The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Quarterfinals
FT: Uganda ?? 37 – Fiji ?? 39 (see video and tweet feed bottom)
FT: New Zealand 69 South Africa 32
Scotland vs Australia 3pm
Friday (playing for 5th-8th positions)
Uganda vs South Africa
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MATCH PREVIEW
Gaborone, Botswana| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Champions New Zealand got off to a flying start in the Netball World Youth Cup quarterfinals on Thursday, leading South Africa 36-20 in the first half.
New Zealand have one step in the semifinal, where they will wait to take on the winner between Uganda and Fiji.
Uganda’s She Pearls won their opening three games but lost their final Pool C game. They still qualified top of the group for the quarterfinals.
The Netball World Youth Cup is the pinnacle of netball competition for emerging players who are under 21 years of age and the INF has held an U21 international competition every four years since 1988.
The African countries competing are Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
This is the first time the International Netball Federation (INF) is holding an international event on the African continent.
How the preliminaries ended
| Position in WYNC2013 | Flag | Team Name | PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 81 | 171 | 8 |
| 12 |  |
Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 162 | -12 | 6 |
| 10 |  |
Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 163 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 |  |
Northern Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 254 | -111 | 2 |
| 0 |  |
Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 198 | -57 | 0 |
| Position in WYNC2013 | Flag | Team Name | PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  |
Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 77 | 220 | 8 |
| 5 |  |
South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 94 | 98 | 6 |
| 0 |  |
Zimbabwe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 215 | -16 | 4 |
| 7 |  |
Barbados | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 212 | -115 | 2 |
| 15 |  |
Singapore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 259 | -187 | 0 |
| Position in WYNC2013 | Flag | Team Name | PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  |
Uganda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 102 | 78 | 6 |
| 0 |  |
Botswana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 159 | 53 | 6 |
| 3 |  |
Jamaica | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 111 | 48 | 6 |
| 0 |  |
Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 145 | -24 | 0 |
| 0 |  |
Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 224 | -155 | 0 |
| Position in WYNC2013 | Flag | Team Name | PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  |
England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 75 | 167 | 8 |
| 9 |  |
Fiji | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 63 | 40 | 6 |
| 8 |  |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 130 | -75 | 4 |
| 6 |  |
Wales | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 147 | -17 | 2 |
| 0 |  |
Grenada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 268 | -188 | 0 |
