| Founded | 2014 | |
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| Based in | Bloemfontein | |
| Regions | Free State | |
| Head coach | Martha Mosoahle-Samm | |
| Premierships | 4 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2024) | |
| League | Telkom Netball League | |
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Free State Crinums are a South African netball team based in Bloemfontein. Since 2014, they have represented the Free State in the Telkom Netball League. They were the inaugural league champions. Between 2014 and 2016, Crinums won three successive titles. In 2024, they won a fourth title.
In 2014, Free State Crinums, together with Eastern Cape Aloes, Gauteng Golden Fireballs, Gauteng Jaguars and North West Flames, became founder members of Division One of the Brutal Fruit Netball Cup. [1] [2] [3] They were subsequently the inaugural league champions. [4] Between 2014 and 2016, with teams coached by Burta de Kock, captained by Maryka Holtzhausen and featuring Karla Pretorius, Crinums won three successive titles. On each occasion they defeated Gauteng Jaguars in the final. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Crinums are closely associated with the University of the Free State and their Varsity Netball team, UFS-Kovsies. In 2018, 2019 and 2020, Crinums were a de facto Kovsie team. The vast majority of squad members, including Lefébre Rademan and Khanyisa Chawane, were UFS students. Crinums head coach, Burta de Kock, was also the head coach of the Kovsies. [9] [10] [11] In 2020 and 2023, Crinums were Telkom Netball League finalists again. However, on both occasions they lost to Gauteng Jaguars. [12] [13] In 2024, Crinums, with a team coached by Martha Mosoahle-Samm and featuring a returning Karla Pretorius, won a fourth title. [14] [15] [16]
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 [4] [17] | Free State Crinums | 40–36 | Gauteng Jaguars | University of Pretoria [2] |
| 2015 [5] [18] | Free State Crinums | 61–59 | Gauteng Jaguars | University of Pretoria |
| 2016 [6] [19] | Free State Crinums | 52–43 | Gauteng Jaguars | Olive Centre, Durban |
| 2020 [12] [20] | Gauteng Jaguars | 38–26 | Free State Crinums | Mangaung Indoor Sports Center, Bloemfontein |
| 2023 [13] [21] | Gauteng Jaguars | 59–51 | Free State Crinums | Heartfelt Arena, Pretoria |
| 2024 [14] [15] [16] | Free State Crinums | 47–46 | Gauteng Jaguars | Ellis Park Arena |
| Years | Captains |
|---|---|
| 2014–2017 | Maryka Holtzhausen [4] [5] [6] [22] |
| 2018 | Maryke Coetzee [9] |
| 2019–2020 | Lefébre Rademan [10] [11] [23] [24] [25] |
| 2021 | Sikholiwe Mdletshe [26] [27] |
| 2022–2023 | Ané Retief [28] [29] [30] |
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| Coach | Years |
|---|---|
| Burta de Kock [23] [26] [31] | 2014–2021 |
| Martha Mosoahle-Samm [16] [29] [30] | 2021– |
| Coach | Years |
|---|---|
| Martha Mosoahle-Samm [23] [26] | 201x–2021 |
| Karin Venter [29] [30] | 2022– |
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