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The 2025 Celtic Cup gets underway in Glasgow on Wednesday, featuring six of the world’s top 18 netball nations.
🏐 Day 1
Uganda v Namibia
Zimbabwe v Northern Ireland
Scotland v Wales
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Wales have taken the series 2-0 after a much tighter second Test, 50-44, against Zimbabwe.
The two sides will next meet in Glasgow on Thursday, on Day 2 of the Celtic Cup.
Player of the Match: Georgia Rowe (WAL)
#InternationalNetball #WALvZIM
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Wales have taken the first of two Tests against Zimbabwe, with an impressive 66-39 win in Cardiff.
The lead grew at each break, with Millie Carter and Ellie Blackwell debuting for Wales.
Player of the Match: Leah Middleton (WAL)
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📸 Wales Netball
The match schedule for the Commonwealth Games netball program has been released. You can find it here...
www.glasgow2026.com/news/4406319...
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Apologies. Yes. Oops. 😬
That certainly would have been bad!
#ENGvNZL
Stats from today's third test in Manchester, which saw the Silver Ferns take out the series 2-1.
During the series, NZ won 9 of the 12 quarters. Maddy Gordon finished with 71 assists and Kelly Jackson 14 gains.
New Zealand have finished off their international season with a 2-1 series win over England, taking the final test 55-49 in Manchester.
Player of the Match: Kelly Jackson (NZL)
Player of the Series: Maddy Gordon (NZL)
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Full time: NZ 55-49
POTM is Kelly Jackson who had a terrific game in defence. Maddy Gordon and Kate Heffernan were also very good, while Grace Nweke got on top as the game went on.
England made numerous changes throughout the game while New Zealand stuck solid with their starting lineup
#ENGvNZL
3/4 time: NZ 42-28
Housby 19/20
Tchine 13/15
Pearson 6/8
Nweke 31/34
Heffernan 11/13
For the first time in 8 matches, NZ has won the 3rd Q against England.
#ENGvNZL
1/2 time: NZ 27-25
Tchine 13/15
Housby 12/13
Pearson 0/2
Nweke 21/24
Heffernan 6/7
NZ fights back to win the 2nd Q by 5 and lead at half time. For England, Lois Pearson moved into the circle in that Q replacing Tchine but she has unfortunately missed her 2 attempts.
#ENGvNZL
1/4 time: ENG 14-11
Tchine 10/11
Housby 4/5
Nweke 9/11
Heffernan 2/3
England leads at 1/4 time for the first time in the series. The Ferns have made some uncharacteristic mistakes. After not missing a shot all night in game 2, NZ has missed 3 already today.
#ENGvNZL
Teams are in for the decider in Manchester! What do you think of these lineups?
All square.
England have returned serve with their own 61-58 victory in Test 2.
The third term proved decisive for the Roses, where, once more, the lead was never greater than four goals in the match.
Player of the Match - Helen Housby (ENG).
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Stats from Test 2 - NZ shot at 100%, but had 6 more general play turnovers. Each NZ player on court, gave away at least one, thanks largely to the Roses' all court defence.
Helen Housby (23/24) had 11 assists, 1 gain, 1 rebound, 1 pickup and 22 centre-pass receives.
#ENGvNZL
The Roses really are the third quarter specialists. They've only won 2 quarters out of the 8 played so far in this series - the third quarter yesterday and today.
This was England's 20th test win against New Zealand. 16 of those wins have come in just the last 8 years.
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Full time: ENG 61-58
The series is all square! Yesterday, NZ won 61-58 and today, the Roses have reversed the result, winning by the exact same score. It was a great all round team effort, but Helen Housby had a cracker and was chosen as POTM.
#ENGvNZL
3/4 time: ENG 46-42
Make that SEVEN 3rd quarters in a row for England over NZ. That was 19-13! They're doing exceptionally well with their all court defence, often forcing New Zealand to go backwards. Amy Carter has had a great game and the Tchine / Housby combo is on fire.
#ENGvNZL
1/2 time: NZ 29-27
Barely anything between these two teams. The Silver ferns just edged another goal in front in that quarter. Both sets of shooters are converting their opportunities, which makes any changes of possession crucial. The game could go either way.
#ENGvNZL
1/4 time: NZ 13-12
Just like yesterday, the Silver Ferns go into the first break up by one. Both sides finding it a bit tough to score with the defences able to force multiple turnovers.
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Teams are in for test two of the series, with one change to each starting team. Amy Carter and Kimiora Poi both get the start at centre.
Here's something to look out for today. England has won the 3rd quarter the past six times that they've played New Zealand.
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Stats from today's first test which saw the Silver Ferns take a 1-0 lead in the series. Congrats to Jas Brown on her Roses debut.
It's a quick back up as test two is played tomorrow.
#ENGvNZ
Full time: NZ 61-58
The Silver Ferns take the first test of the series after a great battle. They had just a bit more composure in a frantic final 15 minutes. It was still a great effort from the Roses with two more tests to come. Kate Heffernan was judged POTM for NZ.
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3/4 time: 47-47
This is a cracking game. We've got no idea who's going to come out on top. The third quarter specialists, the Roses took it 17-14 and take the momentum into the last 15 minutes. Amy Carter made a difference coming on for England.
#ENGvNZ
1/2 time: NZ 33-30
A high quality second quarter sees the Silver Ferns edge further in front to lead by 3 goals. In a tough match for defence, all shooters have been impressive. Both teams have been clinical with the ball, making a low number of turnovers.
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1/4 time: NZ 15-14
An entertaining first quarter with little in it as the score suggests. England actually held sway for most of the quarter, thanks to Funmi Fadoju who came up with a couple of great plays, before NZ took the lead just before the break.
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Teams are in for the first test of the series. For New Zealand, it's a similar lineup to the one from the recent Constellation Cup. For England, Jaz Brown earns her debut in the Roses' first match of the international season.
The clock is ticking.
There is little wiggle room on the gateway to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year.
What we know so far 👉 netballscoop.com/the-glasgow-...
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📸 May Bailey
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Fun fact: From 1963 to 2016, the Silver Ferns totally dominated the clashes with England, winning 80 tests to 4. But since 2017, there has been a big change in fortunes, with the Roses actually having a slight edge...
2017-2024: ENG 15 wins, NZ 14 wins
New Zealand have taken the second and final Test against Scotland, 80-48.
The Silver Ferns now make their way to London to open the England series on Saturday. Scotland host the six-nation Celtic Cup in two weeks’ time.
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📸 Graeme Laughton-Mutu
This week on The Sporting Scoop, Tobey Keddy and Georgia Doyle discuss the recent Constellation Cup series, which concluded with the first-ever Series Decider Time.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Wui...
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPpD...
