England national netball team

England
Nickname(s) Roses
Association England Netball
Confederation Netball Europe (Europe)
Head coach Tracey Neville
Asst coach Jane Hodson
Captain Ama Agbeze
INF ranking 2 Increase
Team colours
Alternate
First international
England  25 – 3  Scotland
England  25 – 3  Wales
Both games played in 1949
World Championships
2015 placing 3rd
Best result 2nd (1975)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances 6 (Debuted in 1998)
2018 placing 1st
Best result 1st (2018)

The England national netball team, also known as the Roses, represent England in international netball competition. England are coached by Tracey Neville, and are captained by Ama Agbeze. As of 1 July 2018, the team is ranked 2nd in the INF World Rankings.[1] England have won one silver and several bronze medals at the World Cup and have won one gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

History

The England national netball team was established in 1963, ahead of the inaugural Netball World Championships held in Eastbourne that year.[2] England have appeared at every World Championships (since renamed as the World Cup) and most recently the team competed at the 2015 Netball World Cup in Australia, finishing third. Their highest placing at a World Championship was second in 1975. They have twice won the World Netball Series, a tournament with experimental rules designed to speed up the game. Their best result in a major tournament is a gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Although international netball was historically dominated by Australia and New Zealand, in recent years England have recorded several impressive victories over Australia, New Zealand and Jamaica, signalling their increasing competitiveness against other elite nations.[3] This development was demonstrated in the team's second place at the 2018 Quad Series, where they lost to Australia by a narrow margin.[4] England's rapid improvement has occurred under the tutelage of head coach Tracey Neville, who was permanently appointed to the role in September 2015.[5] The team earned their first Commonwealth Games gold medal in a landmark victory over Australia in April 2018 and several months later rose to second on the INF World Rankings.[6][7]

The current captain of the team is Ama Agbeze.[8]

Players

Roses squad

Note: team correct as of 2018 Quad Series and series against Jamaica (see here).

Name Position(s) Club
Ama Agbeze (Captain) Q/JGD, GK, WDNorthern Stars
Jade Clarke Q/J WD, C, WA Wasps Netball
Kadeen Corbin Q/J GA, GS Team Bath
Sasha Corbin Q/J WA, C Hertfordshire Mavericks
Jodie Gibson Q/J GD, GK Severn Stars
Layla Guscoth Q/J GD, GK, WD Team Bath
Serena Guthrie Q WD, C, WA Team Bath
Jo Harten Q GS, GA Giants Netball
Natalie Haythornthwaite Q GA, WA New South Wales Swifts
Helen Housby Q/J GA, GS New South Wales Swifts
Geva Mentor Q GK, GD Sunshine Coast Lightning
Chelsea Pitman Q/J WA, C, GA Adelaide Thunderbirds
Summer Artman J GK, GD Hertfordshire Mavericks
Eleanor Cardwell J GA, GS Manchester Thunder
Ella Clark J GA, GS Loughborough Lightning
Georgina Fisher J GS, GA Wasps Netball
Natalie Panagarry J C, WA Loughborough Lightning
Razia Quashie J GK, GD Hertfordshire Mavericks

Q/J means the player was selected for both series
Q means the player was selected only for the Quad series
J means the player was selected only for the Jamaica series

Notable past players

Competitive record

Netball World Cup
Year Championship Location Placing
19631st World ChampionshipsEastbourne, England 3rd
19672nd World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia 4th
19713rd World ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica 3rd
19754th World ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand 2nd
19795th World ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 4th
19836th World ChampionshipsSingapore 4th
19877th World ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland 4th
19918th World ChampionshipsSydney, Australia 4th
19959th World ChampionshipsBirmingham, England 4th
199910th World ChampionshipsChristchurch, New Zealand 3rd
200311th World ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica 4th
200712th World ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand 4th
201113th World ChampionshipsSingapore 3rd
201514th World CupSydney, Australia 3rd
201915th World CupLiverpool, England
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1998XVI Games1st NetballKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2002XVII Games2nd NetballManchester, England 4th
2006XVIII Games3rd NetballMelbourne, Australia 3rd
2010XIX Games4th NetballDelhi, India 3rd
2014XX Games5th NetballGlasgow, Scotland 4th
2018XXI Games6th NetballGold Coast, Australia 1st
World Netball Series
Year Tournament Location Placing
20091st World SeriesManchester, England 4th
20102nd World SeriesLiverpool, England 2nd
20113rd World SeriesLiverpool, England 1st
20124th World SeriesAuckland, New Zealand 2nd
20135th World SeriesAuckland, New Zealand 6th
20146th World SeriesAuckland, New Zealand 3rd
20167th World SeriesMelbourne, Australia 4th
20178th World SeriesMelbourne, Australia 1st
Netball Quad Series
Year Tournament Location Placing
20161st Quad SeriesAustralia/New Zealand 3rd
2017 (I)2nd Quad SeriesEngland/South Africa 3rd
2017 (II)3rd Quad SeriesAustralia/New Zealand 3rd
2018 (I)4th Quad SeriesEngland/South Africa 2nd
2018 (II)5th Quad SeriesAustralia/New Zealand 2nd

Kit suppliers

England's kits are currently supplied by BLK.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Current World Rankings". International Netball Federation. 28 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "1963 The first World Netball Tournament". Our Netball History. 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Champions New Zealand wary of English threat". 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Australia beat New Zealand to win Quad Series as England clinch second spot". SkySports.co.uk. 28 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Tracey Neville appointed England coach on a permanent basis". SkySports.co.uk. 17 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: England shock Australia to win netball gold". BBC Sport. 15 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "England Roses up to second in INF World Ranking". England Netball. 2 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Team England confirm netball squad for 2018 Commonwealth Games". England Netball. 14 February 2018. The squad includes Geva Mentor who will represent England at her fifth Commonwealth Games, Jade Clarke who will compete at her fourth games as well as captain Ama Agbeze, Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Jo Harten who will compete at their third Games respectively.
  9. ↑ "Jillean Hipsey (née Porter)...Netball legend". laindonhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "BLK launches new focus on women's sport". blksport.com. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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