Chartie Curtis says it feels like being back at her “home from home” after returning to the Team Bath Netball squad for the 2021 Vitality Superleague season. The talented defender, who captained England U19s and won the European Championships at U21 level, spent the 2020 campaign with Surrey Storm during a placement year as part of her Economics degree course at the University of Bath. The season may have been curtailed by the Coronavirus pandemic...
Summer Artman says that she and Team Bath Netball have “unfinished business” in the Vitality Superleague after recommitting to the Blue & Gold for the 2021 season. The dynamic defender, who has represented England at every age group, was vice-captain during a 2020 campaign that saw Team Bath get off to a storming start, winning all three games in fine style, before being curtailed by the Coronavirus pandemic. “I’m so excited to be back with...
Just weeks after becoming a mother for the first time, England legend Eboni Usoro-Brown has recommitted to Team Bath Netball for the 2021 Vitality Superleague season. The Commonwealth champion and three-time World Cup medallist gave birth to daughter Savannah in August but has already begun a training programme as she targets a return to the court with the Blue & Gold in the new year. “I’m looking forward to getting back on the court and...
She is described as “the now and the future” of England netball and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis will be back in Team Bath’s famous Blue & Gold colours for the 2021 Vitality Superleague season. Still only 21 years old, the hugely-talented goal-attack impressed with her mature displays for the Vitality Roses during this month’s tour of New Zealand, gaining more international experience against the reigning World Champions, and is now preparing for her fourth season combining top-class...
She may have completed her academic studies but rising England star Imogen Allison is delighted to be continuing her sporting education with Team Bath Netball after signing up for the 2021 Vitality Superleague season. The 22-year-old wing-defence has spent her previous four seasons in the Blue & Gold, combining some outstanding on-court performances with studying Sports & Exercise Science at the University of Bath. Having graduated in the summer, Allison is now looking forward to...
After a fleeting but eye-catching start to her Vitality Superleague career, Welsh shooter Betsy Creak is ambitious to further establish her top-flight credentials after recommitting to Team Bath Netball for the 2021 season. The 24-year-old came off the bench twice for the Blue & Gold during the curtailed 2020 campaign and impressed both times, looking cool and composed in front of nearly 10,000 spectators on her debut against Loughborough Lightning before converting 100 per cent...
She is educating youngsters in her new job off court but Abi Robson is also ready to continue her own learning on court after extending her long-standing association with Team Bath Netball into the 2021 Vitality Superleague season. The 22-year-old defensive mid-courter has returned to her alma mater, Monkton Combe School in Bath, as a teaching assistant after graduating with first-class honours from a Geography degree at the University of the West of England in...
She was one of the Vitality Superleague’s breakout stars of the truncated 2020 season and defender Tash Pavelin cannot wait to build on those performances after committing to Team Bath Netball for the 2021 campaign. The 22-year-old started at goal-defence in all three of the Blue & Gold’s matches before lockdown and excelled in each of them, particularly the memorable home victory over Wasps in which she was named as player of the match. They...
She helped to keep the netball community active and engaged during lockdown, now Rachel Shaw is looking forward to getting back on court after committing to Team Bath Netball for a ninth Vitality Superleague season. The effervescent England-capped wing-attack streamed weekly online training sessions from her front room during the spring and early summer, which proved to be hugely popular and were enjoyed by thousands of netballers and clubs from across the country and overseas....
England defender Layla Guscoth says “it feels good to be home” after returning to Team Bath Netball and the Vitality Superleague for the 2021 season. The 28-year-old’s magnificent form during her previous spell in Blue & Gold saw her named in the Superleague Team of the Year in both 2017 and 2018, with her performances all the more impressive as she was combining netball with a demanding off-court career as a trainee doctor. After completing...