3 Results for month: 12/2019
Congratulations to Laura Malcolm, Eleanor Cardwell & Amy Carter who have been named by Jess Thirlby in the Vitality Roses squad for the Nations Cup next month.
Also, well done to Rebekah Airey who's been named in the England A squad - the side that will face New Zealand, South Africa and the Vitality Roses in various behind closed doors training matches in the lead up to the Vitality Netball Nations Cup.
Read the full England Netball announcement >>
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Manchester Thunder won the Mike Greenwood Trophy on Saturday (14 December) after winning the Manchester Invitational Tournament at Platt Lane.
In a busy afternoon of Netball, the Superleague Champions won all their group games before facing Saracens Mavericks in the final.
The deciding game was a hard-fought contest between two impressive sides but Thunder ran out eventual winners by 49 points to 42.
Full results:
Manchester Thunder
45
-
40
Saracens Mavericks
Team Bath
34
-
27
Loughborough Lightning
Manchester Thunder
45
-
26
Loughborough Lightning
Saracens Mavericks
42
-
26
Team Bath
Manchester Thunder
48
-
29
Team Bath
Saracens Mavericks
43
-
31
Loughborough Lightning
FINAL:
Manchester Thunder
49
-
42
Saracens Mavericks
Photo Gallery:
Photos by Mark Pritchard
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Manchester Thunder’s first outing of pre-season brought a commanding 59 goal win against Celtic Dragons in Deeside.
Karen Greig’s team made the short trip down the M56 into north Wales for the annual fixture and showed their class from the start limiting Dragons to just three goals in the first period while they piled 18 onto the scoreboard.
Thunder have had a consistent team over the last couple of year with a couple of changes for the 2020 season while Dragons have a much changed line up which included three former Thunder players Abby Tyrrell, Amy Clinton and Sophie Morgan. It showed as Dragons took time to settle and the black and yellows were dominant.
The many combination throughout the court were impressive. Captain Emma Dovey led the way with some well-timed interceptions, and well back up by Rebekah Airey. The speed through the court was phenomenal and Dragons simply couldn’t live with it. The partnership between Caroline O’Hanlon and Ash Neal looks slick ...
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