
15/04/2018 – a date that will live long in the memories of the England Roses and fans – young and old, new and die-hard – across the country.
Helen Housby’s last-gasp goal saw England beat Australia 52-51 to claim Commonwealth Games gold and wrote these Roses players’ names into the nation’s sporting history.
But how can you keep following your favourite players?
AMA AGBEZE
DOB:Â 12/11/82
BIRTHPLACE:Â Birmingham (ENG)
HEIGHT:Â 184cm
POSITIONS:Â GD, GK
ENGLAND DEBUT: v New Zealand (July 2001)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS:Â 97
CLUB: Northern Stars (NZL) – Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â Shawshank Redemption
FAVOURITE BOOK:Â The Bible
FAVOURITE SONG:Â (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Cheesecake
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EBONI BECKFORD-CHAMBERS
DOB:Â 04/02/88
BIRTHPLACE:Â Solihull (ENG)
HEIGHT:Â 186cm
POSITIONS:Â GK, GD
ENGLAND DEBUT: v Malawi (April 2008)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 90
CLUB:Â Team Bath Netball (ENG) – Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM: Sister Act 2
FAVOURITE BOOK:Â The Colour Purple
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Spaghetti Bolognese
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â Shopping
PARTY TRICK:Â Cardboard Box Game Champion
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JADE CLARKE
DOB:Â 17/10/83
BIRTHPLACE:Â Partington (ENG)
HEIGHT:Â 174cm
POSITIONS:Â C, WD
ENGLAND DEBUT: v New Zealand (February 2003)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS:Â 150
CLUB:Â Wasps Netball (ENG) –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â Labyrinth
FAVOURITE BOOK:Â Goodnight Mr Tom
FAVOURITE SONG:Â Sweet Talk (Cyril Hahn)
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Roast Dinner
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â Watching Dr Pimple Popper on YouTube
PARTY TRICK:Â Can fall asleep anywhere
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BETH COBDEN
DOB:Â 03/02/93
BIRTHPLACE:Â Stafford (ENG)
HEIGHT:Â 178cm
POSITIONS:Â WD
ENGLAND DEBUT: v New Zealand (August 2016)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 26
CLUB:Â Loughborough Lightning (UK) –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â The Notebook
FAVOURITE SONG:Â Faith (George Michael)
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Cream Cakes
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â The Kardashians
PARTY TRICK:Â Can touch her nose with her tongue
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KADEEN CORBIN
DOB:Â 27/11/91
BIRTHPLACE:Â London (ENG)
HEIGHT:Â 178cm
POSITIONS:Â GS, GA
ENGLAND DEBUT: v New Zealand (October 2011)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 59
CLUB: Team Bath Netball (ENG) –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â Love and Basketball
FAVOURITE SONG:Â RnB genre
FAVOURITE FOOD: Ackee and Saltfish, Plantain and Rice
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â Ready Salted Crisps
PARTY TRICK:Â Back Flip and Handstands
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JODIE GIBSON
DOB:Â 30/10/92
BIRTHPLACE:Â Bury (ENG)
HEIGHT:Â 178cm
POSITIONS:Â GK, GD
INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 18
CLUB:Â Severn Stars –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â Matilda
FAVOURITE BOOK:Â Girl on the Train
FAVOURITE SONG:Â Sweetest Thing (Lauryn Hill)
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Sushi
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â Coronation Street
PARTY TRICK:Â Clap Press Ups
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SERENA GUTHRIE
DOB:Â 05/01/90
BIRTHPLACE: Peterborough (ENG)
HEIGHT: 178cm
POSITIONS: WD, C
ENGLAND DEBUT: v Malawi (April 2008)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 81
CLUB: GIANTS Netball (AUS) –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM: Chicago
FAVOURITE BOOK: Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
FAVOURITE SONG: Glad You Came (The Wanted)
FAVOURITE FOOD: Mussels and Sea Food
GUILTY PLEASURE: Rom Coms
PARTY TRICK: The Baby Freeze Breakdance Move
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JO HARTEN
DOB: 21/03/89
BIRTHPLACE: Harlow, Essex (ENG)
POSITIONS: GS, GA
ENGLAND DEBUT:Â v Barbados (November 2007)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS:Â 95
CLUB:Â GIANTS Netball (AUS) –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â Bourne Series
FAVOURITE BOOK:Â Steve Redgrave Inspirational Stories
FAVOURITE SONG:Â Anything Frank Sinatra
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Coffee
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â Katy Perry
PARTY TRICK:Â Singing Nicki Minaj
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NATALIE HAYTHORNTHWAITE
DOB:Â 09/12/92
BIRTHPLACE:Â Keighley (ENG)
HEIGHT:Â 174cm
POSITIONS:Â WA, GA
ENGLAND DEBUT: v Trinidad and Tobago (2015)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 28
CLUB: Wasps Netball (ENG) –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â Jurassic Park
FAVOURITE BOOK:Â I loved Jacqueline Wilson back in the day
FAVOURITE SONG: Bring It All Back (S Club 7)
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Mum’s Homemade Lasagne
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â Pizza
PARTY TRICK:Â Can play the flute
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HELEN HOUSBY
DOB:Â 19/01/95
BIRTHPLACE:Â Carlisle (ENG)
HEIGHT:Â 184cm
POSITIONS:Â GA, GS
ENGLAND DEBUT:Â v Wales (2014)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS:Â 47
CLUB:Â NSW Swifts (AUS) –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â Shawshank Redemption
FAVOURITE BOOK:Â Harry Potter Series
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Anything Italian
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â Grand Designs
PARTY TRICK:Â Juggling
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GEVA MENTOR
DOB:Â 17/09/84
BIRTHPLACE:Â Bournemouth (ENG)
HEIGHT:Â 191cm
POSITION:Â GK
ENGLAND DEBUT: v New Zealand (July 2001)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS:Â 132
CLUB:Â SC Lightning (AUS) –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â Remember The Titans
FAVOURITE BOOK:Â My Diary!
FAVOURITE SONG:Â Pony (Ginuwine)
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Pavlova
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â White Toblerone
PARTY TRICK:Â Worm
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CHELSEA PITMAN
DOB:Â 08/06/88
BIRTHPLACE:Â Paddington (AUS)
HEIGHT:Â 181cm
POSITIONS:Â WA, C
ENGLAND DEBUT:Â v South Africa (January 2017)
INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 19
CLUB:Â Adelaide Thunderbirds (AUS) –Â Fixtures Here
FAVOURITE FILM:Â Shawshank Redemption
FAVOURITE BOOK:Â Harry Potter
FAVOURITE SONG:Â River (Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran)
FAVOURITE FOOD:Â Asian Fusion
GUILTY PLEASURE:Â Shopping
PARTY TRICK:Â Can touch her nose with her tongue
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