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2005–06 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
Number of teams8
Champions Team Bath
  Runners-up Galleria Mavericks
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The 2005–06 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the figleaves.com Netball Superleague) was the inaugural season of the new Netball Superleague which replaced the Super Cup as the top level netball competition in England. The inaugural champions were Team Bath, who defeated Galleria Mavericks in the grand final.

Overview

The Netball Superleague replaced the Super Cup as the top level netball competition in England. Four of the six Super Cup teams – Brunel Hurricanes, Northern Thunder, Team Bath and Team Northumbria – were joined by four new teams – Celtic Dragons, Galleria Mavericks, Leeds Carnegie and Loughborough Lightning – to become the eight founder members of the Netball Superleague. The season started in October 2005 and concluded in June 2006. Its main sponsor was figleaves.com. With a squad that included Pamela Cookey, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the inaugural Netball Superleague title.

Teams

2005–06 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region
Brunel Hurricanes Brunel University London Greater London/South East England
Celtic Dragons Welsh Institute of Sport Wales
Galleria Mavericks University of Hertfordshire East of England
Leeds Met Carnegie Leeds Metropolitan University Yorkshire
Loughborough Lightning Loughborough University East Midlands
Northern Thunder Bury, Greater Manchester North West England
Team Bath University of Bath South West England/West of England
Team Northumbria Gateshead Leisure Centre North East England

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Grand final

Further information: 2006 Netball Superleague Grand Final
10 June 2006 Team Bath 43–35 Galleria Mavericks    Guildford Spectrum
Umpires: Bill Alexander
and Margaret Deighan
Scoring by quarter: 10–8, 22–15, 32–22, 43–35
Rachel Dunn Goals scored 29/34 (85%)
Pamela Cookey Goals scored 14/28 (50%) 		Lynsey Armitage Goals scored 15/18 (83%)
Louisa Brownfield Goals scored 13/19 (68%)
Ann Marie Muller Goals scored 4/8 (50%)
Heather Clarke Goals scored 3/6 (50%)

References

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  4. ^ "Lightning to strike at Loughborough University". www.lboro.ac.uk. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Competition Intensifies as figleaves.com Netball Superleague Progresses". www.sportfocus.com. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. ^ "TeamBath take Superleague title". news.bbc.co.uk. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. "2005–06 Team Bath squad". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. "2006–07 Team Bath squad". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. "Netball: Worked into a sweat!". www.thejournal.co.uk. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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