IT WAS another important day in English netball overnight with important information released about the new Under 23 feeder league for the Netball Super League (NSL).

Confirmed as the NXT Gen League, it has been designed as a development league for younger players trying to get into the NSL.

Although most players named in the squads – also announced overnight – are under 23, there are provisions for players over that age to play in the league.

“Eligibility for the competition is for athletes under 23 years, however squads can include up to four players over the age of 23 years to support and enhance the quality of the competition, whilst protecting opportunities for developing athletes,” the competition states. “|These players are likely to have previously played in the NSL but not have been signed as a registered player for the 2025 season. They may also be players over the age of 23 returning from pregnancy or injury, or players that Clubs believe will support the competition and environment for the NXT Gen League.”

The teams that will compete in the league are the eight NSL clubs plus Team Bath, and each side will play each other twice. Click here to access the 2025 NXT Gen League Fixture.

As previously mentioned, the squads were also announced overnight, with some big names among the nine squads.

They include former NSL players like Jade Clarke and Proscovia Peace and players that have played at international level like Niamh McCall, Zoe Matthewman and Corey McGlynn.

2025 NXT Gen League Squads

Nottingham Forest

Ruby Parker
Amy Braithwaite
Regan Peters
Rachel Duckers
Lily Smith
Corey McGlynn
Evelyn McCagherty
Isabel Cunnington
Clare Drakeford
Emma Love
Katie Rayner
Anna Fairclough
Rhianna Luke
Annabel Roddy
Tabitha Tooms
Kelechi Ambrose

Manchester Thunder

Alice McGeachy
Anya Williams
Claudia Seed
Ellie Heyes
Gemma Lant
Hannah Williams
Jade Clarke
Lucy Herdman
Megan Bentley
Niamh Trainer
Pippa Morgan
Rachel Towell
Rae Williams
Shannon Mahlik
Sophia Warn
Stacey Tankoua
Tami Fapohunda
Yomi Wilson

Cardiff Dragons

Victoria Booth
Ellie Blackwell
Nia Bullen
Rachel Fairbairn
Izzy Fletcher
Ebony Ham
Georgia Hellerman
Lucy Howells
Cahrlotte Jennings-Evans
Nansi Kuti
Zoe Matthewman
Caris Morgan
Thea Rhodes
Olivia Selby
India Still
Lowri Stephens
Lowri Stephens
Daisy Taylor
Lowri Windsor

Birmingham Panthers

Eve Abbott
Emma Barrie
Millie Carter
Pippa Dixon
Issy Eaton
Chloe Essam
Holly Gaiger
Niamh Kilgallen
Indya Masser
Clara Miles
Dumebi Onichabor
Caitlin O’Sullivan
Effie Robinson
Alyssa Rose
Sophie Shipway
Makeda Thomas
Sarie Watkins
Ellen Withington

Team Bath

Daniella Carr
Daisy Collett
Lily Jones
Katherine Mansfield
Charlotte Watts
Ella Williams
Ellie Ervine
Becca Hinkins
Phoebe Maslen
Ellen Morgan
Alanna Pullen
Sienna Rutherford
Scarlett Creasey
Daisy Harrison
Lottie Robinson
Sophie Siffre
Poppy Tydeman

London Mavericks

Azara Wilmot
Libby Burgess
Cerys Cairns
George Inger
Lola Stevens
Leah Goss
Saffy Lewis-Collymore
Tabi Grimes
Ellie Oswick
Sascha Dale
Sophia Shalabi
Beth Long
Neve Wright
Cerys Finn
Holly James
Anya Wood
Verchelle Robinson
Millie Burne
Jade Popoola

Loughborough Lightning

Celena Appleby-Prince
Georgie Brock-Taylor
Hannah Diamonds
Victoria Fisher
Ellie Harding
Molly Hole
Isabelle Kaye
Marlene Lange
Niamh McCall
Antonia Mitchell
Emily Pawlett
Izavella Pennycooke
Proscovia Peace
Megan Perry
Megan Rose Pilkington
Millie Van Nierop
Ella Williams

London Pulse

Deni Agnew
Jada Autumn
Taren Ayivor-Grant
Eliza Barclay
Ella Benson
Fabienne Bull
Giselle Burnett
Charlotte Dunkley
Hannah Gibson
Ally Housley
Hannah Knightbridge
Isla May
Hannah Passmore
Ellie Sadler
Emily Seymour-Perry
Rheanna Thomas-Grant
Evie Watts
Tayla Wright-Brown

Leeds Rhinos

Megan Allen
Maia Bausor
Rose Bridson
Abigail Conway
Georgina Ford
Lillian Harley
Lydia Harrison
Sasha Howard
Sophie Kimpton
Mia Lanigan
Emma Rodgers
Orlaith Rogers
Amelia Veevers
Grace Waller