Northern rivals aim to create history

Sara Bayman, captain of Manchester Thunder, is calling on netball fans to help create history.

NETBALL: MANCHESTER Thunder and Yorkshire Jets are set to make sporting history when they face off at Netball Manchester Live at the Manchester Arena on April 18.

The two teams will play in a season-ending Roses clash which aims to break the record for the highest attended domestic netball match in the UK. The record is currently held by Netball London Live last March, seen by 6,033 fans.

Thunder and England Netball captain Sara Bayman is set on defeating her team’s Roses rivals in the Vitality Netball Superleague and topping the London attendance record.

“This game is going to be all about rivalry,” said Bayman. “It’s us against Jets, the North West against Yorkshire, and the North against the South when it comes to breaking the attendance record.

“We want fans of both teams, and anyone across the region that just loves sport, to be there cheering and helping us make history.”

Tickets went on sale today (www.netballmanchesterlive.com).