Source: Manchester Thunder

Thunder coach Dan Ryan names 17 player long squad

New Thunder coach Dan Ryan has named his initial 17-player Vitality Superleague long squad. Key players from the 2015 season have been retained, including captain Sara Bayman and her England team-mate Helen Housby. Thunder’s newest signing Natalie Haythornthwaite, who joins from Rose Rivals Yorkshire Jets, is named in a balanced squad, which combines youth and experience. And

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Source: Yorkshire Jets

Yorkshire Jets sign Sophie Halpin

One of Sydney’s leading netballers is to join Yorkshire Jets for the 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague. Sophie Halpin, who represented Australia at U19 level, will move from Sydney to be part of Anna Carter’s Jets squad for the new season. The 22-year old mid-court player represented her state, New South Wales, for three years in the

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Source: Matchtight

South African World Cup duo sign for Team Bath Netball

Two South African internationals who played starring roles at the 2015 Netball World Cup have joined Team Bath Netball for the 2016 Vitality Superleague season. Goal-shooter Lenize Potgieter and Karla Mostert, who plays at goal-defence or wing-defence, join a squad already boosted by the return of England defender Eboni Beckford-Chambers and the arrival of Wales

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Source: Scrumpix

Lightning sign England International Sasha Corbin

Loughborough Lightning have confirmed the signing of England international mid-court player Sasha Corbin for the forthcoming season. Corbin, who is joining Lightning from Hertfordshire Mavericks where she was captain, has played for her country 53 times since making her debut against Malawi in 2008. An experienced wing attack or centre, Corbin is the second England star

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Source: Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough Lightning welcome home England star Jade Clarke

Loughborough Lightning is delighted to welcome home Jade Clarke after five years playing netball in the Southern Hemisphere. A world class mid-court player who was one of England’s stars at this summer’s Netball World Cup, Clarke played for Loughborough Lightning for the best part of a decade whilst studying at Loughborough University. Graduating in 2006 with

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Source: Matchtight

England star Eboni Beckford-Chambers returns to Team Bath

Influential England defender Eboni Beckford-Chambers is returning to Team Bath Netball for the 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague season. The 27-year-old, who played a starring role as England won bronze at the recent Netball World Cup, helped the Blue and Gold secure four Superleague titles during her previous five-year spell with the franchise. She is now coming

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Source: Team Bath

Team Bath face Surrey Storm at Super Saturday season opener

Team Bath Netball will get their 2016 Vitality Superleague campaign under way against defending champions Surrey Storm during a ground-breaking Super Saturday event featuring all eight franchises. Four matches – all televised live on Sky Sports – will be played during an action-packed day at The NEC in Birmingham on Saturday, January 30, culminating in

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Source: Dave Roper for Matchtight

Stacey Francis joins the Jets

Team Bath Netball have thanked Stacey Francis for ten outstanding years of loyal service after the England defender confirmed she would be joining Yorkshire Jets for the 2016 Vitality Superleague season. Francis was Team Bath’s longest serving player, having joined the franchise back in 2005, and was a key performer in all five of the

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