Netball: Manx Rams looking forward to Singlife Nations Cup test

Island squad facing other nations in Asia from this weekend

The Manx Rams netball team says it's looking forward to testing itself in a new challenge at an international tournament in Asia later this week.

For the first time, the Island national side will take part in the Singlife Nations Cup in Singapore which starts this Sunday (2 November) and runs until next Saturday (8 November).

It'll see them face two sides from the host nation - Singapore A and Singapore Vandas - as well as the national squads of Kenya, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.

The Rams' co-captains, Ashley Hall and Rachel Johnstone say it's an exciting prospect to come against opposition they've never faced before and explain some of the changes the team has gone through in recent months behind the scenes:

The Singlife Nations Cup will take place at the OCBC Arena in Singapore with the first day on 2 November beginning with an opening ceremony at 2pm before the first round of matches the same afternoon.

All teams will face each other in a round-robin format from Sunday, 2 November to Friday 7 November with a rest day planned between those dates on Thursday, 6 November.

The final day on Saturday, 8 November will then involve one more match for each side based on their final group standings from the days previous.

These will include a final between the top-two placed squads as well as 3rd/4th-place and 5th/6th-place play-offs.

You can view the Manx Rams team to contest the Singlife Nations Cup and their fixtures below:

Manx Rams netball squad for 2025 Singlife Nations Cup (2-8 November @ OCBC Arena, Singapore)

Becca Cooke
Alice Cross
Rhian Evans
Ashley Hall (Co-Captain)
Aalish Harris
Lexa Hattersley
Rachel Johnstone (Co-Captain)
Zoe Kirkham
Paige McQuarrie
Kenzie Pizzey
Chloe Swales
Natalie Swales

Jane Lomax (Head Coach)
Nordia Masters (Assistant Coach)
Pip Cross (Team Manager)
Ben Carling (Strength & Conditioning Coach)
Alex Johnston (Physiotherapist)

Manx Rams 2025 Singlife Nations Cup fixtures (all timings based on local time)

Sunday, 2 November

3pm - Singapore vs Isle of Man

Monday, 3 November

3pm - Singapore A vs Isle of Man

Tuesday, 4 November

5pm - Isle of Man vs Papua New Guinea

Wednesday, 5 November

3pm - Malaysia vs Isle of Man

Thursday, 6 November

REST DAY

Friday, 7 November

5pm - Isle of Man vs Kenya

Saturday, 8 November

Final & Play-offs Phase (Fixtures TBC)