Razia Quashie

Last updated

Razia Quashie
Personal information
Born (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 27)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
University Brunel University
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK, GD
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2017–present Hertfordshire Mavericks
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2018–presentFlag of England.svg  England 19

Razia Quashie (born 16 September 1997) is a netball player who plays for England and the Hertfordshire Mavericks. [1] [2] She had her senior debut with the England national netball team in October 2018 in the Sunshine Series against Jamaica. [3]

Contents

Domestic career

Quashie came through the Mavericks pathway system and has played for the side since 2017. [1] In 2019 she was named Players’ Player of the Season at Mavericks. [4] Quashie suffered two serious Achilles injuries in 2021 and 2022 [5] [6] but returned in 2023. [7]

International career

Quashie represented England at the World Youth Cup. She made her senior debut against Jamaica in 2018. [8]

In September 2023, England Netball apologised after a social media post celebrating Quashie's birthday erroneously used the image of a different black player instead of Quashie. [9]

Personal life

Quashie was born on the south Caribbean islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and played a range of sports as a child, crediting her mother for her interest in netball. [8] She has a degree in Sports Science from Brunel University and is starting a Masters degree [10] [4]

Related Research Articles

The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in England, Wales and Scotland. The league was commenced playing at the 2005–06 season, replacing the Super Cup as the elite netball competition in England. From 2016-21 the league was sponsored by VitalityHealth and, as a result, it was known as the Vitality Netball Superleague. Since 2022 it has been known as the Netball Super League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ama Agbeze</span> England netball international

Ama Agbeze is an England netball international. She was captain when England won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2019 she received an for her services to netball. She was also a member of the England team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. As of 2020, Agbeze has played for at least sixteen different club teams in England, Australia and New Zealand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rachel Dunn</span> British netball player (born 1982)

Rachel Margaret Dunn is an English former international netball player who was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games and who has over 250 Netball Superleague appearances.

Karla Pretorius is a South African netball player, and has represented her country with the South Africa national netball team. She plays in the positions of Goal Defence (GD) and Wing Defence (WD).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jo Harten</span> England netball international

Joanne Elizabeth Harten is a former England netball international. She was a member of the England team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She also sits on the board of the Australian Netball Players’ Association.

Beth Cobden is an England netball international. She was a member of the England teams that won gold medals at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At club level, she was a member of the Northern Thunder/Manchester Thunder teams that won Netball Superleague titles in 2012 and 2014. She also played in two grand finals for Loughborough Lightning which won their first ever Superleague title in 2021. In 2019 she signed for Adelaide Thunderbirds of Suncorp Super Netball.

Natalie Metcalf is an English netball player. She was part of the England squad that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was appointed captain of the England team in 2022 and led them to their first Netball World Cup final a year later, where they finished runner up to Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shamera Sterling</span> Jamaican netball player (born 1995)

Shamera Sterling-Humphrey is a Jamaican netball player. She plays for Adelaide Thunderbirds in Suncorp Super Netball and was named Suncorp Super Netball Player of the Year in 2023.

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 Superleague.

Georgina Fisher is an English professional netball player. She plays in the ANZ Premiership for the New Zealand team Southern Steel. She was a member of the Wasps Netball squad which won the UK Superleague in 2018, and represented England in the 2018 Sunshine Series against Jamaica and the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series in Melbourne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eleanor Cardwell</span> English netball player

Eleanor Cardwell is an English international netball player. She plays in goal attack and goal shooter for England and currently plays for Melbourne Mavericks in the Suncorp Super Netball league.

Sara Francis-Bayman is an English former netball player and coach from Billinge near Wigan, England. She is currently an Assistant Coach for the West Coast Fever in the Suncorp Super Netball.

Layla Guscoth is an England netball international. She was a member of the England squad that won a bronze medal at the 2019 Netball World Cup. At club level, Guscoth has played for Loughborough Lightning, Hertfordshire Mavericks and Team Bath in the Netball Superleague and for Adelaide Thunderbirds in Suncorp Super Netball. She was a member of the Mavericks team that won the 2011 Netball Superleague. She has captained both Mavericks and Thunderbirds. In 2016 she qualified as a doctor.

Lindsay Keable is a retired English netball player who played for England and for London Pulse in the positions of goal defence or goal keeper.

The 2021 Netball Superleague season was the sixteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom. The season started on 12 February 2021. Manchester Thunder were the defending champions, as they won the 2019 season and the 2020 season was cancelled after three rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the first nine weeks of matches were held at Studio 001 in Wakefield, and the remaining matches were held at the Copper Box Arena in London. All matches were originally scheduled to be held behind closed doors, though from week 17 onwards, limited numbers of fans were permitted into matches, due to a change in the UK Government guidelines.

Malysha Kelly is a Jamaican netball player, who has made over 50 appearances for the national side, and is a former captain. At club level, she most recently played for Severn Stars in the Netball Superleague.

Sophie Drakeford-Lewis is an English netball player who plays for Surrey Storm and has represented the national team. She has previously played for Saracens Mavericks and Team Bath, and was awarded the Young Player of the Season Award for the 2019 Netball Superleague season. As a youngster, Drakeford-Lewis played tennis, and she was at one time the highest ranked Briton at under-16 and under-18 level.

The 2022 Netball Superleague season was the seventeenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom. Loughborough Lightning were the defending champions, as they won the 2021 season. The season began on 5 February, and ended with the grand final on 5 June.

Laura Malcolm is an English netball player who has been a co-captain of the national team. At club level, she plays for Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Premiership, and has previously played for Netball Superleague teams Manchester Thunder and Severn Stars.

Imogen Allison is an English netball player, who has represented the national side since 2020. At club level, she plays for Manchester Thunder and has previously played for Team Bath & Yorkshire Jets.

References

  1. 1 2 Prenderville, Paul (20 September 2018). "benecos Mavericks bring back Gabby Marshall and Razia Quashie". Sky Sports . Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ↑ @EnglandNetball (16 September 2018). "A very happy birthday to @R_Quashie_!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 October 2018– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "England prepare to face Jamaica in the first game of the Sunshine Series". englandnetball.co.uk. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 Ratcliffe, Katherine (21 January 2020). "Where It All Began: Razia Quashie". England Netball. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vitality Netball Superleague: Saracens and England's Razia Quashie undergoes surgery after Achilles injury". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Vitality Netball Superleague: Razia Quashie's season over after Achilles injury". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Media, Beat (31 May 2023). "Quashie back shining in the NSL and picked among the Roses". Netball Super League. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Razia Quashie". England Netball. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "England Netball apologises for mixing up black players in Razia Quashie birthday post". BBC Sport . 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Scott-Munro, Harry. "Razia Quashie - Saracens" . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.