London Mavericks is an English netball team based at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield. Their senior team plays in the Netball Super League where they were a founding member in 2005–06. They are two time Super League champions in 2007–08 and 2011. Due to various sponsorship deals and partnership arrangements, the team has played under several different 'Mavericks' names. They adopted their current name ahead of the 2025 season.[1] Previously the franchise represented just England Netball's East Region, however as London Mavericks this has expanded to include Middlesex from London and South East.[2]
In July 2016 Mavericks signed a sponsorship deal with the natural beauty brand, benecos.[13] In September 2017 benecos became Mavericks main sponsor and the team name changed from Hertfordshire Mavericks to benecosMavericks.[14] They subsequently used this name during the 2018 season.[15]
Saracens Mavericks
In January 2019 Mavericks formed a new partnership with the rugby union club, Saracens F.C. This saw the team become the Saracens Mavericks.[16][17][18] They announced their split from Saracens at the end of the 2024 season.[19]
London Mavericks
In May 2024 Mavericks announced its rebrand as London Mavericks as part of the 2025 Netball Super League relaunch.[1][20]Tamsin Greenway was named as Director of Netball.[21] In the 2025 season Mavericks finished in the top four for the first time since 2016, with the franchise finishing fifth in five of the last six seasons.[22]
Camilla Buchanan became the current head coach of London Mavericks in 2023, having played at the club since 2008.[34]Tamsin Greenway was named Director of Netball ahead of the 2025 season and she became head coach ahead of the 2026 season.[21][35]
London Mavericks region consist of 8 counties where it supports the development of talent and participation.[2] These are Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, East Essex, Essex Thurrock, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk from England Netball's East Region and expanded to include Middlesex from London and South East during its rebrand to London Mavericks.[2]
In this region Mavericks offers NXT Gen (U23), U19, U17 and U15 squads as well as 6 x player development pathway squads (including a U21 team) and Mavericks Future programs.[41]
12Dr. Louise Mansfield & Dr. Lara Killick (1 January 2012). "The UK Netball Superleague: A Case Study of Franchising in Elite Women's Sport"(PDF). Brunel University, School of Sport and Education, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; and University of the Pacific, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Stockton, CA. Archived(PDF) from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
