The 1995 World Netball Championships was the ninth staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball

Netball

Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...

, held every four years. The 1995 tournament was held in Birmingham

Birmingham

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, England and was contested by a record 27 teams. Among them were the South African

South Africa national netball team

The South Africa national netball team, nicknamed the "Proteas", are the national netball team of South Africa. The Proteas are coached by former representative player Elize Kotze. The team are governed by Netball South Africa and sponsored by...

 team, who returned to international competition after the abolition of apartheid. One of the star players of the tournament was South African shooter Irene van Dyk

Irene van Dyk

Irene van Dyk, MNZM is one of the world's best-known netball players and the most capped player of all time....

.

Australia

Australia national netball team

The Australia national netball team, commonly known as the Australian Netball Diamonds, represent Australia in international netball tests and competitions. The team was formed in 1938 and played in the first international game of netball, against New Zealand...

were the winners of the tournament, claiming their seventh title.

Final placings

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