England Netball is delighted to reveal the 12 athletes selected to represent England at the Netball Europe Open championships.
The highly anticipated competition will take place from 27 – 29 September at the Antrim Forum in Belfast and will see the England side face the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales on court.
The players selected to compete are as follows:
|
Halimat Adio |
Severn Stars |
WD/GK/WD |
|
Rebekah Airey* |
Manchester Thunder |
GD/GK |
|
Iona Christian (C) |
Severn Stars |
C/WA |
|
Zara Everitt (VC) |
Loughborough Lightning |
GD/WD/GK |
|
Funmi Fadoju |
London Pulse |
GD/GK |
|
Ally Housley |
Surrey Storm |
GD/WD |
|
Berri Neil |
Manchester Thunder |
GA/GS/WA |
|
Jasmin Odeogberin |
London Pulse |
GD/WD |
|
Yasmin Parsons (C) |
Surrey Storm |
C/WA |
|
Emilia Roscoe |
Manchester Thunder |
GS/GA |
|
Kira Rothwell |
London Pulse |
GA/WA |
|
Sienna Rushton |
Wasps Netball |
GA/GS |
* Subject to Fitness
The England side will be led by England Netball Futures Head Coach Sam Bird, alongside Emily Perry as Assistant Coach.
Sam commented: “Emily and I are delighted to be heading to the Netball Europe Open for what I’m sure is set to be an exciting few days of netball with these fantastic athletes.
“Last year, England came home champions and we are keen to return with that title once again. We have a great mix of talent within this 12-strong squad and I’m looking forward to seeing how we stand against these other teams.”
The fixtures for the Netball Europe Open are listed below:
|
Date |
Fixtures and timings |
Location |
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Friday 27 September |
England v Republic of Ireland (14.00) Northern Ireland v Wales (15.30) |
Antrim Forum |
|
Saturday 28 September |
Wales v England (11.30) Republic of Ireland vs Northern Ireland (1.30) |
Antrim Forum |
|
Sunday 29 September |
Wales v Republic of Ireland (9.30) Northern Ireland v England (11.30) |
Antrim Forum |
You can follow all of the results via the official England Netball Twitter and Facebook pages.
