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Rules of Netball - Possible Changes

» by India February 8th, 2006 at 10:12 pm » Comments (0)

An official review of netball rules will be held by the IFNA Rules Board in 2007. The IFNA will look at the rules and at the proposals for rule changes submitted by interested parties. If appropriate, the changed rule will be subject to a trial period in which its suitability will be put to the […]



TeamBath topple Bedford

» by India February 6th, 2006 at 1:31 pm » Comments (0)

TeamBath, current leaders of the netball superleague, bounced back from last week’s gripping defeat to arch-rivals Loughborough, to record a 55-31 away win against Bedford Mavericks.
Geva Mentor, the team-bath goal-keeper, had a stunning game turning over a number of balls in defence.
TeamBath were 30-15 up by half-time, but the Mavericks launched a counter-attack in the […]



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 […]



Team Bath Washed Away By Loughborough

» by India January 29th, 2006 at 10:03 pm » Comments (0)

Another excellent report from our man on the ground, CountDavid. Thanks again!
The Netball Hall at Loughborough University - home of Loughborough Lightning - hosted a capacity plus crowd - to witness their first return fixture in the Netball Super League.
Having lost a winnable match at Bath University at the beginning of the season, Lightning had […]



Netball Superleague: Loughborough Lightning 39 v 44 Brunel Hurricanes

» by India January 9th, 2006 at 1:07 am » Comments (0)

This excellent report just in of a close Netball Superleague match from CountDavid, our man at the match.
Just one point separated Brunel and Loughborough in the league table before the match started, so a win was important for both teams: Loughborough wanted to maintain their position and Brunel wanting to gain 2nd place. The scene […]



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 […]