Bethan Dyke

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Bethan Dyke
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Born (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 29)
Occupation netball player
Netball career
Playing position(s): center, wing attack

Bethan Dyke (born 25 December 1994) is a Welsh netball player who plays for Wales in the position of center and wing attack. [1] [2]

Career

Dyke has played for Wales representative clubs Cardiff Dragons and Severn Stars in Netball Superleague. [3] She was a key member of the Celtic Dragons which emerged as runners-up to Team Bath in the 2013 Netball Superleague Grand Final. She made her Commonwealth Games debut representing Wales at the Commonwealth Games in 2014, where Wales finished at eighth position in the women's netball tournament. [4] [5] She was included in the Wales squad for the 2015 Netball World Cup, which eventually marked her debut appearance in a World Cup tournament. She was named in the Wales squad to face off against New Zealand in a home test series in 2017 and it also marked New Zealand's first visit to Wales to play an international series after a gap of 20 years. [6]

She sustained a serious knee injury concern in 2018 and was ruled out of action for around nine months. [7] She represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and competed in the women's netball competition. [8] She was signed by Sevens Stars ahead of the 2020 Netball Superleague season. [9] In April 2021, she was ruled out from the remainder of the 2021 Netball Superleague season due to an Anterior cruciate ligament injury which she suffered during the first quarter of a group stage match against Celtic Dragons. [10] [11] [7] However, she was included in the Wales senior international squad for the year 2021 despite not fully recovering from the ankle injury which she sustained during the Superleague season. [12] [13]

She was also named in Welsh netball squad for the women's netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was included in the Welsh squad for the 2023 Netball World Cup, which was her second appearance at a Netball World Cup tournament. [14] [15] She was signed by Team Bath ahead of the 2023 Netball Superleague season and she was retained by Team Bath for the 2024 season. [16] [17]

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References

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  5. ↑ "Welsh netball squad for Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has been announced". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  6. ↑ "Bethan Dyke column: Looking forward to Wales' 'historic' Test series". BBC Sport. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  7. 1 2 "Injury rules Wales' Dyke out for season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  8. ↑ Watson, Grace (2018-03-05). "Wales announce squad for the Gold Coast". World Netball. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  9. ↑ "Nia Jones, Bethan Dyke and Georgia Rowe boost Severn Stars' squad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  10. ↑ Tilley, Amy (2021-04-12). "Severn Stars Official Statement - Bethan Dyke injury". Severn Stars Netball. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  11. ↑ "Vitality Netball Superleague: Melissa Bessell turns to Kyra Jones to replace injured Bethan Dyke". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  12. ↑ "Vitality Netball Superleague: Melissa Bessell turns to Kyra Jones to replace injured Bethan Dyke". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  13. ↑ "Welsh Netball: Sara Hale announces 23-strong squad for 2021 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  14. ↑ "Welsh Feathers Announce Squad Heading to Vitality Netball World Cup - Wales Netball". 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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