Netball Super League 2026 Fixtures List: Full Schedule, Today Matches, Start-Time, Venue, Teams

NSL 2026 Season Announced: New Format, Defending Champions Return

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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.

Where to watch Netball Super League matches, TV Channel, Streaming

The Netball Super League (NSL) has announced that all games in the 2026 season will continue to be available live and on demand across Sky Sports and BBC Sport, with the Soft & Gentle Netball Super Cup, Soft & Gentle Play-Offs and Soft & Gentle Grand Final also broadcast live exclusively on Sky Sports.

Sky Sports’ coverage will see 75% of games in the 2026 season available to watch live on Sky Sports as well as on Sky Sports YouTube.

BBC Sport, one game a week will be shown on BBC iPlayer, enabling fans to watch every game live or on demand

Viewers outside of the UK will be able to watch all games live and on demand via NetballPass with subscriptions starting at £2.95 for a Round Pass and £44.95 for a Season Pass. 

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