Jade Clarke and Chelsea Pitman join London Pulse for Vitality Netball Superleague 2023 season | News about netball
London Pulse strengthens their squad for the 2023 season with two experienced athletes; Jade Clarke is England’s most capped player and Chelsea Pitman swaps Australia for England, as London Pulse aim to build their stellar 2022 Superleague season
Last Updated: 16/09/22 9:42 am
Jade Clarke and Chelsea Pitman are two key new signings for London Pulse
England’s most-titled international Jade Clarke and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion Chelsea Pitman have joined London Pulse for the 2023 Vitality Netball Superleague season.
This ambitious franchise has enjoyed their best season yet in 2022 by reaching the Superleague playoffs for the first time and has added stellar experience to their team in the form of Clarke and Pitman.
The recent 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was Jade Clarke’s fifth and she led the Leeds Rhinos Netball by example in last season’s Vitality Netball Superleague.
Pitman returned to England and signed a full-time contract at the elite level after returning to the court as a training partner with West Coast Fever last season in Suncorp Super Netball. The courtieress was famous for her speed and delicate attack ability.
London Pulse head coach Sam Bird will look to Clarke and Pitman to raise their standards even further and guide the younger players on their team.
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One of Britain’s most exciting young talents Funmi Fadoju will return to Pulse for another season, as will Olivia Tchine, Zara Everitt and Ellie Rattu
England Futures players Alicia Scholes and Berri Neil also returned more often along with Sasha MacDonald and Ashleigh Dekker.
Experienced Lindsay Kable will join Fadoju and Halimat Adio in London Pulse’s defence, as Adio returns from a significant injury break.
Vitality Netball Superleague Contracting Window Opened Aug 8 And Will Stay Open Until Oct 14
Clubs can have total squads of up to 15 players. Each team is allowed to register two non-UK players, but they cannot play in the same area of the field at the same time.
London Pulse: Halimat Adio, Jade Clarke, Ashleigh Dekker, Zara Everitt, Funmi Fadoju, Lindsay Kable, Sasha MacDonald, Berri Neil, Chelsea Pitman, Ellie Ratu, Alicia Scholes and Olivia Tchine.
