England netball international and coach
Tamsin Greenway (born 6 October 1982) is a former England netball international . She was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups . Between 2006 and 2018 she played in eight Netball Superleague grand finals for three different teams – Team Bath , Surrey Storm and Wasps . During this time she won five Netball Superleague titles as a player and/or coach and a sixth as a director of netball. Greenway also works as a netball pundit for Sky Sports . In 2020, she was appointed head coach of the Scotland national netball team .
Early life and education
Greenway is originally from Desford , Leicestershire . She was educated at the local community primary school and Bosworth Academy . In addition to netball , in her youth she played various sports including association football , tennis , table tennis , badminton and field hockey . Between 2001 and 2004 she studied Media Production at the University of Bath .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Playing career
Team Bath
Between 2003 and 2009 Greenway played for Team Bath . In 2004, she was a member of the Team Bath squad that won the Super Cup . In 2005–06 she was a member of the Team Bath squad that won the inaugural Netball Superleague title. She was also a member of Team Bath squads that won further titles in 2006–07 and 2008–09 . Along the way she also played in her first two Netball Superleague grand finals in 2006 and 2007 . Her teammates at Team Bath included, among others, Sara Bayman , Rachel Dunn , Jess Garland , Pamela Cookey , Stacey Francis and Geva Mentor .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Queensland Firebirds
In 2008 and 2009 Greenway played for Queensland Firebirds in the ANZ Championship .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Surrey Storm
Between 2010 and 2015 , Greenway played for Surrey Storm . Greenway served Surrey Storm as team captain, player/coach and director of netball. Under her leadership Surrey Storm played in five out of the six Netball Superleague grand finals between 2011 and 2016 . After finishing as runners up in the first three, Surrey Storm won their first Netball Superleague title in 2015 and then retained the title in 2016 . In 2015, Greenway initially announced she was retiring as a player.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
Wasps
In 2016, Greenway was appointed as the first director of netball for new Netball Superleague franchise, Wasps .[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] Greenway guided Wasps to two successive Superleague titles in 2017 and 2018 . She also came out of retirement as a player and played in two further grands finals. Her Wasps teammates included Rachel Dunn , Bongiwe Msomi , Natalie Haythornthwaite , Samantha May and Jade Clarke .[ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] In July 2018, Greenway announced she was stepping down as Wasps director of netball.[ 30]
England
Between 2004 and 2015 Greenway made 67 senior appearances for England . She made her senior debut during a series against South Africa . She previously represented England at under-19 and university levels. She subsequently represented England at the 2007 World Netball Championships . She was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups . She was also a member of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2010 World Netball Series .[ 3] [ 7] [ 6] [ 10] [ 18]
Notes
Coaching career
Scotland
In February 2020, Greenway was appointed head coach of Scotland .[ 47] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
Television
Greenway works as a netball pundit for Sky Sports .[ 47] [ 50] [ 51] [ 52] In 2011, she appeared as a Leicester City F.C. fan in the Soccerette segment of Soccer AM .[ 53] She has also appeared as a guest on A Question of Sport .[ 54]
Personal life
Between 2012 and 2016 Greenway was in a relationship with the TV presenter Tim Lovejoy . They had a daughter together named Jamie Jeane Lovejoy (b. 2013).[ 55] [ 56] [ 57] In November 2019, Greenway announced the birth of her second child, Casey Jaxx, with fiancé Jo Feldman.[ 58]
Honours
Team Bath
Surrey Storm
Wasps Netball
England
World 7
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