Berri Neil (born 12 February 2003) is an English international

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player. She plays for Loughborough Lightning in the

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and is part of the English national team.

Early life and education

Neil grew up in

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and started playing netball at 9 years old at school. She later joined YWCA Bury netball club and then Oldham Netball Club. Neil attended Parrenthorn High School and

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Club career

Manchester Thunder

Neil worked her way through the

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pathway and was named as a training partner in Thunder’s senior squad in 2020. She made her

debut for the club on her 18^th birthday in February

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against Strathclyde Sirens.

London Pulse

She joined London Pulse ahead of the

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season where she partnered with England Rose goal shooter, Olivia Tchine. She helped Pulse reach the Netball Super League Grand Final in

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, and was part of the

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squad that finished third after defeat in the play-off semi finals. Neil was named Young Player of the Season and the All Star VII GA for the 2023 season.

Loughborough Lightning

Neil moved to Loughborough Lightning for the

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season.

International career

In 2017 Neil was selected for the U17s National Academy. She made her first appearance for England U17s at the Europe Netball Championships before going on a tour to Australia later that year with fellow Roses’ Funmi Fadoju and Alicia Scholes. She worked her way through the U19 and U21 squads before joining the Future Roses programme. In 2023 she was elevated into the Roses senior squad and later in the year, on 24 September 2023, she made her England debut against the New Zealand Silver Ferns in the 2023 Taini Jamison Trophy. She was part of the squad who won the 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series and the

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. Neil has also won silver with the roses at the 2024 Netball Nations cup and bronze at the

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Honours

England

* Netball Nations Cup:

Runner up:

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: Bronze:

London Pulse

: Runners up:

Individual Awards

Netball Super League

* Young Player of the Year:

* All Star VII:

Personal life

Neil was named in Hello! magazines Rising Stars of 2024.

References

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