Severn Stars’ Jane Taylor believes they have enough to beat Leeds Rhinos, but need to “trust each other more” in order to move off the foot of the table. With just three points from their opening seven games, Stars sit rock bottom of the Vitality Netball Superleague before facing sixth placed Leeds Rhinos on Friday […]
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NETBALL: Laura Malcolm: Stars always “striving for more”
Severn Stars travel up to Manchester this Saturday when they play Manchester Thunder. Severn Stars captain and ex-England international Laura Malcolm has been speaking ahead of the game and despite the team struggling to get points consistently, she is hopeful of improvement over the course of the rest of the season. She said: “We want […]
PREVIEW: Severn Stars look to close the gap to top half of table
Last week saw Severn Stars get their second win of the season when they travelled up to play Team Northumbria. Despite the long break for the Commonwealth games, this meant two wins on the bounce for the Stars in the league but it will be a tough task to get three. They take on Loughborough […]
NETBALL: Sam Bird: “If we’d scored two extra goals in those two games we’d have six points”
The Severn Stars host Surrey Storm at the University of Worcester Arena tomorrow evening in what could turn out to be a vitally important fifth game in this 2018 Super League season. Stars head coach Samantha Bird has been pleased with the team’s performances so far, despite the lack of results, but realises how important […]
PREVIEW: Severn Stars vs Surrey Storm
The Severn Stars will look to end their winless start to their 2018 Vitality Netball Super League season when they play host to Surrey Storm this weekend. This will be the last fixture at the University of Worcester Arena before the break for the Commonwealth Games. Stars have lost all of their opening four games this season so far and […]
PREVIEW: Severn Stars vs Benecos Mavericks
Severn Stars head coach Sam Bird believes performance is key if they are to win their first game of the season tomorrow against the Benecos Mavericks. The girls will be playing away for their third match in the Vitality Superleague season, against a team which are placed just one spot above them in the Mavericks. Speaking ahead of the early-season fixture, Bird said: […]
NETBALL: Sam Cook: “I’ve known about 80% of the girls anyway”
The 2018 netball season is almost upon, squads are continuing to get announced and teams are preparing for the first round of fixtures in less than a month’s time. One squad that has been preparing for a long time is the Severn Stars who announced their team a couple of months ago. They have recruited […]
Netball: Laura Malcolm says “the young players help me a lot”
Ahead of the Severn Stars’ second season in the Vitality Netball Super League, England international Laura Malcolm has high hopes for the team’s chances under the the guidance of new head coach Samantha Bird. Bird took over after last season’s head coach Mo’oina Gerrard stepped down, but Malcolm is excited by what she’s seen so […]
Severn Stars Head Coach looking for local talent to push team
Samantha Bird will take charge of the Severn Stars for the 2018 season. Bird, who was assistant head coach in the Stars’ first season in the Vitality Netball Super League, has assumed control following the departure of head coach Mo’oina Gerrard. Despite the change, Bird seems prepared and confident for the teams’ chances going into […]