Razia Quashie will lead the Vitality Roses as captain at the FAST5 Netball World Series in Christchurch, New Zealand from 11-12 November with UK-based fans able to watch via NetballPass.The defender has been named in her first England squad since 2020, returning to the fold after an impressive 2023 Netball Super League campaign with Saracens Mavericks that followed a couple of seasons cut short by an Achilles injury.Quashie will be supported by vice-captain Paige Reed, who is making her second trip as a senior Rose to New Zealand after competing in last year’s FAST5.The team have been gearing up for the event in New Zealand over the last week with Taylor McKevitt taking fans behind the scenes and closer to the action on TikTok.England, who finished fourth last year, will come up against the other sides ranked in the world’s top six nations: New Zealand, Australia, Jamaica, South Africa and Malawi.The six teams will go head-to-head in preliminary matches before competing for final placings on the last day.The Vitality Roses will get their competition underway at 1am UK time on Saturday 11 November against South Africa and tournament streaming passes for UK viewers are just £9.99 GPB for the whole weekend. These are available to purchase now on www.NetballPass.com.
Saturday 11 November (all UK times)
01:00 – England vs. South Africa
04:15 – New Zealand vs. England
06:30 – England vs. Malawi
23:00 – Jamaica vs. England
Sunday 12 November (all UK times)
02:00 – Australia vs. England
From 05:20 – placings matches
Name | Franchise | Position |
Ella Bowen | Manchester Thunder | GD, GK |
Ashleigh Dekker | Severn Stars | C |
Taylor McKevitt | Manchester Thunder | C |
Berri Neil | London Pulse | GA, GS |
Vicki Oyesola | Saracens Mavericks | GD, GK |
Jayda Pechova | Team Bath | GK, GD |
Razia Quashie | Saracens Mavericks | GK, GD |
Ellie Rattu | Saracens Mavericks | C |
Paige Reed | Manchester Thunder | GS, GA |
Emma Thacker | Saracens Mavericks | GA, GS |