NSL Player Focus: Jade Clarke (London Pulse)
THIS past weekend was a positive one for the London Pulse, with the Londoners winning both their Round 2 battle with Bath, and their Round 3 clash against Severn. One of the stars of that Round 2 win was English veteran Jade Clarke, who finished with 10 feeds, a defensive rebound and an intercept in […]
Dragons roar to life they break Bath hoodoo
ROUND 3 of the Netball Super League saw some history made, with the Celtic Dragons defeating Team Bath for the first time in almost ten years, winning 55 goals to 45. It was an entertaining and tight affair for much of the game, but the Dragons really opened up the match in the last quarter […]
St Therese and WDNA split titles in M-League Juniors
ST THERESE and WDNA have both walked away with a title from the two Junior M-League grades after the grand finals were run and done on Wednesday night. In the older 17 and Under division, WDNA proved too strong, coming away with a 23-goal victory (55-32), while in the earlier 14 and Under clash, St […]
Strong Pulse drain Bath in NSL Round 2 action
ROUND 2 of the 2023 NSL season had it all, and showed that Round 1’s results might not tell the full story about how the season is going to go. In the first Friday night match of the season it was London Pulse who kept their undefeated start to the season alive with a 72-42 […]
2023 NSL | Rounds 2 & 3 preview: Double the matches, double the test
ANOTHER weekend, and another jam packed one full of action in the Netball Super League. After an exciting opening round of matches in Nottingham, the competition has a double-header of back-to-back rounds over the space of four days to look forward to. All teams will take the court on either Friday night or Saturday for […]
Panthers rise to glory with Premier Mixed title
TWELVE months after suffering a shock loss to Geelong in the 2021/22 M-League Premier Mixed Grand Final, Parkville Panthers have returned the favour with a commanding victory over Geelong in the 2022/23 decider. From the opening centre pass, the match looked to be a blowout, and while Geelong to its credit worked back into the […]
Busy bee O’Hanlon certainly never bored
CAROLINE O’Hanlon may just be the busiest Super League netballer there is in 2023. Not only is she a midcourter for the Leeds Rhinos and the Northern Ireland national side, but also plays at the highest level of Gaelic football back in home county Armagh, and is a doctor by profession. Being a doctor was […]
City’s Heat ignites flag charge
CITY Heat are basking in premiership glory having defeated Netblacks by six goals in the M-League Premier Men’s Grand Final. In a willing contest that built up to a fitting finale, it was not until the dying minutes that City Heat could truly relax. A battle between two in-form goal shooters in Cameron Allum and […]
NSL Player Focus: Mary Cholhok (Loughborough Lightning)
THERE was plenty of exciting netball on the weekend to kick off the Netball Super League (NSL) season on the weekend, with plenty of players impressing on the opening day. One of those was Loughborough’s Mary Cholhok, who starred in her side’s first up win over Team Bath. After a season of over 600 goals […]
Titles on the line for M-League grand finalists
AFTER a fascinating and enthralling M-League season, it all comes to an end tonight when the Premier Men’s and Premier Mixed Grand Finals take place tonight. At 7pm, Premier Men’s minor premiers City Heat take on the Netblacks who will look to go one step better than last year, before the Premier Mixed grand finalists, […]
Super League season gets off to a super start
THE 2023 Netball Superleague season kicked off over the weekend, and as all the teams converged on Nottingham for the opening day, most results went as many would have expected but not all. The Severn Stars shocked the competition on the opening day, defeating the Saracens Mavericks 59 goals to 55 to get their season […]
Netblacks win thriller to face up to grand final Heat
ENDING the back-to-back premiership hopes of St Therese, the Netblacks booked their place in a second successive M-League Premier Men’s Grand Final. After splitting their head-to-head at one win apiece during the year, the Netblacks took no chances with their team selection as they had in the second clash, and got the job done by […]