Netball Super League 2026 Fixtures: Full Schedule, Dates, Kick-off Time, Venue

Netball Super League 2026 Fixtures: Full Schedule, Dates, Time, Venue, Teams





NSL 2026 Season Announced: New Format, Defending Champions Return





  • Opening Event: Netball Super Cup (February 21)

  • Regular Season: 14 rounds of league play

  • New Feature: Three league double-header events

  • Postseason: Playoffs and Grand Final

  • Defending Champions: London Pulse, who broke Loughborough Lightning's title streak in 2025


  • Teams: Birmingham Panthers, LexisNexis Dragons, London Mavericks, London Pulse, Loughborough Lightning, Manchester Thunder, NIC Leeds Rhinos, and Nottingham Forest.

  • Format: A 14-round regular season followed by playoffs and a Grand Final.

  • Broadcast: Selected fixtures will be televised live on Sky Sports all season.


Netball Super League 2026 Schedule by Round, Full Fixtures List, Kick-off times.


Netball Super Cup

  • Sat, Feb 21: One-Day Tournament (All 8 teams)

Round 1

  • Fri, Feb 27: London Pulse vs Manchester Thunder (19:30)

  • Sat, Feb 28: London Mavericks vs Nottingham Forest (14:00)

  • Sat, Feb 28: Loughborough Lightning vs LexisNexis Dragons (18:00)

  • Sat, Feb 28: Birmingham Panthers vs NIC Leeds Rhinos (19:00)

Round 2

  • Fri, Mar 6: LexisNexis Dragons vs London Pulse (19:00)

  • Fri, Mar 6: NIC Leeds Rhinos vs Loughborough Lightning (19:30)

  • Sat, Mar 7: Manchester Thunder vs London Mavericks (17:00)

  • Sun, Mar 8: Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham Panthers (16:00)

Round 3

  • Fri, Mar 13: Nottingham Forest vs NIC Leeds Rhinos (18:00)

  • Fri, Mar 13: LexisNexis Dragons vs Manchester Thunder (19:30)

  • Sat, Mar 14: Birmingham Panthers vs London Mavericks (16:00)*

  • Sat, Mar 14: Loughborough Lightning vs London Pulse (18:00)*
    (Double-header at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham)*

Round 4

  • Fri, Mar 20: NIC Leeds Rhinos vs LexisNexis Dragons (19:00)

  • Sun, Mar 22: Birmingham Panthers vs Manchester Thunder (14:00)

  • Sun, Mar 22: London Mavericks vs Loughborough Lightning (16:00)

  • Sun, Mar 22: London Pulse vs Nottingham Forest (18:00)

Round 5

  • Fri, Mar 27: NIC Leeds Rhinos vs London Pulse (19:00)

  • Sat, Mar 28: LexisNexis Dragons vs London Mavericks (16:00)

  • Sat, Mar 28: Manchester Thunder vs Nottingham Forest (17:00)

  • Sat, Mar 28: Loughborough Lightning vs Birmingham Panthers (18:00)

Round 6

  • Sat, Apr 4: Nottingham Forest vs LexisNexis Dragons (15:00)*

  • Sat, Apr 4: London Pulse vs Birmingham Panthers (17:00)

  • Sat, Apr 4: Loughborough Lightning vs Manchester Thunder (17:00)*

  • Sat, Apr 4: London Mavericks vs NIC Leeds Rhinos (19:00)
    (Double-header at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham)*

Round 7

  • Fri, Apr 10: London Pulse vs London Mavericks (19:00)

  • Sat, Apr 11: LexisNexis Dragons vs Birmingham Panthers (16:00)

  • Sat, Apr 11: Manchester Thunder vs NIC Leeds Rhinos (17:00)

  • Sat, Apr 11: Nottingham Forest vs Loughborough Lightning (19:00)

Round 8

  • Fri, Apr 17: Birmingham Panthers vs Nottingham Forest (19:00)

  • Sat, Apr 18: Manchester Thunder vs LexisNexis Dragons (16:00)

  • Sat, Apr 18: Loughborough Lightning vs London Mavericks (18:00)

  • Sun, Apr 19: London Pulse vs NIC Leeds Rhinos (18:00)

Round 9

  • Sat, Apr 25: London Mavericks vs Manchester Thunder (16:00)

  • Sat, Apr 25: Birmingham Panthers vs London Pulse (18:00)

  • Sun, Apr 26: LexisNexis Dragons vs Loughborough Lightning (16:00)

  • Sun, Apr 26: NIC Leeds Rhinos vs Nottingham Forest (17:00)

Round 10

  • Sat, May 2: LexisNexis Dragons vs Nottingham Forest (18:00)

  • Sat, May 2: NIC Leeds Rhinos vs London Mavericks (19:30)

  • Sun, May 3: London Pulse vs Loughborough Lightning (16:00)

  • Mon, May 4: Manchester Thunder vs Birmingham Panthers (16:00)

Round 11

  • Fri, May 8: Birmingham Panthers vs Loughborough Lightning (19:00)

  • Sat, May 9: Nottingham Forest vs London Mavericks (15:00)

  • Sat, May 9: LexisNexis Dragons vs NIC Leeds Rhinos (15:30)*

  • Sat, May 9: Manchester Thunder vs London Pulse (18:00)*
    (Double-header at M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool)*

Round 12

  • Fri, May 15: NIC Leeds Rhinos vs Manchester Thunder (19:00)

  • Fri, May 15: Loughborough Lightning vs Nottingham Forest (19:00)

  • Sat, May 16: Birmingham Panthers vs LexisNexis Dragons (18:00)

  • Sun, May 17: London Mavericks vs London Pulse (16:00)

Round 13

  • Fri, May 22: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester Thunder (19:00)

  • Sat, May 23: Loughborough Lightning vs NIC Leeds Rhinos (18:00)

  • Sun, May 24: London Pulse vs LexisNexis Dragons (16:00)

  • Sun, May 24: London Mavericks vs Birmingham Panthers (18:00)

Round 14

  • Fri, May 29: NIC Leeds Rhinos vs Birmingham Panthers (19:00)

  • Sat, May 30: London Mavericks vs LexisNexis Dragons (16:00)

  • Sat, May 30: Manchester Thunder vs Loughborough Lightning (17:00)

  • Sun, May 31: Nottingham Forest vs London Pulse (18:00)

Play-Offs & Grand Final

  • Fixtures to be confirmed






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