England national netball team

The England national women's netball team, also known as the Vitality Roses, represent England in international netball competition. England are coached by Jess Thirlby, and are currently captained by Natalie Metcalf. As of 1 July 2020, the team is ranked third 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.

England
Nickname(s)Vitality Roses, The Roses
AssociationEngland Netball
ConfederationNetball Europe (Europe)
Head coachJess Thirlby
Asst coachColette Thompson
CaptainNatalie Metcalf
World ranking3 Increase
Team colours
Team colours
Alternate
Alternate
First international
England  25 – 3  Scotland
England  25 – 3  Wales
Both games played in 1949
Netball World Cup
Best result2nd (1975, 2023)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances7 (Debuted in 1998)
2022 placing4th
Best result1st (2018)

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 2019 Netball World Cup, 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 occurred under the tutelage of then-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] Following a narrow semi-final defeat and eventual bronze medal at the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool, Neville stood down from the role. She was replaced as coach by Jess Thirlby, who represented England during her playing career and coached under-age national teams and Team Bath in the Superleague.[8]

The captain is Nat Metcalf

Players

Roses squad

The current squad was selected for the 2023 World Cup.

England Roses roster
PlayersCoaches
NamePosDOBHeightClubNatCaps
Halimat Adio GK, GD 27/01/1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) London Pulse England 0
Imogen Allison WD, C 24/04/1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Team Bath England 28
Eleanor Cardwell GS, GA 11/11/1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds Australia 55
Amy Carter C, WD 28/10/1998 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Manchester Thunder England 6
Jade Clarke C, WD 17/10/1983 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) London Pulse England 200
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis GA, WA 10/12/1998 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Surrey Storm England 23
Funmi Fadoju GD, GK,WD 15/07/2002 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) London Pulse England 13
Layla Guscoth GD, WD, GK 02/03/1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Surrey Storm England 52
Helen Housby GA, GS 19/01/1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) New South Wales Swifts Australia 90
Laura Malcolm C, WD, WA 20/05/1991 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Mainland Tactix New Zealand 53
Geva Mentor GK 17/09/1984 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Collingwood Magpies Australia 167
Natalie Metcalf (c) WA, GA 09/12/1992 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Manchester Thunder England 74
Chelsea Pitman WA 8/06/1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) London Pulse England 45
Olivia Tchine GS, GA 22/11/2000 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) London Pulse England 8
Francesca Williams GD, GK, WD 23/12/1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Loughborough Lightning England 28
Head coach
Assistant coach


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • Injured or on maternity leave – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 18/05/23

Player statistics can be found here.

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 3rd
202316th World CupCape Town, South Africa 2nd
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
2022XXII Games7th NetballBirmingham, England 4th
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
20189th World SeriesMelbourne, Australia 5th
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
20196th Quad SeriesEngland 2nd
20227th Quad SeriesEngland 2nd
2023 8th Quad Series South Africa 3rd

Honours

Kit suppliers

England's kits and off-court ranges are currently supplied by Nike. The global sports brand announced a multi-year deal with England Netball, the national team and the organisation's 3,000 clubs across the country in 2018.[10] Before the Nike announcement, the Roses kits were provided by BLK.[11]

References
  1. "INF World Rankings". International Netball Federation.
  2. "1963 The first World Netball Tournament". Our Netball History. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 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. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "Tracey Neville appointed England coach on a permanent basis". SkySports.co.uk. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. "Commonwealth Games: England shock Australia to win netball gold". BBC Sport. 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. "England Roses up to second in INF World Ranking". England Netball. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. "Jess Thirlby named new head coach of England netball". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  9. "England's netballers set sights on new horizons after Spoty double". Guardian. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  10. "Nike Partners With England Netball to Grow the Sport". news.nike.com. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  11. "BLK launches new focus on women's sport". blksport.com. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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