2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge

2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Pretoria
Venue(s)	Rembrandt Hall University of Pretoria
Dates	22–26 November 2022
Teams	4
TV partner(s)	SuperSport (South Africa) Recast TV (Scotland)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runners-up	Scotland
←  2021

The 2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge was the seventh Diamond Challenge netball series. It featured South Africa, Scotland and Zimbabwe. Malawi were also due to take part. However, they were replaced by a Netball South Africa President's XII. The series was played in November 2022 at the University of Pretoria's Rembrandt Hall. ^{[1] [2]} With a team coached by Norma Plummer and captained by Bongiwe Msomi, South Africa won the series after defeating Scotland 54–36 in the final. South Africa finished the series undefeated, winning all four matches, and Khanyisa Chawane was named the Player of the Tournament. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The series was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa. ^{[1] [6]} All of Scotland's matches were streamed by Recast TV. ^{[3] [7]}

Head coaches and captains

Team	Head coach	Captain
South Africa	Norma Plummer [4]	Bongiwe Msomi
Scotland	Tamsin Greenway	Claire Maxwell [8]
Zimbabwe	Ropafadzo Matsauki	Felisitus Kwangwa
President's XII	Sameshia Esau [4]	Jeanté Strydom [9]

Sources: ^{[6] [10] [11] [12]}

Umpires

Umpire	Association
Chakatsa Lephole [13]	Lesotho
Leonard Masao	South Africa [14]
Ken Metekingi [15]	New Zealand
Terrence Peart	Jamaica
Theresa Prince	South Africa [16]

Source: ^[3]

Group stage

Round 1

22 November 2022	South Africa	61–42	Scotland
14:00

Sources: ^{[7] [9]}

22 November 2022	President's XII	55–50	Zimbabwe
16:00

Source: ^[9]

Round 2

23 November 2022	South Africa	72–37	Zimbabwe
14:00

Source: ^[17]

23 November 2022	President's XII	49–48	Scotland
16:00

Source: ^[17]

Round 3

25 November 2022	Scotland	41–41	Zimbabwe
12:00

Sources: ^{[12] [18]}

25 November 2022	South Africa	59–34	President's XII
14:00

Source: ^[19]

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	192	119	73	6
2	President's XII (Note 1)	3	2	1	0	138	157	–19	4
3	Scotland (Note 2)	3	0	2	1	131	151	–20	1
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	2	1	128	168	–40	1

  Qualified for Final
  Qualified for 3rd/4th place match

Notes

• ^1 The President's XII were ineligible to qualify for the final.
• ^2 Scotland qualified for the final because of their better goal difference.

Playoffs

3rd v 4th Playoff

26 November 2022	President's XII	49–43	Zimbabwe
14:00

Source: ^[4]

Final

26 November 2022	South Africa	54–36	Scotland
16:00

Teams

Head Coach: Norma Plummer Assistant coach: Dumisani Chauke Starting 7: GS Lenize Potgieter GA Nomfundo Mngomezulu WA Bongiwe Msomi (c) C Refiloe Nketsa WD Shadine van der Merwe GD Zanele Vimbela GK Phumza Maweni Squad: WA, C, WD Khanyisa Chawane C, WA Izette Griesel GD, WD Boitumelo Mahloko GD, WD Monique Reyneke-Meyer GD, GK Nicola Smith GA, WA Nicholé Taljaard GS, GA Elmeré van der Berg GS, GA Ine-Marí Venter

Head Coach: Tamsin Greenway Assistant coach: Karen Atkinson Starting 7: GS Emma Barrie GA Niamh McCall WA Iona Christian C Hannah Leighton WD Claire Maxwell (c) GD Emily Nicholl (vc) GK Rachel Conway Squad: WA, C Kelly Boyle GS, GA Cerys Cairns GD, GK Cerys Finn WA, GA Emma Love GD, WD Sarah MacPhail GS, GA Kalea Stagg

Sources: ^{[4] [10] [6] [3] [20]}

Final Placings

Rank	Team
1	South Africa
2	Scotland
3	President's XII
4	Zimbabwe

Award winners

Award	Winner	Team
Player of the Tournament	Khanyisa Chawane	South Africa
Best Shooter	Ine-Marí Venter	South Africa
Best Mid Court	Iona Christian	Scotland
Best Defender	Phumza Maweni	South Africa

Source: ^{[4] [5]}

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