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Stacey Francis-Bayman ( Francis, born 1 January 1988) is a former England netball international. She was a member of the
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teams that won bronze medals at the
2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...
and at the
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
and
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s. At club level she has played for both
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and Yorkshire Jets in the
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, for Canterbury Tactix in the
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and for
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in
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. Between 2005–06 and
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
she was a prominent member of the Team Bath squad as they won five Superleague titles. She played in the
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
and
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
grand finals and in both
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
and
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
she was named the Netball Superleague Player of the Season. In 2017 she was inducted into the University of Bath/Team Bath Hall of Fame for Sport.


Early life, family and education

Stacey is the daughter of Kevin Francis, a former professional footballer, and his wife, Sharon. She has a sister, Keisha. In her youth she played both
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and
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before concentrating on
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. When Stacey was 17 her family emigrated to
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. Stacey opted to remain in
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to complete her education and pursue her netball career. Stacey is originally from
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and attended North Bromsgrove High School. From aged 14 she began playing for the Bromsgrove-based Ryland Netball Club. Between 2006 and 2009 she attended the
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where she gained a BSc in Sports Performance. Between 2009 and 2013 she attended
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where she completed an MA in English.


Playing career


Netball Superleague

;Team Bath Francis began her senior career in 2005 with
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, making two appearances during their final
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campaign. In 2005–06, aged just 17, she was the youngest member of Team Bath's inaugural
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squad. Between 2005–06 and
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
she was a prominent member of the Team Bath squad as they won five Superleague titles. She was player of the match in the 2010 Netball Superleague Grand Final and made a second grand final appearance in
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
. In both
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
and
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
she was named the Netball Superleague Player of the Season. In 2017 she was inducted into the University of Bath/Team Bath Hall of Fame for Sport. In both 2018 and 2019 Francis returned to play for Team Bath as a guest in the
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. ;Yorkshire Jets In 2015, after ten seasons playing for
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, Francis joined Yorkshire Jets. She subsequently captained Jets during the 2016 Netball Superleague season. ;Surrey Storm In 2017 Francis played for
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as a guest in the
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.


Australia and New Zealand

;Canterbury Tactix In 2011 Francis joined Canterbury Tactix. Her team mates at Tactix included fellow
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international,
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. However Francis missed half the
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through injury. ;West Coast Fever After playing for
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in the 2016 Netball Quad Series, Francis was approached by
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of the
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. Francis played for West Coast Fever in the 2018 Suncorp Super Netball grand final.


England

Francis made her senior debut for
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in September 2010 during an away series against
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. She had previously represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. She was subsequently a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the
2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...
and at the
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
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 a ...
s. She was also a member of the England team that won the 2011 World Netball Series. Francis made her 50th senior England appearance at the 2015 Netball Europe Open Championships in a match against
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.


Personal life

Francis is in a relationship with her former
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and
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teammate,
Sara Bayman Sara Francis-Bayman ( Bayman, born 23 December 1984) is an English former netball player and coach from Billinge near Wigan, England. She is currently an Assistant Coach for the West Coast Fever in the Suncorp Super Netball. Playing career ...
. The couple got engaged in 2018 and married on 29 December 2020.


Honours

;
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*
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**''Winners'':
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
: 1 **''Runners up '':
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
,
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
: 2 ;
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*
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**''Winners'': 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10,
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
: 5 ;
West Coast Fever West Coast Fever is a professional Australian netball team based in Perth, Western Australia. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they competed in the ANZ Championship. Between 1997 and 2007, as Pert ...
*
Suncorp Super Netball The Super Netball League (known predominantly by its sponsored name Suncorp Group, Suncorp Super Netball (SSN)) is a professional netball league in Netball in Australia, Australia. It superseded the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship, which also inc ...
**''Runners up '':
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: 1 ;Individual * Netball Superleague Player of the Season **
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
,
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
: 2


References

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