{"id":3144,"date":"2025-02-05T12:41:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T12:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2025-02-27T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T11:46:13","slug":"vitality-netball-nations-cup-2025-can-the-england-roses-go-all-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/OU-Sport\/?p=3144","title":{"rendered":"Vitality Netball Nations Cup 2025: can the England Roses go all the way?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n

The Vitality Netball Nations Cup kicked off on 1 February 2025. Find out more in this article.<\/p>\n

By Dr Helen Owton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

Find out more about The Open University’s Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

The weekend of 1\/2 February 2025 saw the start of the Vitality Netball Nations Cup, hosted by England and held across venues in Nottingham and London. The England Roses\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0are looking to build on their successes during the event and are in prime position to challenge for victory at the event played across two weekends.<\/p>\n

On Saturday 1 February, in their opening game, they defeated Malawi 62-36. The following day, despite playing better as a team, and being neck and neck with them at the end of every quarter, South Africa just clinched the victory at the end winning by 2 points 59-61.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paige Reed of the Roses battles with Martha Dambo of Malawi, 1 February 2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The fast-paced invasion sporting competition is being aired live on Sky Sports\u00a0<\/span><\/a> and should be a thrilling showcase of global netball talent.<\/p>\n

Netball is a team sport played primarily by women, where two teams of 7 players each compete to score goals by shooting a ball through a hoop. The court is divided into three sections, and each player is assigned a position which dictates a designated area where they can move and play:<\/p>\n