The 2023 Netball Superleague season was the eighteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom. Manchester Thunder were the defending champions, as they won the 2022 Grand final. The season began on 11 February and ended with the Grand Final on 11 June. It featured 10 teams following the removal of Wasps in November 2022.
Loughborough Lightning won the competition, beating London Pulse in the final to claim their second Superleague title.
Overview Format Originally, the 2023 season was scheduled to have 11 teams. However, in November 2022, Wasps were removed from the league after their holding company went into administration, leaving the competition with 10 teams. The season began on 11 February and ended with the Grand Final on 11 June. The original fixture list was announced on 10 October 2022, and was amended in November 2022 to cater for the 10-team season. The first round of fixtures were all held at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham.
Teams Team Base Celtic Dragons Cardiff, Wales Leeds Rhinos Leeds, West Yorkshire London Pulse Stratford, Greater London Loughborough Lightning Loughborough, Leicestershire Manchester Thunder Manchester, Greater Manchester Saracens Mavericks Hatfield, Hertfordshire Severn Stars Worcester, Worcestershire Strathclyde Sirens Glasgow, Scotland Surrey Storm Guildford, Surrey Team Bath Bath, Somerset Source:
Transfers The original transfer window closed in October 2022. Team Bath re-signed former player Kadeen Corbin from Saracens Mavericks. Celtic Dragons signed Gabby Sinclair from Australian team Collingwood Magpies. London Pulse signed Jade Clarke and Chelsea Pitman. Loughborough Lightning signed Jasmin Odeogberin and Rhea Dixon. 2022 winners Manchester Thunder signed Lenize Potgieter. Thunder lost Eleanor Cardwell, Joyce Mvula and Laura Malcolm, all of whom chose to play abroad in Australia or New Zealand, as well as Jade Clarke, who transferred to London Pulse for the 2023 season. Saracens Mavericks signed Kira Rothwell from London Pulse. Strathclyde Sirens signed Ugandan international Stella Oyella, and Surrey Storm signed Layla Guscoth and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis from Team Bath.
Following Wasps' removal from the competition, the transfer window was re-opened to allow Wasps players to sign for other teams. Chloe Essam and Rachel Fee signed for Severn Stars, Georgia Lees signed for Saracens Mavericks, Josie Huckle signed for Manchester Thunder and both Lauren Nicholls and Alex Johnson signed for Loughborough Lightning.
Table
League stage Source:
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Finals series Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Grand final
Awards +Netball Super League 2023 AwardsAwardNameTeamPlayers Player of the SeasonVicki OyesolaLeeds Rhinos NetballYoung Player of the SeasonBerri NeilLondon PulseCoach of the SeasonJo TripSevern StarsFans Player of the SeasonJo TripSevern StarsTop ScorerMary Cholhok NubaLoughborough LightningUmpire of the YearGary BurgessAll Star VIIGSMary Cholhok NubaLoughborough LightningGABerri NeilLondon PulseWANatalie MetcalfManchester ThunderCJade ClarkeLondon PulseWDAmy FlanaganSurrey StormGDFran WilliamsLoughborough LightningGKVicki OyesolaLeeds Rhinos Netball
References
External links Official Website