Saracens Mavericks is an English netball team based at the

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in Hatfield. Their senior team plays in the

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. In 2005–06 they were founder members of the league. They were Superleague champions in 2007–08 and

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. Due to various sponsorship deals and partnership arrangements, the team has played under several different names. Between 2005–06 and 2008–09 they played as Galleria Mavericks. Between 2009–10 and

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they played as Hertfordshire Mavericks. During this era they were also referred to as University of Hertfordshire Mavericks. During the 2018 season they played as benecosMavericks. They adopted their current name in

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after forming a partnership with the

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club,

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History

Galleria Mavericks

Mavericks were originally established in

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as the

franchise for the

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. Together with

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, Loughborough Lightning, Northern Thunder,

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and Team Northumbria, the Mavericks were founder members of the league. The team was originally sponsored by

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in Hatfield, and as a result were known as the Galleria Mavericks. After playing and losing in the first two Grand Finals, the Mavericks won their first Netball Superleague title after defeating Loughborough Lightning by 43–39 in the 2007–08 Grand Final. Mavericks'

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was the top scorer in the final. Other members of the team included Amanda Newton and Karen Atkinson.

Hertfordshire Mavericks

In 2009–10 the team was renamed Hertfordshire Mavericks. During this era they were also referred to as University of Hertfordshire Mavericks. In

, with a team featuring

Layla Guscoth Layla Guscoth (born 2 March 1992) is an England netball international. She was a member of the England squad that won a bronze medal at the 2019 Netball World Cup. At club level, Guscoth has played for Loughborough Lightning, Hertfordshire Ma ...

and

Lindsay Keable Lindsay Keable (born 11 June 1988) is an English netball player who plays for England and for the Saracens Mavericks in the positions of goal defence or goal keeper . She is the vice captain of the Saracens Mavericks and was retained by the club ...

, Mavericks' won their second

title after defeating

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by 57–46 in the Grand Final.

benecosMavericks

In July 2016 Mavericks signed a sponsorship deal with the natural beauty brand, ''benecos''. In September 2017 ''benecos'' became Mavericks main sponsor and the team name changed from Hertfordshire Mavericks to benecosMavericks. They subsequently used this name during the 2018 season.

Saracens Mavericks

In January 2019 Mavericks formed a new partnership with the

club,

This saw the team become the Saracens Mavericks.

Senior finals

Netball Superleague Grand Finals

Between

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and

, Mavericks played in six successive

Grand Finals.

Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship

Home venue

Mavericks play their home games at the Herts Sports Village at the

. During the

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, Mavericks also played home games at the Essex Sport Arena at the

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and at the

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Notable players

2023 squad

Internationals

; ; *

Shaunagh Craig Shaunagh Craig (born 5 April 1993) is a netball player who has represented both Northern Ireland and England at international level. She played for Northern Ireland at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She also helped Hertfordshire Mavericks and Team ...

Michelle Drayne Michelle Drayne (born 22 September 1988) is a Northern Ireland netball international and a former Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. She represented Northern Ireland at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. She ...

; *

Karyn Bailey Karyn Bailey (born 28 July 1986) is a former Australian netball player who played for the Melbourne Vixens, Adelaide Thunderbirds. and played for the Surrey Storm ( UK) from 2018 - 2021. After Storm's final game on Monday 21st June 2021, she ret ...

Samantha May Samantha May (born 16 September 1987), also known as Sam May, is a former Australian netball player who played for Hertfordshire Mavericks, Wasps and Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague, featuring in five grand finals in 2015, 2 ...

; *

Keshia Grant Keshia Grant (born 11 January 1987 in Tauranga, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player. Biography Grant played netball in the netball ANZ Championship, for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in 2008, the Northern Mystics Northern Mystic ...

Joline Henry Joline Henry (born 29 September 1982 in Whanganui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player. Henry is a current member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and has played for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic (2008-2009) ...

; *

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; * Samantha Wallace

Head coaches

Maggie Jackson was the head coach when Mavericks were

champions in both 2007–08 and

. In addition to been named head coach, both

Robyn Broughton Robyn Denise Broughton (née Quirk) is a New Zealand netball coach. Broughton coached the Southern Sting from 1998 to 2007 during the National Bank Cup, winning seven titles in ten years. She was also an assistant coach for the New Zealand nati ...

and Kathryn Ratnapala were given the role of Director of Netball.

Honours

**''Winners'': 2007–08,

: 2 **''Runners up'': 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10,

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: 5 * British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship **''Runners up'': 2018: 1

References

External links

Saracens Mavericks on Facebook

Saracens Mavericks on Twitter
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