Team Bath Netball head to Wales this weekend for the first of three big Vitality Netball Superleague matches in six days. Saturday’s match against Celtic Dragons (4pm) will take place at Cwmbran Stadium after the Welsh franchise’s regular home venue of Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre was damaged during Storm Imogen. Dragons, who are looking for their first win of the season, have a familiar face in their ranks in mid-courter Kyra Jones – she played for Team...
Team Bath Netball’s Stacey Francis says she is “super thankful” after winning a bronze medal with England at the Netball World Cup in Australia. An excellent 66-44 victory over Jamaica in Sunday’s third-place play-off ensured the Roses – including seven former Team Bath players – bagged bronze for the second successive world championships. Francis, who recovered from a knee injury to take her place in the squad, said on Instagram: “It’s been a mental few...
Costly mistakes from England saw them succumb to a 50-39 defeat at the hands of New Zealand in their Netball World Cup semi-final in Sydney on Saturday morning. The Silver Ferns were able to capitalise on numerous England failings in possession to secure their place in the final and send the Roses into a bronze medal play-off against Jamaica. Team Bath Netball’s Stacey Francis was an unused replacement during the semi-final, which saw England trail...
Team Bath Netball’s Stacey Francis says she is "excited at the prospect of making history" after helping England reach the semi-finals of the Netball World Cup in Australia. A hard-fought 62-46 win over South Africa in their final Pool F game on Friday set up a last-four showdown with New Zealand on Saturday (3.10am BST). The Silver Ferns are the only team boasting a 100 per cent record in this year's competition and have been...
Team Bath Netball’s Stacey Francis helped England get their Netball World Cup campaign back on track with a comprehensive 78-33 victory over Wales in Sydney on Wednesday. Francis produced some eye-catching interceptions after coming on for the second half with England – looking to get Tuesday’s loss to Australia out of their system – leading 42-16 after two dominant quarters. They started by scoring nine unanswered points and, with former Team Bath player Serena Guthrie...
An England side with a strong Team Bath Netball influence put up a real fight before going down 51-41 to defending champions Australia in their opening ‘first eight’ group match at the Netball World Cup. Stacey Francis started at wing-defence, while former Team Bath players Geva Mentor, Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Serena Guthrie and Pamela Cookey were also in the seven that took to the Allphones Arena court in Sydney. And defences were very much on top...
Team Bath Netballers Stacey Francis and Kyra Jones will meet in the ‘first eight’ phase of the Netball World Cup after England and Wales both topped their preliminary round pools with 100 per cent records. Both countries go into Pool F in Sydney, where they will be joined by South Africa and host nation Australia. England thought they had avoided a meeting with Australia after winning Pool B, only for the defending champions to suffer...
Team Bath Netballers Stacey Francis and Kyra Jones helped England and Wales record winning starts to their respective Netball World Cup campaigns in Sydney, Australia on Friday. Francis came on at wing-defence for the third quarter of England’s 60-19 victory over a Scotland side featuring club colleague Claire Brownie. England’s starting seven featured five former Team Bath Netball players including Geva Mentor and Pamela Cookey, who were captain and vice-captain respectively. Serena Guthrie, who captained...
Team Bath Netball players Stacey Francis and Claire Brownie will go from team-mates to opponents on Friday when England and Scotland get their 2015 Netball World Cup campaigns under way in Sydney, Australia. The Roses and the Thistles meet in the opening match in Pool B, which will be shown live on Sky Sports 3 HD and Sky One from 5.40am BST. Goal-defence Francis will be looking to help England make their traditionally good start...
Team Bath Netball’s Stacey Francis had double cause for celebration over the weekend as she won her 50th international cap and helped England reclaim the Netball Europe Open trophy. Club colleague Sam Cook also played a key role as England completed their warm-up for this summer’s Netball World Cup with convincing victories over Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Team Bath's Claire Brownie and Kyra Jones represented Scotland and Wales respectively, with the latter finishing runner-up...
