Hannah Joseph

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Hannah Joseph
Personal information
Full nameHannah Joseph
Born (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 31)
Relatives Jonathan Joseph
Will Joseph
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2011-present Loughborough Lightning
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2016-presentFlag of England.svg  England 19
Last updated: May 2025

Hannah Joseph (born 8 February 1994) is an English international netball player. She plays for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Super League and is a member of the England national netball team. Joseph has won 3 Super League titles.

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Early life and education

Joseph's father is originally from Grenada and played for the Northampton Saints rugby union team in the 1980s. [1] Her brothers Jonathan Joseph and Will Joseph are also professional rugby union players who have represented England. [2] [3] [1]

Club career

Loughborough Lightning

Joseph joining Loughborough Lightning in 2011 and made her debut in the 2013 Netball Superleague season making her one of the clubs longest-serving players. [4] She made the Super League grand final in 2017 and 2018 but lost to Wasps Netball both times. [5] [6] She underwent achilles reconstruction surgery in 2017. [7]

Joseph won her first Super League title in 2021, defeating Team Bath. [8] Joseph would go on to make four consecutive grand finals, winning back to back titles in 2023 and 2024. [9] [10] Lightning made the 2025 Super League grand final but they lost 45-53 to London Pulse to finish runners up.

International career

Joseph earned her first cap with England in 2016 during a series with Australia. [4] She was part of the squad that won the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy series. [4] Joseph then won silver at the 2024 Netball Nations Cup. [11]

She was named in the squad for the 2024 Australia test series and 2025 Horizon test series vs Jamaica. [12] [13]

Personal life

Joseph works as the Director of Netball at Uppingham School. [14]

Honours

England

Loughborough Lightning

References

  1. 1 2 Squires, Neil (2017-06-01). "British & Irish Lions: Jonathan Joseph and netball ace Hannah open up". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  2. "Siblings Jonathan and Hannah Joseph in focus ahead of huge weekend for family". Sky Sports. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. Kitson, Robert (2017-02-10). "Jonathan Joseph: 'I like the atmosphere, it spurs me on and gets me going'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hannah Joseph". Netball Super League. 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  5. "Netball Superleague: Wasps beat Loughborough Lightning in Grand Final". BBC Sport. 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  6. "Superleague Grand Final: Wasps 55-51 Loughborough". BBC Sport. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  7. jmcconnell (2017-07-23). "Hannah Joseph undergoes surgery". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  8. "Netball Superleague 2021: Loughborough Lightning beat Team Bath in final". BBC Sport. 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  9. "Netball Super League 2024: Loughborough Lightning beat Manchester Thunder in final". BBC Sport. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  10. "Lightning reveal star-studded squad ahead of new campaign". Loughborough University. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  11. "Dominant Australian Diamonds win the Vitality Netball Nations Cup in Leeds". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  12. "Vitality Roses defeated 70-57 by Australia in the first game of three-match test series". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  13. Murphy, Izzy (2024-10-17). "England line up announced for Vitality Netball Horizon Series, FAST5 Netball World Series and England A fixtures". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  14. "Hannah Joseph - Netball Superleague Champion | News | Uppingham School". www.uppingham.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-12.