UP-Tuks Netball

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UP-Tuks Netball
Based in University of Pretoria
Regions Gauteng
Home venueRembrandt Hall
Head coach Amanda Mynhardt
CaptainAlice Kennon
League Varsity Netball
Website www.up.ac.za
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UP-Tuks Netball are a South African netball team based at the University of Pretoria. Their senior team represents the university in Varsity Netball. They also enter teams in University Sports South Africa, Netball South Africa and local Gauteng and Tshwane competitions. In addition they organise a university internal league. [1]

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History

South Africa

UP-Tuks has a history of providing players for the South Africa national netball team. [2] At the 2011 World Netball Championships, the South Africa squad featured five UP-Tuks players – Erin Burger, Chrisna Bootha, Amanda Mynhardt, Vanes-Mari du Toit and Leigh Ann Zackey. Mynhardt was also captain and the team was coached by Elize Kotze, a former UP-Tuks head coach. [3] Burger was subsequently named player of the tournament. [4] [5] [6]

Varsity Netball

In 2017, after finishing as runners-up in 2014 and 2016, UP-Tuks won their first Varsity Netball title. Their winning team was coached by Jenny Van Dyk, captained by Shadine van der Merwe and featured Marlize de Bruin and Ine-Marí Venter. In the final, they defeated NWU-Pukke 43–41. [7] [8] [9] [10] In 2019, UP-Tuks won their second title, this time defeating Maties 48–43 in the final. [11] [12] In 2023, UP-Tuks won their third title after defeating UJ Netball 63–61 in the final. [13] [14] [15]

Other competitions

USSA

UP-Tuks enter a team in the University Sports South Africa netball tournament. [16] UP-Tuks won the 2024 USSA netball tournament after defeating the host's, UJ Netball, 41–40 in an entertaining final. [17]

JNA Twizza League

In 2021, UP-Tuks under-20 team won the Gauteng Twizza Netball Club Championships. [18]

Gauteng Jaguars

UP-Tuks are closely associated with Gauteng Jaguars. Since 2017, Jaguars have been winning Premier Netball League titles. 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. [19] [20] [21]

Finals

Varsity Netball

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners UpVenue
2014 [22] [23] [24] UFS Kovsies 49–42UP-TuksRembrandt Hall
2016 [25] [26] NWU-Pukke 56–55UP-TuksRembrandt Hall
2017 [7] [8] [9] UP-Tuks43–41 NWU-Pukke Rembrandt Hall
2018 [27] [28] UFS Kovsies 63–59UP-Tuks Bloemfontein
2019 [11] [12] UP-Tuks48–43 Maties Rembrandt Hall
2023 [13] [14] [15] UP-Tuks63–61 UJ Netball Rembrandt Hall

Notable players

Captains

YearsCaptains
20xx–2014Melissa Myburgh [29]
2015–2017 Shadine van der Merwe [7] [8] [26] [29]
2018–2019Tshina Mdau [27] [28] [11] [12] [30] [31]
2021Chantelle Swart [32]
2022Mbalenhle Ntuli [33]
2023Kamogelo Maseka [13] [15] [34]
2024Alice Kennon [35]

Internationals

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Sources: [2] [20] [25] [36] [37] [38]

Coaches

Head coaches

CoachYears
Elize Kotze [39] 2004–2011
Jenny van Dyk [19] [21] [40] [41] [42] 2011–2024
Erin Burger [6] [43] [44] 2024
Amanda Mynhardt [45] 2025–

Assistant coaches

CoachYears
Jenny van Dyk [2] [40] 2008–2011
Erin Burger [10] [35] [46] 2017–2018, 2023
Marlize de Bruin [47] [48] 2021
Shadine van der Merwe [44] 2024
Tshina Mdau [44] 2024

Honours

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Grooming netball champs". www.news24.com. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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  34. ↑ "#TuksNetball: Giving up is not part of Kamogelo Maseko's vocabulary". www.up.ac.za. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
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