Wales national netball team explained

Country:Wales
Association:Welsh Netball Association
Confederation:Netball Europe (Europe)
Coach:Emily Handyside
Asst Coach:Sarah Lewis
Captain:Suzy Drane
Nia Jones
Vice-Captain:Clare Jones
Ella Powell-Davies
Rank:8
Kitlabel1:Red uniform
Body1:red
Pattern B1:thinblacksides
Skirt1:red
Kitlabel2:Green uniform
Body2:darkgreen
Skirt2:darkgreen
First Game: 25  - 3
(played 1949)
Wnc Prev:2019
Wnc Recent:DNQ
Wnc Best:6th (1975, 1979)
Cwg Prev:2018
Cwg Recent:11th
Cwg Best:6th (2002)

The Wales national netball team represents Wales in international netball competition.The Welsh Netball Association (Welsh: Cymdeithas Bêl-Rwyd Cymru), the governing body for netball in Wales, is responsible for Welsh squad selection, international matches and for the training and development of players.[1] [2] [3]

Wales' current International Netball Federation (INF) world ranking is ninth, as of 2 December 2019.[4]

Players

2018 Wales Netball Commonwealth Games Squad

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
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1963 Eastbourne, England 10th
1967 Perth, Australia DNP
1971 Kingston, Jamaica 7th
1975 Auckland, New Zealand 6th
1979 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 6th
1983 Singapore 8th
1987 Glasgow, Scotland 13th
1991 Sydney, Australia 7th
1995 Birmingham, England 17th
1999 Christchurch, New Zealand 14th
2003 Kingston, Jamaica 14th
2007 Auckland, New Zealand 12th
2011 Singapore 9th
2015 Sydney, Australia 7th
2019 Liverpool, England DNQ
2023 Cape Town, South Africa 9th
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
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1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia DNP
2002 Manchester, England 6th
2006 Melbourne, Australia 8th
2010 Delhi, India DNP
2014 Glasgow, Scotland 8th
2018 Gold Coast, Australia 11th
2022 Birmingham, England 8th

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History: Welsh Netball: Pêl-rwyd Cymru . Welsh Netball Association . 2010 . 3 March 2011 . Welsh Netball Association website . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121225138/http://www.welshnetball.co.uk/history.htm . 21 January 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Governing Bodies of Sport-Sports Council for Wales . sports council wales . 2007 . 24 July 2009 . Sports Council for Wales Cyngor Chwaraeon Cymru website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081015213305/http://www.sports-council-wales.org.uk/grants-funding/funding/list-of-bodies . 15 October 2008 .
  3. Web site: Welsh Netball Association – Eligibility & Selection Procedure . Welsh Netball Association-Cymdeithas Bêl-Rwyd Cymru . 2009 . 24 July 2009 . Welsh Netball Association-Cymdeithas Bêl-Rwyd Cymru website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205174053/http://welshnetball.co.uk/Welsh-Netball-Association/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=100 . 5 February 2009 .
  4. Web site: IFNA : Current World Rankings . . 7 March 2018 . 12 April 2018 . International Federation of Netball Associations website . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203014509/http://www.netball.org/thrilling-world-class-events/current-world-rankings . 3 December 2016 . live .