🏐 Copper Box Arena is the place to be on Sunday 27 April for a Netball Super League showdown featuring top-of-the-table London Pulse against Cardiff Dragons.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale here.
London Pulse started the year in fine style beating Leeds Rhinos 20-15 in the final of the inaugural Netball Super Cup. Now the 2025 Netball Super League (NSL) season is underway and it’s so far so good for Pulse in the top tier of UK club netball. London Pulse are top of the league after six wins from their opening six matches. The Copper Box Arena will host all seven of Pulse’s regular season home matches (see below for the fixture list). Another bumper crowd is expected for tonight’s match against Cardiff Dragons. Who will come out on top? London Pulse tickets are on sale now to find out!
London Pulse Squad
The strength in depth of the 2025 London Pulse squad is demonstrated by the amount of England Roses and Futures players. Zara Everitt is the team captain and joined by Olivia Tchine, Funmi Fadoju and Alicia Scholes who have all been standout Pulse players over the last couple of seasons. Halimat Adio, Darcie Everitt, Gracie Smith, Tyler Orr, Sophie Kelly and Nichole Breedt complete a stellar line-up of players brimming with international experience. Check out the full London Pulse roster here.
Photos: @mossfoto
London Pulse were knocked out in the NSL play-off semi-finals last season, while in 2023 they made it all the way to the Grand Final where they were defeated 57-48 by Loughborough Lightning. The 2025 NSL Grand Final takes place on Sunday 6 July at The O2.
With their most exciting squad yet, can London Pulse finally get their hands on the ultimate prize in UK netball this season? Expect record crowds to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this season to see how they progress!
It’s so far so good for London Pulse who followed up their Netball Super Cup triumph with a dominant display in their opening home match of the NSL season. Nottingham Forest were beaten 73-51 at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Olivia Tchine scored 44 goals from 48 shots and Alicia Scholes was Player of the Match. The wins have kept coming including a 61-56 victory over Manchester Thunder last time out in their Round 6 top-of-the-table NSL clash.
Tonight’s Game v London Mavericks
Stand by for London Pulse to showcase their 2025 squad against Cardiff Dragons on Sunday 27 April. Top-of-the-table Pulse will start as favourites with six wins on the spin to their name. Dragons will need to discover their best form at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The Welsh side have made a disappointing start to the season, failing to register a point from their four matches played so far.
Will London Lions take the ‘W’ in their latest home match of the season? Or can Dragons cause an upset at the Copper Box? All will be revealed at one of the UK’s finest netball venues.
LONDON PULSE TICKETS, TIMINGS & TRAVEL
🎟️ London Pulse tickets are available via the ‘Get Tickets’ link.
📅 Date of next game: London Pulse v Cardiff Dragons on Sunday 27 April.
🔑 Doors open at 5pm.
Centre pass is at 6pm.
🚊🚗 Travel tips: The nearest railway station is Hackney Wick overground approximately a 10-minute walk. Stratford International station, accessible from London St Pancras, is approximately a 15-minute walk. Stratford (with links to the underground and DLR) station is about a 15-minute walk. Plan your journey at the Transport for London website. Limited parking is available at the Copper Box Arena, however parking is available at the nearby Westfield Shopping Centre.
🏐 About the Netball Super League
Netball Super League (NSL) is a club competition featuring 8 elite teams from across England and Wales. The 2025 season launches with the Super Cup at Utilita Arena Sheffield on Saturday 8 March. The league action starts on the following weekend. The teams play each other twice in a home and away robin-format. Rounds 1-14 take place between Friday 14 March to Sunday 15 June.
The top four teams then progress to the play-offs on Friday 20 June and Saturday 28 June. The winners progress to the Grand Final at The O2 on Sunday 6 July.
The current league champions are Loughborough Lightning who defeated Manchester Thunder in the 2024 Grand Final at the Copper Box Arena.
The NSL teams for season 2025 are Birmingham Panthers, Cardiff Dragons, London Mavericks, London Pulse, Loughborough Lightning, Manchester Thunder, Leeds Rhinos and Nottingham Forest Netball.
In the London area there are 2 teams to watch in the NSL. London Mavericks who will play two home matches at OVO Arena Wembley and London Pulse who play at the Copper Box Arena.
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