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

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAPts
1  Australia2200114294
2  Scotland210155812
3  Grenada200240990
13 AugustAustralia  55–15  Scotland  Port of Spain

14 AugustScotland  40–26  Grenada  Port of Spain

15 AugustAustralia  59–14  Grenada  Port of Spain

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAPts
1  England3300179736
2  Saint Kitts and Nevis3201951134
3  Uganda3102911382
4  Canada3003891400
13 AugustSaint Kitts and Nevis  33–31  Canada  Port of Spain

13 AugustEngland  57–24  Uganda  Port of Spain

14 AugustEngland  62–25  Canada  Port of Spain

14 AugustSaint Kitts and Nevis  38–22  Uganda  Port of Spain

15 AugustEngland  60–24  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Port of Spain

15 AugustUganda  45–43  Canada  Port of Spain

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  New Zealand330015180+716
2  Barbados3201109110-14
3  Antigua and Barbuda3102112140-282
4  Saint Lucia300385127-420
13 AugustBarbados  50–39  Antigua and Barbuda  Port of Spain

13 AugustNew Zealand  48–27  Saint Lucia  Port of Spain

14 AugustNew Zealand  62–29  Antigua and Barbuda  Port of Spain

14 AugustBarbados  35–30  Saint Lucia  Port of Spain

15 AugustAntigua and Barbuda  44–28  Saint Lucia  Port of Spain

15 AugustNew Zealand  41–24  Barbados  Port of Spain

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Trinidad and Tobago330019550+1456
2  Republic of Ireland320186121-354
3  Bermuda310269130-612
4  Bahamas300381130-490
13 AugustBermuda  31–30  Bahamas  Port of Spain

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

14 AugustRepublic 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 AugustRepublic of Ireland  36–34  Bahamas  Port of Spain

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Jamaica330011483+316
2  Wales320111288+244
3  Northern Ireland310286124-382
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines300395112-170
13 AugustJamaica  33–28  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Port of Spain

13 AugustWales  41–23  Northern Ireland  Port of Spain

14 AugustJamaica  33–31  Wales  Port of Spain

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

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

15 AugustJamaica  48–24  Northern Ireland  Port of Spain

Placement round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAPts
1  Canada861128923413
2  Antigua and Barbuda852133628512
3  Saint Lucia850328626310
4  Uganda850328127910
5  Grenada84133022569
6  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines84042792788
7  Northern Ireland82151751745
8  Bahamas81162133163
9  Bermuda81072743502

Round 1

16 AugustBermuda  47–34  Bahamas  Port of Spain

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

16 AugustCanada  45–33  Uganda  Port of Spain

16 AugustSaint Lucia  44–39  Grenada  Port of Spain

Round 2

17 AugustUganda  42–34  Northern Ireland  Port of Spain

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

17 AugustSaint Lucia  38–31  Bermuda  Port of Spain

17 AugustAntigua and Barbuda  56–41  Bahamas  Port of Spain

Round 3

18 AugustUganda  37–32  Bermuda  Port of Spain

18 AugustGrenada  54–26  Bahamas  Port of Spain

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

18 AugustNorthern Ireland  32–30  Canada  Port of Spain

Round 4

20 AugustCanada  46–46  Antigua and Barbuda  Port of Spain

20 AugustUganda  45–39  Bahamas  Port of Spain

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

20 AugustNorthern Ireland  41–27  Bermuda  Port of Spain

Round 5

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

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

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

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

Round 6

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

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

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

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

Round 7

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

23 AugustAntigua and Barbuda  37–34  Saint Lucia  Port of Spain

23 AugustGrenada  42–35  Bermuda  Port of Spain

23 AugustCanada  56–37  Bahamas  Port of Spain

Round 8

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

24 AugustSaint Lucia  44–40  Uganda  Port of Spain

24 AugustCanada  45–43  Grenada  Port of Spain

24 AugustAntigua and Barbuda  49–36  Northern Ireland  Port of Spain

Round 9

25 AugustBahamas  35–31  Northern Ireland  Port of Spain

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

25 AugustAntigua and Barbuda  57–36  Bermuda  Port of Spain

25 AugustUganda  47–42  Grenada  Port of Spain

Final Round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAPts
 Australia980152223716
 New Zealand980150523016
 Trinidad and Tobago980146223716
4  England960337528012
5  Jamaica94141722929
6  Barbados94052493158
7  Wales93062493506
8  Saint Kitts and Nevis92162633515
9  Scotland91082423902
10  Republic of Ireland90091795360

Round 1

16 AugustAustralia  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 AugustNew Zealand  56–28  Jamaica  West Park Complex, Port of Spain

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

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

Round 2

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

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

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

17 AugustAustralia  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 AugustAustralia  76–17  Republic of Ireland  West Park Complex, Port of Spain

18 AugustNew 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 AugustJamaica  47–39  Barbados  West Park Complex, Port of Spain

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

Round 4

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

20 AugustNew 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 AugustEngland  63–25  Republic of Ireland  West Park Complex, Port of Spain

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

Round 5

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

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

21 AugustBarbados  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 AugustSaint 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 AugustAustralia  38–36  New Zealand  West Park Complex, Port of Spain
Scoring by quarter: 11–9, 9–5, 7–17, 11–5

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

22 AugustScotland  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 AugustEngland  57–24  Scotland  West Park Complex, Port of Spain

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

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

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

Round 8

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

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

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

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

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

Round 9

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

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

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

25 AugustAustralia  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

PlaceNation[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

GoldSilverBronze
 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.

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