{{Short description|England international netball player}} {{Infobox netball biography|player name=Hannah Joseph|full_name=Hannah Joseph|birth_date={{birth date and age|1994|02|8|df=yes}}|relatives=Jonathan Joseph <br> Will Joseph|positions=C, WA|clubteam1=Loughborough Lightning|nationalteam1={{nb|ENG}}|clubyears1=2011-present|nationalyears1=2016-present|nationalcaps1=19|updated=May 2025}}
'''Hannah Joseph''' (born 8 February 1994) 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. Joseph has won 3 Super League titles.
== Early life and education == Joseph's father is originally from Grenada and played for the Northampton Saints rugby union team in the 1980s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=Neil |date=2017-06-01 |title=British & Irish Lions: Jonathan Joseph and netball ace Hannah open up |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/811502/British-Irish-Lions-Jonathan-Joseph-netball-Hannah-Joseph-Bath-Loughborough |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Her brothers Jonathan Joseph and Will Joseph are also professional rugby union players who have represented England.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2017 |title=Siblings Jonathan and Hannah Joseph in focus ahead of huge weekend for family |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/10910076/siblings-jonathan-and-hannah-joseph-in-focus-ahead-of-huge-weekend-for-family |access-date=12 May 2025 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kitson |first=Robert |date=2017-02-10 |title=Jonathan Joseph: ‘I like the atmosphere, it spurs me on and gets me going’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/feb/10/jonathan-joseph-england-wales-six-nations-fans |access-date=2025-05-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
== Club career ==
=== Loughborough Lightning === Joseph joining Loughborough Lightning in 2011 and made her debut in the 2013 Netball Superleague season making her one of the clubs longest-serving players.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-08 |title=Hannah Joseph |url=https://www.netballsl.com/players/hannah-joseph/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Netball Super League |language=en}}</ref> She made the Super League grand final in 2017 and 2018 but lost to Wasps Netball both times.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-06-11 |title=Netball Superleague: Wasps beat Loughborough Lightning in Grand Final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/40239404 |access-date=2025-05-12 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-07-07 |title=Superleague Grand Final: Wasps 55-51 Loughborough |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/44752520 |access-date=2025-05-12 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> She underwent achilles reconstruction surgery in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=jmcconnell |date=2017-07-23 |title=Hannah Joseph undergoes surgery |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/hannah-joseph-undergoes-surgery/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=England Netball |language=en-US}}</ref>
Joseph won her first Super League title in 2021, defeating Team Bath.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-06-27 |title=Netball Superleague 2021: Loughborough Lightning beat Team Bath in final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/57630791 |access-date=2025-05-12 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> Joseph would go on to make four consecutive grand finals, winning back to back titles in 2023 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-29 |title=Netball Super League 2024: Loughborough Lightning beat Manchester Thunder in final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/articles/cv2gdrewlx2o |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-10 |title=Lightning reveal star-studded squad ahead of new campaign |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/news/2023/september/lightning-announce-2024-squad/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Loughborough University |language=en}}</ref> Lightning made the 2025 Super League grand final but they lost 45-53 to London Pulse to finish runners up.
== International career == Joseph earned her first cap with England in 2016 during a series with Australia.<ref name=":0" /> She was part of the squad that won the 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy series.<ref name=":0" /> Joseph then won silver at the 2024 Netball Nations Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominant Australian Diamonds win the Vitality Netball Nations Cup in Leeds |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/final/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=England Netball |language=en-US}}</ref>
She was named in the squad for the 2024 Australia test series and 2025 Horizon test series vs Jamaica.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vitality Roses defeated 70-57 by Australia in the first game of three-match test series |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/report/vitality-roses-defeated-by-australia/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=England Netball |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Izzy |date=2024-10-17 |title=England line up announced for Vitality Netball Horizon Series, FAST5 Netball World Series and England A fixtures |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england-line-up-announced-for-november-internationals/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=England Netball |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == Joseph works as the Director of Netball at Uppingham School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hannah Joseph - Netball Superleague Champion {{!}} News {{!}} Uppingham School |url=https://www.uppingham.co.uk/news/2021-07-02/hannah-joseph-netball-superleague-champion |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=www.uppingham.co.uk}}</ref>
== Honours ==
=== England ===
* Taini Jamison Trophy: 2021 * Netball Nations Cup: 2024
=== Loughborough Lightning ===
* Netball Super League: 2021, 2023, 2024 Runners up: 2017, 2018, 2022, 2025
== External links ==
* [https://www.netballsl.com/players/hannah-joseph/ Netball Super League Profile]
== References == <references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Hannah}} Category:England international netball players Category:Loughborough Lightning netball players Category:English netball players Category:Netball Superleague players Category:1994 births Category:Living people