The Netball Superleague is the elite netball

Netball

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 competition in England

England

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, Wales

Wales

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 and Scotland

Scotland

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. The league, which runs from November to June, features nine teams from all areas of Britain. It is regularly shown on sports broadcaster Sky Sports

Sky Sports

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, thanks to a major television deal signed in 2006. Naming rights to the competition were secured by The Co-operative. The league includes players from Fiji, New Zealand, England, Wales and Scotland.

Teams

Team	Base
Celtic Dragons Celtic Dragons The Cardiff based Celtic Dragons are part of the Netball Superleague, which consists of the top nine netball teams in Wales, Scotland and England. Superleague teams members include international players from around the world. The teams compete against each other each week during the season, which...	Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... , Wales
Glasgow Wildcats	Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Scotland
Leeds Carnegie	Leeds Leeds Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial... , West Yorkshire
Loughborough Lightning Loughborough Lightning Loughborough Lightning is a team in the Netball Superleague, the elite netball competition in England, Wales and Scotland. It was created in 2005, with the foundation teams including teams like the Loughborough Lightning...	Loughborough Loughborough Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University... , Leicestershire
Hertfordshire Mavericks	Hatfield Hatfield, Hertfordshire Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield. It has a population of 29,616, and is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House, the home of the Marquess of Salisbury, is the nucleus of the old town... , Hertfordshire
Northern Thunder	Bury Bury Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester... , Greater Manchester
Surrey Storm*	Guildford Guildford Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region... , Surrey
TeamBath TeamBath "Team Bath" redirects here. For the football club, see Team Bath F.C..TeamBath is the brand name of the University of Bath's sports operation...	Bath, Somerset
Team Northumbria Team Northumbria Team Northumbria are a netball team based in the north-east of England. They are one of eight teams in The Super League, the elite netball competition in England and Wales...	Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne... , Tyneside

* Formerly the Brunel Hurricanes.

Previous winners

• 2011 – Hertfordshire Mavericks
• 2010
  2009–2010 Netball Superleague Season
  - Rules :Matches were played under international test rules. Each franchise will play each other twice. Franchises will be awarded two points for a win and one for a draw. Squads must be made up of no more that 15 players and have no more than three foreign players....
  
   – TeamBath
• 2009 – TeamBath
• 2008 – Hertfordshire Mavericks
• 2007 – TeamBath
• 2006 – TeamBath
  TeamBath
  "Team Bath" redirects here. For the football club, see Team Bath F.C..TeamBath is the brand name of the University of Bath's sports operation...
  
  

External links

• Official Netball Superleague website http://www.netballsuperleague.com
• Netball Superleague official website
• Netball Superleague on SkySports
• Netball Superleague coverage from Netball Online