Georgia Rowe celebrates her 50th cap in a closely contested game against Malawi in the XXII Commonwealth Games. Georgia made her first appearance in the red dress in 2015 against England in the Netball Europe Open Championships and since then has gone from strength to strength. Georgia prides herself on accuracy and shows that even […]
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Nia Jones reaches milestone 50th Cap against Australia
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 […]
Bethan Dyke Celebrates 50th Cap with a win against Scotland
The Wing Attack/Centre earned her first Wales cap in 2014 against the Republic of Ireland, and now, 8 years on has notched up her 50th cap. Despite suffering 2 ACL injuries since the last Commonwealth Games, Bethan is back competing on the international stage and is stronger than ever. Domestically, she had a great season, […]
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 Set to host South Africa SPAR Proteas in July
We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a series of matches against South Africa this July. We will face the SPAR Proteas for 2 matches on Tuesday 19th July and Wednesday 20th July 2022. The last time the Wales Senior Squad faced the SPAR Proteas in a test match was back in […]
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 […]
Wales Netball are delighted to announce the appointment of the Coaches and Team Managers who will lead the new National Academy Squads
Wales Netball have appointed two Head Coaches (pictured above) to lead the National Academy, Joanne Ricketts who will lead the National Academy (u21s and u19s), and Rhian Davies who will take the reigns for National Academy (U17s). They will be joined by their Assistant Coaches, Jen Berry (u21) and Sian Ruttley (u17), and Team Managers […]
Success at the O’Neills Wales Series
The O’Neills Wales Series meant international netball was back in Wales and what a great homecoming it was!. It was a successful weekend in many ways. Although we couldn’t have fans attend due to the Welsh Government COVID-19 restrictions, we managed to successfully stream all 6 games on our website and Facebook page. The first […]
Let the Battle Commence
Let the Battle Commence There is just 2 days to go until Wales, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, and the Republic of Ireland descend on the Ebbw Vale Sports Centre to compete for the Wendy White Trophy as part of the International Test Series. The series gets underway on Friday the 14th of January and will […]