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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