2022 Quad Series team review: England
HOME nation England enjoyed an impressive 2022 Quad Series campaign, going undefeated through the round robin stage and playing three quarters of phenomenal netball against the world’s best nation. Though the fourth term might have left some Roses fans a little disappointed considering what could have been, when assessing the tournament as a whole, there […]
Roses kick-start Quad Series with 24-goal win
HOME nation England Roses have kick-started their 2022 Quad Series campaign off on the best possible note with a comprehensive 24-goal win over South Africa. The Roses proved far too good for the understrength SPAR Proteas, taking full advantage of the visitors missing Karla Pretorius. Winning each term by between three and 10 goals, England […]
2022 Quad Series preview: England
A LATE withdrawal yesterday from Jo Harten following a positive COVID-19 test prior to flying to England has thrown up an unexpected challenge for the 2022 Quad Series hosts. The Roses have been in great form and had plenty of international competition compared to their rivals at the event, taking on New Zealand in a […]
Roses confirm Quad Series squad
ENGLAND Roses will welcome back star defender Geva Mentor for next month’s Quad Series after the goalkeeper finished up her Super Netball preseason with the Magpies. Mentor returns to the Roses outfit after missing the Roses Reunited Series against Jamaica, replacing Fran Williams in the 14-player squad from that series. The Roses won the series […]
What we learnt: Roses Reunited Series
THERE was plenty to take out of the 2021 Roses Reunited Series, with England defeated Jamaica 2-1 this week. Whilst England comfortably took out the first two games, the Sunshine Girls hit back to grab the last, so what can we take out of the matches. FIVE THINGS WE LEARNT 1 England is a serious […]
Roses Reunited Team of the Series
ENGLAND came away with the 2-1 win over Jamaica in the 2021 Roses Reunited Series over the past week. There were plenty of outstanding individual performances throughout the series, and Rookie Me Central came up with a 2021 Roses Reunited Team of the Series. It features seven starters and three reserves, with the dominant Roses […]
Jamaica prune Reunited Roses in final game
IT took until a third game, but Jamaica finally clicked into gear against England, producing the best four-quarter performance of the entire Reunited Roses Series to win by 10 goals. Winning three of the four quarters and getting out to as much as a 13-goal lead at one point, the Sunshine Girls, led by bookends […]
Haythornthwaite praises Roses program after game two win
ENGLAND secured its first test series win over Jamaica since 2013, following the Roses’ back-to-back wins over the past week for the Roses Reunited Series. Across four quarters of netball, England outscored Jamaica by 27 goals (65-38). Whilst the Sunshine Girls were competitive throughout different stages, the Roses proved too clinical, and according to game […]
Clinical Roses dominate Jamaica to claim series
ENGLAND Roses have sent a message to the rest of the netballing world with a dominant 19-goal win over Jamaica overnight to secure the Roses Reunited series. The Roses were coming off a strong performance against the Sunshine Girls last week, but showed no mercy early as they piled on 35 goals to 19 by […]
This week in netball: Gold Coast Titans announce a team as England and Scotland win
THERE was plenty of netball news this week from across the netball world, from local level right up to the international level. Here’s what you may have missed The big news from an Australian perspective came out of the Gold Coast Titans. Last weekend it was announced that the NRL club have applied for a […]
