Mary French

Mary French was an England netball international, coach, umpire and administrator. As a player she represented England at the 1949 England Scotland Wales Netball Series and captained England during the 1956 away series against South Africa. Between 1967 and 1975, she served as England head coach, including at the 1967, 1971 and 1975 World Netball Championships. Between 1984 and 1986, she served as Wales head coach. Between 1963 and 2015, French attended 13 different World Netball Championships either as a coach, volunteer or spectator.