It was held from 7–16 August, in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating a rival bid from Manchester, England.
In March 2011, INF delegates convened in Singapore, host nation of the 2011 World Netball Championships, to consider both bids.
[4] The sixty four matches were played at the Allphones Arena and Netball Central in Sydney Olympic Park.
Allphones Arena hosted the majority of the matches while Netball Central served as the official training venue for all sixteen participating teams.
Australia (1) New Zealand (2) Barbados (9) Trinidad and Tobago (10) England (3) Jamaica (4) Scotland (11) Samoa (13) Malawi (5) South Africa (6) Singapore (19) Sri Lanka (24) Fiji (7) Wales (8) Uganda (15) Zambia (22) The 2015 tournament consisted of 64 matches played over ten days from 7–16 August.
[12] New Zealand led England throughout the first semi-final, pulling away in the last fifteen minutes to post a 50 points to 39 win.
Australia extended their lead to 12 goals early in the second quarter, before New Zealand played their way back into the game.
[15] The defensive work of captain Laura Geitz and Julie Corletto along with accurate goal shooting from Caitlin Bassett helped set up the Australian win.
[15] New Zealand goal attack Maria Tutaia said they were too complacent in the first quarter and could not handle the defensive pressure from Australia.
[18] Corletto retired after the game, ending a twelve-year career that includes 53 tests and three world titles.