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Youth the flavour for England ahead of Taini Jamison

THERE is a breath of freshness in the air at England Netball, as the Roses name a very different looking squad for the upcoming Taini Jamison Trophy series against New Zealand. Due to a planned break for those who played at the Netball World Cup, a very different looking Roses squad has been named for […]

2023 NSL | Round 18 preview: The end is nigh

THIS weekend may be the third last round of the 2023 Netball Super League regular season, but already we are starting to see parts of the competition wind down for 2023. This weekend hosts the final match the for the Surrey Storm, who then have a two-week break before they are back in action for […]

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 […]

Variety aplenty as final month gets underway

AS the final month of the 2023 Netball Super League season got underway, there was certainly variety to the results over the weekend. One match that kept fans on the edge of their seats was the Mavericks’ four goal win over the Stars. It was tight for much of the match, but the Mavericks survived […]

2023 NSL | Round 17 preview: The race to the finish begins

LAST weekend was a big one for the Netball Super League. The margins may not have been big, but it was in the context of the season. Last weekend saw the finalists confirmed for 2023 because with the Stars losing, it means that no one else can catch the Pulse, Storm, Lightning and Thunder.  However, […]

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 […]

Pulse remains strong despite Stars comeback

LONDON Pulse survived a late comeback from the Severn Stars to post a six-goal win in the Netball Super League (NSL) over the weekend. In one of the closer results from the round, the Pulse dominated much of the game, before a Stars comeback just fell short, in a 56-50 result. Initially it was tight […]

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 […]

2023 NSL | Round 6 preview: No more undefeated sides, game on

IT is time for another exciting round of NSL action, and after last weekend’s at times chaotic set of results, it has thrown up another set of questions about where this season is going. With several sides losing for the first time last time out, the competition has begun to even out. Even though there […]

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 […]

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