Surrey Storm will begin the defence of their Vitality Superleague title against Severn Stars, one of three new franchises for the 2017 season.
A new 10-team Superleague will encompass 18 rounds of fixtures, with each team playing each other on a home and away basis and, as winners of the last two Grand Finals, Surrey will have their sights set on a third successive crown.
Superleague Fixtures - Round One
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Team Northumbria |
February 17 |
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Team Bath |
February 18 |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
February 18 |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Severn Stars |
February 18 |
| Sirens |
v |
Wasps |
February 21 |
They will begin on February 18 at Surrey Sports Park against new franchise the Stars, a joint venture between the universities of Gloucestershire and Worcester who have brought in former Surrey goal attack/shooter Pamela Cookey as director of netball after her retirement.
The two other new franchises will meet on the opening weekend of fixtures, with Scottish Sirens hosting Wasps at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow in the final match of the weekend (February 21), while the first fixture of the opening round will see last year's beaten semi-finalists Hertfordshire Mavericks host Team Northumbria on February 17.
Completing the opening round will be Celtic Dragons against Team Bath and Loughborough Lightning against last year's beaten finalists Manchester Thunder.
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Highlights from the 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague Grand Final as Surrey Storm beat Manchester Thunder
Round Two will encompass all 10 teams playing on the same day at Birmingham's Genting Arena - last year's Super Saturday becoming the 'Super Ten' on Saturday February 25 with a repeat of last year's final between Thunder and Storm the highlight.
Superleague Fixtures - Round Two (Super Ten)
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Severn Stars |
12pm |
| Sirens |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
2pm |
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Wasps |
4pm |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
6pm |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Team Bath |
8pm |
2017 promises to be the most exciting season of Superleague yet and with Wasps (Ricoh Arena) and Sirens (Emirates Arena) playing their home games at fantastic new venues, Loughborough and Manchester are also taking a selection of home games to the Leicester Arena and Belle Vue respectively
London's Copper Box Arena will also host the hugely successful London Live when Surrey Storm and Hertfordshire Mavericks renew their rivalry on Saturday March 11, and the pair will be in the capital again when the same venue hosts the return on Saturday April 29.
The regular season finishes with fixtures on June 1 and 3 before finals weekend where the two semi-final matches will take place on Saturday June 10 and the 3rd place match and Grand Final on June 11.
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Vitality Superleague Fixtures
| Round One |
|
|
|
| Herts Mavericks |
v |
Team Northumbria |
February 17 |
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Team Bath |
February 18 |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
February 18 |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Severn Stars |
February 18 |
| Sirens |
v |
Wasps |
February 21 |
| Round Two |
Super Ten |
Saturday February 25 |
Genting Arena, Birmingham |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Severn Stars |
12pm |
| Sirens |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
2pm |
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Wasps |
4pm |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
6pm |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Team Bath |
8pm |
| Round Three |
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|
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| Severn Stars |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
March 3 |
| Manchester Thunder |
v |
Sirens |
March 4 |
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Surrey Storm |
March 4 |
| Wasps |
v |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
March 5 |
| Team Bath |
v |
Loughborough Lightning |
March 6 |
| Round Four |
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| Manchester Thunder |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
March 11 |
| Severn Stars |
v |
Team Bath |
March 11 |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
March 11 |
| Wasps |
v |
Loughborough Lightning |
March 11 |
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Sirens |
March 13 |
| Round Five |
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|
|
| Severn Stars |
v |
Wasps |
March 17 |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
March 18 |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Sirens |
March 18 |
| Team Bath |
v |
Surrey Storm |
March 20 |
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
March 20 |
| Round Six |
|
|
|
| Team Bath |
v |
Team Northumbria |
March 24 |
| Wasps |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
March 24 |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Loughborough Lightning |
March 25 |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
March 25 |
| Severn Stars |
v |
Sirens |
March 27 |
| Round Seven |
|
|
|
| Sirens |
v |
Team Bath |
March 31 |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Wasps |
April 1 |
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Severn Stars |
April 1 |
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Loughborough Lightning |
April 3 |
| Manchester Thunder |
v |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
April 3 |
| Round Eight |
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|
|
| Team Bath |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
April 7 |
| Wasps |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
April 7 |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Severn Stars |
April 8 |
| Sirens |
v |
Surrey Storm |
April 8 |
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Loughborough Lightning |
April 8 |
| Round Nine |
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|
|
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Sirens |
April 10 |
| Team Bath |
v |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
April 14 |
| Wasps |
v |
Team Northumbria |
April 14 |
| Manchester Thunder |
v |
Surrey Storm |
April 15 |
| Severn Stars |
v |
Loughborough Lightning |
April 15 |
| Round Ten |
|
|
|
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Severn Stars |
April 17 |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Wasps |
April 17 |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Team Bath |
April 17 |
| Sirens |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
April 17 |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Team Northumbria |
April 17 |
| Round 11 |
|
|
|
| Wasps |
v |
Sirens |
April 21 |
| Manchester Thunder |
v |
Loughborough Lightning |
April 22 |
| Team Bath |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
April 22 |
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
April 22 |
| Severn Stars |
v |
Surrey Storm |
April 24 |
| Round 12 |
|
|
|
| Team Bath |
v |
Severn Stars |
April 28 |
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
April 29 |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Surrey Storm |
April 29 |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Wasps |
April 29 |
| Sirens |
v |
Team Northumbria |
April 29 |
| Round 13 |
|
|
|
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
May 1 |
| Manchester Thunder |
v |
Team Northumbria |
May 1 |
| Sirens |
v |
Loughborough Lightning |
May 1 |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Team Bath |
May 1 |
| Wasps |
v |
Severn Stars |
May 1 |
| Round 14 |
|
|
|
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
May 5 |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Loughborough Lightning |
May 6 |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Sirens |
May 6 |
| Severn Stars |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
May 6 |
| Team Bath |
v |
Wasps |
May 8 |
| Round 15 |
|
|
|
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Surrey Storm |
May 15 |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
May 15 |
| Manchester Thunder |
v |
Wasps |
May 15 |
| Sirens |
v |
Severn Stars |
May 15 |
| Team Northumbria |
v |
Team Bath |
May 15 |
| Round 16 |
|
|
|
| Team Bath |
v |
Sirens |
May 19 |
| Severn Stars |
v |
Team Northumbria |
May 19 |
| Hertfordshire Mavericks |
v |
Manchester Thunder |
May 20 |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Celtic Dragons |
May 20 |
| Wasps |
v |
Surrey Storm |
May 22 |
| Round 17 |
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|
|
| Severn Stars |
v |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
May 26 |
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Wasps |
May 27 |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Team Northumbria |
May 27 |
| Surrey Storm |
v |
Sirens |
May 27 |
| Manchester Thunder |
v |
Team Bath |
May 29 |
| Round 18 |
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|
|
| Sirens |
v |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
June 1 |
| Celtic Dragons |
v |
Team Northumbria |
June 3 |
| Loughborough Lightning |
v |
Surrey Storm |
June 3 |
| Manchester Thunder |
v |
Severn Stars |
June 3 |
| Wasps |
v |
Team Bath |
June 3 |
| Semi-Finals |
June 10 |
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| Grand Final (3rd place play-off) |
June 11 |
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