England line up announced for Netball Europe Open

England Netball is delighted to reveal the 12 athletes selected to represent England at the Netball Europe Open championships.The highly anticipated competition will take place from 27 – 29 September at the Antrim Forum in Belfast and will see the England side face the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales on court.The players selected to compete are as follows:

Halimat Adio	Severn Stars	WD/GK/WD
Rebekah Airey*	Manchester Thunder	GD/GK
Iona Christian (C)	Severn Stars	C/WA
Zara Everitt (VC)	Loughborough Lightning	GD/WD/GK
Funmi Fadoju	London Pulse	GD/GK
Ally Housley	Surrey Storm	GD/WD
Berri Neil	Manchester Thunder	GA/GS/WA
Jasmin Odeogberin	London Pulse	GD/WD
Yasmin Parsons (C)	Surrey Storm	C/WA
Emilia Roscoe	Manchester Thunder	GS/GA
Kira Rothwell	London Pulse	GA/WA
Sienna Rushton	Wasps Netball	GA/GS

* Subject to FitnessThe England side will be led by England Netball Futures Head Coach Sam Bird, alongside Emily Perry as Assistant Coach.Sam commented: “Emily and I are delighted to be heading to the Netball Europe Open for what I’m sure is set to be an exciting few days of netball with these fantastic athletes.“Last year, England came home champions and we are keen to return with that title once again. We have a great mix of talent within this 12-strong squad and I’m looking forward to seeing how we stand against these other teams.”The fixtures for the Netball Europe Open are listed below:

Date	Fixtures and timings	Location
Friday 27 September	England v Republic of Ireland (14.00) Northern Ireland v Wales (15.30)	Antrim Forum
Saturday 28 September	Wales v England (11.30) Republic of Ireland vs Northern Ireland (1.30)	Antrim Forum
Sunday 29 September	Wales v Republic of Ireland (9.30) Northern Ireland v England (11.30)	Antrim Forum