Nickname(s) Roses Captain Ama Agbeze INF ranking 3rd Association England Netball Location England, United Kingdom | Asst coach Colette Thomson Vice-captain Jade Clarke 2015 placing 3rd Head coach Tracey Neville Confederation Netball Europe | |
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The England Roses represent England in international netball competition. England are coached by Tracey Neville, and are captained by Ama Agbeze. At the end of the 2016 international season, the team were ranked 3rd in the INF World Rankings. Following the Netball World Cup, hosted by Australia in 2015 the Roses came home in 3rd following a defeat by New Zealand and the home nation, Australia, who went on to win the title.
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History
England have appeared at every Netball World Championships since their inception in 1963. Most recently, the team competed in the 2015 Netball World Cup in Australia, finishing third. Their highest placing at a World Championship was second in 1975. They also earned a gold medal at the 2011 World Netball Series and three bronze medals from four Commonwealth Games campaigns.
International netball has been dominated by Australia and New Zealand, although England have had recent victories over both teams, as well as Jamaica, signalling their increasing competitiveness against other elite nations.
Notable past players
England Netball Hall of Fame Inductees
England Netball's Hall of Fame inductees are listed below by year inducted.
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
Kit suppliers
England's kits are currently supplied by BLK.