Fast5 Netball at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

Fast5 Netball at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games was the inaugural Fast5 netball tournament at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Eight teams featured in a series of matches played in August 2023, at Scarborough's Shaw Park Cultural Complex.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} With a team captained by Monika 'Otai, Australia won the tournament after defeating South Africa 35–23 in the gold medal match.^[6][7][8] England finished the tournament in third place after defeating Scotland 34–29 in the bronze medal match.^[9] The series was live streamed on Commonwealth Sport's YouTube channel.^[4][10]

Fast5 Netball at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

Tournament details
Host country	Trinidad and Tobago
City	Scarborough, Tobago
Venue(s)	Shaw Park Cultural Complex
Dates	8–10 August 2023
Teams	8
TV partner(s)	Commonwealth Sport/YouTube
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runners-up	South Africa
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20

Group A

Squads

Participating teams and rosters

Australia[3][11]	Canada[12]	Scotland[13]	Trinidad and Tobago[14]
Nicola Barge Georgie Cleaver Jada Delaney Sasha-May Flegler Gemma Hutchings Mia Lavis Monika 'Otai (c)[6] Tabitha Packer Lucy Voyvodic Clara Wigley	Katharine Doerksen Holly Hancock Nyomi Khau Jaya Kaur Kooner Abigail McLean Hannah McLean Pearl Mehta Loliyo Pione Ella Ricketts Janelle Yang (c)[15]	Libby Clark Heidi Dawson Alexia Gillies Phoebe Haynes Eva Howitt Beth Logan Becca McKelvie Amelie Smith Niamh Trainer McKenna Wilkinson	Shania Abraham Eboni Castle Amara Edghill (c) Treasure Garcia Nichola Gill Jelissa Goodridge Jada Hamilton Kayla Julien Akeira Pompey Victoria Taylor
Head Coach:	Head Coach:	Head Coach: Hayley MacKellar	Head Coach: Kyla Keith-Wilson
Assistant coach:	Assistant coach:	Assistant coach: Rachel Cremin	Assistant coach: Sojourner Hyles-Lewis

Round 1

8 August 2023	Australia	29–8	Scotland
17:15	Georgie Cleaver Monika Otai Nicola Barge	Stats	Libby Clark

8 August 2023	Trinidad and Tobago	11–22	Canada
18:15	Shania Abraham Amara Edghill Jelissa Goodridge Kayla Julien	Report Stats	Janelle Yang Nyomi Khau

Round 2

8 August 2023	Australia	54–6	Canada
22:15	Georgie Cleaver Monika Otai Nicola Barge Mia Lavis	Stats	Pearl Mehta

8 August 2023	Trinidad and Tobago	14–37	Scotland
23:15	Jelissa Goodridge	Stats	Alexia Gillies Beth Logan Heidi Dawson Niamh Trainer

Round 3

9 August 2023	Scotland	24–4	Canada
17:15	Heidi Dawson Niamh Trainer Libby Clark	Stats	Janelle Yang Nyomi Khau

9 August 2023	Trinidad and Tobago	2–64	Australia
18:15		Stats	Georgie Cleaver Monika Otai Nicola Barge

Sources:^[16][17]

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	147	16	+131	6
2	Scotland	3	2	0	1	69	47	+22	4
3	Canada	3	1	0	2	32	89	-57	2
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	27	123	-96	0

  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for Semi-final 2
  Qualified for 5th/8th playoffs

Group B

Squads

Participating teams and rosters

Botswana[18]	England[19]	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[20]	South Africa[21]
Zandile Mchive Letso Mohinda Lone Mohinda Katlego Morapedi Joy Mothelesi Kamogelo Ngwaga Goitsemodimo Oaitse Keneilwe Sheleng	Sophie Egbaran Darcie Everitt (c) Victoria Fisher Isabelle Kaye Isabella Phillips Emily Pawlett Regan Peters Eleanor Sadler Anya Williams Ella Williams (vc)	Skye Baptiste Jada Berkley Ketonna Campbell Jamirah Coombs Jamarah Coombs Deonica Creese Kayla Miller Vatesha Pompey Zuandra Richards Giada Small	Kubura Abubakar Jade Atkins Ametisse Bandu Maria Du Raan Thato Legodi Zahrah Noah Luane Smith Kiara Van Eeden Karla Victor Amone Wessels
Head Coach:	Head Coach: Sheonah Forbes	Head Coach: Nicole Sandy–Stevenson	Head Coach: Emily Mathosa[8]
Assistant coach:	Assistant coach: Leah Setsoafia	Assistant coach:	Team Manager: Jenny van Dyk[7]

Round 1

8 August 2023	South Africa	40–30	England
19:15	Jade Atkins Maria Du Raan Luane Smith	Stats	Sophie Egbaran Ella Williams Anya Williams

8 August 2023	Botswana	18–16	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
20:15	Goitsemodimo Oaitse Kamogelo Ngwaga	Stats	Jamarah Coombs Kayla Miller Vatesha Pompey Giada Small

Round 2

8 August 2023	England	42–14	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
00:15	Sophie Egbaran Eleanor Sadler Anya Williams	Stats	Jamarah Coombs Kayla Miller Vatesha Pompey Giada Small

8 August 2023	South Africa	58–3	Botswana
01:15	Kubura Abubakar Maria Du Raan Luane Smith Amone Wessels	Stats	Goitsemodimo Oaitse  2/2 (100%) Kamogelo Ngwaga  1/1 (100%)

Round 3

9 August 2023	South Africa	72–8	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
19:15	Kubura Abubakar Maria Du Raan Luane Smith Amone Wessels	Stats	Jamarah Coombs Kayla Miller

9 August 2023	England	47–8	Botswana
20:15	Sophie Egbaran Ella Williams Anya Williams Regan Peters	Stats	Goitsemodimo Oaitse

Sources:^[10][16][17]

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	170	41	+129	6
2	England	3	2	0	1	119	62	+57	4
3	Botswana	3	1	0	2	29	121	-92	2
4	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	0	0	3	38	132	-94	0

  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for Semi-final 2
  Qualified for 5th/8th playoffs

Playoffs

5th/8th playoffs

9 August 2023	Canada	25–11	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22:15	Pearl Mehta Nyomi Khau	Stats	Jamarah Coombs  7/12 (58%) Kayla Miller  4/5 (80%)

9 August 2023	Trinidad and Tobago	11–15	Botswana
23:15	Shania Abraham Jelissa Goodridge	Stats	Goitsemodimo Oaitse Kamogelo Ngwaga Zandile Mchive

Source:^[17]

Semi-final 1

9 August 2023	Australia	44–25	England
00:15	Georgie Cleaver Monika Otai Nicola Barge Mia Lavis	Stats	Sophie Egbaran Regan Peters

Semi-final 2

9 August 2023	South Africa	51–20	Scotland
01:15	Kubura Abubakar Maria Du Raan Luane Smith	Stats	Niamh Trainer Libby Clark

Source:^[17]

7th/8th playoff

10 August 2023	Trinidad and Tobago	25–13	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
19:15	Shania Abraham Jelissa Goodridge	Stats	Jamarah Coombs Kayla Miller

Source:^[22][23]

5th/6th playoff

10 August 2023	Botswana	17–13	Canada
20:15	Goitsemodimo Oaitse Kamogelo Ngwaga	Stats	Pearl Mehta Nyomi Khau

Source:^[22]

Bronze Medal Match

10 August 2023	England	34–29	Scotland
21:15	Sophie Egbaran Ella Williams Anya Williams Regan Peters	Stats	Niamh Trainer Libby Clark

Sources:^[9][22]

Gold Medal Match

10 August 2023	Australia	39–29	South Africa
22:15	Georgie Cleaver Monika Otai Nicola Barge Mia Lavis	Stats	Maria Du Raan Luane Smith

Sources:^[6][22]

Final Placings

Rank	Team
	Australia
	South Africa
	England
4	Scotland
5	Botswana
6	Canada
7	Trinidad and Tobago
8	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sources:^[5][24]