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Netball Super Cup: Loughborough Lightning beat London Pulse by one goal in final to claim title and put down marker for new season

The Netball Super League is back for 2026! The season got under way with the Super Cup which saw all eight teams play in shortened matches over the course of a single day; Loughborough Lightning came through to beat London Pulse 18-17

Saturday 21 February 2026 19:47, UK

Loughborough Lightning celebrate with the Netball Super CUp 2026
Image: Loughborough Lightning celebrate with the Netball Super Cup 2026

Loughborough Lightning beat London Pulse 18-17 in the final of the Netball Super Cup on Saturday.

London Pulse were looking to defend their title after winning the inaugural event last year but Loughborough Lightning pipped them in a close final and put down a marker for the season ahead.

The one-day standalone tournament saw all eight Netball Super League teams in action ahead of the start of the regular season.

The eight teams were drawn into two pools for the group stages, during which each team played three shorter length, seven-a-side games.

Loughborough Lightning have the Netball Super Cup.
Image: Lightning set down a marker for the season ahead. (Photo: NSL)

The two top teams from the two groups progressed to the semi-finals. Lightning beat NIC Leeds Rhinos 13-9 in the first semi-final, while Pulse defeated LexisNexis Dragons 18-16.

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The one-goal victory in the final secures the Soft & Gentle Netball Super Cup for Lightning's trophy cabinet.

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Full results

  • Loughborough Lightning 23-21 Nottingham Forest
  • AO Manchester Thunder 9-16 NIC Leeds Rhinos
  • London Pulse 15-8 London Mavericks
  • Birmingham Panthers 6-18 LexisNexis Dragons
  • London Pulse 21-13 AO Manchester Thunder
  • Nottingham Forest 14-12 Birmingham Panthers
  • LexisNexis Dragons 15-18 Loughborough Lightning
  • London Mavericks 13-13 NIC Leeds Rhinos
  • Nottingham Forest 9-16 LexisNexis Dragons
  • AO Manchester Thunder 8-19 London Mavericks
  • NIC Leeds Rhinos 12-13 London Pulse
  • Birmingham Panthers 18-21 Loughborough Lightning
  • Semi-final 1: Loughborough Lightning 13-9 NIC Leeds Rhinos
  • Semi-final 2: LexisNexis Dragons 16-18 London Pulse
  • Final: London Pulse 17-18 Loughborough Lightning

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