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 […]
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 […]
Roses Reunited Series weekend preview: England vs. Jamaica
AFTER England claimed the all-important first game win over Jamaica, the Roses will be out to clean up the series in the final two games. This weekend sees the second and third games of the Roses Reunited Series, which take place on Saturday and Sunday respectively. The first game of the series saw the Roses […]
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 […]
Top Performers – Roses Reunited Series: Game 1
THERE were plenty of impressive performers in Game One of the Roses Reunited Series, which saw England triumph by 10 goals at Copper Box Arena. Jess Thrilby‘s side knocked off Connie Francis‘ chargers, 55-45 after a 30-19 second half. Rookie Me Central takes a look at some of the Top Performers from the match. Eleanor […]
Roses bloom in third quarter to win Roses Reunited first test
ENGLAND Roses bloomed at the right time to defeat the Jamaica for only the second time in six outings, recording a 55-45 win in the Reunited Series first test at Cooper Box Arena last night. In the first of three tests, the Roses – who boasted their strongest goal combination of Jo Harten and Helen […]
Vitality Roses Reunited series: Players to watch
THE Vitality Roses Reunited series is set to showcase the very best that England and Jamaica netball has to offer, with plenty of top talent and intriguing new faces hoping to showcase what they are capable of. We run through the players to watch across the court for both nations. England: Sophie Drakeford-Lewis (GA/WA), Imogen […]
Vitality Roses Reunited preview: England to host Jamaica
THE long-awaited Vitality Roses Reunited series has finally arrived, with a huge three test series between the England Roses and Jamaican Sunshine Girls set to unfold over the next week. With the first test playing out this weekend in London and the second third following up in a week’s time in Nottingham, expect plenty of […]
Diamonds announce Quad Series squad
WITH the announcement of a mid-January international Quad Series between Australia, New Zealand, England and South Africa, the Australian Diamonds have this week released the extended 15-player squad set to don the green and gold. A couple of Diamonds returnees grace the group as well as some surprise squad debutants. GOALERS Gretel BuetaSophie DwyerSophie GarbinCara […]
