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NWC2015: by the numbers

14 days ago the eyes of the Netball world turned to Sydney, Australia for Day 1 of Netball World Cup SYDNEY 2015.

As the dust settles on what was an unforgettable 10 days, we take a look at some of the numbers and milestones that occurred at NWC2015.

3: Number of players who participated in their fifth Netball World Cup (NZL - Leana de Bruin, ENG - Sonia Mkoloma and TTO - Rhonda John-Davies)

3: Margin in the Gold Medal Match

5: Number of players who have played 100 Tests for the Silver Ferns (Irene van Dyk, Lesley Rumball, Laura Langman, Maria Tutaia and Leana de Bruin)

6: Number of Silver Ferns making their Netball World Cup debut in Sydney

6: Number of times the Silver Ferns and Australia have gone head-to-head in a World Cup Final

16: Number of teams that participated at NWC2015

10: Number of intercepts taken by Kayla Cullen playing wing defence

17: Number of deflections by Casey Kopua, Kayla Cullen and Leana de Bruin (each)

21: Number of rebounds collected by Bailey Mes

28+: Number of former Silver Ferns who attended NWC2015

100: Test Cap milestone celebrated by Maria Tutaia and Leana de Bruin during NWC2015

106: Number of goal assists attributed to Laura Langman (ranked second behind Rhonda John-Davies from Trinidad & Tobago)

117: Number of centre pass receives by Grace Rasmussen

120+: Number of rolls of strapping tape used by the Silver Ferns

127: Number of consecutive Test Matches played by Laura Langman

133: Number of centre pass receives by Maria Tutaia

340: Number of goals conceded by Silver Ferns

492: Number of goals scored by the Silver Ferns

1000+: Number of supporters who travelled to Sydney with House of Travel, official travel partner of Netball New Zealand and the Silver Ferns

Were you cheering on the Silver Ferns during NWC2015? Do you have a favourite Silver Ferns moment?

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