The 2005–06 Netball Superleague season (known for sponsorship reasons as the figleaves.com Netball Superleague) was the inaugural season of the new Netball Superleague which replaced the Super Cup as the top level netball competition in England. The inaugural champions were Team Bath, who defeated Galleria Mavericks in the grand final.
Overview The Netball Superleague replaced the Super Cup as the top level netball competition in England. Four of the six Super Cup teams – Brunel Hurricanes, Northern Thunder, Team Bath and Team Northumbria – were joined by four new teams – Celtic Dragons, Galleria Mavericks, Leeds Carnegie and Loughborough Lightning – to become the eight founder members of the Netball Superleague. The season started in October 2005 and concluded in June 2006. Its main sponsor was figleaves.com. With a squad that included Pamela Cookey, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the inaugural Netball Superleague title.
Teams 2005–06 Superleague teams Home venue/base Country/Region Brunel HurricanesBrunel University LondonGreater London/South East England Celtic DragonsWelsh Institute of SportWales Galleria MavericksUniversity of HertfordshireEast of England Leeds Met CarnegieLeeds Metropolitan UniversityYorkshire Loughborough LightningLoughborough UniversityEast Midlands Northern ThunderBury, Greater ManchesterNorth West England Team BathUniversity of BathSouth West England/West of England Team NorthumbriaGateshead Leisure CentreNorth East England
Grand final
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