1 match after her teammate notched up her 50th cap, co-captain Nia Jones celebrates her 50th cap in a high intensity match against Australia. Nia made her debut for Wales Netball back in 2013, against Scotland and she has firmly become a fan favourite. Her dogged determination and flare is what sets her apart on […]
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Suzy Drane surpasses Helen Weston to become most capped Wales netballer ever
Back in the place she gained her first cap, Wales’s co-captain Suzy Drane has officially become the most capped Wales international netballer ever. 17 years after gaining her first cap for Wales, Suzy Drane captained her side alongside Nia Jones in front of a full capacity crowd to make history. Suzy made her first appearance […]
Wales Netball Senior Squad Trials
Applications are now open to trial for the Wales Senior Squad. Wales are currently ranked 8th in the world and have recently qualified for the Commonwealth games in Birmingham 2022. Following their summer Commonwealth Games campaign, Wales will be looking to build on this success in the autumn, as they aim to qualify for […]
Wales Among Final 6 to Qualify for Commonwealth Games
World Netball and the Commonwealth Games federation have confirmed the remaining nations to compete in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Wales have been named alongside Malawi, Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago, Northern Ireland, and Zimbabwe after successfully moving to 8th position in the World Netball World Rankings. They join Australia, New Zealand, England, Jamaica, South […]
Head Coach Sara Moore Selects Squad for Home International Test Series
We are pleased to announce the squad of 17 that has been selected to represent Wales in the upcoming International Test Series. Wales will face Gibraltar, Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland in a Home Test Series which will be played at Ebbw Vale Sports Centre from the 14th to the 16th of […]
Wales to Host the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Republic of Ireland in Home Series
Wales Netball are delighted to announce a home series in January 2022. The hosts will face Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland and Isle of Man in a 6 match test series, which will be played at Ebbw Vale Sports Centre. The four nations will be battling it out in January to win the Wendy White Trophy. […]
Wales Look Ahead to Ranking Test Matches
It hasn’t been long since the Wales seniors last played against an international side, but it is the first time they have played an international ranking match since September 2019. The last time the seniors played, they faced a tough opponent in the South Africa SPAR Proteas. They lost the training game 60-38 but the […]
Selected Wales Senior Squad Travelling to the Isle of Man
We are excited to announce the 12 athletes selected to travel to the Isle of Man for a series of test matches. The Wales Senior squad are due to travel in the upcoming weeks to play the Isle of Man national team. The team will travel to the Isle of Man on Thursday the […]
Wales face South African SPAR Proteas in Training Match
On Sunday 24th October, the senior squad travelled to Belfast to play a training game against the SPAR Proteas side. The South African team came to the UK ranked 5th in the world, after an impressive few years climbing the world rankings (pre-covid 19). Under the guidance of Head Coach Sara Moore (nee Hale) and […]
2021 Wales Senior International Squad Selected
Welsh Netball is pleased to announce that the selection process for the 2021 Wales senior international netball squad has been completed and the following athletes have been selected for the coming year: Carys Allen (Central NC) Rebecca Baker (South East / Risca NC / Celtic Dragons) Millie Carter (South East / Ystrad Mynach NC) Betsy Creak (Team Bath) Suzy Drane (Toucans) Morganne Dunne (Celtic […]