Represented through its sport brand Team Northumbria, the University competes in the Co-operative Netball Superleague (NSL), the highest level of domestic netball competition in the UK. Televised by SKYSPORTS, TV audiences last season exceeded 1 million with an average of 70,000 viewers per match.

England Netball is the national governing body for Netball in England and is the overarching body for the success of the Netball Superleague. The Co-operative Netball Superleague is made up of the top 9 teams in England, Scotland and Wales who compete for the most prestigious Championship of them all! Shown weekly on Sky Television the league is the pinnacle of Netball within England.

See the International players from Fiji, New Zealand, England, Wales and Scotland compete on a weekly basis. The 2009/10 Co-operative Netball Superleague is a high level competition played nationally between December and April. The nine Franchises compete against each other twice during the season and finish with two playoff weekends to decide the Grand Final competing teams.

The Team Northumbria squad is coached by Barbara Brown and many of the players are either from the North East of England and/or studying at a local university. Home games will be played at Westgate Centre for Sport, West road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 9LG and entry apart from the 2 SKYSPORTS games is FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL.