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Rachel Dunn

British netball player (born 1982)

Field	Value
name	Rachel Dunn
image	Rachel dunn crop.jpg
caption	Rachel Dunn in 2008
updated	May 2025
fullname	Rachel Margaret Dunn
birth_date
birth_place	Cambridge, England
height
university	University of Bath
positions	GS, GA
clubyears1	2003–09
clubteam1	Team Bath
clubyears2	2008
clubteam2	Canterbury Tactix (TRP)
clubyears3	2009–2016
clubteam3	Surrey Storm
clubyears4	2017–2022
clubteam4	Wasps Netball
clubyears5	2023
clubteam5	Celtic Dragons
nationalyears1	2004–2019
nationalteam1
nationalcaps1	92
coachyears1	2025-present

Birmingham Panthers (Ass) Rachel Margaret Dunn (born 14 November 1982) is an English former international netball player who was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games and who has over 250 Netball Super League appearances. She is the current assistant coach of new Super League franchise Birmingham Panthers and head coach of their NXT Gen team.

Club career

Dunn played in the Netball Super League from its beginning in 2005, making over 250 domestic appearances. Dunn has won a record seven Super League titles as a player.

Team Bath

Dunn started her career at Team Bath, winning titles in 2006, 2007, and 2009. She also played the 2008 season in the Australasian ANZ Championship for the Canterbury Tactix in New Zealand, replacing pregnant Tactix shooter Jodi Brown.

Surrey Storm

She then moved from Bath to Surrey Storm in 2009, winning back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016.

Wasps Netball

She followed her long-time teammate and friend Tamsin Greenway to Wasps Netball in 2017 where they won back-to back titles in 2017 and 2018. Wasps also appeared in the 2019 Grand Final, losing out to Manchester Thunder. Wasps Netball, alongside their partners Wasps Rugby, went into administration in November 2022.

Celtic Dragons

Dunn played her final domestic games as an injury replacement for Celtic Dragons in 2023 and continued through 2024 as part of the Celtic Dragons coaching set up.

International career

Dunn debuted for the England national netball team in 2004 against South Africa and has over 90 caps for England.

She won a Silver medal at the 2010 World Netball Series. then a Gold medal at the 2011 World Netball Series.

She was a member of the team that won Bronze at the Commonwealth Games in 2006 in Melbourne and 2010 in Delhi.

Dunn played for England in the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups, winning a Bronze medal at each tournament. A fan favourite, Dunn's last appearance for England was in the final minutes of the 2019 Netball World Cup. With the Bronze medal secured, the crowd chanted "We want Dunn" until teammate Jo Harten called time to allow her teammate to enter the court for a final send-off.

Coaching career

In 2025 she was the assistant coach of new Super League franchise Birmingham Panthers and head coach of their NXT Gen team.

Personal life

Dunn started playing netball in Year Four at school. Her elite netball career began when she joined Team Bath while attending Bath University. She balanced her elite netball with a career as a genetic technologist for the NHS.

Honours

England

Commonwealth Games: Bronze: 2006, 2010
Netball World Cup: Bronze: 2011, 2015, 2019
Fast5 Netball World Series: 2011 Silver: 2010

Team Bath

Netball Super League: 2006, 2007, 2009

Surrey Storm

Netball Super League: 2015, 2016

Wasps Netball

Netball Super League: 2017, 2018 Runners up: 2019

References

(24 January 2019). "Wasps’ Rachel Dunn set to hit appearance milestone".
"Netball Super League: Rachel Dunn discusses the situation at Wasps and the sadness felt by all at the club".
"Rachel Dunn".
jtulloch. (2019-05-09). "About Us".
(12 May 2008). "Rachel Dunn Selected For ANZ". [[Daily Express]].
University of Surrey. (21 October 2009). "Surrey Storm sign England duo Greenway and Dunn".
"Rachel Dunn becomes the latest signing for Wasps Netball".
(28 January 2019). "Rachel Dunn stars for Wasps in landmark appearance win against London Pulse".
Waterhouse, Richard. (2023-03-20). "Celtic Dragons Squad Update: Rachel Dunn returns to the NSL".
(27 October 2013). "Rachel Dunn".
(23 May 2019). "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed".
"England's Rachel Dunn relives Netball World Cup magic with Sky Sports watchalong".
"Birmingham Panthers".
"Birmingham Panthers".
client. (2019-07-16). "Where it all began: Rachel Dunn".
(2019-10-14). "Geneticist to goal shooter – how Rachel Dunn balances her netball double life".

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