Share Press Eye Northern Ireland - 24th October 2021 Net Ball South Africa - Lisburn Racquets Club - Lisburn - Northern Ireland - 24th October 2021. South Africa v Wales Photograph by Declan Roughan / Press Eye Wales Netball have announced their a 15-strong squad to take on the Isle of Man next month for a three-match test series. 11 players selected for 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) squads have been included in the team selected by former Manchester Thunder player and Wales Head Coach Sara Moore. Celtic Dragons’ Nia Jones – who recently re-joined the club from Severn Stars – will co-captain the side along with former Dragons star Suzy Drane. Clare Jones, meanwhile, will vice captain her country. In total, three Superleague sides have been represented. Welsh side Celtic Dragons have the most players included with eight while Wasps (x2) and Team Bath also feature. Zoe Matthewman, meanwhile, represents Loughborough Lightning at youth level. Furthermore, the likes of Drane, Kyra Jones and Morganne Dunne have all recently played at VNSL level. The team will travel to the Isle of Man on Thursday 11 November and will play three ranking matches with the aim of qualifying for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. Head Coach Sara Moore has said: “Having the opportunity to play ranking matches is invaluable for us as we aim to qualify for Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022. “We’ve had some really valuable training matches over the past few months, which will stand us in good stead to play the Isle of Man.” The following athletes have been selected: Betsy Creak (Team Bath) Suzy Drane – Co-Captain Clare Jones – Vice Captain (Celtic Dragons) Kyra Jones Nia Jones – Co-Captain (Celtic Dragons) Zoe Matthewman Shona O’Dwyer (Celtic Dragons) Ella Powell-Davies (Wasps) Eleanor Roberts (Celtic Dragons) Georgia Rowe (Celtic Dragons) Christina Shaw (Wasps) Leila Thomas (Celtic Dragons) Reserves: Morganne Dunne Celyn Emanuel (Celtic Dragons) Lucy Howells (Celtic Dragons) Follow @NetballSL on Twitter and Instagram for the latest Vitality Netball Superleague news. You can also sign up to our newsletter here. Related news post 16th Dec 2024 Manchester Thunder announce leadership team for 2025 Reading: 3 mins Manchester Thunder Previous Story Fixtures announced for 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague season Next Story Superleague players included in Vitality Roses Reunited Series squad More News 20th Dec 2024 wpforms Event Accreditation – Netball Super League – Super Cup 2025 Reading: 6 mins 16th Dec 2024 News Manchester Thunder announce leadership team for 2025 Reading: 3 mins 6th Dec 2024 News The Netball Super League introduces the two-goal Super Shot ahead of new rules and innovations for the 2025 season Reading: 4 mins 25th Nov 2024 News Catching up with Nottingham Forest Netball’s Rhea Dixon as she makes her international debut Reading: 6 mins 21st Nov 2024 News Netball Super League confirms new Board of Directors to lead the League into the new era of professionalisation Reading: 4 mins More Google Ad – MPU – Right Column