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{{Short description|British netball player (born 1982)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox netball biography
 |name    = Rachel Dunn
 |image   =Rachel dunn crop.jpg
 |caption = Rachel Dunn in 2008
|updated = May 2025
 |fullname     = Rachel Margaret Dunn
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 |birth_place = Cambridge, England
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 |university   = [[University of Bath]]
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 |positions     = GS, GA
 | clubyears1   = 2003–09
 | clubteam1    = [[Team Bath (netball)|Team Bath]]
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 | clubyears2   = 2008
 | clubteam2    = [[Canterbury Tactix]] ({{tooltip|TRP|Temporary Replacement Player}})
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 | clubyears3   = 2009–2016
 | clubteam3    = [[Surrey Storm]]
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 | clubyears4   = 2017–2022
 | clubteam4    = [[Wasps Netball]]
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 | clubyears5   = 2023
 | clubteam5    = [[Celtic Dragons]]
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 |nationalyears1 = 2004–2019
 |nationalteam1 = {{nb|England}}
 |nationalcaps1 =92
 |coachyears1   =2025-present
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[[Birmingham Panthers (netball)|Birmingham Panthers]] (Ass)
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{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Netball Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 Netball World Cup|2019 Liverpool]]|[[Netball]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2015 Netball World Cup|2015 Sydney]]|[[Netball]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2011 World Netball Championships|2011 Singapore]]|[[Netball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]|[[Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Netball]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Netball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Netball Series]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 World Netball Series|2011 Liverpool]]|[[Fastnet (netball)|Fastnet]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 World Netball Series|2010 Liverpool]]|[[Fastnet (netball)|Fastnet]]}}
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'''Rachel Margaret Dunn''' (born 14 November 1982) is an [[England|English]] former international [[netball]] player who was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the [[Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]] and [[Netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]] [[Commonwealth Games]] and who has over 250 [[Netball Superleague|Netball Super League]] appearances.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=24 January 2019 |title=Wasps’ Rachel Dunn set to hit appearance milestone |url=https://www.netballsl.com/2019/01/24/wasps-rachel-dunn-set-to-hit-appearance-milestone/ |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=netballsl.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Netball Super League: Rachel Dunn discusses the situation at Wasps and the sadness felt by all at the club |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/12723617/netball-super-league-rachel-dunn-discusses-the-situation-at-wasps-and-the-sadness-felt-by-all-at-the-club |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref> She is the current assistant coach of new Super League franchise [[Birmingham Panthers (netball)|Birmingham Panthers]] and head coach of their [[Netball Super League (United Kingdom)#NXT Gen|NXT Gen]] team.

== Club career ==
Dunn played in the [[Netball Superleague|Netball Super League]] from its beginning in 2005, making over 250 domestic appearances.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Dunn has won a record seven Super League titles as a player.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Rachel Dunn |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/player/rachel-dunn/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=England Netball |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Team Bath ===
Dunn started her career at [[Team Bath (netball)|Team Bath]], winning titles in [[2006 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2006]], [[2007 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2007]], and [[2009 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2009]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=jtulloch |date=2019-05-09 |title=About Us |url=https://www.netballsl.com/about/about-us/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Netball Super League |language=en-US}}</ref> She also played the [[2008 ANZ Championship season|2008]] season in the Australasian [[ANZ Championship]] for the [[Canterbury Tactix]] in New Zealand, replacing pregnant Tactix shooter [[Jodi Brown]].<ref>{{cite news |date=12 May 2008 |title=Rachel Dunn Selected For ANZ |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/44215/Rachel-Dunn-selected-for-ANZ |access-date=14 May 2008 |newspaper=[[Daily Express]]}}</ref>

=== Surrey Storm ===
She then moved from Bath to [[Surrey Storm]] in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |author=University of Surrey |author-link=University of Surrey |date=21 October 2009 |title=Surrey Storm sign England duo Greenway and Dunn |url=http://www.surrey.ac.uk/mediacentre/press/2009/16870_surrey_storm_sign_england_duo_greenway_and_dunn.htm |access-date=8 October 2010}}</ref> winning back-to-back titles in [[2015 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2015]] and [[2016 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2016]].<ref name=":3" />

=== Wasps Netball ===
She followed her long-time teammate and friend [[Tamsin Greenway]] to [[Wasps Netball]] in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rachel Dunn becomes the latest signing for Wasps Netball |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/10588227/rachel-dunn-becomes-the-latest-signing-for-wasps-netball |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref> where they won back-to back titles<ref name=":3" /> in [[2017 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2017]] and [[2018 Netball Superleague season|2018]]. Wasps also appeared in the [[2019 Netball Superleague season|2019]] Grand Final, losing out to [[Manchester Thunder]]. Wasps Netball, alongside their partners [[Wasps RFC|Wasps Rugby]], went into administration in November 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 January 2019 |title=Rachel Dunn stars for Wasps in landmark appearance win against London Pulse |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11620248/rachel-dunn-stars-for-wasps-in-landmark-appearance-win-against-london-pulse |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=[[Sky Sports]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

=== Celtic Dragons ===
Dunn played her final domestic games as an injury replacement for [[Cardiff Dragons (netball)|Celtic Dragons]] in [[2023 Netball Superleague season|2023]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waterhouse |first=Richard |date=2023-03-20 |title=Celtic Dragons Squad Update: Rachel Dunn returns to the NSL |url=https://www.netballsl.com/2023/03/20/celtic-dragons-squad-update-rachel-dunn-returns-to-the-nsl/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Netball Super League |language=en-US}}</ref> and continued through 2024 as part of the Celtic Dragons coaching set up.

== International career ==
Dunn debuted for the [[England national netball team]] in 2004 against [[South Africa national netball team|South Africa]] and has over 90 caps for England.

She won a Silver medal at the [[2010 World Netball Series]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rachel Dunn |url=https://www.teambath.com/2013/10/27/rachel-dunn/ |website=teambath.com |date=27 October 2013 |access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref> then a Gold medal at the [[2011 World Netball Series]].

She was a member of the team that won Bronze at the Commonwealth Games in 2006 in Melbourne and 2010 in Delhi.<ref name=":2" />

Dunn played for England in the [[2011 World Netball Championships|2011]], [[2015 Netball World Cup|2015]] and [[2019 Netball World Cup|2019]]<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |date=23 May 2019 |title=England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/vnwcsquadannounced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525194017/https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/vnwcsquadannounced/ |archive-date=25 May 2019}}</ref> Netball World Cups, winning a Bronze medal at each tournament. A fan favourite, Dunn's last appearance for England was in the final minutes of the 2019 Netball World Cup. With the Bronze medal secured, the crowd chanted "We want Dunn" until teammate [[Jo Harten]] called time to allow her teammate to enter the court for a final send-off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=England's Rachel Dunn relives Netball World Cup magic with Sky Sports watchalong |url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/11996429/englands-rachel-dunn-relives-netball-world-cup-magic-with-sky-sports-watchalong |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>

== Coaching career ==
In 2025 she was the assistant coach of new Super League franchise [[Birmingham Panthers (netball)|Birmingham Panthers]] and head coach of their [[Netball Super League (United Kingdom)#NXT Gen|NXT Gen]] team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birmingham Panthers |url=https://www.birminghampanthers.com/squad-profiles/nsl-squad/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.birminghampanthers.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Birmingham Panthers |url=https://www.birminghampanthers.com/squad-profiles/nxt-gen/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.birminghampanthers.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Dunn started playing netball in Year Four at school. Her elite netball career began when she joined Team Bath while attending [[University of Bath|Bath University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=client |date=2019-07-16 |title=Where it all began: Rachel Dunn |url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/where-it-all-began-rachel-dunn/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=England Netball |language=en-US}}</ref> She  balanced her elite netball with a career as a genetic technologist for the NHS.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-14 |title=Geneticist to goal shooter – how Rachel Dunn balances her netball double life |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/england-netball-rachel-dunn-interview-nhs-netball-world-cup-2019-super-league-a9155641.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

== Honours ==

=== England ===

* [[Commonwealth Games]]: Bronze: [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]], [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]]
* [[Netball World Cup]]: Bronze: [[2011 World Netball Championships|2011]], [[2015 World Netball Championships|2015]], [[2019 Netball World Cup|2019]]
* [[Fast5 Netball World Series]]: [[2011 World Netball Series|2011]] Silver: [[2010 World Netball Series|2010]] 

=== Team Bath ===

* [[Netball Super League (United Kingdom)|Netball Super League:]] [[2006 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2006]], [[2007 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2007]], [[2009 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2009]]

=== Surrey Storm ===

* [[Netball Super League (United Kingdom)|Netball Super League:]] [[2015 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2015]], [[2016 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2016]]

=== Wasps Netball ===

* [[Netball Super League (United Kingdom)|Netball Super League:]] [[2017 Netball Superleague Grand Final|2017]], [[2018 Netball Superleague season|2018]] Runners up: [[2019 Netball Superleague season|2019]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://surreystormnetball.co.uk/team/surrey-storm#pfcard-11 Surrey Storm profile]
* [https://englandnetball.co.uk/player/rachel-dunn England Netball profile]

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