2022 Quad Series preview

THE 2022 Quad Series is almost here, with games getting underway over the weekend. Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa will battle for ultimate glory in London, with the international netball tournament providing a great hitout for those nations ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games later this year.

FIXTURE:

Below are the fixtures, with the times to suit each of the four nations. Local time (England), AEDT (Australia), NZDT (New Zealand) and SAST (South Africa) have all been converted for fans to know when to watch.

January 15:

England Roses vs. South Africa SPAR Proteas
Timezones: 2pm local | 1am AEDT | 3am NZDT | 4pm SAST

New Zealand Silver Ferns vs. Australia Diamonds
Timezones: 4:15pm local | 3:15am AEDT | 5:15am NZDT | 6:15pm SAST

January 16:

Australia Diamonds vs. South Africa SPAR Proteas
Timezones: 2pm local | 1am AEDT | 3am NZDT | 4pm SAST

England Roses vs. New Zealand Silver Ferns
Timezones: 4:15pm local | 3:15am AEDT | 5:15am NZDT | 6:15pm SAST

January 18:

South Africa SPAR Proteas vs. New Zealand Silver Ferns
Timezones: 5:30pm local | 4:30am AEDT | 6:30am NZDT | 7:30pm SAST

England Roses vs. Australia Diamonds
Timezones: 7:30pm local | 6:30am AEDT | 8:30am NZDT | 9:30pm SAST

January 19:

3rd vs 4th placed sides
Timezones: 5:30pm local | 4:30am AEDT | 6:30am NZDT | 7:30pm SAST

Final: 1st vs 2nd
Timezones: 7:30pm local | 6:30am AEDT | 8:30am NZDT | 9:30pm SAST

TEAM-BY-TEAM SQUADS:

AUSTRALIA DIAMONDS:

  • Sunday Aryang
  • Courtney Bruce
  • Sarah Klau
  • Maddy Turner
  • Jo Weston
  • Ash Brazill
  • Paige Hadley
  • Kate Moloney
  • Jamie-Lee Price
  • Liz Watson (C)
  • Gretel Bueta
  • Sophie Dwyer
  • Sophie Garbin
  • Cara Koenen
  • Steph Wood (VC)

NEW ZEALAND SILVER FERNS:

  • Karin Burger
  • Gina Crampton (captain)
  • Sulu Fitzpatrick
  • Kayla Johnson
  • Kelly Jury
  • Phoenix Karaka
  • Claire Kersten
  • Tiana Metuarau
  • Grace Nweke
  • Mila Reuelu-Buchanan
  • Shannon Saunders
  • Filda Vui
  • Maia Wilson
  • Sam Winders

ENGLAND ROSES:

  • Imogen Allison
  • Eleanor Cardwell
  • Jade Clarke
  • Beth Cobden
  • Sophie Drakeford-Lewis
  • George Fisher
  • Stacey Francis-Bayman
  • Layla Guscoth
  • Serena Guthrie (Captain)
  • Nat Haythornthwaite
  • Helen Housby
  • Laura Malcolm
  • Geva Mentor
  • Eboni Usoro-Brown

SOUTH AFRICA:

  • Sigrid Burger
  • Ine-Mari Venter
  • Lefebre Rademan
  • Elmere van der Berg
  • Jessica du Plessis
  • Khanyisa Chawane
  • Izette Griesel
  • Tshinakaho Mdau
  • Bongiwe Msomi (Captain)
  • Simone Rabie
  • Monique Reyneke
  • Phumza Maweni
  • Nicola Smith
  • Zanele Vimbela

TEAM-BY-TEAM PREVIEWS:

>> AUSTRALIA

>> NEW ZEALAND

>> ENGLAND

>> SOUTH AFRICA

HISTORY:

There have been six past quad series with Australia winning five of the them. Starting int 2016, the 2017 and 2018 years had two, before the most recent was in 2019. Australia has won all bar the second 2017 edition, with the Diamonds never finishing lower than second. For the first two events, New Zealand came runner-up, whilst on the last three occasions, England has finished second. South Africa has finished fourth in all six events.

Australia: 5x winners, 1x runner-up
New Zealand: 1x winner, 2x runner-up, 3x third
England: 3x runner-up, 3x 3rd
South Africa: 6x fourth

PREDICTIONS:

1st England
2nd Australia
3rd New Zealand
4th South Africa

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