Wales won the first-ever Senior Home Nations Cup after a dominant win over England in the final. England held strong up until the halfway point, but the incredible Erin Dunn pulled the strings in the mid-court to help Wales earn a fantastic win against their long-term rivals.

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Group Stages
England got the event underway against Scotland. A one-sided first half saw England take a commanding lead, and Scotland had to respond to keep some pride intact. Thankfully, they did, and in the end, the score 
19-13 to England.

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Wales got the competition underway with a comannding win against Northern Ireland and they backed this up staright after with another solid win over Scotland.

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England took on Northern Ireland in their second game and were pegged back by Northern Ireland, who started the game brightly. At the end of the first quarter, Northern Ireland were winning 7-5, and they continued their incredible form at the start of the second half, thanks to some fantastic play from Ruby Tolland, who was exceptional at linking and feeding the shooters. The half-time score was 13-9 to Northern Ireland, and England were in trouble.

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The third quarter saw England improve, and they were aided by Northern Ireland's increased struggles to convert their shots. This helped England build momentum, and they gradually worked their way back into the tie. Going into the final quarter, they found themselves a point ahead. Northern Ireland needed to respond, but they now struggled to find a way up the court due to the tactical change from England, which was suffocating their attack. England moved further ahead in the game and got the vital win to send them into the Home Nations Cup final.

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Wales took on England in a dress rehearsal for their final. Wales were dominant in this game, and due to England playing back-to-back games, it was always going to be challenging to defeat a Wales side who were looking like the favourites to win this competition. Wales topped the group with an emphatic 28-16 win. 

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Northern Ireland played Scotland in what was another dress rehearsal for the bronze medal game. Northern Ireland, like Wales in the previous match, secured an emphatic win and entered the bronze medal game with confidence that they could leave with a medal.

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3rd/4th Play-Off
Scotland started the game more competitively, and it was closely contested in the first half, with the score being 4-3 to Northern Ireland. The second quarter saw Northern Ireland edge ahead further, and this pattern continued into the third quarter. With Scotland having to win by nine points going into the fourth quarter, they gave it their best shot but couldn't manage it; however, they did win the quarter. Northern Ireland finished the competition with a well-deserved Bronze medal.

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Final
After such a dominant win in groups by Wales against England, it was going to be interesting what England had up their sleeves to make the final as competitive as possible.

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The game started competitively with both sides matching each other in every aspect of the game. The score level at 4-4 going into the second quarter. The second quarter was the defining quarter of the whole game, with Wales playing some incredible netball to race into a 14-7 lead.

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The game settled down again in the third with both sides evenly matched. England had several opportunities to bring the score back, with one of them being when Wales had a player sin-binned for dangerous play, but they couldn't make the most of it and drew the quarter.

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In the final quarter, England threw everything at Wales, hoping to finish strong, but with every effort, Wales took advantage of England's desperation to get back into the game and extend their lead further.

As the final whistle blew, Wales were jubilant as they celebrated becoming the first country in the Senior Finals to lift the Home Nations Cup.

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Tournament MVP: Erin Dunn (Wales)

Coach MVP's: Keri Gray (Northern Ireland), Rachel Cramb (Scotland), Na'ima Campbell (England), Ein Dunn (Wales)