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    April 26, 2023

Wales Development Squad Announcement

We are delighted to announce the selection of the Wales Development Squad that will compete in the Europe Netball Open Challenge. The competition will take place from Wednesday 10th – Sunday 14th May 2023 at House of Sport, Cardiff.

The Europe Netball Open Challenge sees nine teams competing in a round robin format (France, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, Israel, Malta, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates).

Welsh Feathers Assistant Coach Sarah Lewis will lead the Development Squad as Head Coach with Jo Ricketts as Assistant Coach.

The Wales Development Squad is as follows:

Ellie Blackwell

Millie Carter

Laura Dixon

Celyn Emanuel (C)

Megan Evans

Charlotte Jennings-Evans

Bethan Johnson

Holly Jones

Nansi Kuti

Caris Morgan

Ellen Morgan

Lauren Pawson

Megan Pilkington (VC)

Ayren Walker

Sarie Watkins

Training Partners

Deni Agnew

Libby Rowe

Lowri Broughton

The match schedule for the Wales Development is below:

Wednesday 10th May, 7pm – Isle of Man vs Wales Development Squad

Thursday 11th May, 7pm – Republic of Ireland vs Wales Development Squad

Friday 12th May, 3pm – UAE vs Wales Development Squad

Saturday 13th May, 11am – Malta vs Wales Development Squad

There is only two weeks left until the competition gets underway! You can buy tickets to each day of the event, or you can purchase a five-day pass using this link – https://t.co/qcjvq18znh (limited tickets available).

All matches will be live streamed on the Europe Netball YouTube channel here – https://www.youtube.com/@netballeurope

Good luck to all competing! We can’t wait to watch you in two weeks!

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