NZ Netballers To Play For Gold In Glasgow01 AugustBouncing back from adversity, New Zealand have advanced to their first Commonwealth Games gold medal netball match in 12 years after posting a well-executed 61-54 semi-final win over England in the 2026 Glasgow edition. New Zealand beat England to win the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medal and will now face the winner of the Australia vs Jamaica clash (played overnight) at 12am (Monday, NZT) for a shot at gold. ``I’m stoked, everyone stepped up and did their job really well from the get-go,’’ New Zealand vice-captain Kate Heffernan said. ``We were nervous, it’s a massive game playing in a Commonwealth Games semi-final and it was about turning those nerves into something amazing out and there and we did that. Initially slipping behind by seven, England, led by lively wing defence Imogen Allison, who was in the thick of getting hand to intercept and deflected ball, stalled New Zealand’s momentum.