World Netball Series 2009, Manchester Evening News Arena, 9th to 11th October 2009
Manchester has seen some excellent sporting events in recent years and in October 2009 the World Netball Series will be held in Manchester.
The venue for this years World Netball Series is the Manchester Evening News Arena. The competition will take place from the 9th to the 11th October 2009 and 20 games are scheduled to take place over the 3 days of the sporting event.
Womens teams from England, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Samoa and Malawi are participating in the Series.
The games will be played according to amended, updated and improved competition rules, agreed with the International Federation Netball Association (IFNA). The rule changes are designed to improve play and test fitness and ability.
Games will be fast and furious and each game will be played over four six minute quarters with three 2 minutes breaks.
There are special spectators seating arrangements for this years Series. Spectators will be able to sit in specially designated areas of the MEN Arena with fans from their own country. These areas have been called England Enclosure, Aussie Posse, Kiwi Corner, Jamaica Jamboree, Malawi Mezzanine and Samoa Sector.
Full details of the World Netball Series 2009 are available from the Series website which includes fixture dates and ticket details.
