NSL fixtures updated in wake of Wasps shock
ENGLAND Netball has updated the 2023 Netball Super League (NSL) fixtures following the shock news of Wasps’ departure from the league. The league will return to 10 teams, with the same top four finals format and eight sides qualifying for Fast5, as well as the competition maintaining a 20-round regular season that will finish on […]
2022 VNSL team review: Wasps Netball
IN the wake of the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season finishing, we have taken a look back at how each team fared. We continue the 11-team countdown with the ninth placed Wasps Netball who marginally missed out on a Fast5 Championship spot by goal difference against Strathclyde Sirens. KEY NUMBERS Position: 9thWins: 7Losses: 13Goals […]
Wasps sting early to silence Sirens
THOUGH it might have seemed like a dead rubber in many ways, Wasps Netball‘s victory over Strathclyde Sirens might have booked them a place in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) Fast5 Championship. The Wasps’ Round 20 win saw them move a full win clear with a 7-13 record from 20 games, leading the Sirens in […]
Thunder break record with 88-goal bonanza
MANCHESTER Thunder have broken an all-time scoring record with 88 goals – beating the previous record of 86 – during their Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) victory last night. The Thunder defeated Wasps, whilst Team Bath and Loughborough Lightning also picked up wins in Saturday’s action.
Lightning strikes in second term
LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning struck during a dominant second term to overcome a determined Leeds Rhinos outfit in a tight Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) Round 11 clash last night. The Lightning joined Saracens Mavericks as the Monday night winners to close out another eventful weekend of action for the United Kingdom-based competition.
Storm brews early to dull Wasps’ sting
IN a ladder-defining clash for the bottom half of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) competition, it was Surrey Storm who grabbed their third win of the season, defeating Wasps Netball by eight goals in a Monday night clash. Both sides headed into the contest as bottom four teams, given Wasps sat seventh with a 3-5 […]
2022 VNSL club preview: Wasps Netball
HAVING lost a couple of international talents over the off-season, Wasps Netball will look to utilise its youth, having replaced a number of players with fresh faces. Wasps only finished five points adrift of the top four, and most importantly had a superior goal difference to fourth with a massive plus-80, and they will be […]
VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Wasps Netball
WITH a greater turnover than any other side, the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) will be a challenging one for Wasps Netball. That is not to say they cannot compete, but rather adapting to plenty of fresh faces and a high turnover – with eight players departing the club – making it a new-look overall […]
2021 British Fast5 All-Stars: Top performers
THE 2021 British Fast5 All-Stars event on Saturday, October 30 provided plenty of exciting action, with a number of top performers putting on a show across the range of matches. Whilst Team Bath won the ultimate prize and bragging rights, we run through the top player from each of the eight teams and who to […]
2021 British Fast5 All-Stars wrap: Bath claims Fast5 trophy
A HUGE Saturday of Fast5 action saw Team Bath claim the 2021 Fast5 Netball All-Stars trophy after an exciting and eventful day of events at the Copper Box Arena in London. With 13 matches of modified netball played out over the course of just five hours, the non-stop action brought plenty of highlights and unexpected […]
2025 Netball Super League fixtures announced
A NEW era of British netball has moved another step closer to reality with the release of the 2025 Netball Super League (NSL) fixtures overnight. For the first time, the 2025 NSL Grand Final will be hosted at the O2 Arena on July 6, with eight teams battling it out for ultimate glory and four […]
New era as new Super League squads revealed
IT was a huge day in British netball overnight with the Netball Super League announcing their squads for the 2025 season. Ahead of the relaunched, new professional era of the Super League, all eight clubs announced who was in their 2025 squads on the one day, staggering their announcements across the day and even getting […]
Nottingham Forest takes big first step in Super League journey
NETBALL Super League’s new era is gaining momentum with another inaugural coach appointment. Nottingham Forest – one of two new sides entering the competition in 2025 alongside the Birmingham Panthers – have announced who their inaugural coach will be, and it is none other than Roses legend Chelsea Pitman. The news caps off a big […]
Pulse’s persistence denies Stars ultimate fairytale
LONDON Pulse have finished third in the Netball Super League, after defeating the Severn Stars 52-48 this morning. The Stars were actually the much better team in the first half, but the Pulse never gave up and worked their way back into the match. They ultimately showed their experience and got the win to deny […]
History repeats as Lightning strikes Thunder to rule all again
THE Loughborough Lightning are back-to-back champions of the Netball Super League for the first time in their history, after defeating Manchester Thunder 70-54 in this morning’s grand final. The match started much tighter than the final score would suggest, but as the match progressed the Lightning grew in confidence and really blew it open in […]
PREVIEW | NSL Grand Final 2024
TODAY is the day, the big one – Netball Super League Grand Final Day. There are just two teams left in the race – Loughborough Lightning and Manchester Thunder. Today will see either the Lightning come away with the third title in their history, or the Thunder win their fifth. NETBALL SUPER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL […]
Games of the Weekend | June 28 – July 1
THE NETBALLING month of June closes with Grand Final Day in the UK, while the battle for finals heating up in Australia and New Zealand. ANZ PREMIERSHIP MATCH OF THE ROUND Mainland Tactix vs. Northern MysticsSunday, 4pm @ Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch This weekend sees the beginning of the final month of the ANZ Premiership season, […]
Trailblazing Trip set to create more history in 2025
THE 2024 Netball Super League (NSL) season may not have finished yet, but one of its newest sides is already looking ahead to 2025 with the appointment of their inaugural coach. The Birmingham Panthers have announced former Silver Fern and Severn Stars head coach Jo Trip as their maiden mentor heading into the next NSL […]
Defending champs back in NSL decider
REIGNING Netball Super League (NSL) champions, Loughborough Lightning are still in the running to go back-to-back after defeating the London Pulse 59-47 to progress through to this year’s decider. The match was a lot closer in its opening stages than the final score would suggest, but the Lightning blew the game open in the third […]
Manchester Thunders back into NSL decider after classy win
MANCHESTER Thunder are back in the Netball Super League Grand Final after a 63-54 win over first-time finalists, Severn Stars. Ultimately the gulf in experience and class was the difference, with the Thunder proving why they have been one of the top teams for so long. The Thunder got the better of the starts to […]
NSL fixtures updated in wake of Wasps shock
ENGLAND Netball has updated the 2023 Netball Super League (NSL) fixtures following the shock news of Wasps’ departure from the league. The league will return to 10 teams, with the same top four finals format and eight sides qualifying for Fast5, as well as the competition maintaining a 20-round regular season that will finish on […]
2022 VNSL team review: Wasps Netball
IN the wake of the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) season finishing, we have taken a look back at how each team fared. We continue the 11-team countdown with the ninth placed Wasps Netball who marginally missed out on a Fast5 Championship spot by goal difference against Strathclyde Sirens. KEY NUMBERS Position: 9thWins: 7Losses: 13Goals […]
Wasps sting early to silence Sirens
THOUGH it might have seemed like a dead rubber in many ways, Wasps Netball‘s victory over Strathclyde Sirens might have booked them a place in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) Fast5 Championship. The Wasps’ Round 20 win saw them move a full win clear with a 7-13 record from 20 games, leading the Sirens in […]
Thunder break record with 88-goal bonanza
MANCHESTER Thunder have broken an all-time scoring record with 88 goals – beating the previous record of 86 – during their Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) victory last night. The Thunder defeated Wasps, whilst Team Bath and Loughborough Lightning also picked up wins in Saturday’s action.
Lightning strikes in second term
LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning struck during a dominant second term to overcome a determined Leeds Rhinos outfit in a tight Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) Round 11 clash last night. The Lightning joined Saracens Mavericks as the Monday night winners to close out another eventful weekend of action for the United Kingdom-based competition.
Storm brews early to dull Wasps’ sting
IN a ladder-defining clash for the bottom half of the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) competition, it was Surrey Storm who grabbed their third win of the season, defeating Wasps Netball by eight goals in a Monday night clash. Both sides headed into the contest as bottom four teams, given Wasps sat seventh with a 3-5 […]
2022 VNSL club preview: Wasps Netball
HAVING lost a couple of international talents over the off-season, Wasps Netball will look to utilise its youth, having replaced a number of players with fresh faces. Wasps only finished five points adrift of the top four, and most importantly had a superior goal difference to fourth with a massive plus-80, and they will be […]
VNSL 2022 Team Preview: Wasps Netball
WITH a greater turnover than any other side, the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) will be a challenging one for Wasps Netball. That is not to say they cannot compete, but rather adapting to plenty of fresh faces and a high turnover – with eight players departing the club – making it a new-look overall […]
2021 British Fast5 All-Stars: Top performers
THE 2021 British Fast5 All-Stars event on Saturday, October 30 provided plenty of exciting action, with a number of top performers putting on a show across the range of matches. Whilst Team Bath won the ultimate prize and bragging rights, we run through the top player from each of the eight teams and who to […]
