netball in Scotland
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| country = Scotland
| sport = netball
| image = Orkney Shetland netball.jpg
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| caption = Inter-county netball game: Orkney (red) vs Shetland 'A' (blue).
| union = Netball Scotland
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| club1 = Strathclyde Sirens
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| intl_list = 1987 World Netball Championships
2014 Commonwealth Games
| countryflag = Scotland
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Netball in Scotland is a popular sport played mainly by women.
National team
The Scotland national netball team competes in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup,{{Cite web|url=https://www.netballscotland.com/scottish-thistles-world-cup-squad/|title=Scottish Thistles Reveal their Vitality Netball World Cup Squad|publisher=netballscotland.com|accessdate=10 May 2020|date=3 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/48499125|title=Netball World Cup: Claire Maxwell to lead Scotland in Liverpool|publisher=BBC|accessdate=12 May 2020|date=3 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618003754/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/48499125|archive-date=18 June 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/national/17769616.maxwell-draws-encouragement-despite-scotland-slipping-uganda-defeat/|title=Maxwell draws encouragement despite Scotland slipping to Uganda defeat|publisher=lancashiretelegraph.co.uk|accessdate=13 May 2020|date=14 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617111135/https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/national/17769616.maxwell-draws-encouragement-despite-scotland-slipping-uganda-defeat/|archive-date=17 June 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/netball/2019/07/11/scotland-captain-claire-maxwell-promises-young-squad-will-have/|title=Scotland captain Claire Maxwell promises young squad will have 'no-fear approach' to Netball World Cup|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=12 July 2019|date=11 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711143424/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/netball/2019/07/11/scotland-captain-claire-maxwell-promises-young-squad-will-have/|archive-date=11 July 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/48952314|title=Netball World Cup: Claire Maxwell says Scotland aiming for top eight|publisher=BBC|accessdate=12 July 2019|date=12 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712090512/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/48952314|archive-date=12 July 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/World/Women_2019.html|title=Women Netball XV World Championship 2019|publisher=todor66.com|accessdate=5 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716034000/http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/World/Women_2019.html|archive-date=16 July 2019|url-status=live}} the Commonwealth Games,{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Commonwealth/Women_2018.html|title=Women Netball Commonwealth Games Golden Goast, Australia 2018|publisher=todor66.com|accessdate=5 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112170328/http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Commonwealth/Women_2018.html|archive-date=12 January 2020|url-status=dead}} the European Netball Championship{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Europe/Women_2017.html|title=Women Netball Europe Open Championship 2017|publisher=todor66.com|accessdate=5 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617134714/http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Europe/Women_2017.html|archive-date=17 June 2020|url-status=live}} and the Netball Singapore Nations Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.womensportreport.com/northern-ireland-crowned-champions-of/wn/544|title=Northern Ireland Crowned Champions of Nations Cup 2009|publisher=womensportreport.com|accessdate=8 January 2020|date=18 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112175039/http://www.womensportreport.com/northern-ireland-crowned-champions-of/wn/544|archive-date=12 January 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Asia/Women_2009_Nations_Cup.html|title=Women Netball 4th Nations Cup 2009 Singapore|publisher=todor66.com|accessdate=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703221842/http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Asia/Women_2009_Nations_Cup.html|archive-date=3 July 2020|url-status=live}} {{As of|2019|July|21}}, Scotland are 8th in the INF World Rankings.{{cite web |author=INF |author-link=International Netball Federation |title=Current World Rankings |url=http://www.netball.org/thrilling-world-class-events/current-world-rankings |access-date=21 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203014509/http://www.netball.org/thrilling-world-class-events/current-world-rankings |archive-date=3 December 2016 |url-status=dead }} Updated on 4 September 2019.
Netball Superleague
Two Scottish teams have also competed in the Netball Superleague.
Venues
International tournaments
Scotland hosted the following international tournaments.
References
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