Glasgow Wildcats is a Scottish netball team based in

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. Between

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and 2011 their senior team played in the

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. They were the first team from

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to join the league. The Glasgow Netball Association continue to use the Glasgow Wildcats name for their under-15 and under-17 teams.

History

New franchise

The Glasgow Wildcats franchise was formed in

with the support of various organisations including Glasgow City Council, the

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, Culture and Sport Glasgow, Netball Scotland and the Glasgow Netball Association. One of its initial aims was to help the

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prepare for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which were to be hosted in

. Denise Holland was subsequently appointed joint head coach of both the Wildcats and Scotland.

Netball Superleague

Between

and 2011 Glasgow Wildcats played in the

. However following the conclusion of the 2011 Netball Superleague season,

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decided to cut the number of teams from nine to eight and Glasgow Wildcats lost their place in the league.

Invitational tournaments

During 2012 Glasgow Wildcats hosted two invitational tournaments as part of

's further preparations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In January 2012 Wildcats won the British Invitational Netball Tournament after defeating all three opponents – England's Northern Premier Force, an England Under-21 selection and

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who played as the ''Northern Panthers''. In December 2012 they hosted the World Invitational Premier Club Challenge which featured

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, Haier Pulse, Northern Thunder, Surrey Storm and Northern Ireland who again played as the ''Northern Panthers''.

Home venue

When they played in the

, Glasgow Wildcats main home venue was

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. They have also played at Bellahouston Sports Centre and the

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Notable former players

Internationals

; * Claire Brownie *

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* Hayley Mulheron

Head coaches

External links

Glasgow Wildcats on Twitter

References

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