Commonwealth Games opener for Silver Ferns
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The Silver Ferns are top seed in Pool B alongside 2022 silver medallist Jamaica for netballs appearance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games next year.
Pool A is headed by Australia and England.
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New Zealand will face Scotland in the opening game of the competition which runs Saturday 25th July to Sunday 2nd August 2026.
The Silver Ferns easily beat Scotland in a two game series in a test for the Games venue this month.
Playing at the iconic Hydro, at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), there are 12 competing nations.
Netball started at the KL Commonwealth Games in 1998 with Australia winning the first two tournaments followed by New Zealand in 2006 and 2010.
Australia won in 2014 then England on the Gold Coast in 2018 followed by Australia in 2022 in Birmingham.
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Netball World Rankings as of 1st September 2025:
Pool A: Australia (1), England (4), South Africa (5), Malawi (8), Tonga (9), Northern Ireland (12)
Pool B: New Zealand (2), Jamaica (3), Wales (6), Uganda (7), Scotland (10), Trinidad & Tobago (11)