New Zealand have won Commonwealth Games netball gold after beating Jamaica 56-48 in the final at Glasgow 2026.
The Silver Ferns secured the title on 2 August, ending their wait for a Commonwealth Games netball crown since 2010. Their eight-goal victory over Jamaica decided the gold-medal match on the final day of the Games.
The result returns New Zealand to the top of the Commonwealth netball podium after a 16-year gap. The final scoreline gave the Silver Ferns a clear margin in the championship match and made them the Games’ gold medallists in Glasgow.
Jamaica took silver after reaching the final and pushing New Zealand in the medal match. The official final-day report recorded the 56-48 result as the decisive outcome in the gold-medal game.
Australia completed the podium by winning bronze. They beat England 68-50 in the third-place match, leaving England outside the medals and giving Australia the remaining place on the netball podium.
The two medal matches settled the final order of the Commonwealth Games netball competition. New Zealand finished with gold, Jamaica with silver and Australia with bronze after the closing-day fixtures.
For New Zealand, the Glasgow victory marks their first Commonwealth title in the sport since 2010. The Silver Ferns’ final win over Jamaica stands as one of the major team-sport results of the last day of Glasgow 2026.