Netball Northern Ireland is proud to announce the Northern Ireland Under 17 National Squad selected to compete at the U17 European Championships 2026, taking place from 6 to 8 March 2026 at Aberdeen Sports Village. 

This talented group of young athletes has earned selection through dedication, performance, and commitment across the domestic and national programme and will compete against top European opposition as part of the Netball Northern Ireland performance pathway. 

NORTHERN IRELAND U17 NATIONAL SQUAD 

PLAYER NAME	NETBALL CLUB
Aoife Curtin	Abbey Flyers Netball Club
Emilia Gordon	Crumlin Community Netball Club
Keri Gray	Crumlin Community Netball Club
Maddie Heasley	Belfast Ladies Netball Club
Matilda McCartney	Kingsway Netball Club
Maisie Rainer	Belfast Ladies Netball Club
Emma Rice	Crumlin Community Netball Club
Ruby Tolland	Crumlin Community Netball Club
Gracie Tubb	Huish Tigers Netball Club
Thea Uprichard	Leeds Athletic Netball Club
Ciara Wilkinson	Kingsway Netball Club
Sienna Wright	Conquerors Netball Club

NON TRAVELLING RESERVES 

PLAYER NAME	NETBALL CLUB
Polly Attwood	Teignbridge Titans Netball Club
Sadhbh Drain	Crumlin Community Netball Club
Alice Richardson	Larkfield Netball Club

SQUAD MANAGEMENT 

ROLE	NAME
Head Coach	Jenny Clayton
Assistant Coach	Fionnuala Toner
Team Manager	Lisa McAnally
Physio	Gavin Noble
Remote Performance Analyst	Lauren Webb

The Championships will provide valuable international experience across a three day competition schedule. 

MATCH SCHEDULE 

All matches will be played at Aberdeen Sports Village 

DATE	MATCH	START TIME
Friday 6 March 2026	Scotland v Northern Ireland	12.00pm
Saturday 7 March 2026	Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland	12.00pm
Saturday 7 March 2026	England v Northern Ireland	5.00pm
Sunday 8 March 2026	UAE v Northern Ireland	10.00am

Netball Northern Ireland congratulates all selected athletes and recognises the continued support of clubs, coaches, families and the wider netball community in developing the next generation of performance players.