Welsh Netball is pleased and proud to share the news that Vice-President, Wendy Pressdee has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for Services to netball in HM the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The BEM (formally the British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) recognises those who have made outstanding contributions to the community and in […]
Category: Highlights
Sêr y Byd Enjoy Another Fantastic Year
Welsh Netball was pleased to share in the fantastic achievements of Sêr y Byd Netball Club over the last year. Wales’ only all-ability netball club have already achieved so much in very little time, including being mascots for the Swansea University Series between Wales and the New Zealand Silver Ferns and competing at last year’s Special […]
Swansea School Enrolls 16 Pupils on ‘Intro to Umpiring’ Course
Bishopston Comprehensive School in Swansea has recently placed 16 of its pupils onto Welsh Netball’s ‘Intro to Umpiring’ course. Held over two days, on the first day candidates get to grips with basic rules and theory before undertaking practical exercises on the second day. The aspiring umpires from Bishopston represent a range of clubs from […]
Under 15, 13 & 11 National Club Competition Winners and Placings
It has been a very busy time for netball in Wales with the Under 15, 13 and 11s National Club Competitions taking place over the last fortnight in Bangor and Cardiff. Dozens of clubs and hundreds of players, volunteers, officials, and families have been involved in the competitions over the last few weeks and we […]
Wales & Celtic Dragons Vice-Captain Nominated for ‘Womenspire’ Award
Welsh Netball is pleased and proud to hear that goal keeper Kelly Morgan, vice-captain of Wales at the recent Commonwealth Games and current Celtic Dragons vice-captain, has been nominated for a Chwarae Teg ‘Womenspire’ award. Kelly, who works as a research fellow at Cardiff University has been nominated for one of the prestigious awards, run […]
Tywyn Primary School Crowned National Champions
On Thursday 26 April, Welsh Netball’s National Primary Schools Competition took place at Merthyr Tyfil Leisure Centre. 14 schools had made it to the national competition via regional qualifiers and over 125 children participated in 6 games to determine the finalists. In the end, the scores went down to the wire and the two finalists […]
Wales Under 17s Win Tri-Tournament
Wales Under 17s emerged victorious in a tri-tournament against Team Bath and Mavericks over the weekend. Following the disappointment of the cancelled Netball Europe U17s Championships, the tournament was a great opportunity for the Under 17s to play some fiercely competitive netball against quality opposition. Welsh Netball would like to congratulate the players, coaches and […]
Glamorgan Valleys Win the 2018 Senior Inter-Area Competition
Welsh Netball would like to congratulate Glamorgan Valleys A on winning the 2018 Senior Inter Area Competition at Deeside, Flintshire. North East A finished as runners up. The next Welsh Netball Competition is the Primary Schools Finals taking place at Merthyr Tydfil on Thursday 26 April. Senior Inter Area Full Results: 1st Galmrogan Valleys A […]
Newport Walking Netball
Recently, Welsh Netball caught up with a new walking netball group that has been set up in Newport. Marilyn Bryan-Jones, who established the group in October 2017, told us about the journey the players have been on since starting. “I started playing netball when I was nine, in junior school and I absolutely loved it. […]
West Wales Regional Tournament for U15s, U13s & U11s
On Sunday 15 April, teams from across West Wales gathered at University of Wales Trinity St David, Carmarthen, to participate in the West Wales Regional Tournament for the Under 15, 13 and 11 age groups. The winners and runners up from each age group would win a place at the National Competitions and a chance […]