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 […]
Category: Squad News
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 […]
Welsh Feathers Warm-Up Game Match Report
A fierce battle gives valuable preparations for the Welsh Feathers with less than a month to go until the Netball World Cup. The Welsh Feathers claim victory over the Scottish Thistles after an intense World Cup Warm-Up Match. Matches between the two teams always display a ferocious fight, and this match was no different! This […]
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 set to face the Scottish Thistles ahead of the World Cup
After the exciting reveal of the Welsh Feathers Squad heading to the Vitality Netball World Cup this summer, we are delighted to announce a pre-World Cup training match against the Scottish Thistles. Both the Scottish Thistles and Welsh Feathers qualified for the World Cup last year at the World Cup Qualifiers in Glasgow last October. […]
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. […]