Chelsea Lewis (born 24 November 1993) is a Wales netball international. She represented Wales at the

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and

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s and at the

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and

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. She was also a member of the Wales teams that won the 2010

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and the 2013 and 2014

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s. At club level she has played for

Celtic Dragons Cardiff Dragons are a Welsh netball team based in Cardiff. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06 they were founder members of the league. Their best performance in the Superleague came in 2013 when they finished as ...

and

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in the

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Early life and education

Lewis is originally from

Aberdare Aberdare ( ; ) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and River Cynon, Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tydf ...

. She was educated at

Aberdare Girls' School Aberdare Girls' School was a state school, state secondary school for girls aged 11–18 in the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It closed in July 2014. History The school was founded as an Intermediate Girls' school, and the buildi ...

, where she first began to play

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Neath Port Talbot College Neath Port Talbot College (NPTC) was a further education institution established as two campuses in Port Talbot and Neath in Wales. The college allowed study of many courses including GCSEs, GCE Advanced Level, AS Level/A levels, AGCEs, AVCEs, Ad ...

and

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Playing career

Celtic Dragons

Lewis first played for

between 2010 and

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. She was a member of the Dragons squad that finished as runners up to

in the 2013 Netball Superleague. She guested for Dragons when they played as Celtic Flames in the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club. After three seasons with Team Bath, Lewis re-joined Dragons for the

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season. She withdrew from the 2020 Dragons squad after announcing her

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Netball Waitakere

In 2015 Lewis played for Netball Waitakere in

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Team Bath

Lewis played for

during the

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and

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seasons.

Wales

Lewis made her senior debut for

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in 2010 during a qualifying tournament for the

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. She was the 190th Wales international and, at the age of 16, she was also the youngest. She was subsequently a member of the Wales team that won the 2010

. She was also a member of the Wales teams that won the 2013 and 2014

s. Lewis also represented Wales at the

and

s and at the

and

. Lewis made her 50th senior appearance for Wales in a match against

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during the 2015 Netball World Cup. Aged 21 years, 7 months and 23 days, she became the youngest Wales international to gain 50 senior caps. At the same tournament she scored 232 for Wales and helped them finish in seventh place, their best finish since

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Personal life and employment

Lewis is in a relationship with Adam Beard, the Wales rugby union international. She coaches netball at

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Honours

;

**''Winners'': 2013, 2014: 2 **''Runners Up'': 2016,

: 2 *

**''Winners'': 2010: 1 ;

**''Runners Up'':

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: 1

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Chelsea 1993 births Living people Welsh netball players Welsh netball coaches Netball Superleague players Cardiff Dragons (netball) players Team Bath netball players 2011 World Netball Championships players Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales Alumni of Cardiff Metropolitan University Sportspeople from Aberdare Sportspeople from Merthyr Tydfil Welsh expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand People educated at Neath Port Talbot College