Thunder trusting the status quo ahead of 2024
MANCHESTER Thunder became the penultimate side to finalise their 2024 Netball Super League squad, with a few new faces set to don the yellow dress in 2024. There are eight members of the 2023 third place finishing side that are returning to the side in 2024. Lois Pearson, Amy Carter, Taylor McKevitt, Natalie Metcalf, Ella […]
Bath blooding plenty of new faces in 2024
TEAM Bath have become the latest of the Netball Super League clubs to announce their full squads for the 2024 season. Like a few of their rivals, Bath have had a bit of list turnover this offseason, with a number of new faces joining the club. The first of these is not technically a new […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: England
ENGLAND fell agonisingly short of a Netball World Cup gold medal, but was able to still claim the silver, improving on its Commonwealth Games performance last year. The Roses went undefeated all the way to the final, but were unable to match Australia for four quarters in the decider. The Roses can come away knowing […]
Dozen it feel good? Australia claims 12th Netball World Cup
AUSTRALIA has reclaimed the Netball World Cup title to hold every international crown it could again, after defeating England by 16 goals in the Gold Medal Match. It was as ruthless and impressive from the Diamonds as it was disappointing and heartbreaking for the Roses, with the world number ones outclassing the side that beat […]
Tonga Tala topple Thistles
TONGA has justified its world ranking in netball by taking out the dangerous Scotland overnight in the 2023 Netball World Cup five round of matches. The Tala won their third match of the series and added Scotland to their list of scalps that included Zimbabwe and Fiji, in a hard-fought contest that saw them come […]
Singapore cracks through for first win
SINGAPORE has finally broken through for its first win over the tournament, scraping home against Sri Lanka in the second preliminary group stage by just three goals. The lowest ranked nation at the tournament way down in 28th, Singapore was able to knock off the 15th placed Sri Lanka in a thrilling, topsy-turvy contest, 55-52. […]
England reveals World Cup squad
ENGLAND is officially the first of the major contenders to reveal its squad for the 2023 World Cup after the Roses squad was announced yesterday. The squad of 12 plus three travelling reserves does not have too many new faces, but the squad has still left many netball fans scratching their head. Geva Mentor and Jade […]
History repeats for most in the NSL, but not all
IN a repeat of the Netball Super League fixtures from Round 2, some match ups saw history repeat themselves, others did not. One fixture that did see history repeat itself in more ways than one was the one between the Rhino and Mavericks, which the Mavericks ultimately won 63 goals to 62. In another tight […]
Big results the order of the day in the UK
LARGE margins were the order of the weekend in the Netball Super League, as all bar one of the games ended in a double figure margin. One of those was the match between Team Bath and the Severn Stars, with the Stars ultimately winning by 10 goals. It was goal for goal early, but thanks […]
Big wins, little wins, all the types of wins
IN the first of two rounds this weekend in the Netball Super League, there was a real mixture of margins across the four games. In the opening game of the round the Leeds Rhinos again fell agonisingly short of their first win of the season, going down to the Severn Stars 53 to 51. Teams […]
