2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series

The 2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series was the tenth Taini Jamison Trophy series. New Zealand hosted Fiji, Jamaica and Malawi in a full tournament, played in March 2018, at the North Shore Events Centre. It was effectively a warm-up tournament, ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[1][2] The series was broadcast live on Sky Sport in New Zealand and on Kwesé Sports in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was also streamed live via Facebook.^[2][3] With a team featuring Jhaniele Fowler Reid, Romelda Aiken and Shamera Sterling, Jamaica won their first Taini Jamison Trophy. During the tournament, they twice defeated New Zealand, once in the preliminary rounds and again in the final.^[4][5][6][7] Despite winning the series, Netball New Zealand refused to allow Jamaica to take the actual trophy home, stating that "for insurance purposes... we can't really have it go offshore".^{[8][9][10][11]}

2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Venue(s)	North Shore Events Centre
Dates	21–24 March 2018
Teams	4
TV partner(s)	Sky Sport (New Zealand) Kwesé Sports
Final positions
Champions	Jamaica (1st title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third place	Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Top scorer(s)	Mwai Kumwenda  171/200 (86%)
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Squads

Participating teams and rosters^[2]

Fiji	Jamaica[12]	Malawi	New Zealand[13][14]
Nina Cirikisuva Alisi Galo Episake Kahatoka Alisi Naqiri Alesi Paul Lusiani Rokoura (c) Afa Rusivakula Maliana Rusivakula Verenaisi Sawana Laisani Waqa Alanieta Waqainabete Merelita Waqanidrola	Romelda Aiken (c) Shanice Beckford Nicole Dixon Stacian Facey Jhaniele Fowler Reid Rebekah Robinson Shamera Sterling Adean Thomas Paula Thompson Jodi-Ann Ward Khadijah Williams Vangelee Williams	Jane Chimaliro Martha Dambo Thandie Galleta Joanna Kachilika (c)[15] Bridget Kumwenda Mwai Kumwenda Takondwa Lwazi Caroline Mtukule Joyce Mvula Loreen Ngwira Sindi Simtowe Towera Vinkhumbo	Kayla Cullen Ameliaranne Ekenasio Temalisi Fakahokotau Maria Folau (vc) Katrina Grant (c) Kelly Jury Grace Kara Claire Kersten Bailey Mes Shannon Saunders Te Paea Selby-Rickit Samantha Sinclair Michaela Sokolich-Beatson Maia Wilson
Coach: Vicki Wilson[16]	Coaches: Sasher-Gaye Henry Marvette Anderson	Coach: Whyte Mulilima	Coach: Janine Southby

Debuts and milestones

• Michaela Sokolich-Beatson made her senior debut for New Zealand in the match against Malawi.^[17][18][19]
• Shannon Francois made her 50th senior appearance for New Zealand in the first match against Jamaica.^[20]

Preliminary Rounds

Round 1

Wed, 21 March 2018 6.10pm (NZT)	Stats	Jamaica	83–38	Fiji
		Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 33–22, 55–35, 83–38
		Jhaniele Fowler Reid  38/41 (93%) Romelda Aiken  22/30 (73%) Rebekah Robinson  16/27 (59%) Shanice Beckford  7/9 (78%)		Afa Rusivakula  16/18 (89%) Maliana Rusivakula  11/12 (92%) Laisani Waqa  8/11 (73%) Alesi Paul  3/5 (60%)

Sources:^[21]

Wed, 21 March 2018 8.10pm (NZT)	Stats	New Zealand	75–42	Malawi
		Scoring by quarter: 18–6, 36–17, 56–29, 75–42
		Te Paea Selby-Rickit  36/44 (82%) Maria Folau  15/17 (88%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  12/15 (80%) Bailey Mes  12/18 (67%)		Mwai Kumwenda  36/44 (82%) Jane Chimaliro  3/4 (75%) Sindi Simtowe  3/5 (60%) Joyce Mvula  0/1 (0%)

Sources:^{[17][18][21][22]}

Round 2

Thurs, 22 March 2018 6.10pm (NZT)	Stats	Malawi	67–52	Fiji
		Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 40–21, 49–36, 67–52
		Mwai Kumwenda  54/63 (86%) Sindi Simtowe  12/14 (86%) Joyce Mvula  1/1 (100%)		Afa Rusivakula  32/35 (91%) Alesi Paul  13/17 (76%) Maliana Rusivakula  7/8 (88%) Laisani Waqa  0/1 (0%)

Sources:^[23]

Thurs, 22 March 2018 8.10pm (NZT)	Stats	New Zealand	51–59	Jamaica
		Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 27–30, 41–44, 51–59
		Te Paea Selby-Rickit  32/34 (94%) Bailey Mes  15/24 (63%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  4/6 (67%)		Jhaniele Fowler Reid  38/42 (90%) Romelda Aiken  11/12 (92%) Shanice Beckford  10/12 (83%)

Sources:^{[24][25][26][27]}

Round 3

Fri, 23 March 2018 6.10pm (NZT)	Stats	Jamaica	66–55	Malawi
		Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 30–26, 47–44, 66–55
		Romelda Aiken  29/35 (83%) Rebekah Robinson  22/29 (76%) Jhaniele Fowler Reid  12/14 (86%) Shimona Nelson  3/3 (100%)		Mwai Kumwenda  35/41 (85%) Joyce Mvula  11/11 (100%) Sindi Simtowe  9/9 (100%)

Source:^[28]

Fri, 23 March 2018 8.10pm (NZT)	Stats	New Zealand	88–27	Fiji
		Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 41–16, 63–22, 88–27
		Ameliaranne Ekenasio  56/70 (80%) Bailey Mes  17/21 (81%) Maria Folau  15/19 (79%)		Maliana Rusivakula  16/22 (73%) Laisani Waqa  6/9 (67%) Alesi Paul  5/8 (63%)

Sources:^[29][30][31]

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Jamaica	3	3	0	0	208	144	6
2	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	214	128	4
3	Malawi	3	1	0	2	164	193	2
4	Fiji	3	0	0	3	117	238	0

  Qualified for the Final
  Qualified for the Third place play-off

1st/4th Play offs

Third place play-off

Sat, 24 March 2018 2.10pm (NZT)		Malawi	78–46	Fiji
		Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 40–21, 56–32, 78–46
		Mwai Kumwenda  46/52 (88%) Sindi Simtowe  14/15 (93%) Jane Chimaliro  12/12 (100%) Joyce Mvula  6/9 (67%)		Maliana Rusivakula  16/24 (67%) Laisani Waqa  16/19 (84%) Afa Rusivakula  11/12 (92%) Alesi Paul  3/5 (60%)

Sources:^[6][32][33]

Final

Sat, 24 March 2018 4.10pm (NZT)	Stats	New Zealand	53–59	Jamaica
		Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 23–28, 39–44, 53–59
		Maria Folau  22/26 (85%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio  15/19 (79%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  14/17 (82%) Bailey Mes  2/5 (40%)		Jhaniele Fowler Reid  51/56 (91%) Shanice Beckford  8/12 (67%)

Sources:^{[4][5][6][7][34]}

Final standings

Rank	Team
1st	Jamaica
2nd	New Zealand
3rd	Malawi
4th	Fiji

Sources:^[6]