| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | .svg.png.webp) Australia  New Zealand | 
| Dates | 15 September–13 October 2013 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp) Australia (3rd title) | 
| Runner-up |  New Zealand | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 | 
| Top scorer(s) | Caitlin Bassett  163/179 (91%) | 
The 2013 Constellation Cup was the 4th Constellation Cup series played between Australia and New Zealand. The series, also known as the New World Netball Series, featured five netball test matches, played in September and October 2013. The Australia team was coached by Lisa Alexander and captained by Laura Geitz. New Zealand were coached by Waimarama Taumaunu and captained by Casey Kopua. New Zealand won the opening match before Australia leveled the series. After winning the third test, Australia took a 2–1 series lead. Australia clinched the series with a 52–47 win in the fourth test. After winning the fifth test, Australia finished 4–1 series winners.[1][2][3][4][5]
Squads
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- Debuts
- Courtney Tairi made her senior debut for New Zealand in the first test on 15 September 2013.[8][9]
- Shannon Francois made her senior debut for New Zealand in the third test on 4 October 2013.[10][11]
Matches
New World Netball Series
First test
| 15 September 2013 |  New Zealand | 55–51 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | SIT Zero Fees Velodrome Attendance: 2,700 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 31–29, 45–37, 55–51 | ||||||
| Irene van Dyk  27/29 (93%) Maria Tutaia  28/36 (78%) | Caitlin Bassett  31/31 (100%) Erin Bell  15/18 (83%) Natalie Medhurst  5/6 (83%) | |||||
Second test
| 19 September 2013 |  New Zealand | 45–47 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | Vector Arena | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 22–22, 31–36, 45–47 | ||||||
| Irene van Dyk  25/29 (86%) Maria Tutaia  20/30 (67%) | Caitlin Bassett  32/36 (89%) Natalie Medhurst  15/20 (75%) | |||||
Third test
| 4 October 2013 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 58–50 |  New Zealand | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 30–24, 47–34, 58–50 | ||||||
| Caitlin Bassett  40/43 (93%) Natalie Medhurst  18/19 (95%) | Maria Tutaia  23 Irene van Dyk  18/19 (95%) Cathrine Latu  9 | |||||
Fourth test
| 7 October 2013 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 52–47 |  New Zealand | Rod Laver Arena | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–10, 26–21, 41–31, 52–47 | ||||||
| Caitlin Bassett  40/44 (91%) Natalie Medhurst  12/14 (86%) | Maria Tutaia  26/32 (81%) Cathrine Latu  21/25 (84%) | |||||
Fifth test
| 13 October 2013 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 50–49 |  New Zealand | AIS Arena | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 23–26, 32–32, 50–49 | ||||||
| Caitlin Bassett  20/25 (80%) Caitlin Thwaites  17/19 (89%) Natalie Medhurst  10/13 (77%) Erin Bell  3/3 (100%) | Catherine Latu  25/27 (93%) Maria Tutaia  24/33 (73%) | |||||
References
- 1 2 "2013 Netball New Zealand Annual Report" (PDF). www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- 1 2 "Australia hold off New Zealand fightback to claim Constellation Cup". Herald Sun. www.news.com.au. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Australian Diamonds win Constellation Cup title". womensportreport.com. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- 1 2 "Australian Diamonds edge New Zealand 50-49 to end Constellation Cup series 4-1 winners". www.abc.net.au. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Looking back at the greatest Australia v New Zealand netball matches". www.skysports.com. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Diamonds shine in thrilling Constellation Cup finish". 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- 1 2 "New Zealand Silver Ferns wipe lustre off Diamonds". www.couriermail.com.au. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ "Courtney Tairi". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- 1 2 "Winning start to Constellation Cup series for Silver Ferns". www.netballnz.co.nz. 15 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ "Shannon Saunders (nee Francois)". www.silverferns.co.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- 1 2 "Australia win third test against Silver Ferns". www.netballnz.co.nz. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "New Zealand beat Australia in Constellation Cup opener". www.theguardian.com. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ "Netball: Ferns take first game against Aussies". www.odt.co.nz. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ "Australia level netball series against NZ". www.smh.com.au. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ "Diamonds level 2013 Constellation Cup series against Silver Ferns". www.netballnz.co.nz. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ "Australia break losing streak to level Constellation Cup against New Zealand". www.theguardian.com. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ↑ "Australia scores 58-50 netball win over New Zealand to take 2-1 Constellation Cup lead". www.abc.net.au. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Sloppy Silver Ferns fall behind in Cup series". stuff.co.nz. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Australia beats New Zealand in Constellation Cup". www.smh.com.au. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Australia coach Lisa Alexander praises her team after they beat New Zealand". Herald Sun. www.adelaidenow.com.au. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "How the Australian Diamonds came back with a vengeance". www.theguardian.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "Caitlin Bassett stars as Australia beat NZ in netball thriller". www.theguardian.com. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
