Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games – Day 7 Wrap

The classification matches started at The OVO Hydro today with Northern Ireland and Trinidad & Tobago playing for 11th/12th place. 

Both teams entered this match still searching for their first wins of the Games, and it was clear from the off it was going to be a close encounter with the game going goal for goal. 

Northern Ireland started to grow in confidence and stamp their authority on proceedings, with Lisa Bowman at goal shooter holding well under the post for the Warriors. 

Experienced Caroline O’Hanlon was influential in all thirds making 17 assists, one gain and one intercept in the first half as Northern Ireland led 40-18 at half-time. 

The Warriors continued to dominate as they recorded their highest ever score at a Commonwealth Games (CWG) 

The full time score was 78-39, as Northern Ireland secured 11th place. 

Tonga and Wales entered the 9th / 10th place play-off having each recorded one victory in the tournament to date.

Wales made the better start, taking a four-goal lead at the end of the opening quarter following an impressive display from their defensive unit.

Tonga responded strongly in the second quarter, finding greater success against the Welsh defence.

With both shooters maintaining 100% accuracy, Tonga continued to close the gap, and the scores were level at half-time.

The second half was dominated by the Tonga Tala with impressive performances in all areas of the court.

Luana Aukafolau was a standout performer at wing attack with 30 goal assists and 29 centre pass receives with Tonga claiming the win 63-53, which meant they finished 9th place in their first ever CWG.

Next up was the 7th / 8th play-off between hosts Scotland and Malawi.

It was a controlled start from the Malawi Queens, who worked the ball confidently around the court, with wing attack Lwazi and goal shooter Kumwenda combining well as they established a 30-23 half-time lead.

Cerys Finn got the Thistles off to a flying start in the second half, producing a well-timed interception to reduce the deficit to just five goals.

However, the Thistles were unable to capitalise on their opportunities, allowing the Malawi Queens to extend their lead once again.

The crowd continued to cheer every Scotland goal, but Malawi proved too strong as they secured 7th place for the third consecutive CWG beating the Thistles 54-47.

Scotland’s eighth-place finish marks their highest ever finish at a CWG.

The final match of the day was the battle for fifth place, with two African nations going head-to-head as South Africa faced Uganda.

It was the third time the two sides had met in a 5th/6th play-off at the CWG, highlighting just how evenly matched the teams are.

Uganda continued to play a possession game, as they had all tournament, and the SPAR Proteas were unable to stop the flow of goals during the first quarter.

The second quarter belonged to South Africa, as they forced Uganda into errors and looked clinical in attack, with goal shooter Elmere van der Berg shooting at 100%.

South Africa held a four-goal lead at half-time.

Chawene was making a real impact on the game at wing attack for the SPAR Proteas, as Uganda struggled to stop her feeds into the shooters. 

The wing attack finished the match with 31 goal assists as South Africa went on to win 62-54.

The win means South Africa claim 5th place and Uganda 6th. 

The netball resumes from The OVO Hydro at 09:00am BST tomorrow for the semi-finals. 

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