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    March 3, 2023

Wales Netball Launches New National League  

We are excited to announce the launch of our new National League. This has been created to offer the community a competitive platform for adults to play for a National League Team, coming up against other teams across the various regions in Wales.  

About the National League, Vicki Sutton (Wales Netball CEO) said “National League has been a long time in the making and I am thrilled to finally see it becoming a reality. 2023 will be a great chance for us to test the format, eligibility and structure of the league with a view to making it bigger and better in 2024.”  

The National League will comprise of six teams with an experienced management team leading each squad. The six teams are City Flames (Cardiff & Vale), South East Blaze (South East), Valleys Volcanoes (Glamorgan Valleys), West Wales Phoenix (West Wales), North West Fury (North West) and North East Inferno (North East). We are hopeful to expand the league to include Afan Nedd Tawe and Powys in 2024.  

Each team will host their own trials and successful athletes will benefit from training sessions and competitive matches against other National League teams. All trial information can be found here

For further information, please visit our new National League webpage by clicking this link – National League

We are excited to see the first trials take place on Saturday 18th March and can’t wait to see the National League get underway in the coming months! 

Wales U21 Qualifies for the 2025 Netball World Youth Cup

We are pleased to share that the Wales U21 squad has successfully qualified for the 2025 Netball World Youth Cup, set to take place in Gibraltar. The team competed in the Netball World Youth Cup Qualifiers hosted by Wales Netball in Cardiff last month, where our athletes had the opportunity to perform in front of […]

Chief Executive Officer Announcement

After 3 years of visionary leadership and remarkable achievements, Vicki Sutton has recently informed the Chairs of her decision to step down as Chief Executive Officer of both Wales Netball and the Cardiff Dragons at the end of 2024. This marks the end of a transformative era for the company, one that has seen significant […]

Wales Netball enter into a partnership with Coleg y Cymoedd.  

We are excited to announce their partnership with Coleg Y Cymoedd, which will see the college become an official partner for the upcoming Netball Youth World Cup Qualifiers. In this prestigious event, six teams will compete for a top three qualifying spot in next year’s Youth World Cup in Gibraltar. This partnership emphasizes the mutual […]

Wales Netball Prepares for the Inaugural Celtic Cup in Glasgow

Event Overview Mark your calendars for a thrilling new netball event coming this November! Running from 7th to 10th November 2024, teams from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Zimbabwe will compete in the inaugural Celtic Cup, showcasing international netball at its finest. As the tournament approaches, the Welsh Feathers are gearing up to take the […]

Exciting Announcement: Wales U21 Squad for the Netball World Youth Cup Qualifiers in Cardiff

Wales Netball is delighted to announce the selection of 12 talented athletes and three reserves who will represent Wales in the U21 squad at the upcoming Netball World Youth Cup Qualifiers! This thrilling competition will take place in Cardiff from the 24th to the 29th of September 2024. We’re eager to see our young athletes […]

August Organisation of the Month

Dare Valley Flyers Netball Club is a relatively new club which launched in January of 2024. The club was started as a response from the clubs’ founders – Lindsay Davies and Jonathon Davies, whose daughter started playing netball for her primary school’s team and really enjoyed it.  Due to large waiting lists for new members […]
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