Category: National Squads

After the disappointment of the cancellation of the World Youth Cup, which was due to be held this year, it is great for the U21’s to be back in international competition. As the first match of the Netball Europe U21 Championships gets closer, we look ahead to the competition. The event is being held in […]

We are excited to announce the 12 athletes selected to compete in the Europe Netball Competition. The competition is due to be held in the Isle of Man from the 12th to the 14th of November this year.   The chosen team is made up from talented athletes who have progressed through the pathway at […]

We are delighted to share the news that Wales Under 21 will be returning to court later this month as the team prepares for a behind-closed-doors performance competition camp from 27-30 July at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. This will provide an opportunity for Wales U21 to return to competitive action against counterparts from Scotland and England following the […]

Last week, we were pleased to see the return of our Wales Under 21 athletes to the national training environment following the latest easing of the government’s pandemic restrictions. As designated elite athletes, Wales U21 can now train indoors and we caught up with Wales U21 head coach, Nikki Lloyd, to see how the squad […]

It is with great regret that Welsh Netball must share the news that the 2021 Netball World Youth Cup has been cancelled by the International Netball Federation. Today, the International Netball Federation (INF) announced its decision to cancel the Netball World Youth Cup 2021 (NWYC) which was scheduled to take place from 2-11th December in […]

Wales U21 have qualified to take part in the prospective 2021 Netball World Youth Cup in Fiji. The 20-team tournament would feature the best young netballers on the planet and some of Wales’ most promising youth netballers hope to be among them. The 32-strong Wales U21 long squad, plus the management team, are now working […]

Wales Under 21 have launched a fundraising drive to support their squad as they approach a big prospective year of international netball. Depending on how the global battle against Coronavirus develops, 2021 will hopefully see a return of Netball Europe competition and the hosting of the 2021 Netball World Youth Cup in Fiji. Wales U21 will be hoping to […]

Welsh Netball is pleased to announce that it has appointed Jenny Berry as new assistant coach for the Wales Under 21 squad. Berry, who will be working alongside head coach Nikki Lloyd and team manager Louvain Lake, has a wealth of experience from over the border in England, having coached for the last ten years […]

It has already been quite the year for Wales and Celtic Dragons shooter, Rhian Evans who was awarded the title of Junior Sportswoman of the Year at the Swansea Sports Awards earlier this month. Evans, 18, has enjoyed a breakthrough year in elite netball where not only did she feature for Wales Under 21 against […]

On Thursday 27 February, Wales Under 21 traveled to the Isle of Man for two fixtures against the Manx senior and Under 21 teams. The games were held as part of the island’s hosting of the Netball Europe U17 Challenge tournament, at which Welsh umpire, Becky Scott officiated. Led by head coach Nikki Lloyd, Wales […]