Isle of Man national netball team
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| Nickname(s) | Manx Rams[1] | ||
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| Association | Isle of Man Netball | ||
| Confederation | Europe Netball | ||
| Head coach | Dr. Jane Lomax | ||
| Asst coach | Nordia Masters | ||
| Manager | Pip Cross | ||
| Co-captains | Ashley Hall Rachel Johnstone | ||
| World ranking | 31st[2] | ||
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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.
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 |
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| 2005 FENA Open[5][6][7] | |
Europe Netball Open Challenge
| Tournaments | Place |
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| 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 |
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| 2023 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Europe[25] | 4th |
Wendy White Trophy Series
| Tournaments | Place |
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| 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
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Manager: Pip Cross
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Captains
| Captains | Years |
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| Ashley Hall[8][12][13][18][21] | 2018– |
| Rachel Johnstone[33] | 2025– |
