Vitality Netball Superleague 2020: Ins & Outs

Keep up to date with coaching changes, players on the move and who is staying put as franchises announce squads for the 2020 Vitality Superleague season

By Sky Sports Netball

Image: Melissa Bessell has taken over at Severn Stars. (Photo credit: Northumbria University)

Keep up to date with all of the coaching changes, players on the move and which individuals are staying put as franchises put together their squads for the 2020 Vitality Netball Superleague season.

With the signing window opening on Thursday, August, 1 make sure that you know what's what when it comes to franchises' personnel.

The Superleague season will recommence in February 2020 and is aiming to reach new heights as the sport looks to build upon the momentum generated by a home Netball World Cup.

This page may look a little sparse right now but it won't be that way for long as we'll fill it with every one of the announcements...

Image: Manchester Thunder's Grand Final victory means that they go into the new season as the franchise to beat

Celtic Dragons

Ins:

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Outs: Kyra Jones [Retirement]. Nia Jones [To Severn Stars]. Bethan Dyke [To Severn Stars].

Confirmed Squad Members:

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London Pulse

Image: London Pulse will be under new leadership as they look to build in their second Superleague season

Ins: Sam Bird as head coach [From Severn Stars].

Outs: Te Aroha Keenan [Returned to New Zealand]. Lauren Ngwira [To Manchester Thunder], Ashleigh Neal [To Manchester Thunder], Fionnuala Toner [To Team Bath]. Taylor Cullen [To Strathclyde Sirens].

Confirmed Squad Members:

Loughborough Lightning

Image: Loughborough Lightning missed out on the Grand Final and then finished fourth

Ins: Sam May [From Wasps Netball].

Outs:

Confirmed Squad Members: Ella Clark

Manchester Thunder

Image: Manchester Thunder's defensive circle will be a different place without Kerry Almond this season

Ins: Lauren Ngwira [From London Pulse]. Ashleigh Neal [From London Pulse]

Outs: Kerry Almond [Retirement]. Dan Ryan [To Leeds Rhinos Netball]. Liana Leota [To Severn Stars].

Confirmed Squad Members: Laura Malcolm, Kathryn Turner, Caroline O'Hanlon, Joyce Mvula, Eleanor Cardwell.

Saracens Mavericks

Image: Saracens Mavericks will have their eyes fixed on the play-offs

Ins:

Outs:

Vitality Netball Superleague Signing Window

  • Window opens on August, 1 and closes on January, 8 .
  • Franchises can sign a maximum of 15 players.
  • Franchises can approach any player who is out of contract and can sign players from overseas.
  • Franchises are allowed to sign two overseas players but they can't play in the same third at the same time on court.

Severn Stars

Image: Severn Stars will be one of the franchises under new leadership

Ins: Melissa Bessell as head coach. Liana Leota [From Manchester Thunder]. Nia Jones [From Celtic Dragons]. Bethan Dyke [From Celtic Dragons].

Outs: Sam Bird [To London Pulse]. Maryka Holtzhausen [Retired].

Confirmed Squad Members: Georgia Rowe.

Strathclyde Sirens

Image: Strathclyde Sirens will have new knowledge in their corner with Karen Atkinson as their technical director

Ins: Karen Atkinson as technical director [From Loughborough Lightning]. Lesley MacDonald as head coach. Taylor Cullen [From London Pulse].

Outs:

Confirmed Squad Members: Claire Maxwell [Assistant coach and player], Emma Barrie, Gia Abernethy, Niamh McCall, Nicola McCleery, Emily Nicholl.

Surrey Storm

Image: Mikki Austin's Surrey Storm finished eighth last season

Ins: Niamh Cooper [Kingsway]

Outs:

Confirmed Squad Members: Katy Hughes, Yasmin Parsons, Yasmin Hodge-England.

Team Bath Netball

Image: Jess Thirlby has swapped Team Bath Netball for England Netball

Ins: Fionnuala Toner [From London Pulse]

Outs: Jess Thirlby [To England Netball].

Confirmed Squad Members: Eboni Usoro-Brown, Rachel Shaw, Imogen Allison, Mia Ritchie, Abi Robson.

Wasps Netball

Image: Wasps Netball will look to go one step further than last season

Ins: Iona Christian [From Severn Stars]. Alexia Baker [From Queensland Firebirds].

Outs: Bongiwe Msomi [Coaching in Johannesburg]

Confirmed Squad Members: Hannah Knights (C), Jade Clark (VC), Rachel Dunn, Fran Williams, Tamsin Moala, Katie Harris, Sienna Rushton.

Netball is back on your screens in October with the Fast5 All Stars Championship. We will cover all the twists and turns of the off-season as the Vitality Netball Superleague teams begin to shape their squads for the 2020 season which you can follow on Sky Sports.

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