Scotland national netball team

Scotland
Nickname(s) The Scottish Thistles
Association Netball Scotland
Confederation Netball Europe
Head coach Gail Parata
Captain Claire Brownie
INF ranking 9
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First international
England  25 – 3  Scotland
(Played in 1949)
World Championships
2007 placing 14th
Best result 6th (1971, 1975, 1983)
Commonwealth Games
2018 placing 9th
Wearing purple, the netball team is standing in two rows
The Scottish national netball team in 2006.

The Scotland national netball team, known as the "Scottish Thistles", represent Scotland in international netball tests and competitions. The Thistles competed in every World Championship from 1963–2007, finishing sixth on three occasions (1971, 1975, 1983). The team are currently coached by Gail Parata. As of 7 March 2018, Scotland are 9th in the INF World Rankings.[1]

Players

2015 Scottish Thistles Netball World Cup Team

Scotland national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Claire Brownie (v-c)
  • Rachel Forbes
  • Lynsey Gallagher
  • Lesley MacDonald
  • June McNeill
  • Fiona Moore-McGrath
  • Hayley Mulheron (c)
  • Samantha Murphy
  • Jo Pettitt
  • Gemma Sole
  • Bethany Sutherland
  • Fiona Themann
  • Head coach: Gail Parata

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
Year Championship Location Placing
19631st World ChampionshipsEastbourne, England8th
19672nd World ChampionshipsPerth, Australia7th
19713rd World ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica6th
19754th World ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand6th
19795th World ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago9th
19836th World ChampionshipsSingapore6th
19877th World ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland9th
19918th World ChampionshipsSydney, Australia9th
19959th World ChampionshipsBirmingham, England22nd
199910th World ChampionshipsChristchurch, New Zealand20th
200311th World ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica15th
200712th World ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand14th
201113th World ChampionshipsSingaporeDNQ
201514th World CupSydney, Australia12th

2014 Commonwealth Games Results

Results of the Scottish netball team in the 2014 Commonwealth Games[2] They ended the tournament in 9th position.

25 July
17:00		 Report Scotland 58 – 30Saint Lucia    SECC Precinct
Umpires: Theresa Prince, Ian Fuller
Reserve umpire: Terrence Peart
26 July
11:30		 Report Scotland 14 – 71New Zealand    SECC Precinct
Umpires: Tracy Smith, Gary Burgess
Reserve umpire: Terrence Peart
27 July
9:30		 Report Scotland 26 – 68Jamaica    SECC Precinct
Umpires: Theresa Prince, Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess
29 July
19:00		 Report Scotland 35 – 62Malawi    SECC Precinct
Umpires: Jonathan Bredin, Rachael Ayre
Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard
30 July
17:00		 Report Scotland 32 – 37Northern Ireland    SECC Precinct
Umpires: Rachael Ayre, Joshua Bowring
Reserve umpire: Tracy Smith
31 July
19:15		 Report Scotland 46 – 28Trinidad & Tobago    SECC Precinct
Umpires: Terrence Peart, Clare McCabe
Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince

References

  1. ↑ INF. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 16 August 2015.
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