Severn Stars
English netball team
Severn Stars are an English netball team based at the University of Worcester. The team is named after the River Severn, which runs through Worcester and Gloucester, the original home cities of the two universities. Severn Stars were formed in 2016 and since 2017 their senior team has played in the Netball Superleague. The franchise disbanded at the end of the 2024 season after it was not offered a contract in the relaunched Netball Superleague. Birmingham Panthers was instead named as a franchise for the region and entered its inaugural season in 2025.
History
New franchise
In June 2016 it was announced that Severn Stars, together with Wasps Netball and Scottish Sirens, would be one of three new franchises that would join the Netball Superleague for the 2017 season. Severn Stars were formed as a partnership between the University of Worcester and the University of Gloucestershire. They subsequently appointed Anita Navin and Pamela Cookey as directors of netball and Mo'onia Gerrard as their first head coach. On 18 February 2017, with a team that included Josie Janz-Dawson and Eleanor Cardwell, Severn Stars made their Netball Superleague debut in an away game against Surrey Storm, losing 58–40.
Notable players
2024 squad
Internationals
England
Ama Agbeze
Eleanor Cardwell
Jodie Gibson
Australia
Ashleigh Brazill
Jamaica
Malysha Kelly
Jodi-Ann Ward
Malawi
Towera Vinkhumbo
New Zealand
Liana Leota
South Africa
Maryka Holtzhausen
Phumza Maweni
Wales
Bethan Dyke
Nia Jones
Zimbabwe
Adelaide Muskwe
Home venues
On 3 March 2017 Severn Stars made their home Netball Superleague debut with a 53–46 win against Celtic Dragons at the University of Worcester Arena.
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