Lightning strikes twice for Hobson
IMAGINE going in for a routine scan to see how your body is holding up and being told you had no ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). Being told that the previous surgery you had five years ago wasn’t performed correctly. Being told you had to have a corrective surgery right when you were climbing up ever […]
Kiwis claim series over disappointed Aussies
NEW ZEALAND has won the 2024 Constellation Cup after beating Australia 61-43 in the third test to claim the series. Diamonds’ coach Stacey Marinkovich swung the changes pre match, making three changes to the match day squad and a couple to the starting seven, but ultimately the outcome was the same result. By contrast New […]
NXT Gen League details revealed
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 […]
Kiwis go two up, but not all hope lost for Aussies
NEW ZEALAND’S stranglehold of Constellation Cup matches in New Zealand has continued, after downing Australia again to take a 2-0 lead in the 2024 series. In what might have felt like a sense of déjà vu for Australia and its fans, New Zealand had a strong first half which really catapulted them to the successful […]
Celtic Cup squads begin to be announced
THREE of the four nations competing at the upcoming Celtic Cup have announced their squads for the series over the last few days. Northern Ireland has arguably the biggest names of the three announced squads so far, with Netball Super League stalwarts Michelle Magee, Emma Magee and Niamh Cooper all included. Northern Ireland coach Shenoah […]
Netball to continue as Commonwealth Games sport
AFTER much upheaval and uncertainty, some more certainty has been given around the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Set to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2 2026, it will be a scaled down event, with only 10 sports running. Luckily for netball, it is one of the events that survived the cull, and […]
Kiwis crush Aussies to cause upset and go one up
NEW ZEALAND has put behind it some poor recent results and kept their strangehold on matches against Australia played in New Zealand, after winning Test 1 of the Constellation Cup 64-50. The game started out tight, but New Zealand surged ahead in the second term, turning a one goal quarter time lead into a nine […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Constellation Cup
THE INTERNATIONAL netball season continues at full force today, with the Constellation Cup kicking off in New Zealand. Perhaps more so than in recent editions, Australia will come into this series as overwhelming favourites. Despite coming unstuck once against England, the Diamonds continue to be a dominating force in world netball and with New Zealand […]
England and Jamaica name squads for upcoming series
IT HAS been a big few days for squad announcements, with both England and Jamaica announcing key squads for upcoming series. England has announced its squads for both the series against Jamaica and the Fast 5 World Series in New Zealand. For the Jamaica series, there is no change to the squad that toured Australia […]
New Zealand names Constellation Cup Squad
THE INTERNATIONAL netball season express just keeps rolling on, with New Zealand announcing its squad for the upcoming Constellation Cup series against Australia. The biggest change from the squad that lost the Taini Jamison Trophy to England is the return of Phoenix Karaka, who had to drop out of the previous tournament due to illness. […]
2025 Netball Super League fixtures announced
A NEW era of British netball has moved another step closer to reality with the release of the 2025 Netball Super League (NSL) fixtures overnight. For the first time, the 2025 NSL Grand Final will be hosted at the O2 Arena on July 6, with eight teams battling it out for ultimate glory and four […]
Kiwis claim consolation win in Taini Jamison series
NEW ZEALAND has won the third match of the 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy, winning 61-56 over England to pick up a consolation win despite having lost the series already. The match was tight early, but New Zealand pulled away in the end and contended with multiple England fightbacks to take the win. Early it was […]