History
In 1960, representatives from Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies meet to discuss standardising the rules of the sport. This led to establish the International Federation of Women's Basketball and Netball (which later became the International Federation of Netball Associations). Formal rules were established at this inaugural meeting and it was decided to hold World Championship tournaments every four years. The first World Netball Championship was held in 1963 and was hosted by England. Since then there have been 12 more tournaments.
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