Celtic Dragons

Celtic Dragons
Founded 2005
Based in Cardiff, Wales
Home venue Sport Wales National Centre
Head coach Melissa Hyndman[1]
League Netball Superleague
2014 placing 5th

Uniform

The Cardiff based Celtic Dragons are part of the Netball Superleague (UK), which consists of the top eight netball teams in Wales and England, with the Dragons being the only team from Wales. Superleague teams members include international players from around the world. The teams compete against each other each week during the season, which runs from January to May. Most of the Dragon's home Superleague games are played at the Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens.[2][3] In the FIAT Netball Superleague 2009/2010 season, the Celtic Dragons finished in sixth position.[4] The Celtic Dragons enjoyed their most successful season in 2013, reaching the grand final before being edged out by Team Bath.[5] Lottisha Cato, Dragons’ powerful shooter from St Patricks in Grenada, is the only foreign player in the team, while all other players are Welsh.[6] The vocal club supporters are known as the 'green army'.[7]

Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff

2014 team

2014 Season Results

30 January Hertfordshire Mavericks 49 – 45Celtic Dragons   
8 February Team Northumbria 62 – 52Celtic Dragons   
10 February Celtic Dragons 61 – 41Loughborough Lightning   
17 February Celtic Dragons 48 – 69Surrey Storm   
22 February Celtic Dragons 51 – 54Manchester Thunder   
28 February Team Bath 62 – 62Celtic Dragons   
7 March Yorkshire Jets 67 – 70Celtic Dragons   
14 March Celtic Dragons 44 – 51Hertfordshire Mavericks   
20 March Loughborough Lighning 48 – 65Celtic Dragons   
22 March Celtic Dragons 76 – 41Team Northumbria   
29 March Surrey Storm 63 – 62Celtic Dragons   
5 April Manchester Thunder 63 – 52Celtic Dragons   
7 April Celtic Dragons 70 – 52Yorkshire Jets   
12 April Celtic Dragons 57 – 56Team Bath   

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2015 team

The 2015 team as published on the official Celtic Dragons website.[10]

Celtic Dragons netball team
Player Position(s) Age
Suzy Drane (C) C, WA 28
Cara Lea Moseley (C) GS, GS, WA 26
Steph Williams GD, WD 26
Nia Jones WD, GD 22
Georgia Rowe GK 20
Cathy Bastian C, WA, WD 22
Bethan Dyke WA 19
Sara Bell GA 24
Sarah Llewelyn GS, GA 18
Kelly Morgan GK 27
Emma Thomas GA 23
Fern Davies GD, WD 18
Lateisha Kidner GK, GD 21
Elizabeth Penfold GK, GD 20
Carly Lewis C, WD 21
Katie Llewellyn C, WA 20
Sophie Morgan C, WA 22
Chelsea Lewis GS, GA 21
Beth Millar GS, GA 23

See also

Netball Superleague
Netball in Wales
Sport in Cardiff
Welsh Netball Association

References

  1. ↑ BBC Sport
  2. ↑ "Celtic Dragons - Welsh Netball - Pêl-rwyd Cymru". Welsh Netball Association website. Welsh Netball Association. 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Superleague Season 08/09". England Netball website. England Netball. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  4. ↑ "Celtic Dragons: the FIAT Netball Superleague". Netball Superleague website. Netball Superleague. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Wales Online, Retrieved 04/01/2014
  6. ↑ Welsh Online
  7. ↑ Celtic Dragons Netball, 04/01/2015
  8. ↑ superleague/results/celtic-dragons-61-41-loughborough-lightning_89_1991 England Netball, Retrieved 04/01/2015
  9. ↑ England Netball, Retrieved 05/01/2015
  10. ↑ Website Retrieved 04/01/2015
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