Commonwealth Games countdown… Netball Northern Ireland announce squad for Glasgow 2026 with Michelle Magee as captain

HEAD coach Sheonah Forbes has named
an experienced Team NI Netball Squad for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this
summer.

It is a fourth consecutive games for
Team NI Netball and they achieved their highest ever finish, seventh place in
Glasgow 12 years ago

Only three players in the 12-athlete
roster haven’t been to a previous games.

The side is captained by versatile
defender Michelle Magee, the 26-year-old spent the season in the Super League
with Birmingham Panters and will be competing at her third Commonwealth Games.

Magee is joined in the squad by
older sister Emma.

Niamh Cooper was also playing in the
Super league this season with Nottingham Forest, the centre/wing defence will
be going to her fourth games as is Caroline O’Hanlon.

Capped 131 times O’Hanlon has played
in three world cups, was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony at the Gold
Coast games in 2018 and skipped the side in Birmingham four years ago.

Centurion Fionnuala Toner is back for
a fourth Commonwealth Games.

Goal shooter Lisa Bowman will be going to her third
Commonwealth Games.

Frances Keenan, Georgie McGrath and
Maria McCann were all in Birmingham four years ago.

Evelyn McCagherty, Lauren Walshe
and Orlaith Rogers are make their Commonwealth Games bow.