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.
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Founded | 2005 | |
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Based in | Cardiff | |
Regions | Wales | |
Home venue | Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, CF11 9SW | |
Head coach | Tania Hoffman | |
League | Netball Superleague | |
Website | www.celticdragonsnetball.com | |
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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 | ![]() | 65–41 | ![]() |
Trafalgar Centre Nelson [12] |
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3 July 2017 | ![]() | 68–41 | ![]() |
Trafalgar Centre Nelson [13] |
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5 July 2017 | ![]() | 66–43 | ![]() |
Trafalgar Centre Nelson [14] |
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- Play-offs
6 July 2017 | ![]() | 57–45 | ![]() |
Trafalgar Centre Nelson [15][16] |
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- 5th/6th place match
7 July 2017 | ![]() | 62–47 | ![]() |
Trafalgar Centre Nelson [15][17] |
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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
Home venue
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
2021 Squad
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Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 21 November 2020 |
Head coaches
Coach | Years |
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![]() | 2006–2007 |
![]() | 2010–2014 |
![]() | 2014–2018 |
![]() | 2018 |
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Honours
- Netball Superleague
- Runners Up: 2013: 1
References
- "Our History". www.welshnetball.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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- "Superleague final: Celtic Dragons 56–62 Team Bath". www.bbc.co.uk. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- "Team Bath are the 2013 Superleague Champions". www.teambath.com. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "Celtic Flames" (PDF). www.netballnz.co.nz. 26 June 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Netball: Celtic Flames add Chelsea Lewis and Nia Jones". www.bbc.co.uk. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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- "Celtic Flames Kyra Jones..." photoshelter.com. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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- "Celtic Flames Anna Thompson..." photoshelter.com. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Sacked netball coach Melissa Hyndman reveals allegations". www.bbc.co.uk. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Departure of Trish Wilcox, Celtic Dragons Head Coach". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Trish Wilcox: Wales Netball part company with coach". www.bbc.co.uk. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Julie Hoornweg Named as Celtic Dragons Interim Head Coach". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Chelsea Lewis". www.teambath.com. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Wales Record Record Goals Total in Final 2018 Commonwealth Games Match". www.welshnetball.com. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "VNSL 2018 Round 9 – Celtic Dragons 51 Team Northumbria 56". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Worcester Arena gets thumbs up after first big event". www.worcesternews.co.uk. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "About Us". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Celtic Dragons". www.netballsl.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Celtic Dragons Announce New Training Home at Cardiff Metropolitan University as Part of High-Performance Partnership". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Celtic Clash at Cardiff Met Returns for 2019". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Netball: Co-operative SL18 Celtic Dragons V Team Northumbria". www.sportsister.com. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Netball: Celtic Dragons go to Wrexham". www.walesonline.co.uk. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Cwmbran Stadium Confirmed". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Players". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- "Congratulations Chelsea Lewis". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "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. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Garland joins new coaching line-up for Superleague defence". www.womensportreport.com. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- "Team Bath names new coaching line-up". www.express.co.uk. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- "Inspired Abbott Fires Up Dragons". www.sportfocus.com. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- "Celtic Dragons appoint Tania Hoffman as new head coach". www.celticdragonsnetball.com. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.