VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Loughborough Lightning
REIGNING premiers Loughborough Lightning will once again be among the teams to beat in the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) competition. The Lightning lost a few players to opposition sides, but picked up a huge signing in Fran Williams from Wasps to create a star-studded defensive circle. She joins fellow international and recruit Zanele Vimbela […]
Preview: 2021 British Fast5 All Stars
A HUGE Saturday of British Fast5 Netball All Stars action is on its way, with eight Vitality Netball Superleague franchises set to fight it out for the elusive Fast5 title. With the 2020 tournament cancelled due to continued lockdowns, the one-day event is sure to set tongues wagging this year with plenty of enticing matchups […]
2022 VNSL lists: Part 1
A HUGE month of Vitality Netball Superleague list-building is now done and dusted, with the signing period complete and all 11 franchises creating exciting new-look teams and boasting some huge names. In the first edition of our 2022 VNSL team list articles, we run through the first six teams in alphabetical order and the newcomers […]
Top of the tables: Who are the top international midcourt prospects?
WITH the three major netball competitions – Suncorp Super Netball (SSN), ANZ Premiership and Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) – done and dusted for the year, it is time to delve into the top prospects from around the courts. In our next edition, Draft Central will look into the most threatening defenders from the three major competitions […]
2021 New Zealand/England test series preview – Which nation will clinch the Taini Jamison Trophy?
THE Cadbury Netball Series between New Zealand Silver Ferns and England Roses has arrived, with international netball gracing the stage for the first time since early 2021. With lockdowns and quarantine restrictions in place, neither team has had a significant amount of preparation heading into the series, set to contend for the Taini Jamison Trophy […]
VNSL 2021: Team review – Loughborough Lightning
THE 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season is officially done and dusted meaning it is now time for our postseason reviews. The last edition of the series goes to the 2021 Premiers Loughborough Lightning, with the side’s form this season hard to deny with so much firepower all across the court, allowing them to snag […]
VNSL 2021: Loughborough Lightning make history with inaugural premiership
LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning have clinched the 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) premiership, defeating Team Bath by 17 goals, 49-32. It was a history-making performance from the Lightning, claiming their first VNSL trophy after being a part of the league for 16 years and playing in three grand finals prior. Despite having the history books against them […]
VNSL 2021: Round 20 – Monday wrap
THE final round of Vitality Netball Superleague action is done and dusted for the season, with two huge upsets completing the home-and-away season on a high. Whilst one matchup saw two sides playing out their final fixtures of the year without any finals in sight, the second saw top four positions at stake in a […]
VNSL 2021: Round 19 preview – Penultimate round sees do-or-die clashes
A HUGE penultimate round of Vitality Netball Superleague action is upon us, with one side in Wasps potentially taking the court for the final time this season as Leeds Rhinos earn the week off and the remaining nine sides go head-to-head, with London Pulse and Saracens Mavericks both taking the court twice. SUNDAY, JUNE 13 […]
VNSL 2021: Round 17/18 – Sunday/Monday wrap
A HUGE end to the final double round of Vitality Netball Superleague action saw five matches play out across Sunday and Monday, with Manchester Thunder officially earning its entry to the finals series and both Leeds Rhinos and Saracens Mavericks winning critical matches heading into the final rounds. Loughborough Lightning (59) defeated Leeds Rhinos (51) […]
