Australia thrash winless Northern Ireland in netball
Northern Ireland finished bottom of Pool A and without a win
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Winless Northern Ireland suffered another heavy defeat in netball as they lost 88-27 against world number one ranked Australia at the Hydro.
Australia raced out of the blocks and led 27-6 after a dominant first quarter and they further extended their advantage in the second to lead 47-10 at half-time.
The Warriors, as they have done in previous games, rallied in the third scoring 12 times, but Australia regained control in the final period to ease to victory.
The big victory gives Australia a four-point cushion at the top of Pool A over England, having played a game more.
NI prop up the pool and are set to play the 11th/12th classification match on Friday against Trinidad and Tobago, who also lost all five group games, at 09:00 BST.