Newsletter No.34 – August 2016

ENGLAND NETBALL SUPPORTERS CLUB
NETBALL EUROPE ‘U21’
COMPETITION
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU
Are you going to :
Fri 7th to Sun 9th October 2016
Sport Wales National Centre,
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, CF11 9SW
U21 SEPTEMBER SHOWDOWN at the University of
Worcester Area on 11th September from 10am
Cardiff – 7th to 9th October for the Netball Europe
U21 Qualifying Competition for the 2017 Netball
World Youth
The ENGLAND V JAMAICA Test Series London,
Manchester and Coventry 29th Nov/2nd & 4th Dec.
Fast5 in Melbourne, Australia, 29th – 30th October
NETBALL QUAD SERIES 2nd February in Echo Arena
Liverpool and 5th February at the Wembley Arena,
London
NETBALL WORLD YOUTH 2017 in Botswana – 8th to
16th July in Gaborone
COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2018 Gold Coast,
Australia - 4th to 15th April 2018
Email me to let me know where and when you are
going – [email protected]
We hope to be putting accommodation and
ticketing packages together for some of these
events, so I look forward to hearing from you – if
only to show that you’ve read this Newsletter!
Still waiting to hear when tickets go on sale, but
meanwhile, listed below are various B&B and hotels
within walking distance of the competition centre :
ACCOMMODATION
All within walking distance of the venue
Lincoln House
118 - 120 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LQ,
www.lincolnhotel.co.uk
Dexby Town House
126 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9LQ
www.dexbytownhouse.co.uk
Church guest house
109 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff CF11 9PH,
www.churchguesthouse.co.uk
Penrhys hotel
127 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9PJ
The Town House Guest House
70 Cathedral Road, Cardiff. CF11 9LL
thetownhousecardiff.co.uk/index.html
Number 62 B&B
62 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff, CF11 9LL
www.number62.com
The Cayo Arms
36 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF11 9LL
www.cayopub.co.uk/
St Hilary Hotel
144 Cathedral Road, Cardiff. CF11 9JB
www.bigcardiff.co.uk/cardiffhotels.php?hotel_id=103
Jolyons at No.10
10 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9L J
www.jolyons.co.uk/no10/
SUPPORTERS CLUB NEWSLETTER
More details about all these events are in this
Newsletter – so read on.
Dated August 2016
[email protected]
ENSC
@ENsupporters
HAVE YOU GOT YOUR TICKETS FOR THE
ENGLAND v JAMAICA TEST SERIES
The southern hemisphere are hosts to the first series
of matches in the Quad Series before they head over
to the UK next year. Tickets go on sale at 11am on
Friday 2nd September – I will email a reminder – so
don’t miss out on this amazing competition!
http://tickets.sky.com/More/England-v-JamaicaVitality-International-Netball-Series
ENGLAND U19 in JAMAICA
ENGLAND U21
squad have just returned from
down under playing a series of tough matches against
the best of Australia and New Zealands youngster in
preparation for the Netball World Youth Cup in 2017.
The squad consisted of :
Imogen Allison, Rebekah Airey, Summer Artman,
Brittany Coleman, Rhea Dixon, George Fisher, Brie
Grierson,
Alana John,
Emily Hollingworth,
Gabriella Marshall,
Vicki Oyesola,
Paige Reed,
Jess Shaw, Francesca Williams
New Zealand
43-23 England U21
England U21
35-35 NZ Maori
AUS SIS SAS
30-24 England U21
Australia Green 37-34 England U21
England U21
41-29 NZ Maori
Placings :
1. Australia Green
2. Australia Gold
3. New Zealand U21
4. SIS SAS
5. England U21
6. NZ Maori
The squad that travelled to Jamaica :
Halimat Adio, Amy Clinton,
Amy Carter,
Charlotte Curtis, Iona Darroch, Ashleigh Dekker,
Zara Everitt, Rosie Harris,
Claudia Heath,
Rebecca Hoult,
Lucy Parize, Razia Quashie,
Jaydene Robinson,
Lucy Stevenson
The U19s played a five-match series against Jamaica
U21s and managed an impressive 3-2 series victory
away from home.
OFFICIATING
Buy tickets for the September Showdown!
England Netball invites you to attend the final day of its
newest competition. They are bringing together some
of the finest young players in the country as they battle
it out over three days to be crowned 2016 U21
September Showdown Champions.
This brand new event will take place at University of
Worcester Arena and you are invited on Sunday 11th
September where doors will open from 10am.
England’s International Umpires and Assessors have
been travelling around the world officiating at various
competitions :
Umpires Jackie Mizon, Ian Fuller and Kate Stephenson
and Umpire Appointments Panel member Margaret
Deighan went to South Africa to officiate at the South
Africa v Wales test series in Durban.
Sarah Watts and Alison Davies went to America for
the World University Championships in Florida.
Louise Travis, Lisa McPhail, Ian Fuller and Alison
Davies and UAP Heather Gleadall will be in Edinburgh
as Scotland play Northern Ireland
Join them for the final day of competition as the best
U21s
representing
Hertfordshire
Mavericks,
Loughborough Lightning, Manchester Thunder, Surrey
Storm, Team Bath, Team Northumbria, University of
Worcester and West Midlands Warriors battle it out.
Netball Quad Series - Gary Burgess and Kate
Stephenson will be umpiring in Australia and New
Zealand.
The order of play is as follows:
10am – Doors open
11am – 7th place game
1pm – 5th place game
3pm – 3rd place game
5pm – Final
6.30pm – Presentation
Lisa McPhail, Ian Fuller and UAP Judith Groves will be
at the Fast 5 Netball World Series in Melbourne,
Australia.
Jackie Mizon will also be in Australia and New Zealand
to umpire at the Constellation Cup and
2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Go to http://www.ticketline.co.uk/u21-septembershowdown#bio
For tickets priced at £10 and U16 £5.
The Gold Coast are busy creating an affordable,
accessible and inclusive ticketing process for the Gold
Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Further details will be available in 2017, but don’t
forget to let me know if you are intending to go!