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Scottish Thistles Long Squad and Training Partners 2019/2020

1st November 2019

Following our recent Scottish Thistles National Selection, Netball Scotland are delighted to reveal the 31 athletes selected for this year’s Scottish Thistles Long Squad 2019/20 and the 12 athletes selected for the Scottish Thistles Training Partners Squad 2019/20.

 

Congratulations to the 31 athletes selected in the 2019/2020 Scottish Thistle Long Squad:

Abbie AchesonEdinburgh Academical

Savannah AntoineScotstoun

Suzi AtkinsonAvon

Emma BarrieStrathclyde Sirens/Scotstoun

Erin BollandScotstoun

Kelly BoyleStrathclyde Sirens

Laura Burton

Eleanor ButtMavericks U19/Billericay

Cerys CairnsScotstoun

Rachel ConwayGlasgow University

Alice CurrieGrangetown

Rebecca EdgarDurham University

Rachel EynonBellahouston

Lynsey GallagherStrathclyde Sirens

Ella Gibbons *

 

Bethan GoodwinStrathclyde Sirens

Emma GrantGrangetown

Emma LoveSaltires

Sarah MacPhailSaltires

Chrystal MatthanCherrybank

Claire MaxwellStrathclyde Sirens

Niamh McCallStrathclyde Sirens

Nic McCleeryStrathclyde Sirens

Rebecca MetcalfeBellahouston

Lauren MillerEast Kilbride

Hayley Mulheron

Caitlin PringleBellahouston

Emily NichollStrathclyde Sirens

Lauren TaitStrathclyde Sirens/Saltires

Gillian ThomsonScotstoun

Beth WeirEdinburgh Academical

 

* subject to availability

 

Commenting on the depth of the Thistles Long Squad outgoing National Head Coach Gail Parata said: “I am delighted to announce the 2019/ 2020 Scottish Thistles Long Squad.  The selection process has taken place over the past two months and the national coaches have selected 31 athletes from across Scotland, England and Wales.   Many are athletes returning to the Squad, but we are also excited to have attracted new athletes to the national programme as well as promoted some of our talented pathway athletes to the Long Squad.   With the start of the new four-year cycle it is the right time to be strengthening our player depth to ensure we build strong competition for positions when it comes to being selected for the Scottish Thistles National Team.”

 

In addition, we are also thrilled to reveal the 12 athletes selected for the Scottish Thistles Training Partner Squad.

Congratulations to the 12 athletes selected for the 2019/ 2020 Scottish Thistles Training Partners Squad:

Emma CreightonBellahouston

Rona EastonSaltires

Cerys FinnPeebles

Lucy GawAvon

Roisa HughesBellahouston

Imogen Michael Strathallan School

Jazmine MoorePaisley

Orla MoorePerth

Nina MowattScotstoun

Mya OliverEdinburgh Netball Club

Zoe RennieAngus

Anna SherryScotstoun

 

Huge congratulations to all athletes selected! #SucceedAsATeam