Netball Dec 07, 2025

England Netball win back-to-back matches at Commonwealth Games

👤
By Admin
Sports Journalist
England Netball win back-to-back matches at Commonwealth Games

England’s perfect start to the Commonwealth Games continued after a one-sided beating of Malawi.

England won 74-49 a day after beating Scotland in their Pool B opener on the Gold Coast.

Serena Guthrie's availability was a pre-match boost for England - she had been carried off the court with an injury in Thursday's match.

England were 33-25 ahead at the half-way stage but ramped things up in the second half.

"We need to focus on what we can do to keep building on our performances and make sure that we get the job done," said Natalie Haythornthwaite.

"Even though the score line against Malawi had extended quite a bit, they were still pushing us till the final whistle and I think that'll be the same for Uganda.

"We know that Uganda will be wanting to win so it's important for us that we don't get complacent at all. I think this team's really good at not doing that because we know that if we take the foot off the pedal, a team would be right there wanting to get the win against us."

Elsewhere, New Zealand beat Wales 70-44 to also record their second consecutive win in Pool B.

England play Uganda on Sunday, Wales on Monday and world No 2 New Zealand next Wednesday.

Follow the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Superleague season with us on SportNews and through our website with news, previews, reports and expert analysis throughout the season. And also our app for mobile devices and iPad, or follow our Twitter account - #WeAreRoses #BelieveTheHype

The Vitality Superleague returns on Sunday, April 22, with Wasps Netball in action against Team Bath. Coverage gets underway from 2.45pm on SportNews Action & SportNews Mix, which you can find on channel 287, and is free for all Sky customers.

Tags:

netball news id:11318743

Share this article

Related Posts

Commonwealth Games:  England cruise past Northern Ireland to open netball campaign as Scotland fall to New Zealand

Commonwealth Games: England cruise past Northern Ireland to open netball campaign as Scotland fall to New Zealand

England thrashed Northern Ireland 83-34 on the opening day of the Netball pool stage at the Commonwealth Games but Scotland were beaten by New Zealand...

Tamsin Greenway: Manchester Thunder's Sophie Fawns 'a joy to watch' - huge pressure on Australians who come to play in Super League

Tamsin Greenway: Manchester Thunder's Sophie Fawns 'a joy to watch' - huge pressure on Australians who come to play in Super League

Manchester Thunder's Sophie Fawns has been an "absolute joy to watch," says Tamsin Greenway, as she welcomed the Grand Final player of the match onto...

Commonwealth Games netball: England's Vitality Roses beaten by Australia in Glasgow for first defeat of tournament

Commonwealth Games netball: England's Vitality Roses beaten by Australia in Glasgow for first defeat of tournament

England suffered their first defeat of the Commonwealth Games after going down 66-47 to reigning champions Australia in Glasgow.The Vitality Roses tra...

Commonwealth Games: England fight back to beat South Africa and reach netball semi-finals at Glasgow 2026

Commonwealth Games: England fight back to beat South Africa and reach netball semi-finals at Glasgow 2026

England fought back to beat South Africa 58-54 to reach the netball semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Both sides needed to win to book...

England netball star Helen Housby ruled out of this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with back injury

England netball star Helen Housby ruled out of this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with back injury

England star Helen Housby will miss the Commonwealth Games due to injury.The Games are set to take place in Glasgow from July 23 until August 2, but E...

Netball Super League 2026: Fixtures, results, free streams and podcasts as London Pulse defend title

Netball Super League 2026: Fixtures, results, free streams and podcasts as London Pulse defend title

Papers: Hammer blow for Man Utd as target agrees new contractThe top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's newspapers...Paper Talk: 'Asonishing'...