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 Netball Super League Preview – Leeds Rhinos
THE 2024 Netball Super League season is almost upon us, and to celebrate the build up to the season, Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the 10 competing teams and seeing how this year might unfold for them. Last season saw the Rhinos results go backwards. Five less wins meant a slide down […]
New look Rhinos set to take on 2024
AFTER naming a huge signing as their first signing for 2024 a few weeks ago, the Leeds Rhinos have finally finished revealing their squad for the 2024 Netball Super League season. There are a few returning faces from the 2023 squad, but vastly more new faces set to pull on the blue and yellow dress […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: Northern Ireland
AS the curtain closes on another Commonwealth Games, we take a look back at how each of the netballing nations fared in our team-by-team review series. Next up is Northern Ireland who recorded a 10th placed finish at the Games, defeating Trinidad and Tobago on the penultimate day before going down to Scotland in the […]
Thistles second term fends off Warriors
SCOTLAND Thistles have survived an almighty scare from British counterparts Northern Ireland, winning in a low-scoring, tight contest to earn ninth spot at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In a neck-and-neck contest, the teams were all square early ,with the Thistles’ second term – which applied some scoreboard pressure and distance tot he Warriors – being […]
Malawi and Uganda get on the board
DAY 3 for Group B saw two different countries get their first wins on the board for these Commonwealth Games. After pushing their opponents the previous day, both Malawi and Uganda got on the winner’s list overnight, defeating Northern Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago respectively. MALAWI 12 | 13 | 17 | 12 (54)NORTHERN IRELAND […]
Favourites flex their muscles in Group B openers
THE opening pair of Group B games did not throw up many surprises, as England and New Zealand flexed their muscles and recorded easy first up wins against Trinidad and Tobago and Northern Ireland respectively. ENGLAND 15 | 22 | 20 | 17 (74)TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 (22) Everything is […]
2022 VNSL team review: Surrey Storm
IN the wake of the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season finishing, we have taken a look back at how each team fared. We continue the 11-team countdown with the seventh place Surrey Storm, who stood alone on eight wins. KEY NUMBERS Position: 7thWins: 8Losses: 12Goals For: 1088 (4th)Goals Against: 1163 (11th)Goal Difference: -75 (8th)Points: […]
Surrey Storms to flood Bath with upset win
IN the upset of the season, Surrey Storm has defeated Team Bath on the road to kick-off a magnificent Round 4 of Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) action. Just when it looked like the favourites had all their way this season, the Storm stepped up to take out one of the title contenders in a 62-58 […]
2022 VNSL club preview: Surrey Storm
IT was another tough season for Surrey Storm in 2021, finishing in the bottom four for the fourth consecutive time (excluding 2020). The Storm will hope to get back to its success of five years ago, and have recruited some fresh faces into the squad for the 2022 season. >> VNSL 2022 Team preview: Surrey […]
