Netball World Cup - Day -9

[joggerjayne]

England have never won the World Cup.

But they have never finished lower than Fourth.

The only other teams with such a consistent record are Australia, New Zealand, and Jamaica.

Current World ranking: 3rd

Scotland have qualified for every World Cup except for Singapore 2011.

Scotland hosted the World Cup in Glasgow, in 1987.

Current World ranking: 11th

Wales have qualified for every World Cup since Jamaica 1971.

They have consistently held a reasonable place in the World rankings, and have twice finished 6th in the World Cup.

Current World ranking: 8th

[jourdain2]

Bodes well, then. Bit more publicity would help. Well done for your efforts in that direction! It really is a shame that such achievements get overlooked.

When my elder daughter won the UK Pentathlon (U16s) I rang the press and local TV immediately. It was 6 p.m. (event didn't finish until 5.30) and no-one was interested - too late, they said. Oh, well. She's doing well at netball now as an older athlete. Still, no-one is really interested. :(

[DaisyNonna]

Afraid that I have only very bad memories of netball and still have the scars on my knee to remind me

[jourdain2]

I'm about to join a gym DaisyN. Main reasons are medical - keeping bone density etc. - so I don't think I'll ever again be a contender for competitive sport; but grazed knees et al I did love it!