Quarter of the way through means no more undefeated sides
ROUND FIVE of the 2023 Netball Super League really did have it all – a draw and several teams suffering their first losses of the season. This means that now that the season is a quarter of the way through, there are no longer any undefeated teams. In the closest match of the round, Leeds […]
Super League season gets off to a super start
THE 2023 Netball Superleague season kicked off over the weekend, and as all the teams converged on Nottingham for the opening day, most results went as many would have expected but not all. The Severn Stars shocked the competition on the opening day, defeating the Saracens Mavericks 59 goals to 55 to get their season […]
2023 NSL Season Preview: Manchester Thunder
THE 2023 Netball Super League (NSL) season is just around the corner, and clubs and fans alike are gearing up for another exciting season. After an eventful off season the 10 NSL clubs are ready to go for another year, and to prepare for the season we here at Rookie Me Central are going to go around […]
Roses dazzle to end series on a high
ENGLAND has finished its 2023 Quad Series off on a high with a 49-42 win over South Africa to finish third at the tournament. It was a tight affair for much of the match, but England stepped it up in the last quarter to take the win. Poor passing in the attacking third from the […]
Aussie title defence off to the perfect start
THE Australian Diamonds have fought from behind to come away with a six-goal win over the English Roses to start their Quad Series title defence. After a slow start, the Diamonds responded to win, 61-55. Thanks to strong midcourt pressure from the start, it was the Roses who were the first to build a lead, […]
Diamonds sweep series for sparkly end to 2022
THE Aussie Diamonds have finished up their 2022 international calendar on a high after clean sweeping their series against England. In last night’s third and final test of the series, the Aussies started in a dominant fashion, but weathered a strong English fightback to take the win by four goals, 57-53. AUSTRALIA 19 | 13 […]
Diamonds shine bright to secure Roses test series
AUSTRALIA has won the test series against rivals England, with the Diamonds closing out the best-of-three competition with an eight-goal win at Qudos Bank Arena. Having won the first game by a goal, Australia just needed a victory to ensure it saw off another top rival, while the Roses had to win to make it […]
Preview: 2022 Australia v England test series
AFTER an enthralling Constellation Cup series, international netball is set to continue in Australia in 2022 as the English Roses come to town. The 2022 Australian Diamonds vs English Roses test series gets underway tonight, in what is set to be an enthralling series. Both teams are coming off solid series wins against New Zealand […]
Roses confirm squads for international events
ENGLAND Roses have confirmed the squads for their three upcoming international events over the next two months. The Roses will take on Uganda in a three-match Vitality International Series on October 5-9 at home, before flying to Australia for a trio of tests between October 26-November 3, finishing up with a FAST5 series against New […]
2022 Commonwealth Games review: England
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 England, with the reigning Commonwealth Games Gold Medallists unable to repeat the feat of 2018, and went down to first Australia, and then New Zealand, to […]
