Celtic Dragons

Celtic Dragons are a Welsh netball team based in Cardiff. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06 they were founder members of the league. Their best performance in the Superleague came in 2013 when they finished as runners up to Team Bath. Playing as Celtic Flames, Dragons also played in the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club. Celtic Dragons main partners include the Welsh Netball Association, the Wales national netball team and Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Celtic Dragons
Founded2005
Based inCardiff
RegionsWales
Home venueSport Wales National Centre,
Sophia Gardens,
CF11 9SW
Head coachTania Hoffman
LeagueNetball Superleague
Websitewww.celticdragonsnetball.com

Uniform

History

Netball Superleague

Celtic Dragons were formed in 2005 and were named as the Wales franchise in the new Netball Superleague. Together with Brunel Hurricanes, Galleria Mavericks, Leeds Carnegie, Loughborough Lightning, Northern Thunder, Team Bath and Team Northumbria, Dragons were founder members of the league. [1][2] Their best performance in the Superleague came in 2013 when they finished as runners up to Team Bath. [3][4][5][6][7]

Celtic Flames

Playing as Celtic Flames, Celtic Dragons played in the 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club. They finished in fifth place, ahead of all other invited international teams outside Australia and New Zealand. The Celtic Flames squad featured past and present Dragons players, including Chelsea Lewis and Nia Jones, and two guest players, Anna Thompson and Temalisi Fakahokotau of Mainland Tactix. Both were also New Zealand internationals. [8][9][10][11]

Pool B
2 July 2017 Central Pulse65–41 Celtic Flames    Trafalgar Centre
Nelson [12]		 Sky Sports
3 July 2017 Celtic Flames68–41 Marama Vou    Trafalgar Centre
Nelson [13]		 Sky Sports
5 July 2017 Northern Mystics66–43 Celtic Flames    Trafalgar Centre
Nelson [14]		 Sky Sports
Play-offs
6 July 2017 Celtic Flames57–45 Gauteng Jaguars    Trafalgar Centre
Nelson [15][16]		 Sky Sports
5th/6th place match
7 July 2017 Celtic Flames62–47 UTT    Trafalgar Centre
Nelson [15][17]		 Sky Sports

Source:[11]

Wales

Celtic Dragons work in partnership with both the Welsh Netball Association and the Wales national netball team. Melissa Hyndman, Trish Wilcox and Julie Hoornweg all served as joint head coach of both Dragons and Wales. [18][19][20][21] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games eleven of the squad were Dragons players and the twelfth, Chelsea Lewis was a former player. [22][23][24]

Senior finals

Netball Superleague Grand Finals
Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2013 [3][4][5][6][7][25]Team Bath62–56Celtic DragonsUniversity of Worcester Arena

Home venue
Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens

Dragons play the majority of their home Netball Superleague games at Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens. [26][27] They also train and play some home games at Cardiff Metropolitan University. [28][29] They have also occasionally played home games at Wrexham Glyndŵr University [30][31] and at Cwmbran Stadium. [32]

Notable players

2020 Squad
2020 Celtic Dragons roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Adi Bolakoro GK, GD, WD 3 April 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Laura Burton C, WD, WA 3 November 1991 –
Amy Clinton GA, GS 25 September 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Brittany Coleman GA, GS 2 December 1997 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Rhian Evans GA, GS –
Lucy Howells GK, GD 12 September 1994 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Paige Kindred GD, WD 8 October 1995 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Chelsea Lewis  GS, GA 24 November 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Eleri Creys Michael C, WD –
Sophie Morgan WA, GA –
Shona O'Dwyer C, WA 20 January 1998 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Annie O'Rourke GK, GD, WD 29 February 2000 –
Leila Thomas GK, GD 24 April 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Abby Tyrrell GK, GD 23 September 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Rebekah Robinson GA, GS 23 January 1995 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Latanya Wilson GD, GK –
Head coach
  • Tania Hoffman


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 21 April 2020

Source:[27][33][34]

Internationals
 Wales
 England
 Fiji
 Jamaica

Head coaches
Coach Years
Jess Garland [35][36][37][38]2006–2007
Melissa Hyndman [4][18]2010–2014
Trish Wilcox [19][20]2014–2018
Julie Hoornweg [21]2018
Tania Hoffman [39]2018–

Honours

References
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  2. Dr. Louise Mansfield & Dr. Lara Killick (1 January 2012). "The UK Netball Superleague: A Case Study of Franchising in Elite Women's Sport" (PDF). Brunel University, School of Sport and Education, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; and University of the Pacific, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Stockton, CA.
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  31. "Netball: Celtic Dragons go to Wrexham". www.walesonline.co.uk. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  32. "Cwmbran Stadium Confirmed". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  33. "Players". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  34. "Congratulations Chelsea Lewis". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  35. "End of an era as Jess Thirlby announces Team Bath Netball departure after 20 successful years as player and coach". www.teambath.com. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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  38. "Inspired Abbott Fires Up Dragons". www.sportfocus.com. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  39. "Celtic Dragons appoint Tania Hoffman as new head coach". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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