Manchester Thunder have done it again with their second big name signing in a week as world class defender Shadine van der Merwe joins from Australian SSN side Adelaide Thunderbirds With the breaking news of Natalie Haythornthwaite arriving from NSW Swifts still the talk of the town, Thunder have pulled off another massive deal with
It’s the moment netball fans have waited for: Natalie Haythornthwaite returns to Manchester Thunder for the 2022 season Since the news broke in Australia last week that Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Natalie Haythornthwaite would be returning to the UK to play in the Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL), netball fans all around the country have
Manchester Thunder mid-courter, Amy Carter will miss the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague season after rupturing her ACL Carter suffered the injury while in pre-season club training and will undergo surgery in early October. As a member of the Manchester Thunder squad since 2017, Carter had become an integral part of the team and was progressing
Legend Kerry out of retirement to help Thunder retain Superleague title Three-times Superleague winner Kerry Almond is coming out of retirement to help Manchester Thunder retain their title following the late withdrawal of Loreen Ngwira. The Malawian defender has had to be replaced for medical reasons and Kerry was the perfect player to fill the
Tracey Neville MBE, the Commonwealth Games winning netball coach with the England Roses, is returning to netball in a newly created role with the Superleague champions. Manchester Thunder, who won the title in 2019, will welcome Neville as Performance Operations Director. As well as working alongside Director of Netball and Head Coach Karen Greig on
Manchester Thunder has revealed that Loreen Ngwira has agreed to re-sign to Thunder for the upcoming season. The powerful defender signed with the reigning champion’s team in 2019, ahead of the 2020 campaign. Ngwira started all four of Thunder’s games before the Covid pandemic hit and the league was cancelled. Now the 27-year old is
Mvula hails from David Momba Village in Mzimba, the northern region of Malawi and was born into a large family of eight. Starting her netball journey at primary school, the 26-year old initially went on to star for the Blue Eagles Club, where she developed her raw talent and dedicated her life to the Malawi
Manchester Thunder have ensured they will take care of unfinished business by signing up budding England Rose Amy Carter. Carter will join fellow Roses Laura Malcolm and Eleanor Cardwell who enter the second year of their contracts with the black and yellows. Currently in New Zealand playing a three match test series against the Silver
Manchester Thunder’s force of nature and Northern Ireland captain Caroline O’Hanlon has re-signed for a fourth season with the club and will continue to demonstrate her quest for continual improvement and appetite for success in the reigning champion’s squad. O’Hanlon, 36, has enjoyed a long and successful international netball career reaching back as far as
Manchester Thunder, the reigning Vitality Netball Superleague Champions, are strengthening their off court team as part of their determination to continue to grow and develop. Two key appointments have been made to the Thunder Board bringing commercial, business development and operational expertise to the club as they prepare for the start of the 2020 season
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