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November 30, 2023

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 16^th and 17^th December 2023 and will provide match play opportunities for the U19 age group, in this new look competition. The Wales Squad will take on the following teams in shortened matches of 2 x 12 minutes:

Scotland
Northern Ireland
Gibraltar
Republic of Ireland
England Invitationals (two teams)
Isle of Man

The U19 team will be led by Jo Ricketts (Head Coach) who will be supported by:

Vikki Healan – Assistant Coach
Anna O’Brien – Team Manager
Heather McLintock – Physiotherapist

U19 Squad

The U19 athletes selected to represent Wales at the competition are:

Izzy Affley

Nia Bullen

Megan Cottrell (Vice Captain)

Freya Evans

Darcy Hastings

Holly Jenkins

Nia Jones

Lottie Moffat

Taylor Ratcliffe

Thea Rhodes (Captain)

Olivia Sutton

Emily Taylor

Reserves for the tournament:

Elizabeth Hardie

Maddi Lovett

Eluned Owen

As this is a pilot event, there will be no spectators or live streaming at this event.

To view the match schedule, please visit:

https://www.europenetball.com/copy-of-u17-event-2023

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