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The Jamaica national netball team, commonly known as the Sunshine Girls, represent Jamaica in international netball competition. Netball is not only the number one women's sport in Jamaica but also the number one team sport in the island, based on World Rankings and recent history and the majority of the schools in Jamaica participate. Netball receives full media coverage on television, radio and in newspapers but does not get as much coverage as less successful team sports such as football and cricket. Jamaica were coached by former representative Oberon Pitterson, and captained by midcourt veteran Nadine Bryan up to the end of 2013. However, a Technical Director and new coach, were appointed in early 2014. As of 1 July 2020, Jamaica are fourth in the INF World Rankings. The senior Jamaican netball team is widely known as the Sunshine Girls, the Jamaican Fast 5 netball team is known as Jamaica Fast5 or the FAST5 Girls.
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Bethan Goodwin is a Scottish netball player. She was selected to represent the Scotland netball team at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Lynsey Gallagher is a Scottish netball player. She was selected to represent the Scotland netball team at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Claire Maxwell, also known as Claire Brownie, is a Scotland netball international. She captained Scotland at both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 Netball World Cup. She also represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Netball World Cup. At club level, she has played for Glasgow Wildcats, Team Bath and Sirens in the Netball Superleague and for Team Northumbria and Loughborough Lightning in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship.
Niamh McCall is a Scottish netball player. She was selected to represent the Scotland netball team at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Nicola McCleery is a Scottish netball player. She was selected to represent the Scotland netball team at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Emily Nicholl is a Scottish netball player. She was selected to represent the Scotland netball team at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Lauren Tait is a Scottish netball player. She was selected to represent the Scotland netball team at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
Emma Barrie is a Scottish netball player who plays for Scotland and for Sirens Netball club in the positions of goal keeper or goal shooter.
Hayley Mulheron is a Scotland netball international. She captained Scotland at the 2015 Netball World Cup. She also represented Scotland at the 2007 and 2019 Netball World Cups and at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. At club level, she has played for Glasgow Wildcats, Team Northumbria and Sirens in the Netball Superleague and for Canberra Darters and New South Wales Waratahs in the Australian Netball League.
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- ↑ "Ella Gibbons optimistic that Scottish Thistles will continue to grow". The Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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