Sunshine Girls take silver at FastNet championship
Published:Monday | October 12, 2009 | 9:35 AM
Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls won the silver medal at the inaugural FastNet World Netball Series in England yesterday after going down 32-27 to New Zealand in the final.
The six-nation tournament was played under a set of new rules. Some of the rule changes include the allowance of rolling substitutions and goals scored outside the circle worth two points.
The result represents the second defeat for Jamaica at the hands of New Zealand, as the Sunshine Girls went down 37-28 earlier in the three-day tournament.
The Jamaicans reached the final following a 33-22 semi-final victory over arch rivals England, while New Zealand beat Australia in the other semis.
Australia finished third after defeating England 23-18. England ended up fourth.