Celtic Cup squads begin to be announced
THREE of the four nations competing at the upcoming Celtic Cup have announced their squads for the series over the last few days. Northern Ireland has arguably the biggest names of the three announced squads so far, with Netball Super League stalwarts Michelle Magee, Emma Magee and Niamh Cooper all included. Northern Ireland coach Shenoah […]
NSL Wrap Up | Round 1 2024 – A full smorgasboard
THE Netball Super League returned with a bang over the weekend, with all ten teams converging on Nottingham for the season opener. In the most thrilling of the results on the weekend, the Cardiff Dragons and Saracens Mavericks played out a thrilling 48 goal all draw. In what was a case of saving the best […]
2024 Netball Super League Preview – Cardiff Dragons
THE 2024 Netball Super League season is almost upon us, and to celebrate the build up to the season we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing each of the 10 competing and seeing how 2024 might unfold for them. First cab off the ranks is the 2023 wooden spooners the Cardiff Dragons. 2023 […]
Uganda take home the series after close encounter
THE pressure was on at the first whistle with the series tied at 1 – 1. It was Uganda who ultimately persevered and took the win by 11-goals (48 – 59) after a fairly equal outing against Wales. Uganda was forced backwards straight from the first centre pass, resulting in Wales getting a quick turnover, […]
She Cranes bounce back to blow the Feathers away
AFTER a disappointing loss two days ago, Uganda turned the tables on Wales and took home the victory 64-40 to level the series, forcing a decider tomorrow. Wales started out the game strongly, scoring 14 goals in the first term. The combination of Georgia Rowe and Phillipa Yarranton is growing and is very dangerous for […]
New name, plenty of new faces in green in 2024
IT is the dawn of a new era at the Dragons, with a new name and plenty of new faces at what was the Celtic Dragons ahead of 2024. The Netball Super League (NSL) club that was previously known as the Celtic Dragons is now known as the Cardiff Dragons, and throughout this week have […]
2023 Netball World Cup review: Wales
WALES stepped up in the ninth placed playoff to defeat rivals Scotland to cap off an all-round solid Netball World Cup performance. Aside from heavy losses to Jamaica and New Zealand, the Feathers were largely competitive, knocking off Sri Lanka and Trinidad & Tobago in the group stage to make it to the playoffs. A […]
Diamonds shine bright to do it again
WHEN a Diamond in under pressure it sparkles, so there should be no surprise that the world number ones Australia Diamonds found a way to reach another Netball World Cup final. Having lost to England a couple pf nights ago and on the back foot coming up against Jamaica the Diamonds managed to do it […]
Roses rise to the occasion and topple the Diamonds
ENGLAND has done the unthinkable, defeating Australia by one goal in a thrilling final minute boilover which sees the Roses remain undefeated, while handing the Diamonds their first loss of the Netball World Cup. Many thought that the Diamonds had this game in the bag with the Roses putting out some arguably scrappy performances of […]
Flawless Uganda push Wales to the limit
UP and coming netball nation Uganda has shaken up the World Cup competition with a dominant 17-goal (73-56) win over Wales. Wales was right in the contest in the first term, only down by three goals, but Uganda’s 100 per cent shooting was tough for the Welsh defenders to combat. The She Cranes’ overall shooting […]
