Laura Malcolm (born 20 May 1991) is an English netball player and co-captain of the

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. At club level, she plays for

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in the

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, and has previously played for

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teams

Manchester Thunder Manchester Thunder are an English netball team based in Manchester. Their senior team plays in the Netball Super League. In 2005–06, Thunder were founding members of the league. They were Super League champions in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2022 ...

and

Severn Stars Severn Stars are an netball in England, English netball team based at the University of Worcester. The team is named after the River Severn, which runs through Worcester, England, Worcester and Gloucester, the original home cities of the two un ...

Club career

Malcolm has played for

and

. She won the 2014 Netball Superleague with Manchester Thunder. Malcolm joined Severn Stars from Thunder in 2017, before returning to Thunder ahead of the

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. She was part of the Thunder team that won the 2019 Netball Superleague. She was named in the 2021 Netball Superleague Team of the Year. In September 2021, Malcolm signed a new two-year contract with Manchester Thunder. In June 2022, Malcolm announced that she was leaving Manchester Thunder to play overseas. That month, she signed for New Zealand team

ahead of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season.

International career

Malcolm made her debut for the

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in a 2012 match against

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. She had previously been in the England squad for the 2011 World Netball Series. In June 2024 Malcolm announced her retirement from international netball. In 2019, she was appointed vice-captain for the England tour of South Africa, and was also vice-captain for the 2020 Netball Nations Cup. She was named co-captain alongside Serena Guthrie for the 2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. As of March 2021, she had made 31 appearances for England. Malcolm was included in the England squad for the netball event at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

Personal life

Malcolm runs her own netball coaching business, Maias Netball. During the

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, she taught many sessions online. She believes that people should be judged on merits rather than the colour of their skin. Malcolm's father died in 2013.

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References

External links

Netball Superleague Profile

England Netball Profile
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