Team Bath end Netball Super League stay with loss

Team Bath’s last crippled arsenic a Netball Super League broadside ended successful a 58-41 conclusion distant against Cardiff Dragons.

Five-time Super League champions Bath person not been included successful nan relaunched Netball Super League (NSL), which will trim from 10to 8 teams from nan commencement of adjacent season.

Cardiff, who person made nan trim pursuing their move to nan larger Utilita Arena, dominated nan first half and had a commanding 37-18 lead astatine half-time.

Bath improved successful nan 2nd half, outscoring nan Dragons 24-21, but they could not dress up nan deficit, arsenic Georgia Rowe’s 35-goal tally helped Cardiff connected nan measurement to a resounding victory.

The triumph sees Cardiff decorativeness seventh successful nan NSL, nan first clip they person vanished supra nan bottommost 2 since 2019.

Defeat intends Bath extremity their last play successful nan NSL astatine nan ft of nan table, having won conscionable 1 of their 18 games this campaign.

Elsewhere, convention leaders Manchester Thunder enjoyed a 68-32 triumph astatine Leeds Rhinos while Loughborough Lightning beat Severn Stars, who will besides not characteristic successful nan relaunched league, 72-60.

Two much teams playing their last Super League games, Strathclyde Sirens and Surrey Storm, faced each different and it was nan English squad that came retired connected top, winning 58-51.

Finally, Saracens Mavericks and London Pulse fought retired a 54-54 draw.

Next season's revamped convention will characteristic 2 caller sides, Nottingham Forest Netball and Birmingham Panthers.

Manchester Thunder, Loughborough Lightning, London Pulse and Severn Stars had already confirmed their places successful nan finals stage.

But nan triumph for Lightning secured location advantage against Pulse for their semi-final connected 22 June.