Loughborough Lightning star Jess Shaw is targeting a strong season for club and country as she seeks to ensure her England spot at this summer’s Commonwealth Games.Having left the Lightning in 2020, Shaw has had successful spells with Team Bath, Severn Stars and Birmingham Panthers but now returns to last year’s Netball Super League runners-up as a far more polished player.
Ahead of her side’s season-opener against LexisNexis Dragons on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, Shaw set out her goals for the year, which features the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow across July and August.
“This squad is really exciting,” Shaw told Sky Sports.”They’ve been in finals now for five consecutive years, so hopefully we get into that final again this year.
“With it being a Commonwealth Games year, for me, coming to Lightning is going to help me perform. I’ve got the team behind me and if I am performing, I’ll be out on that court.”
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Her return got off to an encouraging start as the Lightning started the year by winning the Super Cup over the weekend.
Shaw also explained that some of the thinking behind her move to Loughborough was that she will get playing time across both the wing attack and centre positions.She added: “Coming into a Commonwealth Games year, it’s really important that I am at the top of my game and playing across both positions, so hopefully I can get that this season.”
‘Diabetes still catches me off guard’Shaw’s rise to the top of the sport is made all the more remarkable by the fact she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a teenager.The 29-year-old still has to manage her health carefully but finds motivation in showing younger people with the condition that they can succeed in elite sport.
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2026-02-25 22:05:00
