2023 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series

2023 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand New Zealand
Dates11–12 November 2023
Teams3
Final positions
ChampionsNew Zealand New Zealand Men
Runners-upAustralia Australia Men
Third placeSouth Africa South Africa Men
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
← 2022

The 2023 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series was the 2nd Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. The tournament was played at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena, alongside the women's series, in November 2023. The series featured three men's netball teams representing New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.[1][2][3][4] New Zealand won their second successive series after defeating Australia 51–34 in the final.[5][6]

Group Stage

11 November 2023
2:45PM
Stats 		Australia Men 50–39 South Africa Men   
Jordon Webb Goals scored 33
Thomas Hardwick Goals scored 12
Jerome Gillbard Goals scored 3
Nathan Germech Goals scored 2 		Shane Labuschange Goals scored 29
Riyaaz Lavendal Goals scored 7
William Lethoko Goals scored 3
11 November 2023
6:00PM
Stats 		New Zealand Men 42–29 Australia Men   
Scoring by quarter: 10–4, 20–9, 31–18, 42–29
Thomson Matuku Goals scored 18
Junior Levi Goals scored 15
Josh Powell Goals scored 9 		Jordon Webb Goals scored 19
Thomas Hardwick Goals scored 6
Jerome Gillbard Goals scored 3
Nathan Germech Goals scored 1

Source:[7]

12 November 2023
2:15PM
Stats 		New Zealand Men 38–31 South Africa Men   
Thomson Matuku Goals scored 14
Junior Levi Goals scored 13
Josh Powell Goals scored 11 		Shane Labuschange Goals scored 22
William Lethoko Goals scored 5
Riyaaz Lavendal Goals scored 4

Sources:[8][9][10]

Final

12 November 2023
5:30PM
Stats 		New Zealand Men 51–34 Australia Men   
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 28–27, 45–30, 51–34
Thomson Matuku Goals scored 30
Junior Levi Goals scored 15
Josh Powell Goals scored 6 		Jordon Webb Goals scored 18
Jerome Gillbard Goals scored 14
Thomas Hardwick Goals scored 2

Sources:[5][6]

Final Placings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) New Zealand New Zealand Men
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Australia Australia Men
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) South Africa South Africa Men

References

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  2. ^ Ratcliffe, Katherine (4 September 2023). "Vibrant mix of teams set to light up FAST5 Netball World Series 2023". England Netball. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Fast5 2023: What you need to know". netball.com.au. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 Fast5 World Series: Viewing Guide". nswswifts.com.au. 2 November 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Net Blacks secure back-to-back FAST5 crown". fast5netball.com. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "New Zealand Secure Second Straight Men's FAST5 Netball World Series Crown". World Netball. 12 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Net Blacks back on FAST5 stage with impressive win". fast5netball.com. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ "(Men's) Draw". fast5netball.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ Goile, Aaron (11 November 2023). "New Zealand beaten by Australia in Fast5 Netball World Series in Christchurch". stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  10. ^ Brendon Egan (12 November 2023). "Clinical Australia too strong for Fast5 Ferns in Netball World Series final". stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.