Wasps Netball
Wasps Netball are an English netball team based at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry, Warwickshire. Wasps Netball was formed in 2016 as a partnership with the Premiership Rugby team, Wasps RFC. Since 2017 their senior team has played in the Netball Superleague. They were Superleague champions in 2017 and 2018. History. New franchise. In June 2016 it was announced that Wasps, together with Severn Stars and Scottish Sirens, would be one of three new franchises that would join the Netball Superleague for the 2017 season. Wasps subsequently appointed Tamsin Greenway as their first director of netball . Wasps Netball was formed as a partnership with the Premiership Rugby team, Wasps RFC. In December 2016 Wasps defeated Team Bath 22–15 to win the Mike Greenwood Trophy. In January 2017 Wasps also played in Team Bath's pre-season Tri-Tournament. On 21 February 2017 Wasps made their Superleague debut at the Emirates Arena with a 57–43 win against fellow newcomers Sirens. On 5 March 2017 Wasps made their home Superleague debut at the Ricoh Arena with a 51–47 win against Hertfordshire Mavericks. Superleague champions. Wasps were Superleague champions in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, with a team that  included Tamsin Greenway, Rachel Dunn, Bongiwe Msomi and Natalie Haythornthwaite, Wasps defeated Loughborough Lightning 55–51 in the grand final. In 2018 Wasps retained the Superleague title after again defeating Loughborough Lightning 55–51 in the grand final. The winning squad included Greenway, Dunn, Haythornthwaite, Samantha May and Jade Clarke. Senior finals. Netball Superleague Grand Finals. Between 2017 and 2019 Wasps have played in three successive Netball Superleague grand finals. Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. Wasps have played in two British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship finals. Home venue. Wasps play their home games in both the Ericsson Indoor Arena at the  Coventry Building Society Arena and in the Sport and Wellness Hub at the University of Warwick. The team also train at the University of Warwick.