New Name, New Rules for IFNA World Event

Media Release 5 July 2012

New Name, New Rules for IFNA World Event

The International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) announced today that this year’s Netball World Series will showcase a new look with new rules and a new name. The Fast5 Netball World Series was awarded to Netball New Zealand (NNZ) and the three day tournament will take place at the superb Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from 9- 11 November 2012.

The name Fast5 reflects the innovative rule changes with on-court team numbers reduced from 7 players to 5 and three goal scoring zones.

The top six Netball teams in the world, according to the IFNA World Rankings, will compete in the new Fast5 format which has a number of key changes to the previous competition.

Fast5, developed by IFNA in collaboration with the international netball community, is a highspeed, high-octane variant on the traditional game. Since its original launch as FastNet in 2009 it has proven a hit with players and spectators, including an international TV audience. The evolution of the game to Fast5 will provide fans with an even greater spectacle. The Honourable Molly Rhone OJ CD, President of IFNA, said she was delighted to announce the new look and feel of Fast5.

“This is an exciting development for our sport. There has been a lot of work trialling and testing Fast5 and we are thrilled to be able launch this new game in New Zealand in November”, she said.

“We congratulate Netball New Zealand on their successful bid to stage this exciting event and thank the New Zealand Government for their $600,000 investment in this event over the next three years.”

“Fast5 is an exciting game at the international level, but for the netball fans all around the world this provides an opportunity for them to play another dynamic version of the game” she said.

All Fast5 games will be shown live on SKY Sport in New Zealand.

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