Laura Malcolm (born 20 May 1991) is an English netball player who has been a co-captain of the

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. At club level, she is scheduled to play for

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during the 2023 ANZ Premiership season. She has previously played for

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teams

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and

Severn Stars Severn Stars are an English netball team based at the University of Worcester and the University of Gloucestershire. The team is named after the River Severn, which runs through Worcester and Gloucester, the home cities of the two universities ...

Club career

Malcolm has played for

and

. She won the 2014 Netball Superleague with Manchester Thunder. Malcolm joined Severn Stars from Thunder in 2017, before returning to Thunder ahead of the 2019 season. She was part of the Thunder team that won the 2019 Netball Superleague. She was named in the 2021 Netball Superleague Team of the Year. In September 2021, Malcolm signed a new two-year contract with Manchester Thunder. In June 2022, Malcolm announced that she was leaving Manchester Thunder to play overseas. That month, she signed for New Zealand team

ahead of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season.

International career

Malcolm made her debut for the

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in a 2012 match against

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. She had previously been in the England squad for the 2011 World Netball Series. In 2019, she was appointed vice-captain for the England tour of South Africa, and was also vice-captain for the 2020 Netball Nations Cup. She was named co-captain alongside

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for the 2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series. As of March 2021, she had made 31 appearances for England. Malcolm was included in the England squad for the netball event at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

Personal life

Malcolm runs her own netball coaching business, Maias Netball. During the

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, she taught many sessions online. She believes that people should be judged on merits rather than the colour of their skin. Malcolm's father died in 2013.

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References

External links

Netball Superleague Profile

England Netball Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malcolm, Laura 1991 births Living people English netball players Manchester Thunder players Severn Stars players Black British sportswomen Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games