jamaica    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 8–5, 13–6, 12–12, 14–11

22 August
17:30
Trinidad and Tobago   58–21   Saint Kitts and Nevis    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–3, 15–5, 11–5, 17–8

22 August Barbados   34–26   Wales    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 7–8, 4–7, 11–10, 12–1

22 August Scotland   42–30   Republic of Ireland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 10–6, 14–7, 10–7, 8–0

Round 7

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23 August
16:00
Trinidad and Tobago   40–38   Australia    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 7–7, 7–7, 16–12, 10–12

23 August England   57–24   Scotland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

23 August Jamaica   34–33   Wales    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

23 August Saint Kitts and Nevis   68–23   Republic of Ireland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

23 August New Zealand   60–28   Barbados    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

Round 8

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24 August England   51–35   Barbados    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

24 August Jamaica   68–27   Republic of Ireland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

24 August Australia   59–21   Saint Kitts and Nevis    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

24 August New Zealand   56–23   Wales    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

24 August Trinidad and Tobago   46–21   Scotland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

Round 9

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25 August Jamaica   57–44   Scotland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

25 August Barbados   43–40   Saint Kitts and Nevis    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

25 August Wales   58–32   Republic of Ireland    West Park Complex, Port of Spain

25 August Australia   54–37   England    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 12–9, 16–8, 13–12, 13–8

25 August
14:45
New Zealand   33–27   Trinidad and Tobago    West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 7–7, 7–7, 14–7, 5–6

Final placings

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Place Nation[3]
 =   Australia
 =   New Zealand
 =   Trinidad and Tobago
4   England
5   Jamaica
6   Barbados
7   Wales
8   Saint Kitts and Nevis
9   Scotland
10   Republic of Ireland
11   Canada
12   Antigua and Barbuda
13=   Saint Lucia
13=   Uganda
15   Grenada
16   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
17   Northern Ireland
18   Bahamas
19   Bermuda

Medallists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Australia
Coach: Wilma Shakespear
  New Zealand
Coach: Lois Muir
  Trinidad and Tobago
Coach: Lystra Lewis
Sharon Burton
Margaret Caldow (c)
Betty Carroll
Gail Dorrington
Julie Francou
Terese Kennedy
Pam Redmond
Anne Sargeant
Gaye Teede
Yvonne Waters
Maxine Blomquist
Ruth Fathers
Margaret Forsyth
Lyn Parker (c)
Janice Henderson
Margharet Kamana
Geane Katae
Leigh Mills
Millie Munro
Christine Pietzner
Lynn Proudlove
Yvonne Willering
Sherril Peters (c)
Althea Luces
Jennifer Williams
Jean Pierre
Peggy Castanada
Cyrenia Charles
Ingrid Blackman
Angela Burke Browne
Veryl A Kretschmar
Heather Charleau
Marcia Simsoy Frank
Jennifer Nurse
Notes
  • ^1 Australia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago were actually declared the joint winners. The tournament had no tie-break criteria. For the purposes of this table, goal average was used to decide the order of teams.

Source:[4]


References

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  1. ^ "Women Netball V World Championship 1979". Todor 66.
  2. ^ "Research: We Does It!". dropkicks.co.nz. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Women Netball V World Championship 1979 Port of Spain". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.