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. Held in August 2015, it took the form of a two-game series between the

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and New Zealand Tall Ferns. It served as the qualifying tournament of

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for

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. The first game was in

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, Australia, on 15 August, the second in

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, New Zealand, on 17 August. The Australian Opals won both games, and qualified for the Olympics, while the losing Tall Ferns qualified for the

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, the final qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics.

Venues

Results

Game 1

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Game 2

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).''

Rosters

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; Assistant coach(es) * Scott Richard Butler * Lori Chizik *

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Final rankings

References

External links

Australia playing roster
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