Guernsey Press

Panthers step up to Division Two South

A NEW teenage face could make her Saffery Panthers debut as the island side prepare for their first ever Division Two South encounter this weekend.

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Saffery Panthers captain Nena Copperwaite. (Picture by Andrew Le Poidevin)

Five years in, Panthers finally earned promotion from Division Three last season and have been readying themselves for a debut tilt at Division Two ever since.

Their first test is a trip to Clan on Sunday afternoon, one of five away games in a tough seven-game run pre-Christmas in the eight-team league.

The headline squad news for the opening game, as well as the return from injury of Lorna Hall and recall for Kerri Brown, is the inclusion of 17-year-old Kerys Chamberlain.

The daughter of former Muratti footballer Chris, she plays second-tier Division One netball for Blaze B but has been training regularly with Panthers and has impressed.

  • More in Thursday's Guernsey Press.

Saffery Panthers squad

Lorna Hall, Ella Staples, Charlotte Hill, Tiffany Gervaise-Brazier, Kerys Chamberlain, Nena Copperwaite, Laura Bygraves, Kerri Brown, Steph Batiste, Kyra Butcher.