No slip-ups from treble winners
Date published: 10 April 2013
NETBALL:
MANCHESTER Thunder’s National Talent League squad reached the end of their season with a double header weekend of league fixtures on Saturday and a new England Netball knock-out tournament on Sunday at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.
With a 100 per cent record going into the final two league fixtures Thunder knew there was a great chance of retaining the title, but with Yorkshire Jets just one defeat behind, Thunder couldn’t afford to slip up - and didn’t.
Thunder beat Team South 51-23 and Mavericks 61-37.
In Sheffield on Sunday, after getting past challenges from Celtic Dragons, West Midlands Warriors, Surrey Storm and Mavericks, Thunder won the England Netball knock-out final 25-10 against Loughborough Lightning.
In the final the team displayed a near-perfect performance.
Slick passages of play to goal, accurate shooting and good turnovers rounded off a successful season.
With a 100 per cent record, a pre-season tournament, league title and knockout treble, the Manchester Thunder NTL Squad have most certainly delivered this season.
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