“I just can’t wait to be back in the black and yellow as that is home for me” Last playing for Manchester Thunder in 2022, Eleanor was instrumental when we went undefeated all season and winning our fourth championship title. Making the move overseas to join Adelaide Thunderbirds in Australia for the 2023 season, she made a huge impact and helped them to make history and win the SSN (Suncorp Super Netball) premiership trophy for…
We would like to say a massive thank you to Elmeré van der Berg who joins Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Suncorp Super Netball in Australia for the 2026 season. With an 87% shooting accuracy, and the highest number of goals (496) and the second highest Super Shots (87) in the Netball Super League, Elmeré was instrumental in helping us reach our third place finish in the 2025 season. Karen Greig, Franchise Director and Head Coach,…
Launched in February 2025, we gave netball grassroots teams the chance to win a unique netball package, in collaboration with electrical goods retail giants AO and kit designers VX3. With approximately 700,000 women and girls playing netball each week in the UK, and 3.1 million people playing the sport annually, it is the highest female participation sport in the UK. The competition, which was the first of its kind in netball, was designed to open…
With round 5 of the Netball Super League tomorrow, we wanted to update you on where Lois and Paige are at with their recovery: Lois Pearson Lois suffered a hamstring injury that required surgery which she had successfully in January. In recent weeks, she has had her follow up appointment with her consultant who is very happy with her progress and recovery. This week Lois had been able to step up her rehabilitation and we…
South African international Ané Retief has been named as a temporary replacement player for Nicola Smith until she recovers from a broken arm which she sustained during the first test of the Sunshine Series in Jamaica. Twenty-six year old Ané represented South Africa in the Fast5 Netball World Series, before making her first cap for South Africa in October 2024 against Malawi. She also recently played in the Vitality Netball Nations Cup, where they were…
