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The '''South Africa national netball team''', nicknamed the "Proteas", are the national [[netball]] team of [[South Africa]]. The Proteas are coached by former representative player Elize Kotze. The team are governed by [[Netball South Africa]] and sponsored by (Spar). As of 26 July 2011, South Africa are fifth in the [[IFNA World Rankings]].<ref>{{cite web |author=[[International Federation of Netball Associations|IFNA]] |title=Current World Rankings |url=http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94}} Updated on 26 July 2011.</ref>
The '''South Africa national netball team''', nicknamed the "Proteas", are the national [[netball]] team of [[South Africa]]. The Proteas are coached by former representative player Elize Kotzé. The team are governed by [[Netball South Africa]] and sponsored by (Spar). As of 26 July 2011, South Africa are fifth in the [[IFNA World Rankings]].<ref>{{cite web |author=[[International Federation of Netball Associations|IFNA]] |title=Current World Rankings |url=http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94}} Updated on 26 July 2011.</ref>


==Players==
==Players==
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* Leigh Ann Zackey
* Leigh Ann Zackey
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* '''Head coach''': [[Elize Kotze]]
* '''Head coach''': [[Elize Kotzé]]
* '''Asst coach''': Burta De Kock
* '''Asst coach''': Burta De Kock
* '''Manager''': Marchelle Maroun
* '''Manager''': Marchelle Maroun

Revision as of 15:05, 19 June 2013

South Africa
Nickname(s)Proteas
AssociationNetball South Africa
ConfederationAfrica Netball
Head coachElize Kotzé
World ranking5
Team colours
Team colours
Alternate
Alternate
Netball World Cup
2015 placing5th
Best result2nd (1995)
Commonwealth Games
2018 placing6th
Best result4th (1998)

The South Africa national netball team, nicknamed the "Proteas", are the national netball team of South Africa. The Proteas are coached by former representative player Elize Kotzé. The team are governed by Netball South Africa and sponsored by (Spar). As of 26 July 2011, South Africa are fifth in the IFNA World Rankings.[1]

Players

Twelve players were chosen to represent South Africa at the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, held from 3–10 July.[2]

South Africa national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Head coach: Elize Kotzé
  • Asst coach: Burta De Kock
  • Manager: Marchelle Maroun

Competitive history

World Netball Championships
Year Championship Location Placing
1963 1st World Championships Eastbourne, England 6th
1967 2nd World Championships Perth, Australia 3rd
1971 3rd World Championships Kingston, Jamaica DNP
1975 4th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand DNP
1979 5th World Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago DNP
1983 6th World Championships Singapore DNP
1987 7th World Championships Glasgow, Scotland DNP
1991 8th World Championships Sydney, Australia DNP
1995 9th World Championships Birmingham, England 2nd
1999 10th World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 5th
2003 11th World Championships Kingston, Jamaica 5th
2007 12th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand 6th
2011 13th World Championships Singapore 5th
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1998 XVI Games 1st Netball Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
2002 XVII Games 2nd Netball Manchester, England 5th
2006 XVIII Games 3rd Netball Melbourne, Australia 7th
2010 XIX Games 4th Netball Delhi, India 6th

References

  1. ^ IFNA. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 26 July 2011.
  2. ^ "WNC2011: Team lists". Retrieved 5 August 2011.