# 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series

The 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series was the fourth staging of the annual World Netball Series, and the first to be played under the new Fast5 rules, which replaced the older fastnet rules introduced in 2009. The tournament was held at Vector Arena in Auckland, the first time it had moved from its previous host nation England.
The 2012 tournament was contested by the six top national netball teams in 2012. New Zealand won the final against England, to record their third World Netball Fast5 series title.

## Overview
### Date and venue

The 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series was played in Auckland New Zealand over three days, from 9–11 November. All matches were held at Vector Arena, which has a capacity of 12,000.

### Format

20 matches were played over three days, under new Fast5 rules. Each team played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The four highest-scoring teams from this stage progressed to the finals, played on the final day of competition, in which the 1st-ranked team played the 4th-ranked team, while 2nd played 3rd. The winners of these two matches contested the Grand Final; the remaining teams contested the third- and fifth-place playoffs.

## Teams

The competition was contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the IFNA World Rankings: Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, England, Malawi and South Africa.
Participating teams and rosters :
| Australia | New Zealand | Jamaica | England | Malawi | South Africa |
| Kate Shimmin April Letton Chanel Gomes Shae Bolton Ashleigh Brazill Elissa Macleod (c) Verity Simmons Karyn Howarth Kim Ravaillion Caitlin Thwaites Amorette Wild | Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit Kayla Cullen Laura Langman Leana de Bruin Bailey Mes Anna Harrison Anna Thompson Irene van Dyk Katrina Grant Maria Tutaia | Patricia Mccalla Nadine Bryan Shamara Sterling Vangelee Williams Kimone Tulloch Jhaniele Fowler Shantal Slater Sasha-Gay Lynch Malysha Kelly Anna-Kay Griffiths | Yasmin Parsons Rachel Dunn Joanne Harten Lindsay Keable Jodie Gibson Kadeen Corbin Serena Guthrie Stacey Francis Eboni Beckford-Chambers Laura Malcolm | Joanna Kachilika Loreen Ngwira Mwai Kumwenda Thandie Galleta Beatrice Mpinganjira Caroline Mtukule Tina Kamzati Bridget Kumwenda Sindi Simtowe Towera Vinkhumbo | Bongiwe Msomi Chrisna Bootha Nadia Uys Karla Mostert Simnikiwe Mdaka Maryka Holtzhausen Tsakane Mbewe Vanes-Mari Du Toit Nontle Gwavu Amanda Mynhardt |
| Coach: Lisa Alexander | Coach: Waimarama Taumaunu | Coach: Oberon Pitterson | Coach: Anna Mayes | Coach: Edith Kaliati | Coach: Elize Kotze |

## Draw and results

Friday 9 November :
| Game | Time (GMT) | Match | Match | Match |
| 1 | 17:00 | Jamaica | 25 – 34 | South Africa |
| 2 | 17:45 | England | 29 – 27 | Australia |
| 3 | 18:30 | New Zealand | 38 – 38 | Jamaica |
| 4 | 19:15 | Malawi | 33 – 15 | Australia |
| 5 | 20:00 | England | 41 – 27 | South Africa |
| 6 | 20:45 | Jamaica | 32 – 31 | Malawi |
| 7 | 20:50 | New Zealand | 31 – 23 | Australia |
Saturday 10 November :
| Game | Time (GMT) | Match | Match | Match |
| 8 | 16:15 | England | 39 – 28 | Jamaica |
| 9 | 10:50 | New Zealand | 44 – 24 | Malawi |
| 10 | 17:45 | Australia | 27 – 28 | South Africa |
| 11 | 18:30 | England | 23 – 27 | Malawi |
| 12 | 19:15 | New Zealand | 52 – 19 | South Africa |
| 13 | 20:00 | Australia | 33 – 34 | Jamaica |
| 14 | 20:45 | South Africa | 48 – 34 | Malawi |
| 15 | 20:45 | New Zealand | 47 – 31 | England |
Sunday 11 November :
| Game | Time (GMT) | Match | Match | Match | Details |
| 16 | 15:15 | New Zealand | 52 – 18 | Jamaica | Semi-final 1 |
| 17 | 16:00 | England | 39 – 15 | South Africa | Semi-final 2 |
| 18 | 16:45 | Malawi | 33 – 30 | Australia | Play-off for 5th/6th |
| 19 | 18:55 | Jamaica | 34 – 38 | South Africa | Play-off for 3rd/4th |
| 20 | 19:45 | New Zealand | 23 – 21 | England | GRAND FINAL |

## Final Placings

| Place | Nation |
| | New Zealand |
| | England |
| | South Africa |
| 4 | Jamaica |
| 5 | Malawi |
| 6 | Australia |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| New Zealand Coach: Waimarama Taumaunu | England Coach: Anna Mayes | South Africa Coach: Elize Kotze |
| Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit Kayla Cullen Laura Langman Leana de Bruin Bailey Mes Anna Harrison Anna Thompson Irene van Dyk Katrina Grant Maria Tutaia | Yasmin Parsons Rachel Dunn Joanne Harten Lindsay Keable Jodie Gibson Kadeen Corbin Serena Guthrie Stacey Francis Eboni Beckford-Chambers Laura Malcolm | Bongiwe Msomi Chrisna Bootha Nadia Uys Karla Mostert Simnikiwe Mdaka Maryka Holtzhausen Tsakane Mbewe Vanes-Mari Du Toit Nontle Gwavu Amanda Mynhardt |
* 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series winners
* New Zealand Third title