Exciting news for netball fans! We are excited to announce that Wales U19 and U21 teams will be playing against Scotland U19 and U21 in Cardiff, ahead of the LexisNexis Cardiff Dragons’ game against Surrey Storm on the 19th of April. The match timings are below: The matches will feature some of the most talented […]
Category: Squad News
2023/24 Regional Academy Announcements
We are excited to reveal the coaching team and athletes for all of our Regional Academy Squads for the 2023/24 season. We have eight Regional Academies across Wales, each of which has an U15 and U17 squad. Check back for the reveal of each Regional Academy’s coaching team and squad lists. Congratulations to all athletes […]
Clare Jones Announces Retirement from Netball
Clare Jones has today announced that she has retired from international netball. The midcourter’s last game for her country was at the 2023 Netball World Cup against the Scottish Thistles, where the win against Scotland secured Jones and the Welsh Feathers a ninth-place finish. Clare made her Welsh Feathers debut against South Africa in the […]
The Ugandan She Cranes win Wales Home Test Series in Thrilling Final Match
At the start of the new year, we hosted a test series between the Uganda She Cranes and the Welsh Feathers. The series was closely contested, with Uganda winning two of the three matches to take the series. The Welsh Feathers had lots to celebrate over the series, including a win and six debuts. An […]
Welsh Feathers Squad Announcement
After the recent announcement of the 2023/24 Welsh Feathers Squad, we are excited to announce the Welsh Feathers 2023/24 Leadership Team and squad that will be competing in the January test series against Uganda. Midcourters Bethan Dyke and Nia Jones will lead the squad as Co-Captains for the 2023/24, season supported by defender Ella Powell-Davies […]
Wales U19 Europe Netball Squad Announcement
We are delighted to reveal the Wales U19 Squad that will be competing in a Europe Netball U19 Pilot event this December. The squad features bright prospects from our National Academy Programme, led by a strong management team. The event will take place in Loughborough on the 16th and 17th December 2023 and will provide […]
Welsh Feathers Announce Squad for 2023-2024 Season
We are delighted to announce our Welsh Feathers Squad and Training Partners for the 2023/24 season. The 19-athlete Welsh Feathers squad comprises a mix of new faces and experience, with 14 athletes that were part of the squad for the NWC 2023 making their return. Several athletes have progressed through the Wales Netball Performance Pathway, […]
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 […]
Netball World Cup Match Reports – Preliminaries Stage 2
Match 4 – Wales vs New Zealand We faced the reigning champions in our fourth match of the Netball World Cup, and it was another tough match for the Welsh Feathers. Wales stayed close to the Silver Ferns at the start of the match, but the second ranked team in the world pulled away and […]
Netball World Cup Match Reports – Preliminaries Stage 1
Match 1 – Wales vs South Africa Our first match of the 2023 Netball World Cup was against the home nation South Africa. The Welsh Feathers didn’t only have to contend with the Spar Proteas on the court, but also the deafening roar of the home crowd in the stands. The first quarter was dominated […]