Roses coaching team confirmed

Anna Stembridge has been appointed as Head Coach of the Vitality Roses through to the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.

England Netball confirmed that she will be supported by former England internationals Tamsin Greenway and Jo Harten, who join the national team set-up as technical coaches.

According to the official England Netball announcement, Stembridge’s appointment follows an open recruitment process and comes after she served as Assistant Coach from September 2024 and Interim Head Coach from March 2026. During that period she helped guide England to victory in the Taini Jamison Trophy and played a role in the Roses securing their first-ever Vitality Netball Nations Cup title in January 2025.

England Netball said Greenway and Harten will work alongside Stembridge in the build-up to, and during, the 2027 Netball World Cup, bringing elite coaching experience and extensive knowledge gained from distinguished international playing careers with England.

Anna Stembridge
Anna Stembridge is one of the most experienced coaches in British netball. A former Wales international with 45 caps, she previously served as England Head Coach between 2011 and 2015 and oversaw England’s historic first series victory over Australia in 2013.

She has also enjoyed major success in domestic netball, particularly with Team Bath, where she established a reputation as one of the leading coaches in the Netball Super League. Since returning to the Roses set-up, she has progressed from assistant coach to interim head coach and now takes permanent charge ahead of Sydney 2027.

Key achievements:
Former Wales international (45 caps).
England Head Coach, 2011-2015.
Led England to a first-ever series win over Australia in 2013.
Part of the coaching team behind England’s 2025 Nations Cup triumph and 2026 Taini Jamison Trophy success.

Tamsin Greenway
Tamsin Greenway is one of England’s most recognisable netball figures, having excelled as a player, coach, broadcaster and pundit. England Netball describes her as a multiple-time Netball Super League title winner as both a player and coach. She is currently Director of Netball and Head Coach of London Mavericks.

Internationally, Greenway earned well over 100 England caps during a distinguished playing career and represented England at multiple major tournaments, helping the Roses to World Cup and Commonwealth Games medals. She was also part of the coaching structure around England age-group and pathway programmes.

A particularly notable coaching role came with Scotland, where she served as head coach from 2020 to 2023. During that period she led Scotland through the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games cycle and helped develop the programme’s tactical identity and performance culture. England Netball highlighted her reputation for tactical expertise and athlete development.

More recently, she worked as a Roses A Technical Coach and supported Stembridge ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games campaign.

Key achievements:
Former England international with more than 100 caps.
Multiple Netball Super League title winner as a player and coach.
Head Coach of Scotland (2020-2023), including the Commonwealth Games cycle.
Current Head Coach and Director of Netball at London Mavericks.
Roses A Technical Coach in 2026.

Jo Harten
Jo Harten is one of the greatest players in England netball history. She won Commonwealth Games gold with England on the Gold Coast in 2018 and accumulated 117 international caps during a stellar international career.

Harten represented England at numerous World Cups and Commonwealth Games, earning multiple bronze medals at World Cups and helping establish England among the world’s elite nations. She captained England during parts of her international career and was awarded an MBE for services to netball.

At club level she enjoyed a lengthy and highly successful spell with Giants Netball in Australia’s Super Netball competition, becoming one of the league’s standout overseas stars. Following her retirement from playing, she moved into coaching and is currently Assistant Coach of the NSW Swifts. England Netball cited her elite-level tactical knowledge and experience as key reasons for bringing her into the Roses coaching group.

Key achievements:
117 England caps.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist (2018).
Multiple Netball World Cup bronze medallist.
Former captain of England.
Long-serving player with Giants Netball in Australia’s Super Netball competition.
Current Assistant Coach of NSW Swifts and technical coach with England.
Overall significance

From an England perspective, the appointment brings together three highly respected figures: Stembridge’s coaching pedigree, Greenway’s tactical and pathway expertise, and Harten’s recent elite-level experience in Australian netball. It is arguably one of the most experienced coaching groups England has assembled ahead of a major tournament cycle, with all three having first-hand experience of international netball at the highest level.
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