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South Africa
Nickname(s)	SPAR Proteas
Association	Netball South Africa
Confederation	Confederation of African Netball Associations
Head coach	Norma Plummer
Asst coach	Bennie Saayman
Manager	Nisha Rupnarain
Captain	Bongiwe Msomi
Vice-captain	Karla Pretorius
INF ranking	5
; ; ; ; ; ; Team colours;	; ; ; ; ; ; Alternate;
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World Championships
; 2015 placing	5th
Best result	2nd (1995)
Commonwealth Games
; 2018 placing	5th
Best result	4th (1998)

The South Africa national netball team, nicknamed the "SPAR Proteas", are the national netball team of South Africa. The SPAR Proteas are coached by Norma Plummer, and are captained by Bongiwe Msomi. The team are governed by Netball South Africa and sponsored by SPAR. As of 1 July 2015, South Africa are fifth in the INF World Rankings.^[1]^[2]

Players

Current team

The following squad was selected to represent South Africa at the 2018 Netball Quad Series in Australia and New Zealand.^[3]

South Africa national netball team
Players	Coaching staff
Bongiwe Msomi (c) Karla Pretorius (v-c) Khanyisa Chawane Rome Dreyer Maryka Holtzhausen Jessica Khomo Danelle Lochner Phuma Maweni Lenize Potgieter Shadine Van Der Merwe Ine-Mari Venter Zanele Vimbela	Head coach: Norma Plummer Asst coach: Manager:

Past SPAR Proteas Netball squads

Twelve players have been chosen to represent South Africa during the three-Test series against England, played in late September 2013, the three tests were held in Bath on 22 September, Wembley on 25 September and Worcester on 27 September.

South Africa national netball team
Players	Coaching staff
Melissa Myburgh Lindie Lombard Yolandi Stone Maryka Holtzhausen (c) Bongiwe Msomi (c) Simnikiwe Mdaka Nokuthula Qegu Karla Mostert Precious Mthembu Adele Niemand Vanes-Mari du Toit Nontle Gwavu	Head coach: Bennie Saayman Asst coach: Burta De Kock Manager: Marchelle Maroun

The following squad was assembled to represent South Africa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.^[4]

South Africa national netball team
Players	Coaching staff
Maryka Holtzhausen (c) Vanes-Mari du Toit Mari-Lena Joubert Elsunet du Plessis Lauren-Lee Christians Tumelo Mantjiu Amanda Mynhardt Shadine van der Merwe Phumza Maweni Bhongo Nqubeni	Head coach: Bennie Saayman Asst coach: Burta De Kock Manager: Marchelle Maroun

The following squad was selected to represent South Africa at the 2014 Fast5 Netball World Series in Auckland, New Zealand.^[5]

South Africa national netball team
Players	Coaching staff
Maryka Holtzhausen (c) Melissa Myburgh Anna Bootha Erin Burger Bongiwe Msomi (c) Zanele Mdodana Nothando Mthembu Karla Mostert Lenize Potgieter Adele Niemand Kifiloe Tsotetsi Zanele Vimbela	Head coach: Bennie Saayman Asst coach: Burta De Kock Manager: Marchelle Maroun

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
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
2015	14th World Cup	Sydney, Australia	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
2014	XX Games	5th Netball	Glasgow, Scotland	6th
2018	XXI Games	5th Netball	Gold Coast, Australia	5th

Fast5 Netball World Series
Year	Tournament	Location	Placing
2009	1st World Series	Manchester, England	DNP
2010	2nd World Series	Liverpool, England	6th
2011	3rd World Series	Liverpool, England	5th
2012	4th World Series	Auckland, New Zealand	3rd
2013	5th World Series	Auckland, New Zealand	4th
2014	6th World Series	Auckland, New Zealand	5th
2016	7th World Series	Melbourne, Australia	6th

Notes

References

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Netball South Africa website

^ Netball.org Retrieved 04/01/2015

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