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Games Today

» by India October 27th, 2007 at 11:10 am » Comments (0)

There are three Netball Superleague games being played out today to mark the start of the season.
Watch out for the Celtic Dragons against the Loughborough Lightning, Bunel Hurricanes against Team Northumbria, and Leeds Carnegie against Northern Thunder. Matches start at 3pm, 3pm and 4pm respectively. Favourites Team Bath start their campaign on Monday away to […]



Team Profiles…

» by India October 20th, 2007 at 1:59 am » Comments (0)

Following on from, and adding to, our new section on the UK Netball Superleague, we present to you three new pages: profiles of Brunel Hurricanes, Loughborough Lightning and the favourites Team Bath.
Hopefully there’s something for everyone in there, including the squads for this season’s Superleague, but if you’d like to see anything else then please […]



Netball Superleague Section Now Live!

» by India October 13th, 2007 at 5:33 pm » Comments (0)

We’ve added a new section on the Netball Superleague (look, there! Over on the right!). There’s not much in it at the moment, but there is a complete Netball Superleague Fixture List for the 2007-2008 season which we hope you will find useful.
As always your comments are welcomed.



The Netball Super League: Origins

» by Louise October 12th, 2007 at 3:23 pm » Comments (0)

It is a fact that netball has long been a competitive sport in the UK. It was first brought over from the USA where it was designed to be an alternative to basketball for women in 1891 (see our section on the History of Netball for more information). It didn’t take long for its popularity […]



The Future Looks Bright For English Netball

» by Louise March 31st, 2007 at 2:55 pm » Comments (0)

England Under 19s Are Netball Champions Of Europe
The future of netball in England certainly looks bright. Not only do we have some of the best youngsters in Europe coming through the ranks, but we also have the trophy to prove it! The England Under-19s squad won the Netball Europe tournament that was held in Cardiff […]



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 […]



Last Weekend’s Superleague Results

» by India February 27th, 2006 at 7:26 pm » Comments (0)

Bath retained their lead this weekend with a rout of the Celtic Dragons. This won’t be good morale for the Welsh national team going into the Commonwealth Games, with many of their players being bettered by their Bath oppoite numbers.Loughborough had an impressive win over Leeds Met Carnegie, and Mavericks beat Brunel.
In the one […]



Jamaica National Team for Commonwealths

» by India February 25th, 2006 at 3:15 pm » Comments (0)

Jamaica have recently confirmed ther 12-strong squad that will compete in the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
The line-up is as follows:

Elaine Davis
Jamalco Netball Club

Jodi-AnnFrench
Seneca Netball Club

Latoya Thomas
Alpha Netball Club

SimoneForbes
Waulgrovians Sports Club

Nadine Bryan
Jamalco Netball Club

MarionCampbell
Tivoli Netball Club

Peter-Gaye Thomas
Tivoli Netball Club

TamaraHylton
Waulgrovians Sports Club

Nicole Aiken
Jamalco Netball Club

KaseyEvering
Tivoli Netball Club

Oberon Pitterson
Waulgrovians Sports Club

NichalaGibson
Waulgrovians Sports Club