True smorgasbord to kick off the season
THE OPENING weekend of the ANZ Premiership season truly had it all. Big wins, small wins and wins that prove the 2022 pecking order means nothing this year. In the clash of last year’s runners up versus last year’s wooden spooners, it was the Tactix who got the upset win, downing the Stars by six […]
Final quarter blitz sees Kiwis through to decider
NEW ZEALAND has completed the round robin stage of the 2023 Quad Series with a solid 55-45 win over England. England went with the Silver Ferns for much of the game, but it was the last quarter that really let the Roses down. It was all England to open the match, as the Roses dominated […]
2023 Quad Series preview: New Zealand
THE 2023 Netball Quad Series is set to get underway this weekend, with Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa all set to battle it out in Cape Town, South Africa for the title. In the build up, Rookie Me Central will be taking a look at each of the teams competing at the tournament […]
Silver Ferns announce Taini Jamison squad
NEW Zealand has named its 12-player squad for this month’s Taini Jamison Trophy against Jamaica, headlined by the return of captain, Ameliaranne Ekenasio. The shooter, who missed 18 months of international action and only returned to the ANZ Premiership this season, will don the black dress for the first time since giving birth to her […]
Silver Ferns announce 2022-23 squads
FRESH off a Bronze Medal campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, New Zealand has named its 2022-23 Silver Ferns Squad and Development Squad looking ahead to next year’s World Cup. The Silver Ferns have brought back a number of experienced players who missed out on Commonwealth Games representation, while a shooter from that Commonwealth Games […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: New Zealand
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 New Zealand who snatched the Bronze Medal on the final day of the tournament, defeating England to reverse the result of the clash between the pair […]
Silver Ferns stun Roses to win Bronze
IT was a result very few had seen coming. New Zealand had all but been written off based off its performances against both England and Jamaica, and the patriotic home crowd at NEC Arena – still disappointed from the loss to Australia the day before – were ready to cheer the Roses onto a Bronze […]
Sunshine Girls reach Gold Medal match
JAMAICA has achieved its best place finish at an international netball tournament outside the Fast5 by defeating New Zealand and reaching the Gold Medal Match of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Sunshine Girls have won six Bronze Medals across either the Commonwealth Games or Netball World Cup in the past, but by defeating the Silver […]
England and New Zealand go 2 from 2
DAY 2 of Group B action at the Commonwealth Games saw Day 1 winners England and New Zealand go two for two, but the competition was certainly stiffer this time around. ENGLAND 19 | 16 | 13 | 18 (66)MALAWI 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 (41) Up against Malawi, England earned a handy 25-goal win, […]
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 […]
