London Pulse is an English netball team based at the

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. Since

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their senior team has played in the

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History

National Performance League

London Pulse was originally founded in

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. Former England netball international, Natalie Seaton founded the franchise and subsequently became the CEO. London Pulse initially entered under-17 and under-19 teams in

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's National Performance League. They also launched a campaign to become a

franchise. In 2018 London Pulse won the National Performance League under-19 title after they beat defending champions,

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, 53–43 in the final. During the play-off tournament they also defeated the under-19 teams of other Netball Superleague teams including

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and

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Netball Superleague

In July 2018 it was announced that London Pulse would replace Team Northumbria for the

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. They are the first team in the

to represent

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. On 5 January 2019 London Pulse made their Netball Superleague debut with a 51–49 win against

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Home venue

London Pulse is based at the

Notable players

2023 Squad

Internationals

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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 ...

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; * Adean Thomas ; *

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Head coaches

References

External links

London Pulse on Twitter

London Pulse on Facebook
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