England Netball to welcome New Zealand in the International Vitality Test series of three games in November | Netball News

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England Netball to welcome New Zealand in the International Vitality Test series of three games in November | Netball News

Netball England will host New Zealand in an international three -game vitality test series in November – live Sky Sports.

The Vitality roses will play the world n ° 2, the silver ferns in London and Manchester.

England enters the series classified fourth in the world after an international window of 2024-25 which allowed them to win the Vitality Netball Nations Cup for the first time, beat the current Australian n ° 1 in Australia in Australia for the third time and win the Taini Jamison trophy against New Zealand for the second time.

The opening weekend of the series against New Zealand, which will first go to Scotland to face the Thistles, will be held at the Copper Box Arena in London, which will also organize the second test before the teams go to the Ao Arena in Manchester for the final test match.

England will also face Jamaica at home and outside while the Vitality Horizon series returns in December.

The Vitality roses will seek to gain the right to raise the Rhône-Hornsby Cup for the first time, after a closely disputed series saw Jamaica take the title last year.

Head coach Jess Thirlby said: “Securing high-level and high intensity series against the best world teams is still leading to the agenda, especially while we are building around major tournament years with Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026 and the Netball World Cup in Sydney in 2027 just at the corner of the street.

“We have both a long-standing rivalry with Jamaica, that we saw last year’s renewal in the highly contested Vitality Netball series series, and a more recent competitive rivalry between ourselves and the Silver Ferns, serving many tight competitions.

“The two series will help test us and improve our preparations for 2026, while allowing our athletes to make their mark in front of our incredible fans.”