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Find out where to watch the inaugural Vitality Netball Horizon Series as the Vitality Roses face the Jamaica Sunshine Girls both at home and away.
Staged on 16 and 17 November at the AO Arena in Manchester with a reverse leg on 25 and 26 November at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica, England will take on the Jamaica Sunshine Girls in a home and away format in what is set to be an incredible showcase of international netball between the world ranked two and four nations.
BBC Sport will be broadcasting all four matches, and with two teams determined to win creating exciting match-ups across the court, this is not a series to be missed.
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Game One: Vitality Roses 49-49 Jamaica Sunshine Girls
The first game of the 2024 Vitality Netball Horizon Series saw a dramatic draw.
England had led for three quarters but Sunshine Girls shooter Shanice Beckford held her nerve to score in the final second to make it 49-all.
Re-watch the game on BBC iPlayer (UK) or NetballPass (international).
Game Two: Vitality Roses 55-47 Jamaica Sunshine Girls
Jess Thirlby’s side took a 1-0 lead in the series after running out 55-47 winners in front of the Manchester crowd.
There was nothing to separate the two sides at halftime (24-24) but the Vitality Roses made their mark in the second half to come out on top against Jamaica.
Catch up on all the action on BBC iPlayer (UK) or NetballPass (international).
“I’m super excited by some of the little snapshots of where I think this team can go and some of the change ups that we made today, in particular the shooting circle.” – Jess Thirlby
Game Three: First Centre Pass 11:30pm GMT on Monday 25 November
The Jamaican leg of the series gets underway on Monday 25 November with the Vitality Roses and Sunshine Girls taking to court at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. This match marks the return of international netball to Jamaica after an extended period with no test matches being played in the country, so expect loud and passionate fans to be cheering the teams on.
Where can I watch?
The match will be broadcast on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, coverage begins at 11:30pm GMT.
International viewers can watch on NetballPass here.
Game Four: First Centre Pass 00:00 GMT on Wednesday 27 November
In what, depending on earlier results, could be the deciding match of the series, the Vitality Roses and Jamaica Sunshine Girls will take to court for the final time in the 2024 Vitality Netball Horizon Series in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the UK. Make sure to tune in to see who will be lifting the trophy at the final whistle!
Where can I watch?
The match will be broadcast on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, coverage begins at 00:00 GMT.
International viewers can watch on NetballPass here.
How will the winners be decided?
Given that this is a brand-new series, we’ve summarised the key information that you need to know about how the trophy will be awarded before watching!
As we know, the Vitality Netball Horizon Series will comprise of four matches. The winning team of each individual match will be awarded one ‘win’, and the losing team will not receive any ‘wins’. Should a match finish in a draw, the ‘win’ will be split among both teams, with each receiving half a ‘win’.
The winner of the series will be the team with the most ‘wins’ at the end of the four matches. Should the number of ‘wins’ for the series be level between the two teams, the team with the highest total aggregate score across all four matches will be declared series winners. Each team’s total aggregate score is calculated by combining the total number of goals scored by the team across the four matches in the series.
In future years of the competition, if the total aggregate score is tied, the previous year’s winners of the Vitality Netball Horizon Series will be declared the winners and retain the trophy, but should this first-ever series be a tie, or there be no previous Vitality Netball Horizon Series winner, the series will be declared a draw and the trophy will be shared.
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