5 April 2011

Perth, Australia - Perth will host two international netball matches, featuring four of the top seven teams in the world, in the week leading up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this October.

24 January 2011

Johannesburg, South Africa - Netball South Africa (NSA) announced on Monday that it had appointed a panel of four coaches to prepare the SPAR National Netball Squad for the World Championships in Singapore in July.

This follows the resignation earlier this month of the official coach, Carin Strauss and assistant coach Cecilia Molokwane.

9 November 2010

Potchefstroom, South Africa - Members of the SPAR National Netball team are to gather in Potchefstroom from Wednesday to prepare for the World Fastnet Netball Series in Liverpool from November 19 to 21.

Just as Twenty20 cricket has revolutionised cricket and attracted a whole new audience, Fastnet is expected to attract big crowds.  It is fast, frenetic and furious!

11 Octeober 2010

India, New Delhi - On Saturday 09 October 2010, South Africa played Barbados and they have won 59 – 43.   On Sunday, 10 October 2010 they then played Cooke Island and won 73 – 40 – great performance on these two matches and well done to the girls!

This morning, 11 October 2010 the team played Malawi for finals positions 5 and 6.  The team  lost 47 – 59 . This was their last match at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and we are now officially ranked position 6 and Malawi still at position 5.  Other matches for ranking positions 12/11 between India and Papua New Guinea, ranking position 10/9 between Cooke Island and Samoa, ranking position 8/7 between Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados will take place this afternoon.  

Our South African team will return home tomorrow Tuesday, 12 October 2010 and will land late in the evening at OR Tambo International Airport - We welcome them back home.

8 October 2010

The SPAR Proteas led the match for the first thirty seconds after which the New Zealanders broke past and the gap started widening, with the final score being, South Africa 29 – 70 New Zealand

7 October 2010

India - Riding high after their 60 - 46 win against Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the team are all upbeat and looking forward to running out on court in their next match aginst New Zealand. They have recovered well. All aches and stiffness that goes with sport have been managed well by the medical staff, who have been absolutely brilliant in terms of taking care of the athletes making sure they are able to perform at optimum best. The run against England has given the players an extra boost of confidence because they know they can close the gap and force NZ to work hard for their goals.The match will be played at eleven thirty India time on Friday the 8th October.

30 September 2010

25 September 2010

Delhi,Statement by Michael Fennell, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation

Since arriving in Delhi late Thursday, I have spent my first 24 hours consulting widely and viewing the Village first hand.

I am pleased to report that since my media statement of September 21 there has been significant progress in preparing the Village for your arrival.

However, there is still much to be done, and the next 24 hours will be crucial.

6 September 2010

Mamelodi, South Africa – This week The SPAR South African netball team take the next step in their campaign to become one of the top five teams in the world when they take part in the African Qualifying Games in Mamelodi from Monday to Thursday.

13 August 2010

Potchefstroom, South Africa –Free State Motheo and Gauteng North remained unbeaten yesterday, and will battle it out in Saturday’s final game of the SPAR National Netball Championships.

12 August 2010

Potchefstroom, South Africa - Netball’s international controlling body, the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) has the following stance on local bodies policies: 

9 August 2010

Potchefstroom, South Africa - And the Magic number is: R 14 000 000

SPAR and Netball South Africa signing the contract. Bottom, from left: Brett Botten, Managing Director of SPAR Southrand and Mimi Mthethwa, President of Netball South Africa. Top, from left: Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr. Gert Oosthuizen, Blanche De La Guerre, Vice President of Netball South Africa, and Honourable Minister of Sport and Recreation Dr. Reverend M A Stofile.

4 May 2010

The recent Championships yielded the following results.

After playoffs the results were as follows

U/19 A
1.   FS Motheo
2.   Gauteng East
3.   North West South

U/21 A
1.   FS Motheo
2.   North West South
3.   Gauteng North

U/19 B
1.   Gauteng North Schools
2.   Lowveld
3.   Gauteng Vaal

U/21 B
1.   Capricorn
2.   Zululand
3.   Ethekwini

30 April 2010

The U/19 trials are taking place on the 02 may 2010 at St Mary’s diocesan school for girl, Duxbury road hillcrest in Pretoria Hatfield from 08h00 till 16h00.
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Below are the names of the U/19's attending the Trials

22 April 2010

Richards Bay - The U/19 and U/21 section has been divided in two groups A and B according to the results of the championships in 2009. Regions entering this year ( for the first time or after being absent in 2009 were added to the “B” section, except Nelson Mandela Bay who was played in “A” section on strength of previous results)
The teams will play a round robin competition.

21 April 2010
                                 
Zululand, South Africa - The three Test SPAR Challenge international netball series between South Africa and Malawi was officially called off on Wednesday morning, after the failure of Malawi to arrive in South Africa.

Netball South Africa (NSA) President Mimi Mthethwa said she had still not heard from the President of Malawi netball, and had decided to cancel the series because of the high costs involved.
 

13 April 2010

Richard’s Bay, South Africa - The coach of the Spar national netball team, Carin Strauss, believes the Proteas are ready to take on and beat Malawi – the team that has caused them so much grief in the last few years.

Whether they really are ready will be tested from April 21 to 25, when South Africa meet Malawi in a three Test series, to be held at Richards Bay in KwaZulu Natal.

24 March 2010

Over the weekend of the 19th to the 21st of March the Merit tournament took place. 
A wonderful weeeknd was had by all, and the final results are as follows:

FINAL SCORE :  Gauteng North(32)  vs    North West South(28)

18 March 2010

Johannesburg, South Africa - The world’s oldest manufacturer of soccer balls are joining forces with South Africa’s biggest women’s sport for the next three years.
Mitre – who have been making soccer balls since 1817, and who are world leaders in the manufacture of balls, boots and accessories for soccer, netball, and rugby, as well as the technical sponsors of the England netball team – announced on Friday that they would sponsor NSA until December 2012.

Carin Strauss, head coach of the Spar Proteas, Peter Reeves, Director of Leisure Holdings, and Liezel Wium, Captain of the Spar Proteas, presenting a gift of thanks on behalf of Netball South Africa.

23rd February 2010
Q1 12-8
Q2 23-17
Q3 35-29
Q4 43-45

Umpires: Annie Kloppers, Chris Campbell, and Bobbi Brown

STARTING 7s:
ENGLAND: GS: Jo Harten GA: Pam Cookey WA: Karen Atkinson C: Jade Clarke WD Sara Bayman GD: Sonia Mkoloma c GK: Geva Mentor

AUSTRALIA: GS: Caitlin Bassett GA: Susan Pratley WA: Madison Browne C: Natalie Von Bertouch WD: Mo’onia Gerrard GD: Rebecca Bulley GK: Bianca Chatfield

For more than 50 minutes of this match England looked as if they were finally going to claim a Series win over Australia, but instead a do or die Diamond comeback at the O2 nailed the 3rd Test and decided the Co-operative International Series.