Tournament season has begun and it started at Chorley Inferno’s rally on 16th and 17th April.
Over the course of the weekend, each of our age groups took part in their respective competitions with our U9’s, 10’s and 11’s on Saturday and 12’s – 14’s on Sunday. Although a bit fresh, the rain held off for us, creating great conditions for an outdoor event. The under 9’s, 10’s and 11’s started us off to an exciting weekend. Under 9’s were strong, winning 3 of their 5 groups games – just short of getting through to the semi-finals. Under 10’s were a bit unlucky and lost only 1 of their games but didn’t get past the group stage due to goal difference. Our under 11’s managed to push that further and fought through a tough group to their semi-final. They put on a sterling performance but were beaten by Ribble Valley to miss out on a place in the final. On April 18th, Manchester Thunder and Yorkshire Jets are set to make sporting history when they face-off in a season-ending finale at Manchester Arena.
The two teams will clash at Manchester Netball Live which is aiming to break the current record of 6,000 fans for the highest attended domestic netball match ever held in the UK. Following Thunder’s previous triumphs over Yorkshire Jets, they head into the fixture as heavy favourites but Jets are an improving team and are set to give Thunder a challenge. Thunder and England Netball captain, Sara Bayman, says the game will be tough competition; “this game is going to be all about rivalry”, said Bayman. “It’s us against Jets, the North West against Yorkshire, and the North against the South when it comes to breaking the attendance record. We want fans of both teams, and anyone across the region that just loves sport, to be there cheering and helping us make history.” Tickets to this glittering fixture are selling fast! Get yours at www.netballmanchesterlive.com and follow @Traffordjuniors and @NetballMCRLive for updates on the day. References: - http://www.manchesterthunder.com/press-releases/netball-manchester-live-aiming-to-make-history Trafford was well represented at the international match in Liverpool last night with 1 flag bearer, two bench officials and over 80 players and parents.
Lots of excitement was had by all especially the U13s who sneaked in with a few all important autographs at the end of the match
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