The Vitality Roses will travel to Cape Town, South Africa to compete in the Netball Quad Series.
For the first time, South Africa will play host to every game of the Netball Quad Series, taking place from Saturday 21 to Wednesday 25 January 2023.
Featuring four of the top five teams in world netball, the Netball Quad Series will see the Vitality Roses, South Africa, New Zealand and the Commonwealth Games gold medallists, Australia go head-to-head in a round-robin before a third and fourth-place game and a final to decide the champion.
Taking place in Cape Town, the Netball Quad Series comes just six months before South Africa plays host to the Netball World Cup.
The Vitality Roses squad has also been confirmed and includes the same players that will contest the Vitality Netball International Series with Jamaica at the start of January. Limited tickets remain for the opening game in Manchester – don’t miss out and book now.
Vitality Roses squad for the Netball Quad Series
Name | Club | Position |
Imogen Allison | Team Bath Netball | WD, C |
Eleanor Cardwell | Adelaide Thunderbirds (Australia) | GA, GS |
Jade Clarke | London Pulse | C, WD |
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis | Surrey Storm | GA, WA |
Funmi Fadoju | London Pulse | GD, GK, WD |
Layla Guscoth | Surrey Storm | GD, GK |
Jo Harten | GIANTS Netball (Australia) | GS, GA |
Alice Harvey | Loughborough Lightning | GK, GD |
Helen Housby | NSW Swifts (Australia) | GA, GS |
Laura Malcolm | Trident Homes Tactix (New Zealand) | WD, C, WA |
Elle McDonald | Leeds Rhinos | C, WA, WD |
Geva Mentor | Collingwood Magpies (Australia) | GK, GD |
Natalie Metcalf | Manchester Thunder | WA, GA |
Chelsea Pitman | London Pulse | WA |
Olivia Tchine | London Pulse | GS, GA |
Francesca Williams | Loughborough Lightning | GD, GK |
Performance Director for England Netball, David Parsons commented: “We are delighted to have the opportunity to travel to South Africa to compete in the Netball Quad Series.
“Following on what we hope will be a great series with the Jamaica Sunshine Girls, this is another big test and provides further opportunities for players to challenge themselves against the best in the world, and for us to observe players in our squad in a competitive environment ahead of the Netball World Cup.
“With the Netball World Cup in mind, it’s important we use this time over the next month to build on our learnings from the Commonwealth Games and the autumn internationals and put ourselves in a good place before everyone returns for the start of the domestic season.”
Fixtures for the Netball Quad Series
Date | Match | UK time |
Saturday 21 January | South Africa vs. New Zealand | 14:00 |
Australia vs. Vitality Roses | 16:00 | |
Sunday 22 January | South Africa vs. Vitality Roses | 14:00 |
Australia vs. New Zealand | 16:00 | |
Tuesday 24 January | Vitality Roses vs. New Zealand | 14:00 |
South Africa vs. Australia | 16:00 | |
Wednesday 25 January | 3rd vs. 4th | 14:00 |
Final: 1st vs 2nd | 16:00 |
Broadcast details will be announced in due course.
More information on all the players selected can be found on our biography pages.