# 1971 World Netball Championships

The 1971 World Netball Championships were the third edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica, and featured nine teams, including the debut of the Bahamas. It began on 31 December 1970 with England and New Zealand winning their opening matches.
In eight matches, Australia retained the title back from New Zealand after winning all of their matches, New Zealand finished runners-up and England third.

## Results
### Table

| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
| | Australia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 164 | 16 |
| | New Zealand | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 525 | 222 | 14 |
| | England | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 512 | 179 | 12 |
| 4= | Jamaica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 347 | 260 | 9 |
| 4= | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 350 | 260 | 9 |
| 6 | Scotland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 206 | 376 | 6 |
| 7 | Wales | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 221 | 424 | 4 |
| 8 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 171 | 498 | 2 |
| 9 | Bahamas | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 114 | 572 | 0 |

### Matches

| 30 December 1970 | Jamaica | 44–18 | Scotland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 31 December 1970 | New Zealand | 90–12 | Northern Ireland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 31 December 1970 | England | 88–7 | Bahamas | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 31 December 1970 | Australia | 47–21 | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 31 December 1970 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45–19 | Wales | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 1 January | New Zealand | 61–17 | Scotland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 1 January | Wales | 57–11 | Bahamas | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 1 January | England | 61–27 | Trinidad and Tobago | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 2 January | England | 44–30 | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 2 January | Australia | 70–9 | Northern Ireland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 2 January | Scotland | 41–37 | Wales | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 2 January | New Zealand | 108–10 | Bahamas | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 4 January | Trinidad and Tobago | 45–18 | Scotland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 4 January | Australia | 96–4 | Bahamas | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 4 January | Jamaica | 70–17 | Northern Ireland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 5 January | New Zealand | 83–21 | Wales | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 5 January | Australia | 43–27 | Trinidad and Tobago | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 5 January | England | 94–13 | Northern Ireland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 6 January | New Zealand | 42–40 | England | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 6 January | Trinidad and Tobago | 34–34 | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 6 January | Scotland | 40–15 | Bahamas | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 7 January | Australia | 71–16 | Scotland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 7 January | Jamaica | 55–33 | Wales | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 7 January | Northern Ireland | 49–28 | Bahamas | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 8 January | New Zealand | 47–33 | Trinidad and Tobago | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 8 January | England | 76–10 | Scotland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 8 January | Australia | 87–8 | Wales | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 9 January | New Zealand | 52–32 | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 9 January | Wales | 34–30 | Northern Ireland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 9 January | Trinidad and Tobago | 72–24 | Bahamas | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 9 January | Australia | 38–37 | England | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 11 January | England | 72–12 | Wales | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 11 January | Scotland | 46–27 | Northern Ireland | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 11 January | Jamaica | 61–15 | Bahamas | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 12 January | Australia | 48–42 | New Zealand | National Stadium, Kingston |
| 12 January | Trinidad and Tobago | 66–14 | Northern Ireland | National Stadium, Kingston |

## Medallists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Australia Coach: Wilma Shakespear | New Zealand Coach: Taini Jamison | England Coach: Mary French |
| Terese Delaney Margaret Gollan Stella Gollan Elsma Merillo Ricky Pyatt Noela Routley Cheryl Sidebottom Annette Simper Anne Walker Gaye Walsh (c) | Joan Harnett (c) Nancy King Shirley Langrope Lorraine Mair Olwyn McKay Sandra Norman Coral Palmer Tilly Vercoe Brenda Walker Frances Webster | Judi Day Sally Dewhurst Pat Dudgeon Judy Heath Cathy Hickey Elizabeth Kelly Anne Miles (c) Carol Percy Rita Rees Linda Scovell Eunice Smith |
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