2023 Netball Superleague season

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2023 Netball Superleague season
League Netball Superleague
Sport Netball
Duration11 February - 11 June 2023
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Season MVP Vicki Oyesola
Top scorer Mary Cholhok [1]
Grand Finals
Date11 June 2023
VenueCopper Box Arena
Champions Loughborough Lightning
  Runners-up London Pulse
Seasons

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.

Contents

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

TeamBase
CelticDragonsColours.png Celtic Dragons Cardiff, Wales
RhinosNetballColours.png Leeds Rhinos Leeds, West Yorkshire
LondonPulseColours.png London Pulse Stratford, Greater London
LoughboroughLightningColours.png Loughborough Lightning Loughborough, Leicestershire
ManchesterThunder.png Manchester Thunder Manchester, Greater Manchester
HertfordshireMavericksColours.png Saracens Mavericks Hatfield, Hertfordshire
SevernStarsColours.png Severn Stars Worcester, Worcestershire
SirensNetballColours.png Strathclyde Sirens Glasgow, Scotland
SurreyStormColours.png Surrey Storm Guildford, Surrey
TeamBathColours.png Team Bath Bath, 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]
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 London Pulse (Q)1816021078867+21148Qualifying for the Finals series
2 Loughborough Lightning (Q)1815031169938+23145
3 Manchester Thunder (Q)1815031134957+17745
4 Surrey Storm (Q)1813051124954+17039
5 Saracens Mavericks 1880109591057−9824
6 Severn Stars 1870119601054−9421
7 Leeds Rhinos 1842129461066−12014
8 Strathclyde Sirens 184113905977−7213
9 Team Bath 1840149511184−23312
10 Celtic Dragons 1821158611033−1727

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 Pulse 48–57 Loughborough Lightning   Copper Box Arena
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 14–16, 8–14, 9–14
Tchine Netball.svg  24/28 (86%)
Neil Netball.svg  24/28 (86%)		 Cholhok Netball.svg  44/48 (92%)
Dixon Netball.svg  13/20 (65%)

Awards

Netball Super League 2023 Awards
AwardNameTeam
Players Player of the Season Vicki Oyesola Leeds Rhinos Netball
Young Player of the Season Berri Neil London Pulse
Coach of the SeasonJo Trip Severn Stars
Fans Player of the SeasonJo Trip Severn Stars
Top Scorer Mary Cholhok Nuba Loughborough Lightning
Umpire of the YearGary Burgess
All Star VII
GS Mary Cholhok Nuba Loughborough Lightning
GA Berri Neil London Pulse
WA Natalie Metcalf Manchester Thunder
C Jade Clarke London Pulse
WDAmy Flanagan Surrey Storm
GD Fran Williams Loughborough Lightning
GK Vicki Oyesola Leeds Rhinos Netball

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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