The Vitality Roses will host the Silver Ferns in a three-match Vitality International Test Series in November before facing Jamaica at home and away as the Vitality Horizon Series returns in December.
With less than a year to go until the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the Vitality Roses will play world number two New Zealand in London and Manchester in November, and world number three Jamaica in Kingston, Jamaica and London in December giving fans the opportunity to watch live international netball in the north and south of the country.
Currently ranked fourth in the World Netball world rankings, England enter these series following a hugely successful 2024-25 international window which saw them win the Vitality Netball Nations Cup for the first time ever, beat the current world number one Australia in Australia for only the third time ever and win the Taini Jamison Trophy against New Zealand for only the second time ever.
2024 also saw the inaugural Vitality Netball Horizon Series, after England and Jamaica committed to playing each other in a home and away format every year for four years. In December, the Vitality Roses will look to earn the right to lift the Rhone-Hornsby Cup for the first time, after a closely contested series saw Jamaica take the title last year.
The opening weekend of the Vitality Netball International Series versus New Zealand, who will first travel to Scotland to take on the Thistles, will be held at the Copper Box Arena in London, before moving to the AO Arena in Manchester for the final test match. Then, the first two games in the Vitality Netball Horizon Series will be played in Kingston, Jamaica with the closing weekend set to be played at London’s Copper Box Arena.
Chief Executive Officer at England Netball Fran Connolly said: “Not only do these international series against two of the top netball nations signify an important step on the road to the 2026
Commonwealth Games for the Vitality Roses, but they also provide an amazing opportunity for fans to show their support for the squad and watch live, elite netball across two different venues in both London and Manchester. We cannot wait to welcome New Zealand and Jamaica to what I am sure will be two highly competitive and incredibly entertaining international netball series.”
Vitality Roses Head Coach Jess Thirlby added: “Securing high level, high intensity series against the world’s best teams is always top of the agenda, not least as we build towards back-to-back major tournament years with the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026 and the Netball World Cup in Sydney in 2027 just around the corner. We have both a long-standing rivalry with Jamaica, which we saw the renewal of last year in the hotly contested Vitality Netball Horizon Series, and a more recent competitive rivalry between ourselves and the Silver Ferns, serving up many tight contests. Both series will help test us and enhance our preparations for 2026, whilst also allowing our athletes to make their mark in front of our incredible fans.”
England Netball Members can buy tickets in an exclusive pre-sale window from 10am on Wednesday 30 July with access to a 10% discount. Members will be emailed directly with a link to purchase priority tickets.*
Tickets to both series will go on general sale at 10am on Thursday 7 August.
More information on the broadcast plans for both series will be announced in due course. *Terms and conditions apply.
Vitality Netball International Series versus New Zealand schedule **
Saturday 15 November – Copper Box Arena, London England vs. New Zealand FCP 5pm
Sunday 16 November – Copper Box Arena, London England vs. New Zealand FCP 3pm
Wednesday 19 November – AO Arena, Manchester England vs. New Zealand FCP 7pm
Vitality Netball Horizon Series schedule **
Saturday 6 December – National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica vs England FCP to be confirmed
Sunday 7 December – National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica vs England FCP to be confirmed
Saturday 13 December – Copper Box Arena, London England vs. Jamaica FCP 2:15pm
Sunday 14 December – Copper Box Arena, London England vs. Jamaica FCP 2pm
** FCP times are subject to slight change due to broadcast requirements.
With thanks to England Netball
