Team Bath (netball)

The modern Team Bath netball team was formed during the late 1990s following the merger of several clubs and teams. These include Bath Netball Club, Bath Tigers and the Toucans Netball Club.[1][2] The Team Bath Toucans name is still used by Team Bath's National Premier League team.[3]

Between 2001 and 2005, Team Bath Force, together with five other franchises – Northern Flames, London Tornadoes, London Hurricanes, University of Birmingham Blaze and Northern Thunder – competed in the Super Cup.[4][5][6] In 2004, with a squad that included Sara Bayman, Rachel Dunn, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the Super Cup.[7][8][9][10] In the final they defeated Northern Thunder 49–43.[11] In 2005, with a squad that included Sara Bayman and Pamela Cookey, Team Bath also won the BUCS netball championship for the first time.[8][10]

In 2005 Team Bath were named as the South West England/West of England franchise in the new Netball Superleague. Together with Brunel Hurricanes, Celtic Dragons, Leeds Carnegie, Galleria Mavericks, Northern Thunder, Loughborough Lightning and Team Northumbria, Team Bath were founder members of the league.[12] In 2005–06 with a squad that included Pamela Cookey, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the inaugural Netball Superleague title.[13][10][14] Team Bath won further Netball Superleague titles in 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2013.[15][16][17][18]

Between 2006 and 2009–10, Team Bath played in four out of five Netball Superleague Grand Finals. They reached their first Grand Final for eight years in 2021.[20]

Team Bath played in the inaugural British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship final in 2017 [24][25] and won the competition for the first time in 2021.[26]

2024 Team Bath roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Tash Pavelin GD,GK 22 April 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Bethan Dyke C, WA 25 December 1994 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Kadeen Corbin GS, GA 27 November 1991 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Lily-May Catling (c) GD, WD, GK 17 March 1995 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Kirsty Harris WA, C 9 December 1998 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Sophie Kelly GS, GA 28 November 2003 – Jayda Pechova GD, GK 21 August 2004 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoebe Maslen C, WD 8 March 2004 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Emma Barrie GS 13 April 2002 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sloan Burton GA,GS – Lisa Putt GD,GK, WD 02 October 2001 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Ellie Ervine C, WA – Lily Jones (TP) GS, GA 28 November 2004 –	Head coach Asha Francis Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website	Last updated: 12 September 2023

Source:[32][33][34][35][36]

 England

 Northern Ireland

• Shaunagh Craig
• Fionnuala Toner

 South Africa

• Khanyisa Chawane
• Lenize Potgieter
• Karla Pretorius
• Zanele Vimbela

 Jamaica

• Vangelee Williams

 Scotland

• Claire Brownie

 Wales

• Chelsea Lewis
• Betsy Creak

Source:[10][37][38]