What we learnt: Roses Reunited Series
THERE was plenty to take out of the 2021 Roses Reunited Series, with England defeated Jamaica 2-1 this week. Whilst England comfortably took out the first two games, the Sunshine Girls hit back to grab the last, so what can we take out of the matches. FIVE THINGS WE LEARNT 1 England is a serious […]
Roses Reunited Team of the Series
ENGLAND came away with the 2-1 win over Jamaica in the 2021 Roses Reunited Series over the past week. There were plenty of outstanding individual performances throughout the series, and Rookie Me Central came up with a 2021 Roses Reunited Team of the Series. It features seven starters and three reserves, with the dominant Roses […]
Jamaica prune Reunited Roses in final game
IT took until a third game, but Jamaica finally clicked into gear against England, producing the best four-quarter performance of the entire Reunited Roses Series to win by 10 goals. Winning three of the four quarters and getting out to as much as a 13-goal lead at one point, the Sunshine Girls, led by bookends […]
Haythornthwaite praises Roses program after game two win
ENGLAND secured its first test series win over Jamaica since 2013, following the Roses’ back-to-back wins over the past week for the Roses Reunited Series. Across four quarters of netball, England outscored Jamaica by 27 goals (65-38). Whilst the Sunshine Girls were competitive throughout different stages, the Roses proved too clinical, and according to game […]
Clinical Roses dominate Jamaica to claim series
ENGLAND Roses have sent a message to the rest of the netballing world with a dominant 19-goal win over Jamaica overnight to secure the Roses Reunited series. The Roses were coming off a strong performance against the Sunshine Girls last week, but showed no mercy early as they piled on 35 goals to 19 by […]
McCall stars as Scotland go back-to-back
SCOTLAND has gone back-to-back over Barbados with another impressive win in the second and final test of the series. The Thistles backed up their 43-goal game one win over the Bajan Gems with an almost as impressive 39-goal triumph in the game overnight. The danger signs were there from the first term once again, but […]
VIC M-League 2021/22: Mixed Premier Division wrap – Round 3
A 10-MINUTE purple patch late in the first quarter and early in the second has seen Parkville Panthers secure an important victory against Valley Wolves in their Mixed Premier League Round 3 clash on Wednesday night. The Panthers returned from a week off after handing out a shellacking in Round 1, whilst the Wolves played […]
Thistles bloom to dominate opening test with Barbados
IT was a performance that ex-Diamonds coach and commentator Lisa Alexander deemed worthy of a “top five” nation. Scotland fans were certainly able to head home happy after their Thistles dominated Barbados by 42 goals in the first of two tests between the nations. The eighth ranked nation under coach Tamsin Greenway never looked like […]
Scotland vs Barbados series preview
IT might not have the billing of England and Jamaica’s Roses Reunited Series, but Scotland and Barbados will lock horns in what should be a fascinating couple of international contests. The two matches will be held in the colder climate of Glasgow which will present an additional challenge for Barbados, across December 2-3. The last […]
VIC M-League 2021/22: Men’s Premier Division wrap – Round 3
CITY Heat lived up to their name and brought the heat to get on the board in the VIC M-League Men’s Premier Division following a 10-goal win over DDNA in Round 3 action last night. Coming into the game, the Heat had lost back-to-back matches, whilst DDNA were coming off a draw in Round 2 […]
Reunited Roses Series: Eleanor Cardwell Player Focus
SHE might not have the Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) experience that her peers in England’s shooting circle do, but Eleanor Cardwell proved to be a match-winner for the Roses against Jamaica. After an impressive Cadbury Series in New Zealand, Cardwell was relegated to the bench upon the return of SSN stars Jo Harten and Helen […]
