# 1987 World Netball Championships

The 1987 World Netball Championships was the seventh edition of the INF Netball World Cup held in Glasgow, Scotland. This quadrennial premier event in international netball featured 17 teams, and included the debut of Cook Islands.
The format of the 1987 edition was similar to the previous edition with the teams separated into two groups with the top two continuing on to the final round. New Zealand claimed their third title going unbeaten throughout the entire tournament.

## First round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 350 | 167 | +183 | 13 |
| 2 | Australia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 517 | 179 | +338 | 12 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 360 | 236 | +124 | 11 |
| 4 | Fiji | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 254 | 314 | –60 | 8 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 185 | 316 | –131 | 6 |
| 6 | Canada | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 187 | 291 | –104 | 4 |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 148 | 258 | –110 | 2 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 107 | 321 | –214 | 0 |
| 15 August | Fiji | bt | Papua New Guinea | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 16 August | Northern Ireland | 52–26 | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 16 August | Trinidad and Tobago | 48–10 | Canada | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 17 August | Jamaica | 66–36 | Canada | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 17 August | Fiji | 47–34 | Northern Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 17 August | Australia | 90–17 | Papua New Guinea | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | Jamaica | bt | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | Trinidad and Tobago | bt | Papua New Guinea | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | Northern Ireland | bt | Canada | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | Australia | 86–30 | Fiji | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | Trinidad and Tobago | 74–12 | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 20 August | Trinidad and Tobago | 54–22 | Fiji | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 20 August | Australia | 85–3 | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 20 August | Jamaica | 49–18 | Papua New Guinea | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 21 August | Northern Ireland | 45–36 | Papua New Guinea | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 21 August | Australia | 63–15 | Canada | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 21 August | Jamaica | 76–46 | Fiji | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 22 August | Trinidad and Tobago | 50–50 | Jamaica | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 22 August | Australia | 69–9 | Northern Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 22 August | Fiji | 55–34 | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 22 August | Canada | 41–35 | Papua New Guinea | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 23 August | Trinidad and Tobago | 73–23 | Northern Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 24 August | Australia | 64–54 | Jamaica | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 24 August | Fiji | 54–30 | Canada | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 24 August | Papua New Guinea | 42–33 | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 25 August | Trinidad and Tobago | 51–50 | Australia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 25 August | Jamaica | 65–22 | Northern Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 25 August | Canada | 55–25 | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 585 | 146 | +439 | 16 |
| 2 | England | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 377 | 180 | +197 | 14 |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 337 | 302 | +35 | 12 |
| 4 | Barbados | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 327 | 252 | +65 | 10 |
| 5 | Bermuda | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 191 | 364 | –173 | 7 |
| 6 | Scotland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 175 | 267 | –92 | 6 |
| 7 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 207 | 357 | –150 | 5 |
| 8 | Malaysia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 248 | 409 | –161 | 1 |
| 9 | Wales | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 194 | 364 | –170 | 1 |
| 15 August | Scotland | 46-26 | Republic of Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 16 August | New Zealand | 53–28 | Barbados | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 16 August | England | 56–18 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 16 August | Bermuda | 28–27 | Wales | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 17 August | New Zealand | 78–27 | Cook Islands | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 17 August | England | 46–36 | Barbados | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 17 August | Scotland | 39–26 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 17 August | Bermuda | 35–35 | Republic of Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | Barbados | bt | Wales | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | Malaysia | 40–40 | Wales | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | England | 59–18 | Bermuda | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | Barbados | 42–29 | Scotland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 18 August | Cook Islands | 53–33 | Wales | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 19 August | New Zealand | 81–16 | Republic of Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 19 August | Bermuda | 31-28 | Scotland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 20 August | Republic of Ireland | 39–31 | Wales | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 20 August | New Zealand | 89–8 | Bermuda | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 20 August | Barbados | 51–25 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 20 August | Cook Islands | 47–24 | Scotland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 21 August | Barbados | 61–22 | Bermuda | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 21 August | Cook Islands | 52–36 | Wales | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 21 August | England | 59–17 | Republic of Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 21 August | New Zealand | 78–9 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 22 August | Cook Islands | 56–47 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 22 August | England | 59–25 | Scotland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 22 August | Barbados | 58–25 | Republic of Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 22 August | New Zealand | 94–13 | Wales | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 23 August | Republic of Ireland | 42–40 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 23 August | England | 68–21 | Wales | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 24 August | New Zealand | 67–15 | Scotland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 24 August | Cook Islands | 50–33 | Bermuda | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 20 August | Bermuda | 47–43 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 25 August | New Zealand | 45–30 | England | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 25 August | Cook Islands | 52–51 | Barbados | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 25 August | Scotland | 43–26 | Wales | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 25 August | England | bt | Cook Islands | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |

## Placement round
### Group 13-17

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 90 | +43 | 8 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 110 | –6 | 6 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 110 | +12 | 4 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 113 | –19 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 116 | –30 | 0 |
| 26 August | Republic of Ireland | 37–29 | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 26 August | Wales | 32–17 | Papua New Guinea | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 26 August | Papua New Guinea | 28–23 | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 26 August | Wales | 34–27 | Republic of Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 27 August | Papua New Guinea | 29–26 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 27 August | Wales | 31–20 | Sri Lanka | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 27 August | Wales | 36–26 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 28 August | Papua New Guinea | 30–29 | Republic of Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 28 August | Republic of Ireland | 29–17 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 28 August | Sri Lanka | 22–17 | Malaysia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |

### Group 9-12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 69 | +42 | 6 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 101 | +2 | 2 |
| 2 | Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 112 | –25 | 2 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 114 | –19 | 2 |
| 26 August | Scotland | 37–30 | Northern Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 26 August | Canada | 41–38 | Bermuda | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 27 August | Northern Ireland | 41–31 | Canada | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 27 August | Scotland | 39–16 | Bermuda | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 28 August | Scotland | 35–23 | Canada | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 28 August | Bermuda | 33–32 | Northern Ireland | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |

### Group 5-8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 132 | +45 | 6 |
| 2 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 134 | +6 | 3 |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 142 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 175 | –51 | 0 |
| 26 August | Jamaica | 56–47 | Barbados | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 26 August | Cook Islands | 52–51 | Fiji | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 27 August | Jamaica | 72–37 | Fiji | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 27 August | Barbados | 42–42 | Cook Islands | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 28 August | Barbados | 51–36 | Fiji | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 28 August | Jamaica | 49–48 | Cook Islands | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |

## Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 102 | +33 | 6 |
| | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 128 | –3 | 3 |
| | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 128 | –7 | 3 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 136 | –23 | 0 |
| 26 August | New Zealand | 39–28 | Australia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
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| 26 August | Trinidad and Tobago | 42–33 | England | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 27 August | Trinidad and Tobago | 46–46 | Australia | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
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| 27 August | ??? ?? | | Sergeant 36/54 (67%) Kenny 8/23 (35%) ??? 2 | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 27 August | New Zealand | 47–37 | England | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 28 August | Australia | 47–43 | England | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |
| 28 August | New Zealand | 49–37 | Trinidad and Tobago | Crownpoint Sports Park, Glasgow |

## Final placings

| Place | Nation |
| | 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 | Republic of Ireland |
| 16 | Sri Lanka |
| 17 | Malaysia |

## Medallists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| New Zealand Coach: Lois Muir | Trinidad and Tobago | Australia Coach: Wilma Shakespear |
| Tracy Eyrl Rita Fatialofa Tracey Fear Margaret Forsyth Leigh Gibbs (c) Annette Heffernan Sandra Mallet Margharet Matenga Angela Pule Joan Solia Waimarama Taumaunu Julie Townsend | Bridget Adams Jeanne Bailey Sherry Ann Blackman Sharon Castanada Heather Charleau Jennifer Frank Hyacinth Hart Cheryl Herbert Annette Hutchinson Muriel Mitchell Erica Outram Hazel Taylor | Diane Atkinson Lisa Beehag Keeley Devery Marcia Ella Chris Harris Sally Ironmonger Roselee Jencke Michelle Jones Sue Kenny Janelle Peterson Anne Sargeant (c) Vicki Wilson |

### Notes

* ^1 Australia and Trinidad and Tobago were actually declared the joint runners up. The tournament had no tie-break criteria. For the purposes of this table, goal scored was used to decide the order of teams.
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