On Thursday 26 April, Welsh Netball’s National Primary Schools Competition took place at Merthyr Tyfil Leisure Centre. 14 schools had made it to the national competition via regional qualifiers and over 125 children participated in 6 games to determine the finalists. In the end, the scores went down to the wire and the two finalists…
Wales Under 17s emerged victorious in a tri-tournament against Team Bath and Mavericks over the weekend. Following the disappointment of the cancelled Netball Europe U17s Championships, the tournament was a great opportunity for the Under 17s to play some fiercely competitive netball against quality opposition. Welsh Netball would like to congratulate the players, coaches and…
Welsh Netball would like to congratulate Glamorgan Valleys A on winning the 2018 Senior Inter Area Competition at Deeside, Flintshire. North East A finished as runners up. The next Welsh Netball Competition is the Primary Schools Finals taking place at Merthyr Tydfil on Thursday 26 April. Senior Inter Area Full Results: 1st Galmrogan Valleys A…
Welsh Netball has now opened nominations for the role of Elected Director (Development) ahead of the 2018 Welsh Netball Association Annual General Meeting. The purpose of the role is to ensure that the Welsh Netball Board have a strategic lead to continue its goal of ‘Growing the Game’. The role will support the CEO, Head…
Recently, Welsh Netball caught up with a new walking netball group that has been set up in Newport. Marilyn Bryan-Jones, who established the group in October 2017, told us about the journey the players have been on since starting. “I started playing netball when I was nine, in junior school and I absolutely loved it….
On Sunday 15 April, teams from across West Wales gathered at University of Wales Trinity St David, Carmarthen, to participate in the West Wales Regional Tournament for the Under 15, 13 and 11 age groups. The winners and runners up from each age group would win a place at the National Competitions and a chance…
Across Wales and beyond, netballers young and old have been entertained, enthralled and inspired by the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. During the Games, Welsh Netball’s Netball Development Officers (NDOs) were busy organising NetsPlay camps across the country throughout the Easter break. Camps took place in Bangor, Carmarthen and Cardiff and dozens of young people…
Wales’ Commonwealth Games Journey Ends on a High 2018 Commonwealth Games Wales: 81 Fiji: 32 Wednesday 11 April Wales last faced Fiji back in October when the Pearls were the invitational team at the Netball Europe Open Championships 2017 in Cardiff. Back then, Wales recorded a 61-40 win and it was a case of history…