Hannah Joseph
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| Full name | Hannah Joseph | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Jonathan Joseph Will Joseph | ||||||||||||||||
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Hannah Joseph (born 8 February 1994) is an English international netball player. She plays for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Super League and is a member of the England national netball team. Joseph has won 3 Super League titles.
Early life and education
[edit]Joseph's father is originally from Grenada and played for the Northampton Saints rugby union team in the 1980s.[1] Her brothers Jonathan Joseph and Will Joseph are also professional rugby union players who have represented England.[2][3][1]
Club career
[edit]Loughborough Lightning
[edit]Joseph joining Loughborough Lightning in 2011 and made her debut in the 2013 Netball Superleague season making her one of the clubs longest-serving players.[4] She made the Super League grand final in 2017 and 2018 but lost to Wasps Netball both times.[5][6] She underwent achilles reconstruction surgery in 2017.[7]
Joseph won her first Super League title in 2021, defeating Team Bath.[8] Joseph would go on to make four consecutive grand finals, winning back to back titles in 2023 and 2024.[9][10] Lightning made the 2025 Super League grand final but they lost 45-53 to London Pulse to finish runners up.
International career
[edit]Joseph earned her first cap with England in 2016 during a series with Australia.[4] She was part of the squad that won the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy series.[4] Joseph then won silver at the 2024 Netball Nations Cup.[11]
She was named in the squad for the 2024 Australia test series and 2025 Horizon test series vs Jamaica.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]Joseph works as the Director of Netball at Uppingham School.[14]
Honours
[edit]England
[edit]Loughborough Lightning
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Squires, Neil (2017-06-01). "British & Irish Lions: Jonathan Joseph and netball ace Hannah open up". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ↑ "Siblings Jonathan and Hannah Joseph in focus ahead of huge weekend for family". Sky Sports. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ Kitson, Robert (2017-02-10). "Jonathan Joseph: 'I like the atmosphere, it spurs me on and gets me going'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- 1 2 3 "Hannah Joseph". Netball Super League. 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "Netball Superleague: Wasps beat Loughborough Lightning in Grand Final". BBC Sport. 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "Superleague Grand Final: Wasps 55-51 Loughborough". BBC Sport. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ jmcconnell (2017-07-23). "Hannah Joseph undergoes surgery". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "Netball Superleague 2021: Loughborough Lightning beat Team Bath in final". BBC Sport. 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "Netball Super League 2024: Loughborough Lightning beat Manchester Thunder in final". BBC Sport. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "Lightning reveal star-studded squad ahead of new campaign". Loughborough University. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "Dominant Australian Diamonds win the Vitality Netball Nations Cup in Leeds". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "Vitality Roses defeated 70-57 by Australia in the first game of three-match test series". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ Murphy, Izzy (2024-10-17). "England line up announced for Vitality Netball Horizon Series, FAST5 Netball World Series and England A fixtures". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "Hannah Joseph - Netball Superleague Champion | News | Uppingham School". www.uppingham.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-12.