Wasps Netball
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| Founded | 2016 | |
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| Based in | Coventry, West Midlands | |
| Regions | The Midlands | |
| Home venue | Ricoh Arena | |
| Head coach | Mel Mansfield | |
| Captain | Hannah Knights | |
| League | Netball Superleague | |
| 2018 placing | Champions | |
| Website | Official website | |
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Wasps Netball are an English netball team which competes in the Netball Superleague, being one of three new teams in the league along with the UWS Sirens and Severn Stars. On 11 June 2017, they came first in the Netball Superleague playing against the team Loughborough Lightning. The game ended with a score of 55-51 to Wasps Netball.
In the 2018 season, they finished in top position, with Loughborough Lightning in 2nd place. Both teams proceeded to the Grand Final for a 2017 rematch, with Wasps winning their 2nd consecutive title with a scoreline identical to the 2017 final.
The team was announced in June 2016 and was created by Premiership rugby union side Wasps in order to expand their brand. They play their home games at the Ericsson Exhibition Hall at the Wasps-owned Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
2019 Season
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| Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 5th Jan 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponents | H/A | Result | Win/loss |
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| Jan 5 | Loughborough Lightning | H | 72-42 | W |
| Jan 26 | London Pulse | A | 51-60 | W |
| Feb 2 | Surrey Storm | A | 47-70 | W |
| Feb 11 | Saracens Mavericks | H | 54-50 | W |
| Feb 18 | Celtic Dragons | A | 46-58 | W |
| Feb 22 | Team Bath | A | 46-57 | W |
| Mar 2 | Strathclyde Sirens | H | 61-34 | W |
| Mar 6 | Manchester Thunder | H | 55-64 | L |
| Mar 10 | Severn Stars | H | 54-47 | W |
| Mar 18 | Loughborough Lightning | A | 60-59 | L |
| Mar 23 | Manchester Thunder | A | 50-49 | L |
| Mar 31 | London Pulse | H | 67-35 | W |
| Apr 6 | Team Bath | H | 61-46 | W |
| Apr 15 | Saracens Mavericks | A | 51-58 | W |
| Apr 20 | Surrey Storm | H | 76-42 | W |
| Apr 21 | Celtic Dragons | H | 64-48 | W |
| Apr 26 | Strathclyde Sirens | A | 41-56 | W |
| May 4 | Severn Stars | A | 45-60 | W |
| May 11 | Loughborough Lightning (SF) | H |