Rachel Dunn
 Rachel Dunn in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachel Margaret Dunn | ||
| Born |
14 November 1982 Cambridge, England | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| University | University of Bath | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GS, GA | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2003–09 | Team Bath | ||
| 2008 | Canterbury Tactix (TRP) | ||
| 2009–2016 | Surrey Storm | ||
| 2017–2022 | Wasps Netball | ||
| 2023 | Celtic Dragons | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2004–2019 |
 England | 92 | |
| Last updated: 8 December 2020 | |||
Rachel Margaret Dunn (born 14 November 1982) is an English former international netball player who was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games and who has over 250 Netball Superleague appearances.[1][2]
Domestic career
[edit]Dunn played in the Netball Superleague from its beginning in 2005, making over 250 domestic appearances.[1][2] Dunn has won a record seven Superleague titles as a player.[3]
Dunn started her career at Team Bath, winning titles in 2006, 2007, and 2009.[4] She also played the 2018 season in the Australasian ANZ Championship for the Canterbury Tactix in New Zealand, replacing pregnant Tactix shooter Jodi Brown.[5]
She then moved from Bath to Surrey Storm in 2009,[6] winning back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016.[4]
She followed her long-time teammate and friend Tamsin Greenway to Wasps Netball in 2017[7] where they won back-to back titles[4] in their first years as a club. Wasps also appeared in the 2019 Grand Final, losing out to Manchester Thunder. Wasps Netball, alongside their partners Wasps Rugby, went into administration in November 2022.[8][2]
Dunn played her final domestic games as an injury replacement for Celtic Dragons in 2023[9] and continued through 2024 as part of the Celtic Dragons coaching set up.
International career
[edit]Dunn debuted for the England national netball team in 2004 against South Africa and has over 90 caps for England.
She won a Silver medal at the 2010 World Netball Series.[10] then a Gold medal at the 2011 World Netball Series.
She was a member of the team that won Bronze at the Commonwealth Games in 2006 in Melbourne and 2010 in Delhi.[3]
Dunn played for England in the 2011, 2015 and 2019[11] Netball World Cups, winning a Bronze medal at each tournament. A fan favourite, Dunn's last appearance for England was in the final minutes of the 2019 Netball World Cup. With the Bronze medal secured, the crowd chanted "We want Dunn" until teammate Jo Harten called time to allow her teammate to enter the court for a final send-off.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Dunn started playing netball in Year Four at school. Her elite netball career began when she joined Team Bath while attending Bath University.[13] She has never played full-time, balancing her elite netball with a career as a genetic technologist for the NHS.[14][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wasps' Rachel Dunn set to hit appearance milestone". netballsl.com. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Netball Super League: Rachel Dunn discusses the situation at Wasps and the sadness felt by all at the club". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Rachel Dunn". England Netball. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ a b c jtulloch (9 May 2019). "About Us". Netball Super League. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Rachel Dunn Selected For ANZ". Daily Express. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ University of Surrey (21 October 2009). "Surrey Storm sign England duo Greenway and Dunn". Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "Rachel Dunn becomes the latest signing for Wasps Netball". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Rachel Dunn stars for Wasps in landmark appearance win against London Pulse". Sky Sports. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Waterhouse, Richard (20 March 2023). "Celtic Dragons Squad Update: Rachel Dunn returns to the NSL". Netball Super League. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Rachel Dunn". teambath.com. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
- ^ "England's Rachel Dunn relives Netball World Cup magic with Sky Sports watchalong". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ client (16 July 2019). "Where it all began: Rachel Dunn". England Netball. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Geneticist to goal shooter – how Rachel Dunn balances her netball double life". The Independent. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- English netball players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Mainland Tactix players
- Alumni of the University of Bath
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cambridge
- Team Bath netball players
- Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in netball
- Netball Superleague players
- 2019 Netball World Cup players
- Wasps Netball players
- Surrey Storm players
- AENA Super Cup players
- English expatriate netball people in New Zealand
- 2011 World Netball Championships players
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- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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