Welsh Netball is proud to announce its squad for the upcoming Netball Europe Under 17 Open Championships taking place in Huddersfield from 1 to 3 March 2019. Leading the squad to the European tournament will be Head Coach Rhian Davies. She will be joined by Assistant Coaches Emma Meredith and Jo Ricketts and Team Manager […]
Category: U17
Wales Under 17 Finish 4th at NPL Tournament
Welsh Netball’s Under 17 squad enjoyed an excellent run at this weekend’s England Netball NPL (Netball Performance League) tournament in Nottingham, finishing in 4th place. The squad, sponsored by a number of businesses and fundraising work, travelled to Nottingham to face off against some of the best Under 17s sides in England in the end […]
Wales Under 21 and Under 17 Squads Announced for 2018/19
Following a competitive series of trials in recent weeks, Welsh Netball is pleased to be able to announce its Under 21 and Under 17 long squads for the 2018/19 season. Under 21 Long Squad Elysse Haywood | Megan Baker-Rees | Anna Brindley | Erin Williams | Chloe Dyke | Chloe James | Miquie Walker-Jones | […]
Results of PTC and DTC Tournaments
Recently, Welsh Netball hosted tournaments for its Performance Training Centre (PTC) and Development Training Centre (DTC) teams from across Wales. The tournaments saw some of Wales’ best Under 17 and 21 players go head-to-head in an end of season showpiece event. The PTCs and DTCs provide Wales’ young, talented netball players a values based learning […]
Nine New Caps for Wales U17 Against England U17
Wales Under 17 played their first capped game of the season against England Under 17 in Sheffield on Sunday 18 June, going down 70-35. Despite the disappointment of the Netball Europe U17 Open Championships being cancelled due to ‘the Beast from the East,’ the squad has been keeping busy, competing against English franchises, notably winning […]
Wales U17 46 Wasps U17 44
Wales U17: 46 Wasps U17: 44 Images courtesy of Clive Jones PR. Wales Under 17s took on their counterparts from Wasps in a curtain-raiser friendly prior to the Celtic Dragons v Wasps superleague game on Saturday 9 June. It was an absolute thriller as Wales got off to a very shaky start, at point being […]
Wales Under 17s Win Tri-Tournament
Wales Under 17s emerged victorious in a tri-tournament against Team Bath and Mavericks over the weekend. Following the disappointment of the cancelled Netball Europe U17s Championships, the tournament was a great opportunity for the Under 17s to play some fiercely competitive netball against quality opposition. Welsh Netball would like to congratulate the players, coaches and […]
Wales Name Squad for Netball Europe Under 17s Open Championship
Welsh Netball is pleased to name its squad for the Netball Europe Under 17s Open Championship taking place in Dublin, Republic of Ireland: Final 12: Rhian Evans; Mollie Underhill; Macey Lane; Beca Hughes; Nan Williams; Macy Morgan; Catrin Hughes; Hannah Owen; Charlotte Scarborough; Sapphira Fisher; Millie Carter and Angharad Broughton. Management team: Bev Powell, Head […]
Parents’ Blog: Wales at the NPL
Paul Evans is father to Wales U17 star Rhian Evans who recently played at the annual Netball Performance League Tournament, hosted by England Netball at the University of Nottingham. Paul has written a blog of the family’s experience whilst daughter Rhian represents her country on court. His blog gives a unique perspective of a parent, […]
Wales U17 Finish 5th at England’s Netball Performance League Tournament.
Wales’ international U17 team finished 5th at England Netball’s Performance League [NPL] over the August Bank Holiday, beating 7 of England’s best teams to reach their finishing position. Following a successful season with a silver medal finish at the 2017 Netball Europe U17 Championships, the young Welsh team are delighted with their impressive performance at […]