We are delighted to reveal the Wales U21 Squad that will be competing in the Europe Netball U21 Championship event. The event will be taking place at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield from 6th – 8th October 2023. The Wales U21 squad will compete in the Championship group, and they will face England, Northern […]
Category: National Squads
U15 Development Squad Announcement
We are delighted to announce that our first ever U15 squad will be competing in the England Netball National Championships in Wolverhampton from 25th – 27th August, 2023. The Wales U15 Development Squad have been selected from across our Regional Academies to represent Wales at the upcoming tournament. Tricia Sterling has been named as Head […]
Megan Pilkington to replace Celyn Emanual as Welsh Feathers Netball World Cup Reserve
Wales Netball confirm that for personal reasons, Celyn Emanuel will not undertake her role as a reserve for the Welsh Feathers, for the 2023 Netball World Cup. Emanuel will be replaced by Megan Pilkington. Pilkington who can play across all three midcourt positions has been part of the Welsh Feathers squad since September 2022 and has represented […]
Welsh Feathers Announce Squad Heading to Vitality Netball World Cup
Welsh Feathers Head Coach Emily Handyside has named her side that will compete in the Vitality Netball World Cup this summer. The Vitality Netball World Cup is set to be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 28th July until 6th August, the first time ever the World Cup has been hosted on African soil. […]
Wales U21’s Look Ahead to Netball Europe Competition
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 […]
Wales U21 Squad for Netball Europe Selected
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 […]
Wales Under 21 Return to Competitive Action
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 […]
Wales U21 Return to Training
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 […]
2021 Netball World Youth Cup Cancelled
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 Fundraising Virtual ‘Walk to Fiji’
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 […]