Bank holiday double header begins with a bang
ROUND 14 of the Netball Super League may have been small in terms of number of games, but it was certainly far from it terms of entertainment value. One of two close games on Friday night was in Hull, with the Rhinos prevailing 49 goals to 45 over the Sirens. It was close for much […]
2023 NSL | Round 14 preview: Compact yet tantalising fixture
ROUND 14’s offering of fixtures in the Netball Super League may be small in number, but is certainly not small in potential entertainment value. Instead of the normal five or six matches, there is only the four. They are all return fixtures of match ups from back in Round 5, but with the Severn Stars […]
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 […]
NSL Player Focus: Natalie Metcalf (Manchester Thunder)
MANCHESTER Thunder fought off a tough challenge from the Strathclyde Sirens to take the win on the weekend, and a key part of that success was their skipper Natalie Metcalf. The Thunder and Roses skipper finished with 41 feeds in her side’s win over the Sirens, and was a pivotal link in many a successful […]
Time flying as NSL reaches halfway point
AS the Netball Super League reached its halfway point of the season over the weekend, teams finally evened out the number of games they played so the ladder is now starting to paint a more accurate picture. One of the winners over the weekend was the Manchester Thunder, who downed the Strathclyde Sirens by 13 […]
Entertainment continues at end of bumper NSL weekend
ROUND 9 of the Netball Super League brought a jam packed weekend of netball to an end, with a mixed bag of results sure shaking things up. The tightest result of the round was in Cardiff where the Strathclyde Sirens overpowered the Celtic Dragons to win by one goal. After the Dragons dominated early, the […]
Big wins the order of the day
THERE were some big wins on show over the weekend in the Netball Super League (NSL) as some teams made the most of a mismatch in ability to bank some goal difference. One such game was the one between Leeds and Loughborough, which finished 63 goals to 49 in favour of the Lightning. It was […]
2023 NSL | Round 7 preview: Top four tussles aplenty
ANOTHER weekend, another exciting round of Netball Super League action ahead. After a smaller menu of games last weekend, it is back to the regular schedule of five matches in a weekend this time around. It is going to be a huge weekend for Manchester Thunder in particular, They have two matches on their plate […]
Happy reunions for some, but not everyone
IN A weekend characterised by a number of players playing their old sides for the first time, not everyone came away from those reunions happy. To begin the weekend Surrey Storm earned a big 80 goal to 52 win over Team Bath. Despite Bath matching it with their visitors early, they dropped off as the […]
