2023 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
SportNetball
Number of teams10
2023 Netball Superleague season
Season championsLoughborough Lightning
  Runners-upLondon Pulse
Top scorerMary Cholhok[1]

The 2023 Netball Superleague season was the eighteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom. Manchester Thunder were the defending champions, as they won the 2022 Grand final.[2] The season began on 11 February and ended with the Grand Final on 11 June. It featured 10 teams following the removal of Wasps in November 2022.

Loughborough Lightning won the competition, beating London Pulse in the final to claim their second Superleague title.

Overview

Format

Originally, the 2023 season was scheduled to have 11 teams. However, in November 2022, Wasps were removed from the league after their holding company went into administration, leaving the competition with 10 teams.[3][4] The season began on 11 February and ended with the Grand Final on 11 June.[5] The original fixture list was announced on 10 October 2022,[5] and was amended in November 2022 to cater for the 10-team season.[3][4] The first round of fixtures were all held at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham.[5]

Teams

Team Base
Celtic DragonsCardiff, Wales
Leeds RhinosLeeds, West Yorkshire
London PulseStratford, Greater London
Loughborough LightningLoughborough, Leicestershire
Manchester ThunderManchester, Greater Manchester
Saracens MavericksHatfield, Hertfordshire
Severn StarsWorcester, Worcestershire
Strathclyde SirensGlasgow, Scotland
Surrey StormGuildford, Surrey
Team BathBath, Somerset

Source:[6]

Transfers

The original transfer window closed in October 2022.[2] Team Bath re-signed former player Kadeen Corbin from Saracens Mavericks.[2] Celtic Dragons signed Gabby Sinclair from Australian team Collingwood Magpies.[2] London Pulse signed Jade Clarke and Chelsea Pitman.[2][7] Loughborough Lightning signed Jasmin Odeogberin and Rhea Dixon.[2] 2022 winners Manchester Thunder signed Lenize Potgieter.[2] Thunder lost Eleanor Cardwell, Joyce Mvula and Laura Malcolm, all of whom chose to play abroad in Australia or New Zealand, as well as Jade Clarke, who transferred to London Pulse for the 2023 season.[2] Saracens Mavericks signed Kira Rothwell from London Pulse.[2] Strathclyde Sirens signed Ugandan international Stella Oyella,[7] and Surrey Storm signed Layla Guscoth[7] and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis from Team Bath.[2]

Following Wasps' removal from the competition, the transfer window was re-opened to allow Wasps players to sign for other teams.[3] Chloe Essam and Rachel Fee signed for Severn Stars, Georgia Lees signed for Saracens Mavericks, Josie Huckle signed for Manchester Thunder and both Lauren Nicholls and Alex Johnson signed for Loughborough Lightning.[8]

Table

2023 Netball Superleague table[9]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 London Pulse (Q) 18 16 0 2 1078 867 +211 48 Qualifying for the Finals series
2 Loughborough Lightning (Q) 18 15 0 3 1169 938 +231 45
3 Manchester Thunder (Q) 18 15 0 3 1134 957 +177 45
4 Surrey Storm (Q) 18 13 0 5 1124 954 +170 39
5 Saracens Mavericks 18 8 0 10 959 1057 −98 24
6 Severn Stars 18 7 0 11 960 1054 −94 21
7 Leeds Rhinos 18 4 2 12 946 1066 −120 14
8 Strathclyde Sirens 18 4 1 13 905 977 −72 13
9 Team Bath 18 4 0 14 951 1184 −233 12
10 Celtic Dragons 18 2 1 15 861 1033 −172 7

League stage

Source:[6]

Round 1

11 February Team Bath 52–86 Loughborough Lightning Motorpoint Arena Nottingham  
11 February Surrey Storm 68–56 Strathclyde Sirens Motorpoint Arena Nottingham  
11 February Saracens Mavericks 55–59 Severn Stars Motorpoint Arena Nottingham  
11 February Leeds Rhinos 48–64 London Pulse Motorpoint Arena Nottingham  
11 February Manchester Thunder 68–42 Celtic Dragons Motorpoint Arena Nottingham  
13 February Surrey Storm 76–51 Severn Stars Surrey Sports Park  

Round 2

17 February London Pulse 72–42 Team Bath Copper Box Arena  
18 February Saracens Mavericks 62–57 Leeds Rhinos Hertfordshire Sports Village  
18 February Surrey Storm 56–49 Manchester Thunder Surrey Sports Park  
18 February Loughborough Lightning 65-51 Celtic Dragons David Wallace Sports Hall  
18 February Severn Stars 51–60 Strathclyde Sirens University of Worcester Arena  

Round 3

19 February Leeds Rhinos 48–66 Surrey Storm Leeds Beckett University  
20 February London Pulse 63–50 Severn Stars Copper Box Arena  
20 February Celtic Dragons 54–45 Team Bath House of Sport  
20 February Strathclyde Sirens 42–63 Loughborough Lightning Sports Hall, Emirates  

Round 4

24 February Loughborough Lightning 68–51 Saracens Mavericks David Wallace Sports Hall  
24 February Celtic Dragons 40–61 Severn Stars House of Sport  
24 February Team Bath 49–48 Strathclyde Sirens Team Bath Netball Arena  
25 February London Pulse 51–58 Manchester Thunder Copper Box Arena  
25 February Surrey Storm 68–56 Saracens Mavericks Surrey Sports Park  

Round 5

3 March Manchester Thunder 62–55 Loughborough Lightning Belle Vue Arena  
4 March Saracens Mavericks 61–47 Celtic Dragons Hertfordshire Sports Village  
4 March Strathclyde Sirens 52–52 Leeds Rhinos Sports Halls, Emirates  
4 March London Pulse 52–47 Surrey Storm Copper Box Arena  
4 March Severn Stars 67–50 Team Bath University of Worcester Arena  

Round 6

10 March Team Bath 54–80 Surrey Storm Team Bath Netball Arena  
12 March Leeds Rhinos 52–67 Manchester Thunder Leeds Beckett University  
13 March London Pulse 63–53 Strathclyde Sirens Copper Box Arena  

Round 7

17 March Manchester Thunder 76–57 Team Bath Belle Vue Arena  
17 March Strathclyde Sirens 71–47 Saracens Mavericks Sports Halls, Emirates  
18 March Severn Stars 56–63 Manchester Thunder University of Worcester Arena  
19 March Loughborough Lightning 63–49 Leeds Rhinos David Wallace Sports Hall  
20 March Surrey Storm 68–40 Celtic Dragons Surrey Storm Park  

Round 8

24 March Leeds Rhinos 51–53 Severn Stars Allam Sports Centre  
24 March Team Bath 62–66 Saracens Mavericks Team Bath Netball Centre  
25 March Loughborough Lightning 73–64 Surrey Storm David Wallace Sports Hall  
25 March London Pulse 52–37 Celtic Dragons Copper Box Arena  

Round 9

26 March Saracens Mavericks 56–63 Manchester Thunder Hertfordshire Sports Village  
26 March Severn Stars 42–79 Surrey Storm University of Worcester Arena  
27 March Loughborough Lightning 49–55 London Pulse David Wallace Sports Hall  
27 March Celtic Dragons 41–42 Strathclyde Sirens House of Sport  

Round 10

31 March Team Bath 61–54 Leeds Rhinos Team Bath Netball Arena  
1 April Manchester Thunder 64–51 Strathclyde Sirens Belle Vue Arena  
2 April Leeds Rhinos 55–46 Celtic Dragons Huddersfield University  
2 April Severn Stars 41–61 Loughborough Lightning University of Worcester Arena  
3 April Saracens Mavericks 43–65 London Pulse Hertfordshire Sports Village  

Round 11

7 April Celtic Dragons 43–59 Manchester Thunder House of Sport  
8 April Team Bath 51–61 Severn Stars Team Bath Netball Arena  
8 April London Pulse 66–34 Leeds Rhinos Copper Box Arena  
10 April Strathclyde Sirens 61–65 Surrey Storm Emirates Sports Hall  

Round 12

14 April Team Bath 48–70 London Pulse Team Bath Netball Arena  
14 April Strathclyde Sirens 49–52 Severn Stars Emirates Sports Hall  
14 April Manchester Thunder 57–49 Surrey Storm Belle Vue Arena  
16 April Leeds Rhinos 52–53 Saracens Mavericks First Direct Arena  
17 April Celtic Dragons 48–65 Loughborough Lightning House of Sport  

Round 13

21 April Severn Stars 50–56 London Pulse University of Worcester Arena  
21 April Team Bath 56–53 Celtic Dragons Team Bath Netball Arena  
22 April Saracens Mavericks 51–63 Surrey Storm Hertfordshire Sports Village  
23 April Loughborough Lightning 61–45 Strathclyde Sirens David Wallace Sports Hall  
24 April Surrey Storm 65–49 Leeds Rhinos  

Round 14

28 April Celtic Dragons 54–59 Saracens Mavericks House of Sport  
28 April Leeds Rhinos 49–45 Strathclyde Sirens Allam Sports Centre  
29 April Loughborough Lightning 65–57 Manchester Thunder David Wallace Sports Hall  
29 April Surrey Storm 50–59 London Pulse Surrey Sports Park  

Round 15

30 April Severn Stars 62–56 Celtic Dragons University of Worcester Arena  
1 May Saracens Mavericks 50–62 Loughborough Lightning Hertfordshire Sports Village  
1 May Manchester Thunder 49–59 London Pulse Belle Vue Arena  
1 May Strathclyde Sirens 69–47 Team Bath  

Round 16

6 May Saracens Mavericks 41–38 Strathclyde Sirens Hertfordshire Sports Village  
6 May Surrey Storm 66–45 Team Bath  
6 May Loughborough Lightning 57–51 Severn Stars David Wallace Sports Hall  
7 May Manchester Thunder 65–63 Leeds Rhinos AO Arena  

Round 17

12 May Leeds Rhinos 56–72 Loughborough Lightning EIS Sheffield  
12 May Celtic Dragons 47–48 Surrey Storm House of Sport  
12 May Team Bath 63–67 Manchester Thunder Team Bath Netball Arena  
13 May Strathclyde Sirens 46–53 London Pulse Main Arena, Emirates  
13 May Severn Stars 50–54 Saracens Mavericks University of Worcester Arena  

Round 18

19 May Manchester Thunder 74–51 Severn Stars Belle Vue Arena  
19 May Celtic Dragons 53–71 London Pulse House of Sport  
19 May Surrey Storm 46–64 Loughborough Lightning Surrey Sports Park  
20 May Leeds Rhinos 59–55 Team Bath Allam Sports Centre  
22 May Saracens Mavericks 54–57 Team Bath Hertfordshire Sports Village  

Round 19

26 May Strathclyde Sirens 37–50 Celtic Dragons Sports Halls, Emirates  
27 May Manchester Thunder 75–48 Saracens Mavericks Belle Vue Arena  
27 May London Pulse 61–58 Loughborough Lightning Copper Box Arena  
27 May Severn Stars 52–59 Leeds Rhinos University of Worcester Arena  

Round 20

2 June Celtic Dragons 59–59 Leeds Rhinos House of Sport  
2 June Loughborough Lightning 82–57 Team Bath David Wallace Sports Hall  
3 June Strathclyde Sirens 40–61 Manchester Thunder Sports Halls, Emirates  
5 June London Pulse 46–52 Saracens Mavericks Copper Box Arena  

Finals series

Semi-finals

9 June London Pulse 55–42 Surrey Storm Copper Box Arena  
18:30
9 June Loughborough Lightning 65–59 Manchester Thunder David Wallace Sports Hall  
20:00

Third-place play-off

11 June Surrey Storm 38–55 Manchester Thunder Copper Box Arena  
14:00

Grand final

11 June
16:15		 Report
Stats		 London Pulse48–57Loughborough Lightning    Copper Box Arena
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 14–16, 8–14, 9–14
Tchine Goals scored 24/28 (86%)
Neil Goals scored 24/28 (86%)		 Cholhok Goals scored 44/48 (92%)
Dixon Goals scored 13/20 (65%)

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Netball Super League Award winners announced". Netball Superleague. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Netball Super League 2023: All you need to know about transfers". BBC Sport. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Wasps no longer able to compete in Netball Super League following administration". BBC Sport. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Wasps Netball: Franchise will not compete in 2023 Netball Super League after administration". Sky Sports. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Fixtures announced for 2023 Netball Super League season". Netball Superleague. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Fixtures & Results". Netball Superleague. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "Netball Super League: 2023 season to start on February 11 as fixtures announced". Sky Sports. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Netball Super League 2023 Team Lists & Transfer News". Netball Scoop. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Table". Netball Superleague. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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