This October our ‘Organisation of the Month’ goes to Deeside Netball, for their outstanding contribution to Netball in the North-East for over 44 years! Deeside Netball Club, founded in 1979, is today one of the oldest and largest running netball clubs in North-East Wales. They house circa. 300 women and girls divided into 24 teams, […]
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Wales U21 Win Silver at Europe Netball Championship Event
From the 6th until the 8th October, our U21 Wales squad competed in the Europe Netball Championship Event, and came up against Scotland, England and Northern Ireland. With the squad having some outstanding performances, and successfully winning two out of their three matches, the U21’s claimed silver at the competition. Wales U21 vs Scotland U21 […]
October Volunteer of the Month
Wales Netball’s Volunteer of the Month for October goes to an individual who has made such a positive impact on the experience of her athletes; this is none other than Hayley Forrester of North Dragons Netball Club! Hayley has coached at North Dragons Netball Club for many years. She currently coaches the club’s senior netballers […]
Suzy Drane Amongst Four Welsh Athletes Inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
On Friday 13th September, Welsh Feathers most capped player ever Suzy Drane along with Olympic hockey medallist Leah Wilkinson, Wales football’s all-time leading goal scorer Helen Ward and dual-code rugby international John Devereux were inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. The four inductions bring the roll of honour up to 164 greats. Drane […]
Organisation of the Month
Wales Netball’s first Organisation of the Month is Cymric Netball Clwb for their dedication to achieving their club vision and ethos: ‘We believe netball is for everyone. We want to be an exemplary club for inclusion in Wales.’ Cymric Netball Clwb was founded in August 2023, and it rapidly welcomed nearly 40 netball players! A […]
Wales Netball Launches Cost of Living Support Fund
Update 19/09/23: The first application window will be closed from Friday 22nd September with a second window opening during the Christmas Period. During this time the current applications will be reviewed, and current applicants should receive a response during the month of October. If you have applied for the fund, please keep a close eye […]
August Volunteer of the Month
This month’s Volunteer of the Month goes to someone whose community is endlessly grateful for all she does to keep their club running. This is none other than Ceri Walters, the backbone of Central Netball Club in Cardiff! Ceri dedicates all her spare time to demonstrating her passion for developing netball and ensuring participation is […]
Wales U21 Squad Announcement
We are delighted to reveal the Wales U21 Squad that will be competing in the Europe Netball U21 Championship event. The event will be taking place at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield from 6th – 8th October 2023. The Wales U21 squad will compete in the Championship group, and they will face England, Northern […]
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 Report – 9th / 10th Placing Match
With both Wales and Scotland chasing a 9th place finish at the Netball World Cup 2023 in Cape Town, there was plenty to play for when the two sides went head-to-head in our final match of the competition. Some great intercepts and rebounds from the Welsh Feathers ensured we edged ahead, taking a two-goal advantage […]