Northern Ireland national netball team

The Northern Ireland national netball team represent Northern Ireland in international netball. The Northern Ireland team are presently coached by former representative captain Elaine Rice. During Rice's time as head coach, Northern Ireland have won the 2009 Nations Cup in Singapore, and came third in the 2011 European Netball Championships in Antrim.[1]  The team qualified for the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore,[2]  where they progressed to their first ever finals stage, eventually finishing 8th. As of 26 July 2011, Northern Ireland are ranked 11th on the IFNA World Rankings.[3]



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[hide]  *1 Players  ==Players[ edit] == Twelve players were selected to represent Northern Ireland at the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, from 3–10 July. The team are presently captained by Belfast shooter Noleen Lennon.[4] [5] ==Coaching staff[ edit] == ==Competitive history<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 2 Coaching staff
 * 3 Competitive history
 * 4 References
 * 5 External links
 * Head coach: Elaine Rice (née McLaughlin)
 * Assistant coach: Clar Rois McGuinness
 * Manager: Karen Rollo