Netball in Scotland
Inter-county netball game: Orkney (red) vs Shetland 'A' (blue).
CountryScotland
Governing bodyNetball Scotland
National team(s)Scotland
International competitions

Netball in Scotland is a popular sport played mainly by women.

National team

The Scotland national netball team competes in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup,[1][2][3][4][5][6] the Commonwealth Games,[7] the European Netball Championship[8] and the Netball Singapore Nations Cup.[9][10] As of 21 July 2019, Scotland are 8th in the INF World Rankings.[11]

Netball Superleague

Two Scottish teams have also competed in the Netball Superleague.

Team Years
Glasgow Wildcats[12][13][14][15][16] 2008–2011
Strathclyde Sirens[17] 2017–

Venues

Wearing purple, the netball team is standing in two rows
2006 Scotland national netball team

International tournaments

Scotland hosted the following international tournaments.

Tournaments
1987 World Netball Championships[18]
Netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[19]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Thistles Reveal their Vitality Netball World Cup Squad". netballscotland.com. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Netball World Cup: Claire Maxwell to lead Scotland in Liverpool". BBC. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Maxwell draws encouragement despite Scotland slipping to Uganda defeat". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Scotland captain Claire Maxwell promises young squad will have 'no-fear approach' to Netball World Cup". The Telegraph. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Netball World Cup: Claire Maxwell says Scotland aiming for top eight". BBC. 12 July 2019. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Women Netball XV World Championship 2019". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Golden Goast, Australia 2018". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Women Netball Europe Open Championship 2017". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Northern Ireland Crowned Champions of Nations Cup 2009". womensportreport.com. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Women Netball 4th Nations Cup 2009 Singapore". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. ^ INF. "Current World Rankings". Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Updated on 4 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Wildcats ready to get their claws into raising profile". The Herald. Glasgow. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Wildcats gear up for first ever match as Superleague kicks off". Daily Express. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Wildcats struggle as Team Northumbria dominates". Daily Express. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Glasgow Wildcats celebrate first Superleague win". Daily Express. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Team Bath take 64–29 Superleague over Glasgow Wildcats". teambath.com. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Strathclyde Sirens". netballscotland.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Women Netball VII World Championship 1987 Glasgow". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Glasgow (SCO) 2014". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

External links

Sport in Scotland
Netball in the United Kingdom
Netball in Europe
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