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WYNC is over, the teams have flown away but the memories linger on.
It was a fantastic occasion and Rarotonga loved hosting the twenty teams of young netballers. This video is of the final march past and the presentation of gold, silver and bronze medals as well as the Millenium Trophy.
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Short video of the teams in final postions nine to twenty.
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NZ lacked the fire and determination that was required to be truly competitive against such a dominant Australian side on Thursday night, especially for the final of the World Youth Netball Championships.
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A first quarter onslaught by the Australians left too great a gap for the Kiwis to make up but they gave it a good shot. Australia win 64 to 46
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Click on more for the starting lineups
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This was the for the right to play for fifth and sixth placing and after their poor showing against Australia the previous night Team Cook Islanders lifted their game to convincingly beat the South Africans and raise their current world ranking status. South Africa will now play for 7th and 8th while the Cooks have a shot at 5th against Malawi
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Team New Zealand knew they were in for a tough game against the tall Jamaicans and it proved to be thriller right from the first whistle as they steadily shot their way to win the night.
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This was a thrilling and close match up and could have gone either way until the last goals posted by Trinidad & Tobago led them to a four goal victory over Barbados.
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Action fromAustralia v Botswana and South Africa v Samoa
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Australia was all fired up to dominate in Tuesday night’s semi-final against England.
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Malawi celebrated their win with their supporters.
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One of the lowest first quarter scores of the tournament indicated how evenly matched these teams were, coming into Monday night’s match.
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Wales demonstrated their higher standing in the world rankings over Malaysia with their superior play on the court. Wales is currently 18th and Malaysia is 20th.
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The play off between Fiji and Samoa was a competition of who could out-do the other in offence and defence.
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Australia’s speed, height and powerful ball passing right throughout the match were the dominant factors for defeating Team Cook Islands in their quarter final encounter.
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Malawi tested New Zealand in their fiery match.
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It was light pickings for Team Botswana as Scotland dominated on the court.
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Team USA were a determined team as they ground down Team Ni Vanuatu to eventually come out a winner for the first time in this competition.
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Northern Ireland players were all geared up for a hard game but gave the Jamaicans as good as they got in a fiercely fought battle on the court on Monday evening.
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Trinidad & Tobago are one of the current top ten in the world and their play reminded Papua New Guinea of their status.
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The Samoan girls made a huge effort as they lifted their game to pip Wales by a point.
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Fiji dominated through all the quarters to eventually outscore and outplay the Malaysian girls.
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Scotland faced a determined Vanuatu side that had everything to play for to improve on their world standing.
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This was a close game but Barbados was able to keep the Singaporeans at bay until the final whistle.
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This was a tough encounter for the last of the play-offs between USA and Botswana.
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Click on more to view the finals draw. To view scores as they happen, click on fixtures/results, finals draw, then click on all rounds. You will see all updated scores.
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A short video of three pool play matches
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Saturday’s game was a do or die game for Scotland who, despite their valiant efforts on court, have not been favoured by a win during this tournament.
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It was a very relieved PNG side at the end of a grueling match against USA.
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Malawi has done it again with their match against Singapore. Accurate shooting, ball snatching and height were some of their advantages in Saturday evening’s match.
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The energetic team from South Africa dominated their way to victory over Botswana.
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A fit and prepared Northern Ireland team came out and took control with a victory over Barbados.
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The Jamaican team joined together with the Papua New Guineans in a huddle at the end of their match.
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The New Zealand team gathered for a half-time huddle before they took to the court again, leading Northern Ireland by 44-13.
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England won their third game coming off a bye on Thursday.
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A solid Wales kept on top of their shorter Pacific challenger team Ni Vanuatu, who were kept out of the points tally for the first ten minutes of the first quarter.
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A rejuvenated Team Samoa played their way to victory over Team Botswana, with a powerful start leading to a 10 point difference after the first two quarters.
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Fiji and South Africa lit up court number one with their display of skills and spills.
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Jamaica stood at ease during the playing of the anthems of Singapore and USA on Court2, in anticipation of a game that they must have known was going to be a real test of their skills.
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The players in this match turned out to be evenly matched in height but Samoa lacked some of the fire that they showed in their game against Australia on Wednesday. In fact they looked rather tired at times.
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Australia dominated throughout this match with their superior game plan, fitness and height.
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New Zealand really needed the breaks after a feisty performance by the Scottish team in today’s game at the Telecom Stadium.
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A short video of some of the action in the Cook Islands v Wales match on opening day.
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The skills and determination and quick court coverage by the girls from Singapore gave them their second of the tournament.
Against a lack lustre team from the USA, Singapore was able to quickly move the ball down court to their goal shoot Cassandra Soh. Though consistent at putting the ball into the net, she ended up with a creditable tally of goals.
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Trinidad & Tobago coming in as favourites against their Caribbean neighbour Barbados and didn’t disappoint themselves.
They were all over Barbados in the first quarter racing away with a 20 – 6 advantage and continued to the end whistle to win 59 – 33.
Barbados took any advantage they had and used well to service the equally brave goal attack and goal shoot to at least keep the momentum
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Arorangi School welcomed the English and Fijian teams in a traditional way that captivated the hearts of those present. The little children were so excited and had learnt their songs and positions to stand and also perform. They stood to attention when they were prompted to sing, to move, to shout but you could see how joyful they were to see these beautiful young athletes.
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Team Fiji U21 defeated Samoa in their first game of the competition.
It was not easy for the Bula girls as Samoa was up to the challenge.
It was Pacific rivalry at its very best. Defence was the key factor for the Fijian girls and their lack of height and size made very determined winners.
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The “Sunshine Girls” from Jamaica are here to play.
Not only that, but they are also here to stamp their mark as one of the team to be on the look out for.
It was a one sided affair as they started to pile on points starting from the word go.
Team USA had no answer for the precision onslaught as they tried to break through the Jamaican defence.
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The girls from the celtic isles were evenly matched with Northern Ireland looking to raise their ranking beating Scotland 53 – 40.
Scotland has played in 10 more competitions than Northern Ireland, this competition may see the lower ranks move around.
Scotland is ranked 13 with Northern Ireland at 19 so a few more wins could help them change on the world ranking table.
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Check the results of Tuesday's eight games here.
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Most of today's games were somewhat one-sided when you look at the scores but on the court teams gave it their all.
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One of the big hits of the World Youth Netball Championships has been the enthusiastic support of schools for their adopted countries.
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The students from Titikaveka College who are hosting New Zealand during their stay on Rarotonga, had a lot to shout and sing about tonight.
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Prematch warm ups were intense and focused for both teams on court tonight as New Zealand and Barbados prepared for their first match of the WYNC tournament on Court 1 at the Telecom Stadium.
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Twenty teams, a short prayer, three brief speeches and Cook Islands entertainment kept the packed arena enthralled. Check out this short video of the opening ceremony.
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In the first session of pool play at the World Youth Netball Championships today, Singapore met Papua New Guinea.
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Not every team can be a winner on the court but the Nikao supporters of Papua New Guinea didn't let that worry them.
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Unfurling the Cook Islands and the INFP flags was a solemn occasion at the opening of the WYNC Games
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An excited crowd of netball fans, locals, tourists and adopt-a-school kids crowded into the Telecom Sports Arena on Monday afternoon to watch the start of the World Youth Netball Championships.
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There have been some questions about the results. On the opening game there were some internet access issues that have now been resolved. The final score of the games are now being uploaded within 7 seconds of the completion of the game. Click on Fixtures and results in the top menu.
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While the Cooks led for 99% of the game, it was never a foregone conclusion. Wales were never out of it and kept the locals honest until the end.
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With a packed house, Rarotonga turned on a fantastic opening.
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