Match report courtesy of Severn Stars. Stars’ first centre pass went straight to goal, shot from a far by Georgia Rowe, followed closely by a goal from Dragons’ Amy Clinton. Both teams were going goal for goal until an injury for Bethan Dyke saw the quarter quickly come to a halt. Stars, however, did not…
Join Welsh Netball & Celtic Dragons CEO Sarah Jones and fellow panelists at 6pm on Tuesday 23rd March 2021 at an event to celebrate achievements and discuss the challenges faced by Women in Wales, hosted by Prince’s Trust Cymru – official charity partner of Celtic Dragons. Building on from this year’s International Women’s Day theme…
She has been at Celtic Dragons since 2018 and at the end of the 2019 season was named by her peers as Dragons’ ‘Most Improved Player.’ Ever since, Abby Tyrrell has been at the heart of Celtic Dragons’ defensive combinations having established herself as a Superleague regular. We caught up with Abby and she gave…
Celtic Dragons is delighted to announce that defender Leila Thomas will be returning to the franchise for the 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague season. Thomas has played two seasons with Celtic Dragons and one at Team Bath during her Superleague career. The 19-times capped Welsh international, who featured at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, also won silver…
On Friday 6 December, 5pm-8pm, Celtic Dragons will be hosting a training session for netballers in Years 9 and 10 at Argoed Sports & Leisure Club, Snowdon Avenue, Mold, CH7 6SZ. The session will be led by Dragons head coach, Tania Hoffman and Dragons wing-attack Sophie Morgan. Affiliated Welsh Netball members can book their place…
Celtic Dragons are pleased to share the news that goal-keeper Stacian Facey has been selected to represent Jamaica at the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool this July. Stacian joins a Sunshine Girls squad that has enjoyed huge success in recent years, winning silver at Fast5 and bronze in the Commonwealth Games last year. Facey,…
There were emotional scenes in the Sport Wales National Centre following the full-time whistle in Round 17 of the Vitality Netball Superleague. Not only did Celtic Dragons secure a 58-51 victory over Surrey Storm to go 7th in the league, but Kyra Jones, the indefatigable Wales and Dragons centre, had just played her final game…
It was a frantic start from both teams in Round 7 of the Vitality Netball Superleague as both sides made basic errors off their own centre pass in the first few minutes of the contest. This made for an exciting opener as both teams kept on one another’s toes. Suzy Drane was in flying form…
On Tuesday 27 November, Celtic Dragons became the latest Superleague franchise to enjoy a pre-season workout against Knights Mens Netball. The team played five intense periods against the Knights and the visiting team brought a combination of physical intensity and passing finesse. Tania Hoffman was able to deploy a range of different combinations and play…
Celtic Dragons will face Manchester Thunder in a pre-season match on Saturday 8 December. Returning to the Dragons traditional pre-season home of Deeside Leisure Centre, the new-look team will have its first hit-out under new head coach, Tania Hoffman. There will also be a meet and greet with the players (time TBC). Tickets are almost…