- Northern Ireland national netball team
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Northern Ireland 
Association Netball Northern Ireland Confederation FENA (Europe) Head coach Elaine Rice Captain Noleen Lennon IFNA ranking 11 
Team coloursWorld Championships 2011 placing 8th Best result 7th (1983) The Northern Ireland national netball team represent Northern Ireland in international netball. The Northern Ireland team are presently coached by former representative captain Elaine Rice. During Rice's time as head coach, Northern Ireland have won the 2009 Nations Cup in Singapore, and came third in the 2011 European Netball Championships in Antrim.[1] The team qualified for the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore,[2] where they progressed to their first ever finals stage, eventually finishing 8th. As of 26 July 2011, Northern Ireland are ranked 11th on the IFNA World Rankings.[3]
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Players
Twelve players were selected to represent Northern Ireland at the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, from 3–10 July. The team are presently captained by Belfast shooter Noleen Lennon.[4][5]
Northern Ireland national netball team Player name Positions Club Kyla Bowman GA, GS, GK Larkfield Micaela Brunton WD Belfast Ladies Frances Campbell WD Belfast Ladies Gemma Gibney GK Graduates Hannah Irvine GA Graduates Noleen Lennon (c) GS Belfast Ladies Laura Mason WA, C Larkfield Lisa McCaffrey (vc) C Larkfield Deborah McCarthy GD, GK Graduates Oonagh McCullough GA Graduates Caroline O'Hanlon GA Larkfield Fionnuala Toner WD Belfast Ladies Coaching staff
- Head coach: Elaine Rice (née McLaughlin)
- Assistant coach: Clar Rois McGuinness
- Manager: Karen Rollo
Competitive history
World Netball Championships Year Championship Location Placing 1963 1st World Championships Eastbourne, England 11th 1967 2nd World Championships Perth, Australia - 1971 3rd World Championships Kingston, Jamaica 8th 1975 4th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand 9th 1979 5th World Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 17th 1983 6th World Championships Singapore 7th 1987 7th World Championships Glasgow, Scotland 10th 1991 8th World Championships Sydney, Australia 12th 1995 9th World Championships Birmingham, England 18th 1999 10th World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 16th 2003 11th World Championships Kingston, Jamaica - 2007 12th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand - 2011 13th World Championships Singapore 8th Other results for Northern Ireland Tournament Location Placing 2009 Nations Cup Singapore 
1st2010 European Netball Championships Cardiff, Wales 4th 2011 European Netball Championships Antrim, Northern Ireland 
3rdReferences
- ^ Bullick, Richard (21 April 2011). "Keeping her eye on the goal". Derry Journal. http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/keeping_her_eye_on_the_goal_1_2613691. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Wales and Northern Ireland qualify for 2011 Worlds". BBC Sport online. 21 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/netball/8752345.stm. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ IFNA. "Current World Rankings". http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94. Updated on 26 July 2011.
- ^ "NI netball team prepare to take on the world". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/netball/13972882.stm. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Netball Northern Ireland. "Open squads". http://www.netballni.org/open.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
External links
National Netball teams of Europe Associate Members: Israel · Switzerland · SwedenNational sports teams of Northern Ireland and Sport in Ulster Cricket · Football (Men's - B team - U23 team - U21 team - Women's team) · GAA Ulster GAA · Netball · Rugby union (Ireland - Ulster Rugby) · Volleyball (Men – Women)Categories:- International netball teams
- Women's national sports teams of Northern Ireland
- Netball in Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland sport stubs
- Netball stubs
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