{"id":41763,"date":"2020-03-06T12:28:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T12:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=41763"},"modified":"2020-03-06T12:28:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T12:28:21","slug":"celtic-dragons-searching-for-first-win-in-superleague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/06\/celtic-dragons-searching-for-first-win-in-superleague\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Dragons searching for first win in Superleague"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Welsh netball side have lost their opening two fixtures ahead<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Netball-feature-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Celtic Dragons v Team Bath &#8211; Netball &#8211; Saturday 29th February 2020 &#8211;  Cardiff Archers Arena  &#8211; CREDIT: IAN COOK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>CELTIC Dragons are looking for their first win in the\nNetball Superleague as they head to London.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Welsh side have lost their first two games of the season,\nsuffering defeat against Team Bath and Surrey Storm.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>They now face a tough trip to London Pulse on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The game will be played at the Copper Box Arena in the Olympic park and broadcast live on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In the opening round of fixtures, which were all held in\nBirmingham, the Dragons fell to a last minute 44-43 defeat to Surrey Storm.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This was followed by another loss, this time 52-71 to Team\nBath at Cardiff Met University \u2013 a controversial game where Dragons had player\nsent off late on.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The two losses leave Dragons second from bottom in the 10-team league and they now face a tough test against third placed London Pulse \u2013 who have won both of their fixtures so far.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As well as shooting 5\ufe0f\u20e37\ufe0f\u20e3 goals in our last two games, GS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amyyclintonn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amyyclintonn<\/a> has also helped Dragons win 4\ufe0f\u20e3 turnovers! \ud83d\udd25<br><br>Amy and her fellow Dragons will be in action live on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNetball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SkyNetball<\/a> on Monday when the squad travels to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pulse_Netball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pulse_Netball<\/a> \ud83d\udc32<br><br>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C5SDP0cGLx\">https:\/\/t.co\/C5SDP0cGLx<\/a><br><br>\ud83d\udcf8 Ian Cook <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T9svlhclhT\">pic.twitter.com\/T9svlhclhT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Celtic Dragons (@celtic_dragons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtic_dragons\/status\/1235550881690476544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>This season marks the Dragons 15<sup>th<\/sup> in Superleague,\nhaving played in the inaugural season which began in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Strathclyde Sirens visit south Wales after Dragons&#8217; trip to London, with the Scottish side also looking for their first win when they come to Sophia Gardens on Monday March 16.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Latanya Wilson was Dragons key singing before the season started and Sky Sports\u2019 Netball expert Tamsin Greenway said she will be key to her side\u2019s success this campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cDragons have\nrecruited Jamaican star Latanya Wilson who was very impressive in the Vitality\nNations Cup and is one of my players to watch this season.,\u201d said Greenway.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, at this level, it&#8217;s not just about the individual and it&#8217;ll be whether she can create a defensive partnership with the likes of Dee Bolakaro or Abby Tyrell. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHave Dragons\nhad enough time and done enough work to set-up a structure that creates\nopportunities for her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>As well as\nthe game against London Pulse being broadcast by Sky Sports the match will be\nalso be livestreamed, for free, on YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Welsh netball side have lost their opening two fixtures ahead CELTIC Dragons are looking for their first win in the Netball Superleague as they head to London. 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