Netball at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was the eighth appearance of netball at the Commonwealth Games. The sport was one of the eleven sports contested at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the eighth edition since its inclusion in 1998, and the second staging within Scotland specifically.

The tournament took place between 25 July and 2 August 2026. All matches were played at the OVO Hydro. New Zealand won the gold medal, defeating Jamaica in the final. Australia won the bronze medal. This was the first Commonwealth Games netball tournament in which Australia did not reach the final.

Schedule The competition schedule for the netball tournament is as follows:

GGroup stageCMClassification matches½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match

Sat 25Sun 26Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30 Fri 31 Sat 1 Sun 2Session → M A E M A E A E A E A E M A E M A M A M A WomenGGG G G G CM ½ B F

Detailed fixtures were first released on 26 November 2025.

Qualification The host nation Scotland qualified automatically. The remaining 11 spots were assigned to the top ranked teams in the World Netball Rankings as of September 1, 2025, with a minimum representation of four of the six CGF regions required.

Means of qualificationDateQuotasQualifiedHost Nation1World Netball Rankings27 November 202511 TOTAL 12

Participating CGAs Each of the 12 qualified CGAs could enter up to a total of 12 athletes.

Umpires

Bronwen Adams Angela Armstrong-Lush Justin Barnes Gary Burgess Tania Fink Gareth Fowler Tracy-Ann Griffiths Alison Harrison Kate Mann Ken Metekingi Kristie Simpson Georgina Sulley-Beales Louise Travis

Umpire Appointments Panel Chris Campbell Jacqui Jashari Fay Meiklejohn Tracy Skipp

Medal summary

Medal table

Medallists

Group stage Group A

Group B

Classification matches Eleventh place match

Ninth place match

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Medal round

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standings

PlaceNation 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tournament statistics +GoalsRankPlayerCountry1Grace Nweke622925390.52Elmeré van der Berg522224092.53Uneeq Palavi621923692.84Mary Cholhok619922986.95Sophie Garbin719220494.1Mwai Kumwenda619220394.67Romelda Aiken618520590.28Olivia Tchine716417394.89Eleanor Cardwell615917292.410Lisa Bowman615819979.4

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