2020 Netball Superleague season

The 2020 Netball Superleague season was the fifteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom. The season commenced on 22 February 2020.[1] Manchester Thunder were the defending champions.[2] In the midst of the fourth round of matches, the league announced the postponement of all future matches until at least 30 April 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 27 May 2020, the season was cancelled, with the fixtures declared null and void.[4]

2020 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
SportNetball
Number of teams10
2020 Netball Superleague season
ChampionsNone

Overview

Teams
TeamBase
Celtic DragonsCardiff, Wales
London PulseStratford, Greater London
Loughborough LightningLoughborough, Leicestershire
Manchester ThunderManchester, Greater Manchester
Saracens MavericksHatfield, Hertfordshire
Severn StarsWorcester, Worcestershire
Strathclyde SirensGlasgow, Scotland
Surrey StormGuildford, Surrey
Team BathBath, Somerset
Wasps NetballCoventry, West Midlands

Format

The length of the regular season was originally expanded by one week to include 19 rounds, with the additional round counting towards each club's total points. The top four would have progressed to the playoffs and eventually two teams met in the Grand Final.[1]

Fixtures

Round 1
Sat 22 Feb Strathclyde Sirens 51–53 London Pulse Arena Birmingham  
11.00am Report
Sat 22 Feb Celtic Dragons 43–44 Surrey Storm Arena Birmingham  
12.40pm Report
Sat 22 Feb Saracens Mavericks 70–49 Severn Stars Arena Birmingham  
2.30pm Report
Sat 22 Feb Team Bath 72–58 Loughborough Lightning Arena Birmingham  
3.45pm Report
Sat 22 Feb Manchester Thunder 62–55 Wasps Netball Arena Birmingham  
6.00pm Report

Round 2
Sat 29 Feb Severn Stars 56–65 Manchester Thunder Worcester Arena  
2.00pm Report
Sat 29 Feb Loughborough Lightning 59–53 Strathclyde Sirens Sir David Wallace Arena  
4.00pm Report
Sat 29 Feb Celtic Dragons 52–71 Team Bath Cardiff Met University  
6.00pm Report
Mon 2 Mar Surrey Storm 50–51 London Pulse Surrey Sports Park  
7.00pm Report
Mon 2 Mar Wasps Netball 57–53 Saracens Mavericks Ricoh Arena  
7.00pm Report

Round 3
Fri 6 Mar Strathclyde Sirens 61–53 Surrey Storm Emirates Arena  
7.00pm Report
Fri 6 Mar Team Bath 63–51 Wasps Netball Team Bath Arena  
7.00pm Report
Sat 7 Mar Saracens Mavericks 61–45 Severn Stars Hertfordshire Sports Village  
4.00pm Report
Sat 7 Mar Manchester Thunder 67–64 Loughborough Lightning Belle Vue  
6.00pm Report
Mon 9 Mar London Pulse 69–38 Celtic Dragons Copper Box Arena  
7.00pm Report

Round 4
Sat 14 Mar Severn Stars 59–54 Wasps Netball Worcester Arena  
4.00pm Report
Sat 14 Mar Surrey Storm 42–60 Manchester Thunder Surrey Sports Park  
6.00pm Report
None Loughborough Lightning Cancelled Saracens Mavericks Sir David Wallace Arena  
None Celtic Dragons Cancelled Strathclyde Sirens Sport Wales National Centre  
None Team Bath Cancelled London Pulse Team Bath Arena  

Table
2020 Netball Superleague table[5]
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester Thunder 4 4 0 254 217 +37 12
2 Team Bath 3 3 0 206 161 +45 9
3 London Pulse 3 3 0 173 139 +34 9
4 Saracens Mavericks 3 2 1 184 151 +33 6
5 Strathclyde Sirens 3 1 2 165 165 0 3
6 Loughborough Lightning 3 1 2 181 192 −11 3
7 Wasps Netball 4 1 3 217 237 −20 3
8 Surrey Storm 4 1 3 189 215 −26 3
9 Severn Stars 4 1 3 209 250 −41 3
10 Celtic Dragons 3 0 3 133 184 −51 0

References
  1. "New Vitality Netball Superleague Season Opener details announced". England Netball. 14 August 2019.
  2. "Netball Superleague Grand Final: Manchester Thunder win 57–52 against Wasps". BBC Sport. 19 May 2019.
  3. "Vitality Netball Superleague statement update – Coronavirus". Netball Superleague. 15 March 2020.
  4. "Netball Superleague: 2020 season terminated with immediate effect". BBC Sport. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. "Table". www.netballsl.com. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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