During the VNSL Big Easter Weekend, Celtic Dragons demonstrated all of the qualities that have seen them improve markedly this season: grit, determination and patience. The task ahead of them was a daunting one: two away games against established top 4 sides with a mere 18 hours to recover and reload between them. Despite this…
Celtic Dragons 59 Strathclyde Sirens 49 Celtic Dragons took to a brand-new Welsh Netball court at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s National Indoor Athletics Centre to face their fierce Scottish rivals in Round 14, knowing that a win was vital to keep pressure on the mid-table as the season enters its final phase. Despite a good save…
Just a little message to you all… Where has the time gone? Being a part of the Netball Superleague over the last 10 years has been such an amazing journey for me. When I think back to when I sent off my application to potentially be a part of the team called Celtic Dragons (which…
Today (Friday 5 April 2019) Kyra Jones, Celtic Dragons centre, has announced that she will be retiring from Superleague netball as of the end of the season. Jones has been a Celtic Dragons player since the 2009/10 season, spending her whole Superleague career with the Welsh franchise, with the exception of 2015 when she spent…
Celtic Dragons is pleased to announce that its popular netball masterclasses will return for the Easter holidays on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 April. The masterclasses, taking place in Sport Wales, Cardiff this Easter break will be run by two of Celtic Dragons most exciting players: Vice-Captain Kalifa McCollin from Trinidad & Tobago and GK Stacian…
Celtic Dragons 52 Severn Stars 53 It was not the best of starts for Celtic Dragons as the team was made to make a very early substitution with wing-attack Suzy Drane seemingly having suffered a calf pull in the warm-up. Her very able deputy was none other than Bethan Dyke who immediately set about darting…
Celtic Dragons is pleased to announce the return of the successful ‘Celtic Clash’ fixture at Cardiff Metropolitan University for a second year. Cardiff Metropolitan University, already the official training home for Celtic Dragons, will be the venue for Celtic Dragons v Strathclyde Sirens on Saturday 13 April at 4pm. The game will take place in…
Celtic Dragons 62 London Pulse 51 It was a frantic and scrappy first quarter for both sides at the Sport Wales National Centre as Celtic Dragons took on London Pulse in Round 11. Dragons, looking to bag their first home win of 2019 were aiming to replicate their thumping 67-40 win at the Copperbox earlier…
Celtic Dragons 57 Loughborough Lightning 70 Celtic Dragons’ best hopes of a home victory so far in 2019 went up in flames by the third quarter as Loughborough Lightning proved the more accurate side in Round 9 of the Superleague. After home games against Mavericks, Wasps and Thunder, there was a sense of optimism that…
Surrey Storm: 46 Celtic Dragons: 48 Celtic Dragons hit the road once again for Round 8 of VNSL 2019 looking to re-gain momentum after a string of tough home matches as Tania Hoffman came up against her former franchise, Surrey Storm. It was a calamitous start for the hosts as centre pass after centre pass…