Netball: Island beaten by Northern Ireland

Friday, 8 October 2021 17:18

Manx Rams back into europe open challenge tomorrow

The Isle of Man's Netballers lost by 49 points to 25 in today's Test match against Northern Ireland in Gibraltar.

At half-time the Island trailed their rivals, who are ranked eleventh in the world, by 23 to 17.

Speaking to Europe Netball TV, the team's captain Ashley Hall says she's proud of her side's performance:

Northern Ireland captain Caroline O'Hanlon was full of praise for their opponents after the game:

It comes after the Manx side produced an excellent display yesterday (7 October) in the Netball Europe Open Challenge.

They'd beaten Malta 53-32.

The Manx Rams will be back in action tomorrow (9 October) in the Netball Europe Open Challenge.

They're due to face UAE at 10.30am before a meeting with hosts, Gibraltar, at 7pm.

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