Results we found for: Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
COACH: Dan RYAN WORLD CUP DEBUT: 1963 WORLD RANKING: 8 BEST RESULT: 7th Northern Ireland come into the 2019 Netball World Cup with new coach, Dan Ryan. The former Adelaide Thunderbirds coach will bring Australian knowledge to the side, who have drawn a favourable group with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe ranked below the European side. […]
Ireland announces Nations Cup squad
THE squads for the 2024 international netball season keep rolling in, with the Republic of Ireland the latest nation to announce their squad. The Emeralds have announced a 12 player squad that is set to compete at next month’s Netball Nations Cup tournament in Singapore. It is largely the same squad that contested the Euros […]
Scotland dominates Ireland in 70-goal win
SCOTLAND showed no mercy against the Republic of Ireland in the Thistles’ first Netball World Cup Qualifiers match, dominating on day one with a 70-goal victory. With six teams in competition for two qualification spots, it was the home nation that put the foot down when it counted and ran away with a disciplined 87-17 […]
International netball update: Sunshine Series / South Africa vs. Ireland
IT is a big week in international netball this week, with two different netball series begin on Saturday afternoon. With the shorter Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series one third done and the first two matches of Netball South Africa’s mini-leg of matches in the United Kingdom complete, we take a look at the results and key […]
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 […]
2024 International Calendar – a look ahead
NOW that the world’s best domestic seasons have all wrapped up, it is time to look ahead to what will be a jam packed international season. Lets us take a look at some of the international series that have been announced to take place before the end of the calendar year. Barbados hosts Northern Ireland […]
The full circle path of a trail blazing Emerald
YOUNG Irish star Niamh O’Leary has experienced first hand how frustrating it can be to represent your country in a sport in the middle of the popularity pecking order like netball is in Ireland. With netball lagging behind several other sports like rugby, Gaelic football and hurling in terms of media coverage and funding, O’Leary […]
Aspiring Gem sets sights on World Cup
ZIMBABWE made its Netball World Cup debut at Liverpool in July 2019, quickly becoming a fan favourite as one of the tournament’s underdogs. While the Australian Diamonds opened the tournament on court one, the Gems began walking out on court two. It took little time for those at home to realise who the fans inside […]
2023 Netball World Cup preview: Sri Lanka
THE 2023 Netball World Cup is almost here, and to help count down to the tournament, Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the competing teams and seeing how they might fare at the tournament. Today’s focus is on the Sri Lanka Lionesses. HISTORY OF SRI LANKA AT THE NETBALL WORLD CUP Sri Lanka’s first […]
2023 Netball World Cup preview: Trinidad & Tobago
THE 2023 Netball World Cup is almost here, and to help count down to the tournament, Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the competing teams and seeing how they might fair at the tournament. Today’s focus is on the Trinidad & Tobago Calypso Girls. HISTORY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AT THE NETBALL WORLD CUP […]
