Tamsin Greenway

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Born (1982-10-06) 6 October 1982 (age 43)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Tamsin Greenway
Greenway representing England in 2008
Personal information
Born (1982-10-06) 6 October 1982 (age 43)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
SchoolBosworth Academy
UniversityUniversity of Bath
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA, GA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2003–2009 Team Bath
2008–2009Queensland Firebirds
2009–2015 Surrey Storm
2016–2018 Wasps
Years National team(s) Caps
2004–2015 England 67
Coaching career
Years Team(s)
2011–2016 Surrey Storm
2016–2018 Wasps
2020–2023 Scotland
2025– London Mavericks
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 DelhiTeam
Netball World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2011 SingaporeTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 SydneyTeam
World Netball Series
Silver medal – second place2010 LiverpoolTeam
Updated on 17 May 2020

Tamsin Greenway (born 6 October 1982) is a former England netball international and the current director of netball at London Mavericks. 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. Between 2020-2023, she was the head coach of the Scotland national netball team.

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]

Grand finals Team Place Opponent
12005–06[11]Team BathWinnersGalleria Mavericks
22006–07[12]Team BathWinnersGalleria Mavericks
32011[31][32]Surrey StormRunners upHertfordshire Mavericks
42012Surrey StormRunners upNorthern Thunder
52014[33]Surrey StormRunners upManchester Thunder
62015[34][35]Surrey StormWinnersHertfordshire Mavericks
72017[25][26]WaspsWinnersLoughborough Lightning
82018[27][28][29]WaspsWinnersLoughborough Lightning

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]

Tournaments Place
2007 World Netball Championships[5][36][37]4th
2009 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[38][39](Note 1)1st
2009 World Netball Series[40]4th
2010 Commonwealth Games[41]3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 World Netball Series[42]2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011 World Netball Championships[43][44]3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2011 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[45]2nd
2015 Netball Europe Open Championships[46][47]1st
2015 Netball World Cup[48]3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Notes
  • ^1 Played for a World 7

Coaching career

Scotland

In February 2020, Greenway was appointed head coach of Scotland.[49][50][51][52][53] She led the team to their highest finish at a Netball World Cup since 1994, placing 10th in 2023 and a 9th place finish at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[54] At the end of 2023 Greenway announced that she would be stepping down for reasons “beyond her control”.[54]

London Mavericks

Greenway joined then Saracens Mavericks as Head of Strategic Performance in 2022 which she combined with her Scotland duties.[55]

In July 2024, Greenway was announced as the director of netball for the rebranded London Mavericks ahead of the 2025 season.[56] Camilla Buchanan was also confirmed to remain as the head coach. Greenway took over as head coach from the 2026 season.

Television

Greenway works as a netball pundit for Sky Sports.[49][52][53][57] In 2011, she appeared as a Leicester City F.C. fan in the Soccerette segment of Soccer AM.[58] She has also appeared as a guest on A Question of Sport.[59]

Personal life

Honours

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