Wales national netball team

Wales

Association| Welsh Netball Association
Confederation| Netball Europe (Europe)
Head coach| Emily Handyside
Asst coach| Sarah Lewis
Captain| Suzy Drane
Nia Jones
Vice-captain| Clare Jones
Ella Powell-Davies
World ranking| 8

Red uniform

Green uniform

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First international
England 25 - 3  Wales
(played 1949)
Netball World Cup
2019 placing| DNQ
Best result| 6th (1975, 1979)
Commonwealth Games
2018 placing| 11th
Best result| 6th (2002)

The Welsh National Netball Team, also known as the Welsh Feathers, 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 ninth, as of 2 December 2019.[4]

## Players

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### 2018 Wales Netball Commonwealth Games Squad

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The following is the Wales roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. It was announced on 1 March 2018. [5][6]

Wales national netball team – 2018 Commonwealth Games roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | Name | Age - DOB | Ht. | Club | Club nat.

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| Davies, Fern | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
| Drane, Suzy (C) | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
| Dyke, Bethan | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
| Jones, Kyra | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
| Jones, Nia | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
| Lewis, Chelsea | \-  | –  | Team Bath |
| Llewelyn, Sarah | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
| Morgan, Kelly | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
dab =
| Moseley, Cara Lea | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
| Rowe, Georgia | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
| Thomas, Leila | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |
| Varey, Amanda | \-  | –  | Celtic Dragons |

Head coach

Julie Hoornweg

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Club field describes current pro club

* Injured

## Competitive history

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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
2019 | 15th World Cup | Liverpool, England | DNQ
2023 | 16th World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 9th
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
2018 | XXI Games | 6th Netball | Gold Coast, Australia | 11th
2022 | XXII Games | 7th Netball | Birmingham, England | 8th

## See also

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* Sport in Wales
* Netball in Europe

## References

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1. ^ "History: Welsh Netball: Pêl-rwyd Cymru". Welsh Netball Association website. Welsh Netball Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. 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. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
5. ^ "Welsh Netball squad for Gold Coast announced". Commonwealth Games Wales. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
6. ^ "Participants: Wales: Netball". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

## External links

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* Welsh Netball Association Archived 26 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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