Constellation Cup

Constellation Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Constellation Cup
SportNetball
First season2010
No. of teams2
Most recent
champion(s)
 New Zealand
Most titles Australia (11 titles)
TV partner(s)Foxtel (Australia)
Sky Sport (New Zealand)

The Constellation Cup is an international netball competition contested by Australia and New Zealand. The competition features a series of test matches. The two teams have competed for the trophy since 2010. Australia won the inaugural series and have gone on to become the competition's dominant team.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Between 2013 and 2019, Australia won the series on seven successive occasions.[1][7] New Zealand won the trophy for the first time in 2012 and for a second time in 2021.[8][9][10][11]

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  2. ^ "Constellation Cup 2021 - Australian Diamonds - Netball ..." diamonds.netball.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Diamonds vs Silver Ferns: Old foes' biggest rivalry". www.smh.com.au. 12 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Looking back at the greatest Australia v New Zealand netball matches". www.skysports.com. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "The history of netball's greatest rivalry". www.upstart.net.au. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "World champion Silver Ferns still feel they're hunting Diamonds". www.smh.com.au. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Rampaging Diamonds Secure Seventh Straight Constellation Cup Series Win". diamonds.netball.com.au. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Silver Ferns take Constellation Cup". www.rnz.co.nz. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Silver Ferns win Constellation Cup series". stuff.co.nz. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. ^ "New Zealand edge Diamonds to win first Constellation Cup series since 2012". www.theguardian.com. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  11. ^ "New Zealand wins Constellation Cup, defeating Australia 45-43 in fourth Test in Christchurch". www.abc.net.au. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.