{{Short description|English international netball player (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox netball biography | name = Beth Durant | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname =Beth Durant | maidenname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|02|03|df=yes}} | birth_place = Stafford, England | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | school = | university = University of Manchester | occupation = | spouse = | children = | relatives = Jack Cobden (brother) | positions = WD, C | clubyears1 = 2011–2015 | clubteam1 = University of Manchester | clubyears2 = 2011–2012 | clubteam2 = Northern Thunder | clubyears3 = 2012–2015 | clubteam3 = → Manchester Thunder | clubyears4 = 2016–2018 | clubteam4 = Loughborough Lightning | clubyears5 = 2019 | clubteam5 = Adelaide Thunderbirds | clubyears6 = 2020 | clubteam6 = → Southern Force | clubyears7 = 2021– 2026 | clubteam7 = Loughborough Lightning | nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Great Britain | nationalcaps1 = | nationalyears2 = 2016–2026 | nationalteam2 = England | nationalcaps2 = 50 | coachyears1 = | coachteam1 = | coachyears2 = | coachteam2 = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{nb|England}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold|2018 Gold Coast|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Fast5 Netball World Series}} {{MedalGold|2017 Sydney|Team}} {{MedalCountry|{{nb|Great Britain}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World University Netball Championship}} {{MedalGold|2012 Cape Town|Team}} }}
'''Beth Durant (née Cobden;''' born 3 February 1993) is an English international netball player. She plays for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Super League and is a member of the England national netball team. She won gold with England at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
She was a member of the Northern Thunder/Manchester Thunder team that won Netball Super League titles in 2012 and 2014. She won a further three Super League titles with Loughborough Lightning including their first ever title in 2021 and subsequent 2023 and 2024 wins.
==Early life and education== Durant is the daughter of Ian and Pat Durant. She was raised in Staffordshire, living in Heath Hayes and Lichfield and attending Five Ways Primary School in Cannock.<ref name="expressandstar041217">{{cite web |date=4 December 2017 |title=Pupils net a few tips from England ace Beth Cobden - with pictures |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/grassroots/2017/12/04/pupils-net-a-few-tips-from-england-ace-beth-cobden/ |accessdate=2 July 2020 |publisher=www.expressandstar.com}}</ref> Her older brother, Jack Durant, is a former England under-20 rugby union international who subsequently represented Romania at senior level. Another brother, Joe Durant, represented England at under-18 level.<ref name="bbc300317">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39267313|title=Jack Cobden: Former England junior winger targets World Cup 2019 place for Romania|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|date=30 March 2017|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="expressandstar150418">{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/commonwealthgames/2018/04/15/beth-cobden-hails-unbelievable-commonwealth-games-gold/|title=Beth Cobden hails 'unbelievable' Commonwealth Games gold|publisher=www.expressandstar.com|date=15 April 2018|accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="expressandstar140519">{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2019/05/14/netball-star-beth-cobden-ruled-out-of-this-summers-world-cup/|title=Netball star Beth Cobden ruled out of this summer's World Cup|publisher=www.expressandstar.com|date=14 May 2019|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref>
Durant was introduced to netball by her mother. She subsequently began playing for local clubs, Newhall and Parkside. The Sutton Coldfield–based Parkside club also produced players like Ama Agbeze and Layla Guscoth.<ref name="gc2018cobden"/><ref name="school260718">{{cite web|url=https://www.schoolgamesfinals.org/news/2018/commonwealth-netball-champion-beth-cobden-shares-her-story/|title=Commonwealth netball champion Beth Cobden shares her story|publisher=www.schoolgamesfinals.org|date=26 July 2018|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="birmingham140319">{{cite web|url=https://thebirminghampress.com/2019/03/birmingham-firm-to-sponsor-west-midlands-premier-netball-team/|title=Birmingham firm to sponsor West Midlands' premier netball team|publisher=thebirminghampress.com|date=14 March 2019|accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="thunderbirds270319">{{Cite news|url=https://adelaidethunderbirds.com.au/beth-and-shamera-join-as-netsetgo-ambassadors|title=Beth and Shamera join as NetSetGO Ambassadors|publisher=adelaidethunderbirds.com.au|accessdate=2 July 2020|date=27 March 2019}}</ref> Between 2011 and 2015 Durant attended the University of Manchester where she gained a BA in Accounting and Finance. Together with Helen Housby, she also represented University of Manchester in BUCS netball competitions.<ref name="gc2018cobden"/><ref name="linkedincobden">{{cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/beth-cobden-5b00ba1ab|publisher=uk.linkedin.com|title=Beth Cobden|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="manchester230512">{{Cite news|url=https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/netball-star-to-represent-gb/|title=Netball star to represent GB|publisher=www.manchester.ac.uk|accessdate=1 July 2020|date=23 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="manchester110214">{{Cite news|url=https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/champions-manchester-wins-netball-crown/|title=Champions! Manchester wins netball crown|publisher=www.manchester.ac.uk|accessdate=2 July 2020|date=11 February 2014}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Manchester Thunder=== Between 2011 and 2015 Durant played for Northern Thunder/Manchester Thunder. She was a member of the Thunder teams that won Netball Super League titles in 2012 and 2014.<ref name="thunderbirds280219"/><ref name="manchester230512"/><ref name="teambath300412">{{cite web|title=Team Bath face Dragons for place in Superleague Showdown|url=https://netball.teambath.com/2012/04/30/team-bath-face-dragons-for-place-in-superleague-showdown/|publisher=www.teambath.com|accessdate=20 April 2020|date=30 April 2012|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612202111/https://netball.teambath.com/2012/04/30/team-bath-face-dragons-for-place-in-superleague-showdown/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="men260414">{{cite web|title=Champions! Manchester Thunder victorious in Superleague grand final|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/manchester-thunder-win-zeo-superleague-7037433|publisher=www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk|accessdate=22 May 2020|date=26 April 2014}}</ref>
===Loughborough Lightning=== Between 2016 and 2018 Durant played for Loughborough Lightning.<ref name="skysports240916">{{Cite news |date=24 September 2016 |title=Beth Cobden, Natalie Panagarry and Hannah Joseph join Loughborough |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/10591513/beth-cobden-natalie-panagarry-and-hannah-joseph-join-loughborough |accessdate=26 November 2017 |publisher=www.skysports.com}}</ref> She was a member of the Lightning team that won the 2017 British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. She was also a member of the squad for the 2017 and 2018 Netball Super League grand finals.<ref name="skysports270218">{{Cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11264978/beth-cobden-and-ella-clark-target-vitality-superleague-glory-with-loughborough-lightning|title=Beth Cobden and Ella Clark target Vitality Superleague glory with Loughborough Lightning|publisher=www.skysports.com|accessdate=1 July 2020|date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="bbc110617">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/40239404|title=Netball Superleague: Wasps beat Loughborough Lightning in Grand Final|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=8 February 2020|date=11 June 2017}}</ref> In the 2018 final Durant suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was taken off after just 14 minutes.<ref name="bbc100718">{{cite web |date=10 July 2018 |title=England defender Beth Cobden a doubt for next year's Netball World Cup |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/44781408 |accessdate=2 July 2020 |publisher=www.bbc.com}}</ref> She was named in the All Star VII as WD for both the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
===Adelaide Thunderbirds=== In 2019 Durant signed for Adelaide Thunderbirds of Suncorp Super Netball.<ref name="thunderbirds280219"/><ref name="skysports011119">{{Cite news |date=1 November 2019 |title=England Netball and Loughborough Lightning star Beth Cobden heading to Australia |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11496242/england-netball-and-loughborough-lightning-star-beth-cobden-heading-to-australia |accessdate=2 July 2020 |publisher=www.skysports.com}}</ref> However, in a round three match against Melbourne Vixens she again suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and subsequently missed the rest of season.<ref name="expressandstar140519"/><ref name="supernetball110519">{{Cite news|url=https://supernetball.com.au/news/vixens-undefeated-start-continues-adelaide|title=Vixens Undefeated Start Continues In Adelaide|publisher=supernetball.com.au|accessdate=2 July 2020|date=11 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="bbc140519">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/48264285|title=Netball World Cup: England's Beth Cobden to miss tournament with knee injury|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|date=14 May 2019|accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="englandnetball140519">{{Cite news|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/bethcobdeninjury/|title=Beth Cobden injury update|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|date=14 May 2019|accessdate=2 July 2020|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704023028/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/bethcobdeninjury/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="telegraph140519">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/netball/2019/05/14/englands-beth-cobden-ruled-world-cup-suffering-knee-injury-playing/|title=England's Beth Cobden ruled out of World Cup after suffering knee injury playing for Adelaide Thunderbirds|publisher=www.telegraph.co.uk|date=14 May 2019|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="bbc261119">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/50489742|title=Beth Cobden: 'I knew within seconds my World Cup dream was over'|publisher=www.bbc.com|date=26 November 2019|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> Durant was not included in the Thunderbirds 2020 squad but was subsequently included in the Southern Force 2020 squad.<ref name="sanetball260220">{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/news/lines-announces-experienced-2020-southern-force-squad|title=Lines Announces Experienced 2020 Southern Force Squad|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|accessdate=29 June 2020|date=26 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="skysports211019">{{Cite news |date=21 October 2019 |title=Beth Cobden not included in Adelaide Thunderbirds' 2020 squad |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12414/11837709/beth-cobden-not-included-in-adelaide-thunderbirds-2020-squad |accessdate=1 July 2020 |publisher=www.skysports.com}}</ref>
=== Loughborough Lightning === Durant re-joined Loughborough Lightning for the 2021 season, after returning from a 3rd ACL rupture, and help the team defeat Team Bath in the grand final to become Super League champions. Durant was named 2021 Player of the Season and Player of the Match in the grand final.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-01 |title=Beth Cobden |url=https://www.netballsl.com/players/beth-cobden/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Netball Super League |language=en}}</ref> In the 2022 season she was unable to play in the final few rounds of the league and the grand final due to an injury to her calf but was still named in the All Star VII as WD. In the 2023 Netball Super League season she played WD in the second half of the grand final and became a Super League champion once more. She won her fifth super league title and third with Lightning in 2024.<ref name=":0" /> Lightning made the 2025 Super League grand final but they lost 45-53 to London Pulse to finish runners up. In May 2026 Durant announced that she would retire from netball at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vitality Rose Beth Durant announces her retirement from netball |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/news/vitality-rose-beth-durant-announces-her-retirement-from-netball/ |website=England Netball}}</ref>
== International career ==
=== England === Durant made her senior debut for England in 2016 against Australia.<ref name="gc2018cobden">{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6037112-beth-cobden.htm|publisher=gc2018.com|title=Beth Cobden|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="englandnetballcobden">{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/player/beth-cobden/|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|title=Beth Cobden|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501010421/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/player/beth-cobden/|archive-date=1 May 2023|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> In June 2016 she was given a full-time contract by England Netball.<ref name="bbc140616">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/netball/36526480|title=Netball England offer full-time contracts to 10 players|publisher=www.bbc.com|date=14 June 2016}}</ref> She was subsequently a member of the England teams that won gold medals at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series and started all seven games in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, helping the Roses win their first gold medal.<ref name="thunderbirds280219"/><ref name="expressandstar150418" /><ref name="englandnetballcobden" />
Durant missed the 2018–19 international season, including the 2019 Netball World Cup because of injuries.<ref name="bbc100718" /><ref name="englandnetball140519" /><ref name="bbc140519" /><ref name="bbc261119" /> She has won the Taini Jamison Trophy twice, in 2021 and 2024, the first of which was England’s first series win in New Zealand.<ref name=":0" /> In 2024 she helped England win their first Netball Nations Cup, starting at WD in the final against South Africa.<ref name="en090225" /> She recorded her 50th cap for England at the England New Zealand test series in November 2025.
{| class="wikitable collapsible" ! Tournaments ! Place |- |2016 Netball Quad Series<ref name="englandnetballcobden"/><ref name="skysports240916"/><ref name="skysports240816">{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/10516504/england-netball-name-15-player-quad-series-squad-without-sara-bayman|title=England Netball name 15-player Quad Series squad without Sara Bayman|publisher=www.skysports.com|accessdate=30 March 2020|date=24 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="four310816">{{cite web|url=http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2016/08/31/england-overpowered-by-clinical-australia/|title=England overpowered by clinical Australia|publisher=4theloveofsport.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2020|date=31 August 2016}}</ref>||3rd |- |2016 Fast5 Netball World Series<ref name="englandnetball070916">{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england-fives-squad-announced-2016-fast5-tournament/|title=England Fives squad announced for 2016 Fast5 tournament|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2020|date=7 September 2016|archive-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407211247/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england-fives-squad-announced-2016-fast5-tournament/|url-status=dead}}</ref>||4th |- |2017 Netball Quad Series (January/February)<ref name="four090217">{{cite web|url=http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2017/02/09/diamonds-seal-quad-series-with-47-46-win-over-england/|title=Diamonds seal Quad Series with 47-46 win over England|publisher=4theloveofsport.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2020|date=9 February 2017}}</ref>||3rd |- |2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)<ref name="four030917">{{cite web|url=http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2017/09/03/roses-beaten-by-south-africa-in-final-quad-series-match/|title=Roses beaten by South Africa in final Quad Series match|publisher=4theloveofsport.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2020|date=3 September 2017}}</ref>||3rd |- |2017 Taini Jamison Trophy Series<ref name=mccd100917>{{cite web|url=https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=10297&matchid=102970102|title=New Zealand 46–49 England|publisher=mc.championdata.com|access-date=6 December 2023|date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=mccd130917>{{cite web|url=https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=10297&matchid=102970103|title=New Zealand 62–55 England|publisher=mc.championdata.com|access-date=6 December 2023|date=13 September 2017}}</ref>||2nd |- |2017 Fast5 Netball World Series<ref name="thunderbirds280219"/><ref name="bbc291017">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/41794763|title=Fast5 Netball World Series: England beat Jamaica to win title|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2020|date=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="englandnetball291017">{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england-roses-crowned-2017-fast5-netball-world-series-champions/|title=Roses crowned Fast5 Netball World Series Champs|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2020|date=29 October 2017|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406202121/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england-roses-crowned-2017-fast5-netball-world-series-champions/|url-status=dead}}</ref>||{{gold01}} |- |2018 Netball Quad Series (January)<ref name="englandnetball140519"/><ref name="bbc221217">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/42452516|title=Netball Quad Series: England's Ama Agbeze to captain 14-strong squad|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=30 March 2020|date=23 December 2017}}</ref>||2nd |- |2018 Commonwealth Games<ref name="teamenglandcobden">{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/beth-cobden|publisher=teamengland.org|title=Beth Cobden|accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="gc2018cobden"/><ref name="thunderbirds280219">{{Cite news|url=https://adelaidethunderbirds.com.au/news/commonwealth-games-gold-medallist-signs-thunderbirds|title=Commonwealth Games gold medallist signs with Thunderbirds|publisher=adelaidethunderbirds.com.au|accessdate=2 July 2020|date=28 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="expressandstar150418"/><ref name="lboro020318">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/goldcoast2018/news/nine-loughborough-netballers-selected-goldcoast/|title=Nine Loughborough netballers selected for Commonwealth Games|publisher=www.lboro.ac.uk|accessdate=28 January 2020|date=2 March 2018|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128224139/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/goldcoast2018/news/nine-loughborough-netballers-selected-goldcoast/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2018todor66">{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Commonwealth/Women_2018.html|title=Women Netball Commonwealth Games Golden Goast, Australia 2018|publisher=www.todor66.com|accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="morningstar180918">{{cite web|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/cobden-knows-world-cup-%E2%80%98all-play-%E2%80%99|title=Cobden knows World Cup is ‘all to play for’|publisher=morningstaronline.co.uk|date=18 September 2018|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> ||{{gold01}} |- |2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series<ref name="mcdata220921">{{cite web|url=https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=11615&matchid=116150102|title=New Zealand 45–55 England|publisher=mc.championdata.com|date=22 September 2021|access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="mcdata240921">{{cite web|url=https://mc.championdata.com/netball_nz/index.html?competitionid=11615&matchid=116150103|title=New Zealand 45–49 England|publisher=mc.championdata.com|date=24 September 2021|access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref>||1st |- |2024 Australia England netball series<ref name="en220924">{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/australia-v-vitality-roses-2/|title=Vitality Roses set up deciding test match with two goal win against Australia|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|date=22 September 2024|access-date=8 November 2024|archive-date=30 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130105515/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/australia-v-vitality-roses-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="en250924">{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/australia-v-vitality-roses-4/|title=Australia take the test series win after defeating the Vitality Roses in deciding match|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|date=25 September 2024|access-date=8 November 2024|archive-date=9 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109223802/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/australia-v-vitality-roses-4/|url-status=dead}}</ref>||2nd |- |2024 Taini Jamison Trophy Series<ref name="en021024">{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/new-zealand-v-vitality-roses-6/|title=Vitality Roses win the Taini Jamison Trophy with 59-55 win over the Silver Ferns|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|date=2 October 2024|access-date=4 November 2024|archive-date=8 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108231812/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/new-zealand-v-vitality-roses-6/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="en061024">{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/new-zealand-v-vitality-roses-5/|title=Vitality Roses win the Taini Jamison Trophy 2-1|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|date=6 October 2024|access-date=27 October 2024|archive-date=3 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241103042021/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/new-zealand-v-vitality-roses-5/|url-status=dead}}</ref>||1st |- |2025 Netball Nations Cup<ref name="en090225">{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/final-2/|title=England win Vitality Netball Nations Cup for the first time after defeating South Africa 61-55 in the final|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|date=9 February 2025|access-date=18 February 2025|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218114648/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/final-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>||1st |- |2025 England New Zealand netball series<ref name=en271025>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/news/vitality-roses-squads-revealed-to-face-new-zealand-and-jamaica-this-winter/|title=Vitality Roses squads revealed to face New Zealand and Jamaica this winter|publisher=www.englandnetball.co.uk|date=27 October 2025|access-date=23 November 2025}}</ref><ref name=skysports061125>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/13458950/england-netball-squad-announcement-natalie-metcalf-to-miss-new-zealand-series-but-set-to-return-for-jamaica-games|title=England netball squad announcement: Paul Scholes appears to question daughter's omission while Natalie Metcalf returns|publisher=www.skysports.com|date=6 November 2025|access-date=23 November 2025}}</ref><ref name=sf161125>{{cite web|url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/silver-ferns/news/latest-news/silver-ferns-pip-england-in-exciting-series-opener.html|title=Silver Ferns pip England in exciting series-opener|publisher=www.silverferns.co.nz|date=16 November 2025|access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref>||2nd |- |}
=== Great Britain === Durant was a member of the Great Britain team that won the gold medal at the 2012 World University Netball Championship.<ref name="teamenglandcobden" /><ref name="manchester230512" /><ref name="fisu110512">{{Cite news |date=11 May 2012 |title=2012 WUC Update: GBR Netball Team selected for Inaugural World University Championships |url=https://www.fisu.net/news/netball/2012-wuc-update-gbr-netball-team-selected-for-inaugural-world-university-championships |accessdate=3 July 2020 |publisher=www.fisu.net}}</ref>
==Coaching career== While playing for Loughborough Lightning, Durant and her teammates, Hannah Joseph and Natalie Panagarry coached at Ratcliffe College.<ref name="ratcliffecollege">{{cite web|url=https://www.ratcliffecollege.com/senior/co-curricular/sport/netball/|title=Netball - Ratcliffe College|publisher=www.ratcliffecollege.com|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> While playing with Adelaide Thunderbirds she worked as a youth coach for Netball South Australia.<ref name="linkedincobden"/><ref name="bbc261119"/>
==Honours==
=== England === * Commonwealth Games: 2018 * Fast5 Netball World Series: 2017 * Taini Jamison Trophy: 2021, 2024 * Quad Series/Nations Cup: 2025, runners up: 2018 (Jan)
=== Great Britain === * World University Netball Championship: 2012
=== Manchester Thunder === * Netball Super League: 2012, 2014
=== Loughborough Lightning === * Netball Super League: 2021, 2023, 2024, runners up: 2017, 2018, 2022, 2025
*British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship: 2017
== Individual honours ==
=== Netball Super League ===
* Player of the Season: 2021 * All Star VII: 2017, 2018, 2022
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/players/beth-cobden/ England Netball] * [https://www.netballsl.com/players/beth-cobden/ Netball Super League] {{2018 Commonwealth Games England netball team squad}}
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