Scotland national netball team

Scotland

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Nickname(s)	The Scottish Thistles
Association	Netball Scotland
Confederation	Netball Europe
Head coach	Gail Parata
Captain	Hayley Mulheron
INF ranking	10
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First international
England 25 – 3 Scotland (Played in 1949)
World Championships
2007 placing	14th
Best result	6th (1971, 1975, 1983)

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The Scottish national netball team in 2006.

The Scotland national netball team, known as the "Scottish Thistles", represent Scotland in international netball tests and competitions. The Thistles competed in every World Championship from 1963–2007, finishing sixth on three occasions (1971, 1975, 1983). The team are currently coached by Gail Parata. As of 16th August 2015, Scotland are 10th in the INF World Rankings.

Players

2015 Scottish Thistles Netball World Cup Team

Scotland national netball team
Players	Coaching staff
Claire Brownie (v-c) Rachel Forbes Lynsey Gallagher Lesley MacDonald June McNeill Fiona Moore-McGrath Hayley Mulheron (c) Samantha Murphy Jo Pettitt Gemma Sole Bethany Sutherland Fiona Themann	Head coach: Gail Parata

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
Year	Championship	Location	Placing
1963	1st World Championships	Eastbourne, England	8th
1967	2nd World Championships	Perth, Australia	7th
1971	3rd World Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	6th
1975	4th World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	6th
1979	5th World Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago	9th
1983	6th World Championships	Singapore	6th
1987	7th World Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	9th
1991	8th World Championships	Sydney, Australia	9th
1995	9th World Championships	Birmingham, England	22nd
1999	10th World Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	20th
2003	11th World Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	15th
2007	12th World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	14th
2011	13th World Championships	Singapore	DNQ
2015	14th World Cup	Sydney, Australia	12th

2014 Commonwealth Games Results

Results of the Scottish netball team in the 2014 Commonwealth Games They ended the tournament in 9th position.

25 July 17:00

Report

Scotland

58 – 30

Saint Lucia

SECC Precinct Umpires: Theresa Prince, Ian Fuller Reserve umpire: Terrence Peart

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26 July 11:30

Report

Scotland

14 – 71

New Zealand

SECC Precinct Umpires: Tracy Smith, Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Terrence Peart

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27 July 9:30

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Scotland

26 – 68

Jamaica

SECC Precinct Umpires: Theresa Prince, Joshua Bowring Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess

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29 July 19:00

Report

Scotland

35 – 62

Malawi

SECC Precinct Umpires: Jonathan Bredin, Rachael Ayre Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard

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30 July 17:00

Report

Scotland

32 – 37

Northern Ireland

SECC Precinct Umpires: Rachael Ayre, Joshua Bowring Reserve umpire: Tracy Smith

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31 July 19:15

Report

Scotland

46 – 28

Trinidad & Tobago

SECC Precinct Umpires: Terrence Peart, Clare McCabe Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince

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