Posted 6th Nov 2022

Team Bath Super League defensive duo impress on first senior England appearances at Fast5 Netball World Series in New Zealand

Team Bath Netballโ€™s Tash Pavelin and Jayda Pechova made their first senior England appearances as the Roses narrowly missed out on a medal at the 2022 Fast5 Netball World Series in New Zealand.

The Blue & Gold Super League defenders were part of a Roses squad that were just two points behind the hosts at half-time of Sundayโ€™s bronze-medal match before the Silver Ferns pulled away to win 39-25.

It had been a different story in the previous dayโ€™s group matches as England, inspired by a player-of-the-match performance from new Team Bath recruit and Sports Performance fresher Pechova, edged out New Zealand 32-31 thanks to a nerveless six-point shot from University of Bath alumna Paige Reed in the last 10 seconds.

Reed repeated that trick in a 38-34 win over Uganda to put the Roses in a strong position at the end of Day 1 and a 32-27 victory over Jamaica moved them up to second in the round-robin ladder but they were denied a place in the final by a narrow 34-28 defeat to eventual champions Australia.

Jayda Pechova puts New Zealand’s Georgia Heffernan under pressure during Sunday’s bronze-medal match. PICTURES: Michael Bradley

Watch Tash Pavelin and Jayda Pechova in action for Team Bath during the 2023 Netball Super League season, with tickets for the Blue & Goldโ€™s home matches now on sale. Click here to find out more.

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