Team Bath (netball)
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| Founded | 2005 | |
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| Based in | Bath, Somerset | |
| Regions | South West England | |
| Home venue | University of Bath | |
| Head coach | Anna Stembridge | |
| League | Netball Superleague | |
| 2016 placing | 3rd | |
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Team Bath are part of the Netball Superleague (UK), which consists of the top eight netball teams in England and Wales. Team Bath is the brand name of the University of Bath's sports operation. The club is located in Bath, Somerset, South West England.[1] The Team Bath franchise represents the South West and West of England.
Team Bath are the nation's most successful Netball Superleague team, winning five of the ten campaigns contested to date with victories in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2013.[2] They also won the 2013 Cathedral City Lighter FastNet Grand Prix, winning all five of their matches.
Head coach of the Superleague team is Anna Stembridge (née Mayes), while the director of netball is Jess Thirlby (née Garland).
Carter Jonas is Team Bath Netball’s property partner. Surridge is the official kit supplier and Skins provide the team with compression wear.
2016 Season
The 2016 Team Bath Netball squad was made up of Eboni Beckford-Chambers (captain), Samantha Cook, Claire Brownie, Shaunagh Craig, Nicole Humphrys, Alana John, Chelsea Lewis, Karla Mostert, Sarah Penny, Lenize Potgieter, Mia Ritchie, Laura Rudland, Rachel Shaw, Amanda Varey and Jo Vann.[3] University of Bath students Humphrys and Rudland replaced Jazz Scott and Asha Francis, who had to withdraw from the squad once the season had started.
Team Bath reached the Superleague semi-finals by finishing fourth in the final table, level on points with Surrey Storm and Hertfordshire Mavericks in second and third respectively. Manchester Thunder topped the table.[4]
Team Bath lost 53-46 at Manchester Thunder in the semi-finals but beat Hertfordshire Mavericks 49-48 in the third-place play-off to finish the season as bronze medallists.
Team Bath's 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague fixtures and results
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | W/L/D |
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| Sat 30 Jan | Surrey Storm | Genting Arena | 47-44 | W |
| Mon 1 Feb | Yorkshire Jets | Headingley Arena | 38-58 | W |
| Fri 12 Feb | Manchester Thunder | Sports Training Village | 37-62 | L |
| Fri 19 Feb | Team Northumbria | Sports Training Village | 58-28 | W |
| Sat 27 Feb | Celtic Dragons | Cwmbran Stadium | 45-65 | W |
| Mon 29 Feb | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Sports Training Village | 42-56 | L |
| Fri 4 Mar | Loughborough Lightning | Sports Training Village | 60-44 | W |
| Sat 12 Mar | Surrey Storm | Surrey Sports Park | 54-42 | L |
| Fri 18 Mar | Yorkshire Jets | Sports Training Village | 67-37 | W |
| Sat 26 Mar | Manchester Thunder | Thunderdome | 69-51 | L |
| Mon 28 Mar | Celtic Dragons | Sports Training Village | 60-42 | W |
| Sat 9 Apr | Team Northumbria | Northumbria University | 41-51 | W |
| Sat 16 Apr | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Hertfordshire Sports Village | 54-55 | W |
| Sat 23 Apr | Loughborough Lightning | Loughborough University | 55-75 | W |
| Sat 30 Apr | Manchester Thunder (semi-final) | Thunderdome | 56-43 | L |
| Sat 7 May | Grand Final/3rd-place play-off | Copper Box Arena | 49-48 | W |
See also
Team Bath Netball's Superleague page
Official Vitality Netball Superleague website
References
- ↑ http://www.teambath.com/sport/netball/
- ↑ "The Vitality Netball Superleague | Team Bath". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "The Netball Superleague Squad | Team Bath". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "Vitality Superleague | Vitality Netball Superleague". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.