2010 Constellation Cup Explained

The 2010 Constellation Cup was the inaugural Constellation Cup series played between Australia and New Zealand. The series featured three netball test matches. Australia won the opening test 48–43. New Zealand leveled the series by winning the second test 59–40. Australia won the inaugural Constellation Cup series by defeating New Zealand 46–40 in the final test. The Australia team was coached by Norma Plummer and captained by Sharelle McMahon. New Zealand were coached by Ruth Aitken and captained by Casey Williams. Both teams used the series to prepare for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Squads

Web site: Netball Australia Annual Report 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029171008/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/27094535/2010-Annual-Report.pdf. 29 October 2020. 28 June 2020 . Netball Australia.
Web site: Silver Ferns and Diamonds to compete for Constellation Cup. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20220222134955/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/silver-ferns-and-diamonds-to-compete-for-constellation-cup. 22 February 2022. 28 August 2010. 22 February 2022.
Web site: Diamonds clinch Constellation Cup. www.abc.net.au. 5 September 2010. 9 July 2021.
Web site: Constellation Cup victory for Australia. stuff.co.nz. 21 September 2010. 9 July 2021.
Web site: Australia first winners of Constellation Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20220221214414/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/australia-first-winners-of-constellation-cup. 21 February 2022. www.netballnz.co.nz. 5 September 2010. 21 February 2022.