Wales national netball team

Wales

Association	Welsh Netball Association
Confederation	Netball Europe (Europe)
Head coach	Trish Wilcox
Captain	Suzy Drane
INF ranking	8
Red uniform Green uniform
First international
England  25 – 3  Wales (played 1949)
World Championships
2015 placing	7th
Best result	6th (1975, 1979)
Commonwealth Games
2014 placing	8th
Best result	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 eighth, as of 17 May 2015.^[4]

Players

2015 Wales Netball World Cup Team

Wales national netball team
Players	Coaching staff
Sara Bell Suzy Drane (c) Bethan Dyke Nichola James Kyra Jones Lateisha Kidner Chelsea Lewis Kelly Morgan Rosie Pretorius (v-c) Georgia Rowe Emma Thomas Stephanie Williams	Head coach: Trish Wilcox

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
Year	Championship	Location	Placing
1963	1st World Championships	Eastbourne, England	10th
1967	2nd World Championships	Perth, Australia	DNP
1971	3rd World Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	7th
1975	4th World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	6th
1979	5th World Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago	6th
1983	6th World Championships	Singapore	8th
1987	7th World Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	13th
1991	8th World Championships	Sydney, Australia	7th
1995	9th World Championships	Birmingham, England	17th
1999	10th World Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	14th
2003	11th World Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	14th
2007	12th World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	12th
2011	13th World Championships	Singapore	9th
2015	14th World Cup	Sydney, Australia	7th

Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year	Games	Event	Location	Placing
1998	XVI Games	1st Netball	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	DNP
2002	XVII Games	2nd Netball	Manchester, England	6th
2006	XVIII Games	3rd Netball	Melbourne, Australia	8th
2010	XIV Games	4th Netball	Delhi, India	DNP
2014	XX Games	5th Netball	Glasgow, Scotland	8th

See also

• Sport in Wales
• Netball in Europe

References

1. "History: Welsh Netball: Pêl-rwyd Cymru". Welsh Netball Association website. Welsh Netball Association. 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
2. "Governing Bodies of Sport-Sports Council for Wales". Sports Council for Wales Cyngor Chwaraeon Cymru website. sports council wales. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
3. "Welsh Netball Association – Eligibility & Selection Procedure". Welsh Netball Association-Cymdeithas Bêl-Rwyd Cymru website. Welsh Netball Association-Cymdeithas Bêl-Rwyd Cymru. 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
4. "IFNA : Current World Rankings". International Federation of Netball Associations website. International Federation of Netball Associations. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

External links

• Welsh Netball Association