NSW Swifts to visit Orange

October 17, 2017

The NSW Swifts are delighted to announce they will be heading to rural New South Wales as part of the teams’ preparations for their 2018 Suncorp Super Netball campaign.

As the most decorated pro-netball franchise in NSW, rural areas of the State are of huge importance to the team and that’s why it has partnered with Orange City Council for a road trip which will see the 2018 Swifts train, hold clinics and meet and greet young, aspiring netballers from the Orange area.

Some of the greatest players to have ever worn the Red Dress have come from rural NSW and Head Coach Briony Akle said keeping strong ties with the netball community outside of metropolitan areas was vital to the team’s success.

The Swifts will visit Orange on Thursday 9 November and will also do some pre-season training of their own alongside the public appearances.

“I am very happy that we are lucky enough to partner with Orange City Council for this visit to one of the most beautiful areas of NSW,” Akle said.

“While most of our games take place in Sydney each of our athletes knows the three letters that come before Swifts on our logo: N.S.W!

“We are the team that represents all of this great State and it is vital that we maintain our connection with rural areas.

“By getting the opportunity to visit and train in places like Orange we get to reach out and connect with other fantastic people in the netball community we mightn’t necessarily get to meet every day, and that’s very important.

“Rural sport is the lifeblood of all codes and, who knows, we may even come across some future Swifts on our travels.”

Orange City Mayor Reg Kidd said he was thrilled the NSW Swifts had chosen Orange as a destination for the regional tour.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for our young sportspeople,” Cr Kidd said.

“The fact the team has chosen to come to Orange, shows how important it is for Orange City Council to maintain strong connections with regional development officers.

“These opportunities don’t come by every day and we’ll do everything we can to make sure our young sportspeople have opportunities that metropolitan kids do. “

The NSW Swifts will start their 2018 Suncorp Super Netball campaign with a Round 1 clash against the Queensland Firebirds on Sunday 29 April – one game of a blockbuster NSW v QLD Double Header at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena

Download Full NSW Swifts 2018 Fixture HERE

SWIFTS: NSW Swifts will be in Orange November 9. Photos: NSW Netball