Eboni Usoro-Brown (; born 4 February 1988) is an English former netball player who played for

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and for

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in the position of defender as well as the goal keeper. She attended

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in Surrey from 2001 to 2004. Usoro-Brown graduated from the University of Bristol with an LLB Law degree in 2009, before completing the LLM degree in 2010 at the same Law School. Usoro-Brown went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at the University of the West of England.

Career

Usoro-Brown made her international debut for England in 2008 at the age of twenty against

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. She was part of the English netball team where England went onto host the

2009 World Netball Series The 2009 World Netball Series was the inaugural tournament of the World Netball Series. The 2009 Series was held at MEN Arena in Manchester, England from 9–11 October, and was the first major trial of the new FastNet rules that were announced by ...

and was ultimately her first Championship since her debut. Eboni has also served as a key member of the national team at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

where England secured a bronze medal in the team event and also played a key part in clinching a silver medal for England in the

2010 World Netball Series The 2010 World Netball Series was the second edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under Fastnet (netball), fastnet rules. The 2010 event was held in Liverpool, England, and was contested between the ...

. Eboni also named as one of the members of the English netball team for the

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where England settled for the bronze medal in the team event. Eboni went onto represent

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for the second consecutive time at the Commonwealth Games and was part of the netball team which went medalless at the competition finishing fourth. At the 2015 World Netball Championships, she was instrumental in England's third-place finish with a defensive role. She competed for

England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games England competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was England's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having participated at every Games since their inception in 1930. England sent a t ...

which is also her third successive CWG Games appearance. At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, she was part of the English national netball team which stunned defending Commonwealth Games champion and world champion

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52–51 in the team event to secure historic gold medal after a thrilling finish. Usuro-Brown was selected in England's 12-player squad for the

2019 Netball World Cup The 2019 Netball World Cup (also known as the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the INF Netball World Cup. It was held from 12–21 July 2019 at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, England with matche ...

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* * (2010, 2014) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Usoro-Brown, Eboni 1988 births Living people English netball players Team Bath netball players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in netball Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Solihull 2019 Netball World Cup players English expatriate netball people in Australia West Coast Fever players Black British sportswomen English people of Nigerian descent 2011 World Netball Championships players 2015 Netball World Cup players Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queensland Firebirds players Suncorp Super Netball players Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games