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 →

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]

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

Group 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Gold  Australia 9 8 0 1 522 237 16
Gold  New Zealand 9 8 0 1 505 230 16
Gold  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

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
??? Goals scored ?? Elliot Goals scored 16
Murphy Goals scored 9

Round 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Place Nation[3]
Gold=  Australia
Gold=  New Zealand
Gold=  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

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

Source:[4]


References

  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.
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