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Big margins the flavour of the NSL weekend

THE order of the weekend in the Netball Super League was big margins, with plenty of double digit margins across the menu. One of these was the London Pulse’s 21 goal win over the Strathclyde Sirens. Although it was one of the Sirens’ best performances scoring wise this season, it was not enough as the […]

Streaks broken at both ends of the NSL ladder

THE match of the round in the Netball Super League over the weekend was an intriguing top of the table clash between the Severn Stars and Manchester Thunder, which saw the Thunder come away victorious 65 goal to 50 and with their undefeated record for 2024 still in tact. The margin may have been big, […]

2024 Netball Super League Preview – London Pulse

THE 2024 Netball Super League season is almost upon us, and to celebrate the build up to the season, Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the 10 competing teams to predict how this year might unfold for them. Next up are the London Pulse. Last season brought absolute heartbreak for the Pulse, going […]

England Squad for South Africa Series Revealed

OVERNIGHT in Australian time, the England Roses announced their squad for their last international series for 2023, the series against South Africa next month. Among the squad of 14 is a mix of youth and experience. A large percentage of the squad for this series against South Africa also went to New Zealand in September […]

Silver Ferns keep in the contest

NEW Zealand have equalled the Taini Jamison Trophy series with a 21-goal onslaught over an inaccurate England Roses side., who were caught off guard by the strong Kiwi defence, falling 57-36. The Kiwis started out hot, slotting eight of the first ten goals as the contact penalties started to build up for the Roses in […]

Pulse join list revealing 2024 NSL Squad

THE Netball Super League (NSL) signings for 2024 just keep rolling in, with the London Pulse the latest side to confirm their full squad for 2024. Unlike some of the other NSL clubs, the Pulse have kept a solid chunk of their squad from the 2023 season, which saw them reach the Grand Final. Alicia […]

Youth the flavour for England ahead of Taini Jamison

THERE is a breath of freshness in the air at England Netball, as the Roses name a very different looking squad for the upcoming Taini Jamison Trophy series against New Zealand. Due to a planned break for those who played at the Netball World Cup, a very different looking Roses squad has been named for […]

2023/24 Roses and Future Roses program revealed

ENGLAND Netball has announced the 24 athletes who will be in the Roses program for 2023/24, with a few new faces among the group. All up, 19 members of the Senior Roses program play in England in the Super League, while two play in the ANZ Premiership in New Zealand and three play in the […]

Roses confirm squads for international events

ENGLAND Roses have confirmed the squads for their three upcoming international events over the next two months. The Roses will take on Uganda in a three-match Vitality International Series on October 5-9 at home, before flying to Australia for a trio of tests between October 26-November 3, finishing up with a FAST5 series against New […]

VNSL Round 14 wrap: Stars snap drought

IT has been a long time coming but the Severn Stars won their first game since Round 1 of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) 2022 season. Since defeating Surrey Storm on that day, the Stars suffered 11 consecutive losses, but yesterday they finally came out on top, defeating Wasps Netball by nine goals in an […]

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