2016 Netball Europe Open Championships

Tournament details
Host country	England
City	Newcastle upon Tyne
Venue	Northumbria University's Sport Central
Dates	13–15 May 2016
Teams	4
TV partner(s)	QTV Sports YouTube
Final positions
Champions	England
Runners-up	Wales
Third place	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
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The 2016 Netball Europe Open Championships was a tournament organised by Netball Europe. It featured four teams playing a series of netball test matches in May 2016 at Northumbria University's Sport Central. The hosts England were joined by Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The second level tournament, the 2016 Netball Europe Open Challenge was played alongside the main event.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} With a team captained by Ama Agbeze^[6] and coached by Tracey Neville, England retained the title after winning all three of their matches.^[7][8] Wales finish as runners-up.^[9][10] Scotland's Bethan Goodwin was named Player of the Tournamment.^[11][12] The tournament was livestreamed by QTV Sports and featured on Netball Europe's YouTube channel.^[2][13]

Squads

Participating teams and rosters

England[14]	Northern Ireland[15]	Scotland[16]	Wales[10]
Ama Agbeze (c) Sophia Candappa Eleanor Cardwell Ella Clark Samantha Cook[8] Kadeen Corbin Jodie Gibson Natalie Haythornthwaite Helen Housby Hannah Joseph Leah Kennedy Laura Malcolm (vc)	Jenna Bowman Kyla Bowman Niamh Cooper Michelle Drayne Gemma Gibney (c) Deborah McCarthy Kirstie McCammon Sarah Montgomery Rachael Morton Caroline O'Hanlon Fionnuala Toner Neamh Woods (vc)	Claire Brownie[8] Beverly Campbell Lynsey Gallagher Ella Gibbons Bethan Goodwin Rachel Johnstone Nicola McCleery Hayley MacKellar Kate Meagh Hayley Mulheron Samantha Murphy Emily Nicholl Jo Pettitt Bethany Sutherland Lauren Tait	Sara Bell Fern Davies Suzy Drane (c) Bethan Dyke Kyra Jones Chelsea Lewis Sarah Llewellyn Kelly Morgan Rebecca Oatley Stephanie Perry Georgia Rowe Amanda Varey
Head Coach: Tracey Neville[7]	Head Coach: Julie Kimber	Head Coach: Gail Parata	Head Coach: Trish Wilcox

Debuts and milestones

• On 13 May 2016, Ella Clark, Eleanor Cardwell and Leah Kennedy all made their senior debuts for England in the match against Northern Ireland.^[7][17][18]
• Suzy Drane made her 75th senior appearance for Wales during the tournament.^[19]

Matches

Round 1

Friday, 13 May 2016	England	83–32	Northern Ireland
		Report

Friday, 13 May 2016	Wales	49–36	Scotland

Round 2

Saturday, 14 May 2016	Northern Ireland	84–25	Wales

Saturday, 14 May 2016	England	70–26	Scotland

Round 3

Sunday, 15 May 2016	Scotland	41–38	Northern Ireland

Sunday, 15 May 2016	England	81–42	Wales

Sources:^[4][5]

Final table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	0	234	100	+134	6
2	Wales	3	2	0	1	145	155	-10	4
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	103	157	-54	2
4	Northern Ireland	3	0	0	3	108	178	-70	0

Sources:^[4][5]

References