Northern Ireland have qualified for the 2027 Netball World Cup, which will be held in Sydney between 25 August and 5 September with sixteen spots available.

The Derry team secured their spot by defeating the Republic of Ireland by a margin of seventy-three to fifty in a match that required Wales not to defeat Scotland in Sunday's final qualifier.

Scotland's narrow victory over Wales ensured both nations' progression to Australia, while Northern Ireland pushed further ahead during the third quarter before adding twenty additional goals to their total.

A strong finish in the final period confirmed the convincing result, meaning the NI squad won two of their three qualifying matches after beating Wales in their opening game and losing to Scotland on Saturday.

Northern Ireland dominated the first quarter against Dublin and, despite a much closer second period, extended their lead to thirty-six to twenty-four at half-time.

The world-ranked number fifteen side kept their hopes of qualification alive when they defeated the Republic of Ireland by seventy-three to fifty but needed Wales to not beat Scotland in Sunday's final qualifier.

Scotland's tight forty-eight to fifty-four victory secured their spot in Australia, as well as Northern Ireland's.

The result means that Northern Ireland won two of their three qualifiers after they beat Wales in their opening match and lost to Scotland on Saturday.