October promises to be exciting for World Netball, with two Netball World Cup Qualifiers (Europe and Americas), as well as international test series all over the world!
Here are some of the events you should expect:
Wales v Uganda
When: 1st – 2n/a October
Where: House of Sport, Clos Parc Morgannwg, Cardiff, Wales.
The Wales international senior team have just announced their new identity as Welsh Feathers and will now play in their first series as Feathers against Uganda She Cranes.
The two teams last faced each other in 2018 at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, and it was the She Cranes who won the game 76-40.
To find out more about the event and how you can watch it, visit the Wales Netball website, here.
To see the officials selected for this event, click here.
International Vitality Test Series
When: 5e-9e October
Where: Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham & Copper Box Arena, London
England will also host Uganda in an international Test series in October. The Roses will face the She Cranes in a three-game series, with one game in Nottingham at the Motorpoint Arena and two at the Copper Box Arena in London.
The two teams last met at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and it was England who took the win, 56-33.
To find out more about this event, visit the England Netball website here.
To see the officials selected for this event, click here.
Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Europe
When: 12e-16e October
Where: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
The Netball World Cup Qualifier – Europe is the fourth of the Netball World Cup 2023 qualifying events taking place in Cape Town, South Africa.
The event will involve hosts Scotland, as well as Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales.
Teams that finish in the top two positions will qualify to be invited to the 2023 Netball World Cup.
To find out which officials have been selected for the event, click here.
To find out more about the event, visit the Netball Scotland website here.
World Netball will soon bring you an “Everything You Need To Know” article.
Cadbury Netball Series – Constellation Cup
When: 12e – 23rd October
Where: New Zealand at Spark Arena and Trustpower Arena and Australia at John Cain Arena and Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
This event will be played over two legs, the first taking place in New Zealand and the second in Australia involving Australia and New Zealand.
There will be two matches in the New Zealand round which will be played from 12e-16e October, and there will be two matches in the Australian round which will take place from 19e-23rd October.
To learn more about the event, click here.
World Netball will announce event officials soon.
Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Americas
When: 16e-21st October
Where: National Indoor Sport Centre, Kingston, Jamaica
The Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Americas will be the final Netball World Cup qualifiers for the Netball World Cup Cape Town 2023.
The event will involve Jamaica, the host country, as well as Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and the States -United.
Jamaica have already qualified for the 2023 Netball World Cup due to their world ranking, so they will not be playing for qualification in this event.
Teams that finish in the top two of the other 8 competing countries will qualify to be invited by World Netball to the 2023 Netball World Cup.
World Netball will soon be bringing you an “All You Need To Know” article with a schedule, competition format and more, so keep an eye on our website!
Pacific Aus Series
When: 16e-21st October
Where: University of Sunshine Coast, Australia
Netball Australia, under the PacificAus Sports program and funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), will host the second installment of the PacificAus Sports Netball Series of 16e – 21st October 2022.
This will involve Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga, with two other Australian teams competing as national guests..
To learn more about the event, Click here.
World Netball will announce the officials soon.
England Series 2022
When: 26e October – 3rd November
Where: Australia at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Qudos Bank Arena and Brisbane Entertainment Center
Netball Australia will host England for three matches of the “England Series 2022” from 26e October – 3rd November with matches to be played in Newcastle, Sydney and Brisbane.
The last time the two teams met was at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, when Australia beat England 60-51 in the semi-finals, before the Diamonds won the Games.
To learn more about the series, click here.
To see more upcoming events, please check out our events calendar here.
