Asha Francis
Position: Goal attack, wing attack, goal shooter
Date of Birth: 20/03/86
Height: 178cm
Occupation: Team Bath Netball Assistant Coach
Previous Club: Brunel Hurricanes (2007-2008)
International Experience:
- England U21
- Singapore National squad
Major Honours:
- 2005 World Youth Championships, silver medal
Twitter: @asha_francis86
Vastly-experienced Asha has won three Superleague titles during a long and successful career with Team Bath, captaining the Blue and Gold to their last triumph in 2013.
She returns to the squad this season following the birth of her second daughter, Paige, in 2015 and will combine playing with her role as Team Bath Assistant Coach with responsibility for the BUCS University teams. She is also part of the coaching team for the new Futures Pathway Academy at the University of Bath.
A former modern foreign languages teacher, Asha was a silver-medallist with England at the 2005 Netball World Youth Championships and also represented Singapore, the country of her birth, when it hosted the senior World Championships in 2011.