2021 Constellation Cup Explained

2021 Constellation Cup
Host Country:New Zealand
Winners:New Zealand
Count:2
Second:Australia
Scoring Leader:Maia Wilson
Matches:4
Prev Season:2019

The 2021 Constellation Cup, also known as the Cadbury Netball Series, was the 11th Constellation Cup series between New Zealand and Australia. The series featured four netball test matches, played in March 2021. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all four matches were hosted at the Christchurch Arena and only the final match was played with spectators in attendance.[1] [2] [3] The series was won by New Zealand, who defeated Australia by three games to one, winning the Constellation Cup for the second time and for the first time since 2012.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Squads

Australia

Notes

New Zealand

Match officials

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand umpires took charge of the series. In 2020, the International Netball Federation introduced an interim policy to allow umpires to be appointed to games involving their own country, if it was too impractical to get umpires in from overseas.[17]

Umpires

UmpireAssociation
Joshua BowringAustralia
Gareth FowlerNew Zealand
Kristie SimpsonNew Zealand

Umpire Appointments Panel

UmpireAssociation
David Pala'amoNew Zealand
Fay MeiklejohnNew Zealand

Matches

Fourth test

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constellation Cup – Everything You Need To Know. World Netball. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302034436/https://netball.sport/archives/19482. 2 March 2021. 1 March 2021. 4 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Christchurch to host entire Constellation Cup Series. diamonds.netball.com.au. 1 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Crowd to be allowed for final Constellation Cup Test in Christchurch. silverferns.co.nz. 5 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Brendon Egan. Constellation Cup: How the Silver Ferns rated in their series win over Australia. stuff.co.nz. 9 March 2021. 19 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Brendon Egan. Constellation Cup: The Silver Ferns go from tears to trophies within three years. stuff.co.nz. 7 March 2021. 13 February 2023.
  6. Web site: Constellation Cup: Silver Ferns snap nine-year Constellation Cup drought. www.stuff.co.nz. 7 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Aussies’ decade-long stranglehold breaks as Diamonds cough up Constellation Cup. www.foxsports.com.au. 7 March 2021.
  8. Web site: New Zealand edge Diamonds to win first Constellation Cup series since 2012. www.theguardian.com. 7 March 2021. 9 July 2021.
  9. Web site: New Zealand wins Constellation Cup, defeating Australia 45-43 in fourth Test in Christchurch. www.abc.net.au. 7 March 2021. 9 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Diamonds' nine-year Constellation Cup stranglehold on Silver Ferns finally cracks. wwos.nine.com.au. 7 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Silver Ferns secure Constellation Cup in final match thriller. silverferns.co.nz. 7 March 2021. 4 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Diamonds stumble in Constellation Cup opener . diamonds.netball.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411065532/https://diamonds.netball.com.au/news/diamonds-stumble-constellation-cup-opener. 11 April 2021. 2 March 2021. 18 July 2021.
  13. Web site: Australia needs better communication over its netball captaincy, says former Diamond Sharni Norder. www.abc.net.au. 9 March 2021. 18 July 2021.
  14. Web site: ‘Getting used to losing’: Netball great fires up after eight-year low. www.foxsports.com.au. 16 March 2021. 18 July 2021.
  15. Web site: Diamonds bounce back to level the series. diamonds.netball.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411071912/https://diamonds.netball.com.au/news/diamonds-bounce-back-level-series. 11 April 2021. 3 March 2021. 18 July 2021.
  16. Web site: Aussie netball stars complete two weeks of quarantine for absolutely nothing. www.news.com.au. 9 March 2021. 4 August 2021.
  17. Web site: Dame Noeline happy with non-neutral umpires for Con Cup. www.rnz.co.nz. 14 February 2021. 4 April 2022.

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