Isle of Man national netball team

Isle of Man
Nickname(s)Manx Rams[1]
AssociationIsle of Man Netball
ConfederationEurope Netball
Head coachDr. Jane Lomax
Asst coachNordia Masters
ManagerPip Cross
Co-captainsAshley Hall
Rachel Johnstone
World ranking31st[2]
Team colours
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The Isle of Man national netball team represents Isle of Man Netball in international netball tournaments. Since 2018, the Isle of Man has regularly competed in the Europe Netball Open Challenge. In 2019 they hosted and won the tournament. They have also played in Netball World Cup Qualifiers. As of 1 September 2025, the Isle of Man are listed 31st on the World Netball Rankings.

History

Early years

The Manx Netball Association was officially formed in September 1984. In 1989 it became affiliated as a county to England Netball.[3][4] An Isle of Man team competed in the 2005 FENA Open. This tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[5][6][7] In 2017, the now Isle of Man Netball successfully applied to join Netball Europe and the International Netball Federation.[3][4] In 2018 the Isle of Man made their debut at the Netball Europe Open Challenge and finished second.[8][9] In May 2019, they hosted and won the Challenge tournament. The team was captained by Ashley Hall, the sister of the England netball international, Jade Clarke.[10][11][12][13] In November 2021, the Isle of Man played in their first ever netball series when they hosted Wales.[1]

World Netball Rankings

In June 2019, after winning the Netball Europe Open Challenge, the Isle of Man entered the World Netball Rankings for the first time. They were listed joint 21st with Grenada.[13][14] In June 2025 they jumped five places from their previous listing to reach 31st.[15][16] As of 1 September 2025, the Isle of Man are listed 31st.[2]

Tournament history

FENA Open

Tournaments Place
2005 FENA Open[5][6][7]

Europe Netball Open Challenge

Tournaments Place
2018 Netball Europe Open Challenge[8][9] 2nd
2019 Netball Europe Open Challenge[10][11][13] 1st
2021 Europe Netball Open Challenge[17][18] 2nd
2022 Europe Netball Open Challenge[19][20][21][22] 3rd
2023 Europe Netball Open Challenge[23] 3rd
2024 Europe Netball Open Challenge[24] 4th

Netball World Cup Qualifiers

Tournaments Place
2023 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Europe[25] 4th

Wendy White Trophy Series

Tournaments Place
2022 Wendy White Trophy Series[26][27][28] 2nd

Island Invitational Netball Games

In November 2023, the Isle of Man hosted and won the inaugural Island Invitational Netball Games. This tournament was created because netball is not featured at the Island Games. The Isle of Man won the tournament after defeating Jersey 48–32 in their final match.[29][30][31]

Tournaments Place
2023 Island Invitational Netball Games[29][30][31] 1st

Netball Singapore Nations Cup

Tournaments Place
2025 Netball Singapore Nations Cup[32][33] 6th

Notable players

Current squad

The current squad was selected for the 2025 Netball Singapore Nations Cup

Isle of Man roster
Players Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps
Rebecca Cooke GA, GS –
Alice Cross GS –
Rhian Evans C, WA –
Ashley Hall (cc) C, WA, GA –
Aalish Harris GS, GA –
Lexa Hattersley –
Rachel Johnstone (cc) C, WA, WD –
Zoe Kirkham GK, GD –
Paige McQuarrie –
Mackenzie Pizzey GD, GK, WD –
Chloe Swales GS, GA –
Natalie Swales GD, GK –
Head coach
  • Dr. Jane Lomax
Assistant coach
  • Nordia Masters

Manager: Pip Cross
Physiotherapist: Alex Johnston
Strength and conditioning: Ben Carling

Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[33]

Captains

Captains Years
Ashley Hall[8][12][13][18][21] 2018–
Rachel Johnstone[33] 2025–

Head coaches

Coach Years
Claire Battye[20][31][34] 201x–2025
Dr. Jane Lomax[35] 2025–

Honours

References

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