England Netball to host New Zealand at the Copper Box Arena in London, before moving to the AO Arena in Manchester for the final Test match – live on Sky Sports; Jess Thirlby’s side also take on Jamaica home and away as the Vitality Horizon Series returns in December
England Netball will host New Zealand in a three-match Vitality International Test series in November – live onSky Sports.
The Vitality Roses will play the world No 2 Silver Ferns in London and Manchester.
England enter the series ranked fourth in the world following a hugely successful 2024-25 international window which saw them win the Vitality Netball Nations Cup for the first time, beat the current world No 1 Australia in Australia for only the third time and win the Taini Jamison Trophy against New Zealand for only the second time.
The opening weekend of the series against New Zealand, who will first travel to Scotland to take on the Thistles, will be held at the Copper Box Arena in London, which will also host the second Test before the teams travel to the AO Arena in Manchester for the final Test match.
England also face Jamaica home and away as the Vitality Horizon Series returns 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.
Head coach Jess Thirlby said: “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.
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