Sasha Corbin

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| fullname =Sasha Da Costa

| maidenname =Corbin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|04|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = London, England

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| university = University of Bath

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| relatives = Kadeen Corbin (sister)
Asha Philip (cousin)

| positions = WA, C

| clubyears1 = 2005

| clubteam1 = Galleria Mavericks

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| clubyears2 = 2006–2010

| clubteam2 = Team Bath

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| clubyears3 = 2010–2015

| clubteam3 = Saracens Mavericks

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| clubyears4 = 2016

| clubteam4 = Loughborough Lightning

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| clubteam5 = Northern Mystics

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| clubyears6 = 2018–2023

| clubteam6 = Saracens Mavericks

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| nationalyears1 = 2007–2018

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| nationalyears2 = 2023

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Sasha Da Costa ({{Nee|Corbin}}; born 23 April 1988) is a former English international and Netball Super League player for Hertfordshire Mavericks and Team Bath. She also played for the Barbados national netball team.

Early life

Corbin was born in London. Her younger sister Kadeen Corbin is also an English international netball player and their cousin Asha Philip is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth medallist in the 4 x 100m relay.{{Cite news |last=Kessel |first=Anna |date=2014-02-14 |title=Sasha and Kadeen Corbin and Asha Philip show off benefit of family values |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/feb/14/asha-philip-sasha-corbin-family-values |access-date=2025-05-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Club career

Corbin played for Hertfordshire Mavericks in the Netball Super League's inaugural season.{{Cite web |last=Ratcliffe |first=Katherine |date=2021-04-23 |title=Happy birthday, Sasha Corbin! |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/happy-birthday-sasha-corbin/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=England Netball |language=en-US}}

= Team Bath =

She then moved moved to Team Bath in 2006 whilst she was studying at the University of Bath where she won the 2006–07, 2008–09 and the 2009–10 titles.

= Hertfordshire Mavericks =

Corbin moved back to Mavericks in 2010 and helped the side win the 2011 Super League title. This was Corbin's third consecutive title. She would make the grand final again in 2015 however Mavericks would go on to lose to Surrey Storm.{{Cite news |date=2015-04-25 |title=Surrey Storm beat Hertfordshire Mavericks to Superleague title |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/32469724 |access-date=2025-05-08 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

= Loughborough Lightning =

Corbin then did a season with Loughborough Lightning in 2016 however she suffered a cruciate knee injury which cut her season short.{{Cite web |title=Sasha Corbin signs for Lougborough Lightning |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/10018930/sasha-corbin-has-signed-for-lougborough-lightning |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Sasha Corbin returns to Hertfordshire Mavericks |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11034912/sasha-corbin-returns-to-hertfordshire-mavericks |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20191218015239/https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11034912/sasha-corbin-returns-to-hertfordshire-mavericks |archive-date=2019-12-18 |access-date=2025-05-08 |work=Sky Sports |language=en}}

= Northern Mystics =

She moved to New Zealand in 2017 to join the Northern Mystics in the ANZ Premiership.{{Cite web |title=Sasha Corbin |url=https://www.northernmystics.co.nz/player/sasha-corbin/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=MG Mystics |language=en-US}} The Mystics finished the 2017 season in third.{{Cite web |title=Home • ANZ Premiership Netball |url=https://anzpremiership.co.nz/premiership/news/latest/pulse-win-through-to-anz-premiership-grand-final.html |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=anzpremiership.co.nz}}

= Hertfordshire Mavericks =

Corbin returned to Hertfordshire Mavericks as captain in 2018 where she played until her retirement from netball at the end of the 2023 season.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=Sasha Corbin Retires |url=https://ukstore.crazycatch.com/blogs/news/sasha-corbin-retires |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Crazy Catch UK |language=en}} She was announced as a Brand Ambassador for the rebranded London Mavericks in 2025.{{Cite web |last=sizzlecreative |title=Sasha Da Costa (nee Corbin) announced as Brand Ambassador – London Mavericks |url=https://londonmavericks.co.uk/2024/08/21/sasha-corbin-returns-as-brand-ambassador/#:~:text=Sasha%20enjoyed%20an%2018-year,four%20Netball%20Super%20League%20titles. |access-date=2025-05-08 |language=en-GB}}

International career

Corbin made her debut with the England national team against Malawi in 2008 She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where England lost the bronze medal match to Jamaica to finish fourth.{{cite news

|url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11034912/sasha-corbin-returns-to-hertfordshire-mavericks

|website=Sky Sports

|title=Sasha Corbin returns to Hertfordshire Mavericks

|date=16 September 2017

|accessdate=8 October 2018

}}{{cite web

|url=https://www.teambath.com/sport/netball/superleague/superleague-squad/previous-netball-superleague-squads/

|website=teambath.com

|title=Previous Netball Superleague squads

|accessdate=8 October 2018

}}{{cite web

|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/PEVU/PEVU_NBW400102.html

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408032536/http://results.glasgow2014.com/PEVU/PEVU_NBW400102.html

|url-status=usurped

|archive-date=8 April 2015

|website=glasgow2014.com

|title=Netball Bronze Medal Match

|accessdate=8 October 2018

|date=8 August 2014

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In 2023 she switched nationalities to represent Barbados at the 2023 Netball World Cup alongside her sister Kadeen Corbin.{{Cite web |last=sizzlecreative |title=Sasha Da Costa (nee Corbin) announced as Brand Ambassador – London Mavericks |url=https://londonmavericks.co.uk/2024/08/21/sasha-corbin-returns-as-brand-ambassador/#:~:text=Sasha%20enjoyed%20an%2018-year,four%20Netball%20Super%20League%20titles. |access-date=2025-05-08 |language=en-GB}}