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Northern Ireland National Netball Team
The Northern Ireland national netball team represent Northern Ireland in international netball tournaments such as the INF Netball World Cup, Netball World Cup, the Netball at the Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games, the European Netball Championship and the Netball Singapore Nations Cup, Nations Cup. The team was founded in 1955 in Northern Ireland, 1955. Northern Ireland won the Nations Cup in both 2009 and 2015 and were silver medallists at the 2012 and 2017 European Netball Championships. As of 21 July 2019, Northern Ireland are listed 11th on the INF World Rankings. Since 2019 the team has been sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers and is sometimes referred to as the PwC Warriors. Tournament history Netball World Cup Northern Ireland played in the inaugural 1963 World Netball Championships and finished in 11th place. Their best performance in the tournament came in 1983 World Netball Championships, 1983 when they finished seventh. In 2019 Netball World Cup, 2019 Northern I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball Europe
Europe Netball (previously known as Netball Europe, Federation of European Netball Associations) is the regional body within the World Netball that governs netball across Europe. The European region has twelve full members and one emerging member. Europe Netball runs the annual European Netball Championships for open, challenge and under-age sections. Full members * England Netball, England * Netball France, France * Gibraltar national netball team, Gibraltar * Isle of Man national netball team, Isle of Man * Israel national netball team, Israel * Malta national netball team, Malta * Northern Ireland national netball team, Northern Ireland * Republic of Ireland national netball team, Republic of Ireland * Scotland national netball team, Scotland * Netball Switzerland, Switzerland * United Arab Emirates * Welsh Netball Association, Wales Emerging members * Finland * Germany * Italy * Portugal * Spain * Netball in Sweden, Sweden * The Netherlands References Netball g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 World Netball Championships
The 1975 World Netball Championships was the fourth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It took place from 22 August to 4 September and was held in Auckland, New Zealand. It featured 11 teams with the debut of (Fiji and Papua New Guinea). After each team had played ten games, Australia successfully defended its 1969 title with nine wins and a draw (against New Zealand). England took the silver medal and New Zealand took the bronze medal. Results Table Round 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 4 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 5 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 6 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 7 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 8 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 9 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 10 ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 11 ---- ---- ---- ---- Medallists References {{Netball World Championship Nav Netball World Cup 1975 in netball 1975 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Netball Superleague Season ...
The 2014 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Zeo Netball Superleague) was the ninth season of the Netball Superleague. The league was won by Manchester Thunder. Surrey Storm finished top of the table following the regular season and remained unbeaten throughout the season until they were defeated in the grand final by Manchester Thunder. This season the league was sponsored by Zeo, a soft drinks firm. Teams Regular season Surrey Storm finished top of the table following the regular season with a record of twelve wins and two draws. ;Final table Playoffs Semi-finals 3rd/4th place playoff Grand Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Superleague 2014 netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noleen Lennon
Noleen Lennon (born 22 March 1984), also known as Noleen Armstrong, is a former Northern Ireland netball international. She represented Northern Ireland at the 2003, 2011 and 2019 Netball World Cups and at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was also a member of the Northern Ireland teams that were silver medallists at the 2012 and 2017 European Netball Championships. She captained Northern Ireland when they won the 2009 Nations Cup and then again at the 2011 World Netball Championships. Early life, family and education Lennon is from Portaferry, County Down. She is a relative of Ciara Mageean, a track and field athlete who also represented Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. While attending Ulster University, Lennon served as president of the university's sports union. Playing career Clubs Belfast Ladies Lennon plays for Belfast Ladies in the Northern Ireland Premier League. Team Northumbria Lennon has played for Team Northumbria in the Netball Superlea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Drayne
Michelle Drayne (born 22 September 1988) is a Northern Ireland netball international and a former Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. She represented Northern Ireland at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She was also a member of the Northern Ireland team that were silver medallists at the 2012 and 2017 European Netball Championships. Drayne has also played in the Netball Superleague for Team Northumbria, Saracens Mavericks and London Pulse. Early life, family and education Drayne is from Lisburn, County Antrim. She is the daughter of Michael and Stella Drayne. She has four siblings Niamh, Maeve, Owen and Aideen. Her mother, Stella Drayne, is a former netball coach/team manager with both Larkfield and Northern Ireland under-21 teams. She has coached teams that have included her daughter. Michael Drayne is a dairy farmer and a partner in the family firm, Draynes Farm. Michael and Stella Drayne have also fronted various sports sponsorships on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Northumbria (netball)
Team Northumbria is an English netball team based at Northumbria University. Between 2001 and 2005 they played in the Super Cup as Northern Flames. They also played as Team Northumbria Flames. Between 2005–06 and 2018, their senior team played in the Netball Superleague. The netball team is one of several sports teams based at Northumbria University that use the Team Northumbria brand name. Others include an association football team and a Team Northumbria (basketball), basketball team. In 2018 Northumbria University announced it was withdrawing seven of its national league sports teams due to cuts to its elite sport programme. This included Team Northumbria withdrawing from the Netball Superleague. History Northern Flames Between 2001 and 2005, Northern Flames, together with five other franchises – London Hurricanes, London Tornadoes, Team Bath (netball), Team Bath Force, University of Birmingham, University of Birmingham Blaze and Northern Thunder (netball), Northern Thun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball At The 2014 Commonwealth Games
Netball is one of ten core sports at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It was netball's fifth appearance at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998. The competition took place between Thursday 24 July and Sunday 3 August; with preliminary and classification matches hosted at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, SECC and the medal matches in the neighbouring SSE Hydro, Hydro Arena. Netball was one of only two women-only events in the 2014 competition schedule, the other being rhythmic gymnastics. Participating nations Twelve nations competed in netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games: * Scotland was included as the host nation for the Games; * The top six teams from the IFNA World Rankings automatically qualified; * The five remaining teams were selected through regional qualifying tournaments. Umpires * * * * * * * * * * * * * Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball At The 1985 World Games
The Netball tournament at the 1985 World Games was played at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Centre from 2 August to 4 August 1985. It was the first time netball was played at a World Games. It featured England, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and Scotland. With a team coached by Lois Muir and captained by Lyn Parker, New Zealand won the tournament, winning all five matches they played. Head coaches and captains Matches The tournament featured six teams – England, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Northern Ireland were late replacements for Trinidad and Tobago. Table Final Placings Medalists Notes * www.todor66.com lists Northern Ireland as finishing fifth while www.ournetballhistory.org.uk states Scotland finished fifth. References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Games Netball International netball competitions hosted by England 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 World Netball Championships
The 2011 World Netball Championships () was the 13th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Singapore from 3–10 July. All 48 matches were played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Singapore was chosen as the host nation at the 2007 IFNA Congress in Auckland. Sixteen nations contested the week-long tournament. Ten nations gained selection for the World Championships in five regional qualifying tournaments held from 2010 to 2011; the top five national teams from the 2007 tournament also qualified, along with host nation Singapore. The teams were divided into four pools, in which teams played every other team once. The two highest teams in each pool progressed to the quarter-finals, while the remaining teams played in classification matches to determine the 9th–16th placings. Among the eight nations to qualify for the quarter-finals, Northern Ireland debuted entering in the finals stages. New Zealand advanced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 World Netball Championships
The 2003 World Netball Championships were the eleventh edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica from 10 to 20 July. After 100 matches, New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand's Silver Ferns defeated Australia national netball team, Australia to take the title after its last title 16 years previously. The host country, Jamaica, finished third. This marked the tournament's 40th anniversary, as it was 1963 World Netball Championships, founded in 1963. Preliminary games The competition started with two days of two rounds of knockout games between the 16 unseeded nations for four spots in the championship stage of the competition. The losing 12 teams were placed in the consolation round. Round One Round Two Consolation round Group A Group B Placement Matches Championship Round The four top teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. Group A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 World Netball Championships
The 1999 World Netball Championships (also known as the Vodafone World Netball Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 21 September to 2 October 1999 and featured 26 teams with the debut of Niue, Tonga and Zambia. All matches were held at the Westpac Arena. Fourteen teams entered the preliminary round with four teams qualifying to the main round where they were joined by the top twelve teams from the 1995 championships. The main round saw sixteen teams remaining, be split into two groups of eight with the top four qualifying to the quarter-finals while the remaining eight played in classification matches for 9th–16th placings. Australia and New Zealand defeated England and Jamaica in the semi-finals, for a repeat of the 1995 final. Australia defended its seventh title defeating New Zealand in the final on a final-second shot by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 World Netball Championships
The 1995 World Netball Championships was the ninth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Birmingham, England and featured a record 27 teams. South Africa returned to competition after the abolition of apartheid. Australia claimed their seventh title. netballpost.com. Retrieved 24 December 2008 First round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Group C ---- ----Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Group E ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Group F ---- ---- ---- ---- ----Group G ---- ---- ---- ---- ----< ...
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