Gauteng Jaguars

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Gauteng Jaguars
Founded 2014
Based in University of Pretoria
Regions Gauteng
Head coachRozanne Matthyse
CaptainJamie Van Wyk
Premierships6 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023)
League Telkom Netball League
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Gauteng Jaguars are a South African netball team based at the University of Pretoria. Since 2014, together with Gauteng Golden Fireballs, they have represented Gauteng in the Telkom Netball League. They are the league's most successful team and, as of 2024, have featured in every final. Between 2017 and 2021, Jaguars won five successive titles. In 2023, they won a sixth title. In 2017 and 2018, they also represented Netball South Africa in the Netball New Zealand Super Club.

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History

Brutal Fruit Netball Cup

In 2014, Gauteng Jaguars, together with Free State Crinums, Eastern Cape Aloes, Gauteng Golden Fireballs and North West Flames, became founder members of Division One of the Brutal Fruit Netball Cup. [1] [2] [3] Between 2014 and 2016, they played in three successive finals. However, on each occasion they lost to Free State Crinums. [4] [5] [6]

Netball New Zealand Super Club

In 2017 [7] [8] [9] and 2018, Jaguars represented Netball South Africa in the Netball New Zealand Super Club. On the opening day of the 2018 tournament they caused an upset when, with a team featuring Marlize de Bruin, Shadine van der Merwe and Ine-Mare Venter, they defeated Southern Steel, the 2018 ANZ Premiership premiers. [10] [11]

Telkom Netball League

Between 2017 and 2021, Jaguars won five successive Telkom Netball League titles. [12] [13] In 2017, they won their first title after defeating North West Flames 49–43 in the final. [14] They retained the title in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. [15] [16] [17] [18] In 2023, they won their sixth title. [19]

UP-Tuks

Jaguars are closely associated with the University of Pretoria and their Varsity Netball team, UP-Tuks. The core of their team is made up of UP-Tuks players. Jenny van Dyk, served as head coach of both UP-Tuks and Jaguars. [20] [21]

Finals

Division 1

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners UpVenue
2014 [4] [22] Free State Crinums 40–36Gauteng Jaguars University of Pretoria [2]
2015 [5] [23] Free State Crinums 61–59Gauteng Jaguars University of Pretoria
2016 [6] [24] Free State Crinums 52–43Gauteng JaguarsOlive Centre, Durban
2017 [14] [25] Gauteng Jaguars49–43 North West Flames Mangaung Indoor Centre, Bloemfontein
2018 [15] [26] Gauteng Jaguars51–43 Southern Stings University of Pretoria
2019 [16] [27] Gauteng Jaguars53–38 Southern Stings University of Pretoria
2020 [17] [28] Gauteng Jaguars38–26 Free State Crinums Mangaung Indoor Sports Center, Bloemfontein
2021 [18] [29] Gauteng Jaguars53–41 Southern Stings Rustenburg
2022 [12] [30] [31] Gauteng Golden Fireballs 35–32Gauteng Jaguars Heartfelt Arena
2023 [19] [32] Gauteng Jaguars59–51 Free State Crinums Heartfelt Arena
2024 [33] [34] Free State Crinums 47–46Gauteng Jaguars Ellis Park Arena

Notable players

Captains

YearsCaptains
2017–2018 Shadine van der Merwe [7] [8] [14] [35] [20]
2019 Marlize de Bruin
2020 Izette Griesel [36] [37] [38]
2021 Marlize de Bruin [29] [39] [40] [41]
2022 Izette Griesel [13] [38]
2023Jasmine Ziegelmeier [42]
2024Jamie Van Wyk

Internationals

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Sources: [7] [40] [13] [43] [44]

Coaches

Head coaches

CoachYears
Jenny Van Dyk [12] [40] [43] [45] 2014–2021
Rozanne Matthyse [12] [13] [46] 2021–

Assistant coaches

CoachYears
Judy Rathethe [40] [13] 20xx–
Erin Burger [13] 2022

Honours

References

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  36. ↑ "Netball league resumes with Proteas stars in the mix". www.news24.com. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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