Wales made amends for yesterday’s disappointing loss to Northern Ireland with an emphatic victory over visiting side Fiji on day two of the Netball Europe Open Championships in Cardiff. The final score of 61-40 doesn’t tell the whole tale of what was a bruising encounter between the two sides ranked seventh and eighth in the […]
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Wales Suffer Near Miss Against Northern Ireland
It was a relief for the Northern Irish and a gut-wrenching loss for Wales as the Ulsterwomen emerged victorious by single goal, winning 47-46 on the opening day of the Netball Europe Open Championships in Cardiff’s Sport Wales National Centre. Northern Ireland made a strong start to the match, going ahead by 4 after the […]
Welsh Netball Welcomes Competitors to Cardiff
Welsh Netball wants to extend a warm welcome to England, Fiji, Northern Ireland and Scotland for Day 1 of the Netball Europe Open Championships 2017. Over the next four days, Wales will take on these four netball rivals in a round-robin tournament. These matches will provide vital preparation for the teams ahead of their participation […]
Netball Europe Open Championships Live on BBC Sport
Welsh Netball is excited to share the news that the Netball Europe Open Championships 2017, to be hosted in the Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff on 5-8 October, will be streamed live on BBC Sport. This is in addition to being streamed on Netball Europe’s own YouTube channel. The round-robin European championships will feature Wales, […]
Wales rises to highest ever place in INF World Rankings
Welsh Netball is pleased to share the news that the Wales senior netball team has risen from eighth to seventh place in the International Netball Federation (INF) World Rankings. This is Wales’ highest ever place in the world rankings which were first published in 2008. Sarah Jones, CEO of Welsh Netball said: “Myself and the […]
Wales to Visit Tasmania for 2018 Pre-Commonwealth Games Camp
Welsh Netball’s senior squad will be hosted by Netball Tasmania in preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games which will be held on the Gold Coast next April. Matches will be played in each of Launceston and Hobart in March 2018, with the Collingwood Magpies Suncorp Super Netball team, and the Tassie Magpies Australian Netball league […]
Wales U17 Finish 5th at England’s Netball Performance League Tournament.
Wales’ international U17 team finished 5th at England Netball’s Performance League [NPL] over the August Bank Holiday, beating 7 of England’s best teams to reach their finishing position. Following a successful season with a silver medal finish at the 2017 Netball Europe U17 Championships, the young Welsh team are delighted with their impressive performance at […]
Netball Europe Event Schedule
The Netball Europe Event Schedule is now available! The prestigious annual European netball tournament will see 8th world ranked Wales take on 3rd ranked England, Scotland (12th) and Northern Ireland (10th) in front of a packed crowd of netball fans. Cardiff will also welcome Fiji’s national netball team the Fijian Pearls to Wales for the very first […]
Cardiff to Host Netball Europe Open Championships.
Cardiff will host the annual Netball Europe Open Championships at the Sport Wales National Centre, from 5th to 8th of October 2017. The prestigious annual European netball tournament will see 8th world ranked Wales take on 3rd ranked England, Scotland (12th) and Northern Ireland (10th) in front of a packed crowd of netball fans. Cardiff […]
Wales Drawn into Pool B for Commonwealth Games 2018.
The official pools and match schedule for the preliminary rounds of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Netball competition have been confirmed, marking one step closer to the pinnacle event. Wales’ national netball team will be joined by world number 2 New Zealand, England, Scotland, Uganda and Malawi in Pool B during the preliminary […]