Berri Neil
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| Full name | Berri Neil | |||||||||||||
| Born |
12 February 2003 Greater Manchester | |||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| School |
Parrenthorn High School Bury College | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GA, GS | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Manchester Thunder | |||||||||||||
| 2022-2024 | London Pulse | |||||||||||||
| 2025- | Loughborough Lightning | |||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 2017-2021 |
 England U17-U21 | |||||||||||||
| 2022 |
England Future Roses | |||||||||||||
| 2023-present |
England | 11 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: July 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Berri Neil (born 12 February 2003) is an English international netball player. She plays for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Super League and is part of the English national team.
Early life and education
[edit]Neil grew up in Manchester and started playing netball at 9 years old at school.[1] She later joined YWCA Bury netball club and then Oldham Netball Club.[1][2][3] Neil attended Parrenthorn High School and Bury College.[4]
Club career
[edit]Manchester Thunder
[edit]Neil worked her way through the Manchester Thunder pathway and was named as a training partner in Thunder’s senior squad in 2020.[5] She made her Netball Super League debut for the club on her 18th birthday in February 2021 against Strathclyde Sirens.[2]
London Pulse
[edit]She joined London Pulse ahead of the 2022 season where she partnered with England Rose goal shooter, Olivia Tchine. She helped Pulse reach the Netball Super League Grand Final in 2023, and was part of the 2024 squad that finished third after defeat in the play-off semi finals.[6] Neil was named Young Player of the Season and the All Star VII GA for the 2023 season.[7]
Loughborough Lightning
[edit]Neil moved to Loughborough Lightning for the 2025 season.[8][9] Lightning made the 2025 Super League grand final but they lost 45-53 to Neil's old side London Pulse and finished runners up.[10] Neil was named as the All Star VII GA for a second time in the 2025 season.
International career
[edit]In 2017 Neil was selected for the U17s National Academy.[2][11] She made her first appearance for England U17s at the Europe Netball Championships before going on a tour to Australia later that year with fellow Roses’ Funmi Fadoju and Alicia Scholes.[2] She worked her way through the U19 and U21 squads before joining the Future Roses programme.[1]
In 2023 she was elevated into the Roses senior squad and later in the year, on 24 September 2023, she made her England debut against the New Zealand Silver Ferns in the 2023 Taini Jamison Trophy.[2] She was part of the squad who won the 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series and the 2025 Netball Nations Cup.[12][13]
Neil has also won silver with the roses at the 2024 Netball Nations cup and bronze at the 2023 Fast5 Netball World Series.[14]
Honours
[edit]England
[edit]- Netball Nations Cup: 2025 Runner up: 2024
- Taini Jamison Trophy: 2024
- Fast5 Netball World Series: Bronze: 2023
London Pulse
[edit]- Netball Super League: Runners up: 2023
Loughborough Lightning
[edit]- Netball Super League: Runners up: 2025
Individual Awards
[edit]Netball Super League
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Neil was named in Hello! magazines Rising Stars of 2024.[15]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Who Is Berri Neil?". www.gilbert-netball.com. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ a b c d e "Berri Neil". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ client (2019-09-14). "Premier League In Focus: Oldham Netball Club". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "BURY COLLEGE CELEBRATES SPORTING SUPERSTARS". burycollege.ac.uk. 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Katherine (2020-09-03). "Roses U21 star Berri Neil makes 2021 Manchester Thunder squad". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Netball Super League: Loughborough Lightning beat London Pulse to win second title". BBC Sport. 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ^ "Berri Neil". Netball Super League. 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Berri Neil loving new life at Loughborough Lightning". Yahoo Sports. 2025-04-01. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Netball Super League: Teams announce squads for 2025 season". BBC Sport. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Netball Super League Grand Final: London Pulse beat Loughborough Lightning to win first title". BBC Sport. 2025-07-06. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ jmcconnell (2017-07-31). "National Academy athletes selected for 2017/18 season". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Vitality Roses win the Taini Jamison Trophy with 59-55 win over the Silver Ferns". England Netball. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Netball Nations Cup 2025: England claim first tournament triumph after final win over South Africa". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Netball Nations Cup 2024: England suffer two-goal loss to Australia in thriller". BBC Sport. 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Meet HELLO!'s Rising Stars of 2024". HELLO!. 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2025-05-18.