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England set to play the Sunshine Girls in September

» by Rachel September 1st, 2010 at 9:30 pm » Comments (0)

The England girls’ netball squad are to play their first game against the Sunshine Girls from Jamaica today. The Caribbean team are their opponents in a crucial two match test series and the second match is scheduled for Friday 3rd September.
The Jamaica team are definitely no push-over and the games look set to be good […]



Netball Super League Trial Dates Announced by Leeds Carnegie

» by Rachel August 21st, 2010 at 2:17 pm » Comments (0)

Talented wannabe-netball stars will shortly have the chance to attend open age trials for Leeds Carnegie Netball Superleague on 4th September at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Athletes need to be a minimum of 16yrs old on the day and free to attend a training session on 5th September if they are successful.
If you are interested in applying […]



Bath Girls picked for Commonwealth Squad

» by Rachel August 19th, 2010 at 2:17 pm » Comments (0)

Three lucky girls from Bath will be travelling to Dehli in October to take part in the Commonwealth Games as part of the UK netball squad.
Teambath players Pamela Cookey, Eboni Beckford-Chambers, and Stacey Francis have all been short listed into the final twelve players. The additional honour of the Vice Captain role will also go […]



England Netball Team Through to Semi Finals

» by India March 23rd, 2006 at 12:31 pm » Comments (0)

The England Netball ladies made their way through to the semi-finals today following an impressive victory over South Africa. This is a relief after their loss to a strong performance from current world champions New Zealand yesterday Goal Shooter Louisa Brownfield managed a very consistent 47 from 53.
Captain Olivia Murphy said
We have some exciting […]



England on a winning streak

» by India March 21st, 2006 at 5:48 pm » Comments (0)

England made it three wins from three at the Melbourne Commonwealths 2006 with a 78-18 thrashing of a spirited St Vincent and the Grenadines. This win puts England on top of their group, ahead of New Zealand only on points difference; tomorrow (Wednesday 22nd March) will see the long awaited clash between the two.
Once […]



Win for England in the Opening Game

» by India March 17th, 2006 at 9:34 am » Comments (0)

England’s netballers began their quest for Commonwealth Games medals with a victory over Malawi in their pool A match at Melbourne’s State Netball Centre, winning 63-47.
England made it look difficult at times, particularly so in the second half, and England’s coach Marg Caldow knows they’ll have to find some better form before they face slightly […]



England Squad Named for Melbourne 2006

» by India February 2nd, 2006 at 8:19 pm » Comments (0)

Fresh from a series defeat in Jamaica, England have named the England squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
The team includes a few suprises, and a few younger players, in the form of Louisa Brownfield, Pamela Cookey and Geva Mentor. All three helped England win a Silver last summer in the World Youth Netball […]



England Complete 3-0 Whitewash

» by India December 1st, 2005 at 5:05 am » Comments (0)

The ladies in the England Netball team have good reason to be pleased with themselves. Not only have they convincingly beaten South Africa over a three-game series, but they also demonstrated that England are one of the favourites going into the Commonwealth games next year.
The second game of the series, played on 26 November 2005 […]



England 56-41 South Africa

» by India November 26th, 2005 at 5:45 am » Comments (0)

English netball has seen a bit of a surge in popularity lately; the National Super League’s semi-well-publicised opening and more TV coverage having a lot to do with this.
England’s first game in a three-test series against the Boks was played at Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday.
The game was very close up until the fourth quarter […]