London Pulse

London Pulse

Association	England Netball
Founded	2016
Region	London
Home venue	Copper Box Arena Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stratford, London
CEO	Sam Bird [1] [2]
Head coach	Sam Bird
Captain	Zara Everitt
Vice-captain	Halimat Adio
Premierships	2025
League	Netball Superleague
Website	londonpulsenetball.com
Home Away

London Pulse is an English netball team based at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London. Since 2019 their senior team has played in the Netball Super League, where they have made two grand finals, taking the title in 2025.

History

National Performance League

London Pulse was originally founded in 2016. Former England netball international, Natalie Seaton founded the franchise and subsequently became the CEO. ^{[1] [2]} London Pulse initially entered under-17 and under-19 teams in England Netball's National Performance League. ^{[3] [4]} They also launched a campaign to become a Netball Super League franchise. ^{[5] [6]} In 2018 London Pulse won the National Performance League under-19 title after they beat defending champions, Manchester Thunder, 53–43 in the final. During the play-off tournament they also defeated the under-19 teams of other Netball Super League teams including Hertfordshire Mavericks, Wasps Netball, Surrey Storm and Team Bath. ^[7]

In 2025 the U19 squad secured their third consecutive NPL title, with the U17 also winning the NPL title and 2025 NPL tournament. ^{[8] [9]} Pulse Power was the U19 NPL tournament champions. ^[9]

Netball Super League

In July 2018 it was announced that London Pulse would replace Team Northumbria for the 2019 Netball Super League season. They are the first team in the Netball Super League to represent Central London. ^{[10] [11] [12]} On 5 January 2019 London Pulse made their Netball Super League debut with a 51–49 win against Severn Stars at Arena Birmingham. ^[13]

In the 2023 season, London Pulse finished second. ^[14] They lost 48-57 to Loughborough Lightning in the final. They won the 2025 Netball Super League grand final, defeating Loughborough Lightning 53-45. ^[15] That season Pulse also topped the regular season table and won the inaugural Netball Super Cup in March. ^[15]

Senior finals

Pulse made their Netball Super League Grand Final debut in 2023.

Season	Winners	Score	Runners up	Venue
2023	Loughborough Lightning	57–48	London Pulse	Copper Box Arena
2025	London Pulse	53-45	Loughborough Lightning	The O2 Arena

Home venue

London Pulse is based at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London. ^{[4] [11] [12] [16]}

Notable players

2025 Squad

2025 London Pulse roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Halimat Adio (vc) GK, GD 27 January 1998 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Zara Everitt  (c) WD 5 May 2000 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Funmi Fadoju GD, GK, WD 15 August 2002 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Olivia Tchine GS 22 November 2000 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Alicia Scholes WA, C 8 May 2001 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Darcie Everitt GK, GD 8 February 2006 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Nichole Taljaard GA, WA, GS 3 May 1997 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Sophie Kelly GA, GS 28 November 2003 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Tyler Orr C, WD 21 January 2000 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Gracie Smith C, WD 2008 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Head coach Sam Bird Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website	Last updated: 18 April 2025

Internationals

  England

• Funmi Fadoju
• Halimat Adio

• Lindsay Keable
• Jade Clarke
• Chelsea Pitman
• Olivia Tchine
• Berri Neil
• Ellie Rattu
• Alicia Scholes
• Zara Everitt

  Northern Ireland

• Michelle Drayne
• Fionnuala Toner

  Jamaica

• Adean Thomas

  South Africa

• Sigrid Burger
• Nicholé Taljaard

Source: ^[17]

Head coaches

Coach	Years
Amanda Newton [18]	201x–2018
Te Aroha Keenan [19]	2018–2019
Sam Bird [19]	2019–

Pulse power

In 2024 London Pulse announced an extension academy called Pulse Power, which operates in the South/South East region previously covered by Surrey Storm. This runs alongside the London Pulse academy which is based in East London with both pathways operating U17 and U19 teams in the Netball Performance League. ^[20] The U19 team was the 2025 NPL Tournament champions. ^[9]

References

1. "Vitality Netball Superleague: Natalie Seaton steps aside as London Pulse CEO". www.skysports.com. 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
2. "Seaton steps down as Pulse CEO". www.thenetballshow.co.uk. 24 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
3. "Netball: London Pulse look forward to Copper Box tri-tournament". Newham Recorder. www.newhamrecorder.co.uk. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
4. "SPORTTAPE become Exclusive Supplier to London Pulse VNSL Team". London Pulse. londonpulsenetball.com. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
5. "London Pulse Netball Open Day #Makelondonsuper". www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
6. "Watch London Pulse at the Copper Box Arena with Sky Tickets". www.skysports.com. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
7. "Manchester Thunder and London Pulse victorious at 2018 NPL Tournament". englandnetball.co.uk. 29 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
8. "London Pulse U19 Clinch Third Consecutive National Performance League Title – London Pulse Netball". 2 April 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
9. "Double Delight as London Pulse Academy Teams Scoop NPL Glory – London Pulse Netball". 2 April 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
10. "Natalie Seaton talks to Sky Sports on her ambitions for London Pulse". www.skysports.com. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
11. "London Pulse join Netball Superleague". www.skysports.com. 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
12. "Netball Superleague: London Pulse to replace Team Northumbria in 2019". www.bbc.com. 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
13. "Netball Superleague: Wasps beat Lightning to begin title defence - round-up". www.bbc.com. 5 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
14. "Netball Super League Grand Final: Loughborough Lightning come from behind against London Pulse to take crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
15. "Netball Super League Grand Final: London Pulse beat Loughborough Lightning to win first title". BBC Sport. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
16. "London Pulse". www.netballsl.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
17. "England captain Ama Agbeze headlines London Pulse squad for the 2019 Superleague season". www.skysports.com. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
18. "Ama Agbeze and Natalie Seaton reflect on London Pulse's debut season so far". www.skysports.com. 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
19. "Sam Bird becomes London Pulse head coach after Severn Stars exit". www.skysports.com. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
20. "London Pulse Academy Programme Expansion to Include 2 Parallel Pathways – London Pulse and Pulse Power – London Pulse Netball". 15 July 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.

External links

• London Pulse on Twitter
• London Pulse on Facebook