2019_Netball_Superleague_Grand_Final

2019 Netball Superleague season

2019 Netball Superleague season

Sports season

The 2019 Netball Superleague season was the fourteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom. The season commenced on 5 January 2019.[1]

Quick Facts League, Sport ...

Manchester Thunder were the champions and defeated Wasps Netball in the Grand Final at the Copper Box Arena. The Thunder's victory ended Wasps' back-to-back run of titles and was their third championship in the competition.[2][3]

Overview

Teams

At the end of the previous season, England Netball announced the withdrawal of Team Northumbria from the competition. The organisation revealed a capital-based team (the London Pulse) would take their place, thereby ensuring the league remained at 10 teams.[4]

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Format

The format is the same as the previous season, with a double round-robin structure utilised. The top four teams qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners of these matches meeting in the Grand Final.[5]

Regular season

  • The full regular season fixture and results can be found here.

Round 1

Sat 5 Jan Celtic Dragons 41 – 58 Team Bath Arena Birmingham  
11.00am Stats
Sat 5 Jan Wasps Netball 72 – 42 Loughborough Lightning Arena Birmingham  
1.00pm Stats
Sat 5 Jan Severn Stars 49 – 51 London Pulse Arena Birmingham  
3.00pm Stats
Sat 5 Jan Strathclyde Sirens 56 – 38 Surrey Storm Arena Birmingham  
5.00pm Stats
Sat 5 Jan Manchester Thunder 58 – 51 Mavericks Arena Birmingham  
7.00pm Stats

Round 2

Wed 6 Mar Wasps Netball 55 – 64 Manchester Thunder Ricoh Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Fri 11 Jan Strathclyde Sirens 45 – 55 Team Bath Emirates Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 12 Jan Loughborough Lightning 52 – 44 Severn Stars Loughborough University  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 12 Jan Surrey Storm 39 – 59 Mavericks Surrey Sports Park  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 12 Jan London Pulse 40 – 67 Celtic Dragons Copper Box Arena  
7.00pm Stats

Round 3

Fri 25 Jan Mavericks 64 – 51 Loughborough Lightning University of Hertfordshire  
7.30pm Stats
Fri 25 Jan Severn Stars 57 – 40 Celtic Dragons University of Gloucestershire  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 26 Jan Manchester Thunder 70 – 45 Strathclyde Sirens Wright Robinson College  
5.00pm Stats
Sat 26 Jan London Pulse 50 – 61 Wasps Netball Copper Box Arena  
7.00pm Stats
Mon 28 Jan Team Bath 50 – 56 Surrey Storm Team Bath Arena  
7.00pm Stats

Round 4

Mon 25 Mar Team Bath 53 – 43 Severn Stars Team Bath Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 2 Feb Surrey Storm 47 – 70 Wasps Netball Surrey Sports Park  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 2 Feb Loughborough Lightning 60 – 49 Strathclyde Sirens Loughborough University  
6.00pm Stats
Mon 4 Feb Celtic Dragons 44 – 66 Mavericks Sport Wales National Centre  
7.00pm Stats
Mon 4 Feb Manchester Thunder 62 – 47 London Pulse Wright Robinson College  
7.00pm Stats

Round 5

Fri 8 Feb Strathclyde Sirens 46 – 50 Celtic Dragons Emirates Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 9 Feb Severn Stars 49 – 62 Manchester Thunder University of Gloucestershire  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 9 Feb Loughborough Lightning 50 – 75 Team Bath Loughborough University  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 9 Feb London Pulse 49 – 69 Surrey Storm Copper Box Arena  
7.00pm Stats
Mon 11 Feb Wasps Netball 54 – 50 Mavericks Ricoh Arena  
7.00pm Stats
  • Severn Stars were deducted three points by league officials after breaching regulation 1.1.3.1 of the competition rules, which forbid two or more foreign players from operating in the same third during a match.[6]

Round 6

Sat 16 Feb Manchester Thunder 60 – 65 Loughborough Lightning Wright Robinson College  
5:00pm Stats
Sat 16 Feb Severn Stars 46 – 55 Surrey Storm University of Gloucestershire  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 16 Feb Mavericks 68 – 45 Team Bath University of Hertfordshire  
6.00pm Stats
Mon 18 Feb Celtic Dragons 46 – 58 Wasps Netball Sport Wales National Centre  
7.00pm Stats
Mon 18 Feb London Pulse 54 – 60 Strathclyde Sirens Copper Box Arena  
7.00pm Stats

Round 7

Fri 22 Feb Strathclyde Sirens 37 – 56 Severn Stars Emirates Arena  
7.00pm Stats
Fri 22 Feb Team Bath 46 – 57 Wasps Netball Team Bath Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 23 Feb Surrey Storm 50 – 66 Loughborough Lightning Surrey Sports Park  
7.30pm Stats
Mon 25 Feb Mavericks 65 – 37 London Pulse University of Hertfordshire  
7.00pm Stats
Mon 25 Feb Celtic Dragons 56 – 83 Manchester Thunder Sport Wales National Centre  
7.00pm Stats

Round 8

Fri 1 Mar Team Bath 60 – 56 Manchester Thunder Team Bath Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 2 Mar Surrey Storm 46 – 48 Celtic Dragons Surrey Sports Park  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 2 Mar Loughborough Lightning 56 – 51 London Pulse Loughborough University  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 2 Mar Wasps Netball 61 – 34 Strathclyde Sirens Ricoh Arena  
7.00pm Stats
Mon 4 Mar Severn Stars 46 – 64 Mavericks University of Worcester  
7.00pm Stats

Round 9

Sat 9 Mar Strathclyde Sirens 38 – 68 Mavericks Emirates Arena  
3.00pm Stats
Sat 9 Mar Celtic Dragons 57 – 70 Loughborough Lightning Sport Wales National Centre  
4.00pm Stats
Sat 9 Mar Manchester Thunder 66 – 42 Surrey Storm Belle Vue Sports Village  
5.00pm Stats
Sun 10 Mar Wasps Netball 54 – 47 Severn Stars Ricoh Arena  
4.00pm Stats
Mon 11 Mar London Pulse 60 – 64 Team Bath Copper Box Arena  
7.00pm Stats

Round 10

Sat 16 Mar Team Bath 56 – 50 Celtic Dragons Team Bath Arena  
5.00pm Stats
Sat 16 Mar Surrey Storm 53 – 44 Strathclyde Sirens Surrey Sports Park  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 16 Mar Mavericks 49 – 57 Manchester Thunder University of Hertfordshire  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 16 Mar London Pulse 51 – 60 Severn Stars Copper Box Arena  
7.00pm Stats
Mon 18 Mar Loughborough Lightning 60 – 59 Wasps Netball Loughborough University  
7.00pm Stats

Round 11

Fri 22 Mar Team Bath 51 – 47 Strathclyde Sirens Team Bath Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 23 Mar Manchester Thunder 50 – 49 Wasps Netball Wright Robinson College  
5.00pm Stats
Sat 23 Mar Severn Stars 53 – 54 Loughborough Lightning University of Worcester  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 23 Mar Mavericks 58 – 50 Surrey Storm University of Hertfordshire  
6.00pm Stats
Mon 25 Mar Celtic Dragons 62 – 51 London Pulse Sport Wales National Centre  
7.00pm Stats

Round 12

Sat 30 Mar Celtic Dragons 52 – 53 Severn Stars Sport Wales National Centre  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 30 Mar Loughborough Lightning 54 – 49 Mavericks Loughborough University  
6.00pm Stats
Sun 31 Mar Wasps Netball 67 – 35 London Pulse Ricoh Arena  
4.00pm Stats
Mon 1 Apr Strathclyde Sirens 36 – 62 Manchester Thunder Emirates Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Mon 1 Apr Surrey Storm 48 – 57 Team Bath Surrey Sports Park  
7.00pm Stats

Round 13

Sat 6 Apr London Pulse 62 – 59 Mavericks Copper Box Arena  
5.00pm Stats
Sat 6 Apr Manchester Thunder 73 – 46 Celtic Dragons Belle Vue Sports Village  
5.00pm Stats
Sat 6 Apr Severn Stars 49 – 40 Strathclyde Sirens University of Gloucestershire  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 6 Apr Wasps Netball 61 – 46 Team Bath Ricoh Arena  
6.00pm Stats
Mon 8 Apr Loughborough Lightning 59 – 63 Surrey Storm Loughborough University  
7.00pm Stats

Round 14

Fri 12 Apr Team Bath 57 – 55 Loughborough Lightning Team Bath Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 13 Apr Celtic Dragons 59 – 49 Strathclyde Sirens Sport Wales National Centre  
4.00pm Stats
Sat 13 Apr Manchester Thunder 47 – 50 Severn Stars Belle Vue Sports Village  
5.00pm Stats
Sat 13 Apr Surrey Storm 56 – 53 London Pulse Surrey Sports Park  
6.00pm Stats
Mon 15 Apr Mavericks 51 – 58 Wasps Netball Marshall Arena  
7.00pm Stats

Round 15

Sat 20 Apr Strathclyde Sirens 44 – 59 Loughborough Lightning Emirates Arena  
2.00pm Stats
Sat 20 Apr London Pulse 42 – 71 Manchester Thunder Emirates Arena  
4.00pm Stats
Sat 20 Apr Wasps Netball 76 – 42 Surrey Storm Ricoh Arena  
5.00pm Stats
Sat 20 Apr Severn Stars 42 – 53 Team Bath University of Gloucestershire  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 20 Apr Mavericks 55 – 50 Celtic Dragons Ricoh Arena  
7.00pm Stats

Round 16

Sun 21 Apr Wasps Netball 64 – 48 Celtic Dragons Ricoh Arena  
2.00pm Stats
Sun 21 Apr Strathclyde Sirens 47 – 44 London Pulse Emirates Arena  
2.00pm Stats
Sun 21 Apr Surrey Storm 46 – 51 Severn Stars Ricoh Arena  
4.00pm Stats
Sun 21 Apr Loughborough Lightning 60 – 57 Manchester Thunder Emirates Arena  
4.00pm Stats
Sun 21 Apr Team Bath 45 – 51 Mavericks Ricoh Arena  
6.00pm Stats

Round 17

Fri 26 Apr Strathclyde Sirens 41 – 56 Wasps Netball Emirates Arena  
7.30pm Stats
Sat 27 Apr Celtic Dragons 58 – 51 Surrey Storm Sport Wales National Centre  
4.00pm Stats
Sat 27 Apr London Pulse 62 – 67 Loughborough Lightning Copper Box Arena  
4.00pm Stats
Sat 27 Apr Mavericks 62 – 48 Severn Stars University of Essex  
4.00pm Stats
Sat 27 Apr Manchester Thunder 53 – 56 Team Bath Wright Robinson College  
5.00pm Stats

Round 18

Sat 4 May Loughborough Lightning 67 – 56 Celtic Dragons Loughborough University  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 4 May Mavericks 50 – 45 Strathclyde Sirens University of Hertfordshire  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 4 May Team Bath 72 – 50 London Pulse Team Bath Arena  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 4 May Severn Stars 45 – 60 Wasps Netball University of Worcester  
6.00pm Stats
Sat 4 May Surrey Storm 55 – 60 Manchester Thunder Surrey Sports Park  
6.00pm Stats

Ladder

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Source: [7][8]
(Q) Qualify for the 2019 Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
Notes:
  1. Severn Stars were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in Round 5.

Finals series

Semi-final

Sat 11 May
2.00pm		 Report
Stats		 Wasps Netball74–54Loughborough Lightning    University of Warwick Sky Sports

Semi-final

Sat 11 May
4.00pm		 Report
Stats		 Manchester Thunder57–54Team Bath    Wright Robinson College Sky Sports

Third-place playoff

Sat 18 May
3.00pm		 Report
Stats		 Loughborough Lightning56–62Team Bath    Copper Box Arena Sky Sports

Grand Final

Sat 18 May
5.30pm		 Report
Stats		 Wasps Netball52–57Manchester Thunder    Copper Box Arena
Umpires: Gary Burgess and Jackie Mizon		 Sky Sports

References

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    "Vitality Netball Superleague Super 10 returns". netballsl.com. 1 October 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Manchester Thunder win Vitality Netball Superleague 2019". Sky Sports Netball. 19 May 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Netball Superleague Grand Final: Manchester Thunder win 57-52 against Wasps". BBC Sport. 19 May 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Netball Superleague: London Pulse to replace Team Northumbria in 2019". BBC Sport. 10 July 2018.
  5. [5]
    "2019 Vitality Superleague Fixture". netballsl.com.
  6. [6]
    "Severn Stars deducted three points for breach of regulations". Netball Superleague. 4 April 2019.
  7. [7]
    "2019 results and final table". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Table". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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