Netball South Africa Diamond Challenge

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Netball South Africa Diamond Challenge
Current season, competition or edition:
Netball current event.svg 2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge
Sport Netball
First season 2012
CountrySouth Africa
Most recent
champion(s)		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (7th title)
Most titlesFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (7 titles)
TV partner(s) SuperSport
Official website Diamond Challenge Archive

The Netball South Africa Diamond Challenge is an international netball series hosted by Netball South Africa. The series traditionally features South Africa playing a series of test matches against mostly visiting African national teams. [1] [2] South Africa won the inaugural 2012 series. [3] [4]

Contents

History

COSANA Games

The Diamond Challenge series effectively replaced the COSANA Games, a series of tournaments hosted by the Confederation of Southern African Netball Associations which were held biannually up until 2009. [1] [5]

President's XII

As well as entering their senior national team in the Diamond Challenge series, Netball South Africa has also entered an invitational team known as the President's XII. It is effectively a South Africa B team. In 2016, with a team featuring Ine-Marí Venter and Marlize de Bruin, they finished second in the group stage. However, as an unranked team they are not allowed to play in the final of an official tournament. [6] [7] This happened again in 2022 and they were eventually placed third. [8] In 2018, with a team coached by Jenny van Dyk and featuring Lefébre Rademan and a returning Marlize de Bruin, they effectively finished second overall. [9] [10] [11]

Results

3rd v 4th Playoff

Tournament3rdScore4thHost city
2012 [12] Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 45–36Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Pretoria
2013 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (Note 1) Port Elizabeth
2015 [13] Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 53–52Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Margate
2016 [14] [15] Flag of South Africa.svg President's XII54–54Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Durban
2018 [11] Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (Note 2) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Seshego, Polokwane
2021 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia (Note 3) Cape Town
2022 [8] Flag of South Africa.svg President's XII49–43Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Pretoria

Finals

TournamentWinnersScoreRunners upHost city
2012 [3] [4] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 47–43Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Pretoria
2013 [16] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 59–45Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Port Elizabeth
2015 [17] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 40–35Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Margate
2016 [14] [15] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 68–34Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Durban
2018 [11] [18] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (Note 2) Flag of South Africa.svg President's XII Seshego, Polokwane
2021 [19] [20] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (Note 3) Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Cape Town
2022 [8] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 54–36Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Pretoria
Notes

References

  1. 1 2 "South Africa's track record at the Africa Netball Cup". netball-sa.co.za. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Diamond Challenge Archive". netball-sa.co.za. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 "SA Down Malawi at Diamond Challenge". gsport.co.za. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Jubilant Proteas dethrone Malawi Queens 47-43". www.up.ac.za. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Women Netball COSANA Games 2006 World Qualification Blantyre (MWI)". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Diamond challenge teams announced". netball-sa.co.za. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "SPAR Proteas step up a gear". netball-sa.co.za. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 "South Africa Crowned 2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge Champs". netball-sa.co.za. 26 November 2022. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "South African Netball sides named ahead of Diamond Challenge". netball-sa.co.za. 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Two out of two for SA President's XII at Diamond Challenge". netball-sa.co.za. 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 "Proteas wrap up Diamond Challenge Title Defence". netball-sa.co.za. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Weakened South Africa triumphs over Malawi in Diamond Netball Challenge Final". netballscoop.com. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Uganda She Cranes Finish Third At 2015 Diamond Netball Challenge". kawowo.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  14. 1 2 "'Job well done', says coach Plummer as Proteas win Challenge". www.teamsa.co.za. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  15. 1 2 "South Africa win Netball Diamond Challenge". netball-sa.co.za. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Young SPAR Proteas Retain Diamond League". gsport.co.za. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Plummer's Proteas shine to win Diamond Challenge". www.teamsa.co.za. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Proteas wrap up Diamond Challenge title defence". www.teamsa.co.za. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "Proteas Win SPAR Challenge with Match to Play". gsport.co.za. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Clean Sweep For The SPAR Proteas In The SPAR Challenge Series". netball-sa.co.za. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2024.


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