Anna Stembridge hailed “a good team performance” after Team Bath Netball started their 2020 Vitality Superleague campaign in fine style with a 72-58 victory over Loughborough Lightning. The Blue & Gold put on a solid show for the 9,200-strong crowd at Arena Birmingham – a record attendance for a netball event in the UK – and those watching live on Sky Sports as they recorded an impressive victory. “It was an excellent result but it...
Australian shooter Kim Commane and England Roses defender Summer Artman have been named as Team Bath Netball captain and vice-captain respectively for the 2020 Vitality Superleague season. Commane has been a hugely influential figure since joining the Blue & Gold for the 2019 campaign, with Superleague Head Coach Anna Stembridge impressed by how she slotted seamlessly into the Blue & Gold culture. “Kim is a natural leader who demonstrates the values and behaviours we want...
After months of anticipation and preparation, the 2020 Vitality Superleague is finally here and Team Bath Netball’s players, coaches, sponsors and supporters are going into the new season full of excitement and ambition. The Blue & Gold will start their 15th Superleague campaign on Saturday (4.15pm) against old rivals Loughborough Lightning in front of the UK’s biggest-ever netball crowd, with nearly 9,000 tickets having been sold for the ten-team Season Opener event at Arena Birmingham....
Natalie Roddy is hoping to give more aspiring young netballers in the South West region the chance to benefit from top-class training and support with Team Bath Netball after being appointed as the new Academy Head Coach. Roddy – who has more than 20 years’ experience in netball as a player, coach and administrator – is taking the reins from Lois Jackson and is keen to build on her predecessor’s work in establishing a successful...
Former Team Bath Netball stars Stacey Francis and Kadeen Corbin helped England Netball secure bronze medals in the 2020 Vitality Netball Nations Cup with an exciting 65-63 victory over South Africa. New Blue & Gold mid-courter Khanyisa Chawane started for the SPAR Proteas in Sunday’s third-place play-off at London’s Copper Box Arena, which saw the Roses – coached by former Team Bath player and coach Jess Thirlby – hold off a fierce fightback to finish...
Developing young Team Bath Netball players got to play against world-class international opposition and alongside Superleague stars when the Blue & Gold took on Jamaica in a practice match on Friday. The game – a warm-up for the Sunshine Girls ahead of the Vitality Netball Nations Cup tournament – took place across six 15-minute periods at Nottingham Trent University and saw all those representing Team Bath play at least half a match. Superleague players Kim...
England age-group defender Rachael Fee has been named as the 15th and final member of Team Bath Netball’s squad for the 2020 Vitality Superleague season. The highly-rated 18-year-old from Devon is the latest homegrown talent to progress through the Team Bath Futures Pathway to the senior ranks having previously represented the Blue & Gold at U17, U19 and U21 level. Exeter College student Fee, who plays at both goal keeper and goal defence, also has...
Team Bath Netball supporters were able to get their New Year off to a memorable start by meeting the 2020 Superleague squad during a Fan Day at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Saturday. Players took part in a meet and greet, followed by a lively question and answer session, before posing for selfies with supporters and signing posters. It was all part of a busy day of activities to kick off the...
Team Bath Netball legend Serena Guthrie says it is “a true honour” after being awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for 2020. Guthrie – who captained England to bronze at the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool – and fellow Roses star Jo Harten have both been recognised for their services to netball. View this post on Instagram A true HONOUR to be recognised as an MBE... thanks to everyone...
It’s the end of another outstanding year of sport at the University of Bath which saw world-class tennis and modern pentathlon come to the Sports Training Village (STV) while athletes and students excelled on the world stage. The £35million STV successfully hosted two major international sporting events in 2019, including the first Fed Cup tennis tie to be staged in Great Britain for 26 years. The indoor courts were transformed into a showcase arena as...
