Netball-Dominant Australia reclaim World Cup title with win over England
CAPE TOWN: Sophie Garbin scored 27 goals as Australia extended their record number of netball World Cup titles to 12 with a commanding 61-45 victory over England in the final of the 2023 edition staged in Cape Town on Sunday .
It was a first appearance in the final for England after they stunned defending champions New Zealand 46-40 in Friday’s semi-final but they were outplayed by an Australian side that improved as the contest went on. The score after the first quarter was 13-13 but Australia won each of the next three to romp to a comfortable victory in front of a sell-out crowd in the first netball World Cup staged on African soil.
"We are obviously gutted with a losing margin like that in our first final but such is the difference between seasoned finalists and a team in their first final," England coach Jess Thirlby told the BBC.England beat Australia 56-55 in the pool stage but could not repeat that performance in the decider.
Jamaica took the bronze medal with a 52-45 victory over New Zealand in the third-place play-off. The next World Cup will be staged in Sydney in 2027.
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