Followers attending the Vitality Netball Worldwide Sequence between the Vitality Roses and Jamaica’s Sunshine Ladies will get the prospect to see curtain raiser video games that includes members of the Vitality Roses and Future Roses programmes.
On Wednesday 11 January on the AO Enviornment in Manchester, an England A crew will tackle the Scottish Thistles earlier than a Future Roses crew participate in two video games towards the England Males’s netball crew – the England Thorns – on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 January on the Copper Field Enviornment in London.
The England A crew may also tackle Jamaica in a behind-closed-doors coaching match on Monday 9 January.
The Scottish Thistles have been drawn in the identical pool because the Vitality Roses for subsequent yr’s Netball World Cup, together with Malawi and Barbados.
Kat Ratnapala will lead the England A crew and is wanting ahead to the problem within the New 12 months.
“It is a nice alternative to reveal extra of our England Roses to worldwide match play and there’s no larger opposition than Scotland, who England have been drawn towards within the World Cup subsequent yr.”
Tamsin Greenway, Head Coach of the Scottish Thistles, added: “It is a incredible alternative for us to get one other high-quality pressured match beneath our belt as we put together for the Netball World Cup in the summertime. Being in the identical pool as England in South Africa is an thrilling prospect for the Thistles as we proceed to push ourselves towards the easiest. The A squad will give us a sign of the place we’re at and the fashion of play to anticipate.”
In October, the England Thorns performed their first worldwide match towards Australia in Sydney. This would be the first time England followers will get to see the lads’s nationwide crew play as a part of a Vitality Roses collection.
Ryan Allan, President of the England Males’s & Blended Netball Affiliation, commented: “We’re very excited that the Thorns have this incredible alternative to play on dwelling soil following on from their historic tour of Australia and New Zealand. That is the proper approach to begin 2023 in what can be one other monumental yr for netball.”
Curtain raiser fixture dates and instances
Wednesday 11 January, England A vs. Scottish Thistles, FCP 5pm– AO Enviornment, Manchester
Saturday 14 January, Future Roses vs. England Thorns, FCP 12pm – Copper Field Enviornment, London
Sunday 15 January, Future Roses vs. England Thorns, FCP 11.45am– Copper Field Enviornment, London
Doorways open at 4.30pm on the AO Enviornment and 11am on the Copper Field Enviornment.
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