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Chelsea Lewis (born 24 November 1993) is a Wales netball international. She represented Wales at the 2011 and
2015 Netball World Cup The Netball World Cup Sydney 2015 (NWC2015) was the 14th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball. It was held from 7–16 August, in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating ...
s and at the
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and
2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, ...
. She was also a member of the Wales teams that won the 2010 Netball Singapore Nations Cup and the 2013 and 2014
European Netball Championship The European Netball Championship (also known as the Netball Europe Championships) is an annual netball competition organised by Netball Europe. The Championships or "Open" section features the highest-ranked European nations, and the "Challenge" ...
s. At club level she has played for
Celtic Dragons Celtic 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 r ...
and
Team Bath TeamBath is the University of Bath's sporting organisation. In addition to entering teams in BUCS intervarsity competitions, TeamBath has also entered teams in national leagues and competitions. Team Bath F.C. reached the first round proper of ...
in the
Netball Superleague The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in Netball in England, England, Netball in Wales, Wales and Netball in Scotland, S ...
.


Early life and education

Lewis is originally from Aberdare. She was educated at Aberdare Girls' School, 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, United Kingdom. The college allowed study of many courses including GCSEs, AS Level/A levels, AGCEs, AVCEs, Ad ...
and
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Playing career


Celtic Dragons

Lewis first played for
Celtic Dragons Celtic 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 r ...
between 2010 and
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. She was a member of the Dragons squad that finished as runners up to
Team Bath TeamBath is the University of Bath's sporting organisation. In addition to entering teams in BUCS intervarsity competitions, TeamBath has also entered teams in national leagues and competitions. Team Bath F.C. reached the first round proper of ...
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
Team Bath TeamBath is the University of Bath's sporting organisation. In addition to entering teams in BUCS intervarsity competitions, TeamBath has also entered teams in national leagues and competitions. Team Bath F.C. reached the first round proper of ...
during the 2016,
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and
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seasons.


Wales

Lewis made her senior debut for
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
in 2010 during a qualifying tournament for the
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. Si ...
. 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 Netball Singapore Nations Cup. She was also a member of the Wales teams that won the 2013 and 2014
European Netball Championship The European Netball Championship (also known as the Netball Europe Championships) is an annual netball competition organised by Netball Europe. The Championships or "Open" section features the highest-ranked European nations, and the "Challenge" ...
s. Lewis also represented Wales at the 2011 and
2015 Netball World Cup The Netball World Cup Sydney 2015 (NWC2015) was the 14th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball. It was held from 7–16 August, in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating ...
s and at the
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and
2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, ...
. 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 Adam James Beard (born 7 January 1996) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a Lock (rugby union), lock for United Rugby Championship club Ospreys (rugby union), Ospreys and the Wales national rugby union team, Wales national ...
, the Wales rugby union international. She coaches netball at Monmouth School for Girls


Honours

;
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
*
European Netball Championship The European Netball Championship (also known as the Netball Europe Championships) is an annual netball competition organised by Netball Europe. The Championships or "Open" section features the highest-ranked European nations, and the "Challenge" ...
**''Winners'': 2013, 2014: 2 **''Runners Up'': 2016,
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: 2 * Netball Singapore Nations Cup **''Winners'': 2010: 1 ;
Celtic Dragons Celtic 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 r ...
*
Netball Superleague The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in Netball in England, England, Netball in Wales, Wales and Netball in Scotland, S ...
**''Runners Up'':
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: 1


References

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