The Europe Netball Under-21 Championship will take place at the NSC in November, hosted by Isle of Man Netball.

This six-game tournament, taking place between November 12-14, will see the island’s u21 squad compete against their counterparts from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The following athletes have been selected to represent Isle of Man’s u21 team:

Angela Aumonier

Rebecca Cooke

Alice Cross (captain)

Hannah Halsall

Lexa Hattersley

Holly Hennessy

Olivia Jacklin Chatha

Zoe Kirkham

Sarah Long

Cassidy Pizzey

(vice-captain)

Mackenzie Pizzey

Niamh Skillicorn

Claire Battye, the head of performance at Isle of Man Netball, commented: ’It’s really exciting for the u21 squad to have the opportunity to play England, Wales and Northern Ireland’s u21 teams, especially in front of a home crowd.

’The players and coaches are working extremely hard to prepare for the action-packed November weekend.’

The schedule for the

event is as follows:

Friday, November 12

2pm Isle of Man v England

4pm Wales v Northern Ireland

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Saturday, November 13

12pm Wales v Isle of Man

2pm England v Northern Ireland

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Sunday, November 14

10am Wales v England

12pm Isle of Man v Northern Ireland

1.50pm award presentation

All the games will be live streamed during the event. Information on purchasing tickets will be released in due course.

The event will coincide with a test series between the Isle of Man open senior squad and Wales’ senior squad. The weekend will also see practice games for the island men’s squad and a walking netball showcase.

Pip Cross, president of Isle of Man Netball, commented: ’Congratulations to each and every player chosen to represent the Isle of Man’s under-21 team.

’We are enormously proud of our athletes and are keen to showcase this small nation’s exceptional netball talent to both our supporters and visiting teams.

’Hosting the Europe Netball Under-21 Championship is a huge achievement for Isle of Man Netball and one that requires a lot of planning, support and volunteers. It’s going to be a jam-packed weekend; we can’t wait!’

Before the championship in November, the Isle of Man open senior squad will be competing in the Netball Europe Open Challenge in October in Gibraltar.

The selected squad for the event can be found on the association’s website www.netball.im

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