Major tournaments Netball World Cup South Africa made their
World Netball Championships/Netball World Cup debut at the inaugural
1963 tournament. Despite victories over
Scotland, the West Indies,
Wales and
Ceylon, they finished sixth. In
1967 they were bronze medalists. However, between
1971 and
1991, South Africa was unable to compete because of the
sporting boycott during the apartheid era. In
1995, South Africa returned and with an
all-white team coached by Marlene Wagner, captained by Debbie Hamman and featuring
Irene van Dyk and
Elize Kotze, they finished as silver medalists. During the tournament they defeated both
England and
New Zealand before losing in the final to
Australia. In 1996 Wagner, Hamman and van Dyk were all honoured by
President Nelson Mandela personally. South Africa hosted the
2023 Netball World Cup.
Commonwealth Games South Africa have competed at every
netball tournament at the Commonwealth Games. They have never medalled in the Commonwealth Games. Their highest finish in the event came in
1998 when they finished 4th, after losing the bronze medal match to
England 56–54. Ahead of the
2022 Commonwealth Games,
Netball South Africa awarded 24 players professional contracts for the first time. They included
Khanyisa Chawane,
Marlize de Bruin,
Izette Griesel,
Phumza Maweni,
Bongiwe Msomi,
Lenize Potgieter,
Karla Pretorius,
Lefebre Rademan,
Nichole Taljaard,
Shadine van der Merwe,
Ine-Marí Venter and
Zanele Vimbela.
Netball Quad Series/Nations Cup Since
2012, South Africa have competed in the
Netball Quad Series, playing against
Australia,
England and
New Zealand.
Taini Jamison Trophy Series Fast5 Netball World Series Since
2010, when they made their debut in the second tournament, South Africa has competed at every
Fast5 Netball World Series. South Africa’s best performance in the series was in
2022, when they gained a silver medal after losing to
Australia in the final. Their best previous performance was a third place finish in
2012.
All-Africa Games At the
1995 World Netball Championships, South Africa had featured only
white players. At the
1995 All-Africa Games, officials requested that South Africa include six non-white players. This saw six members from the silver medal winning squad dropped and replaced. The six remaining white players subsequently withdrew on 1 September, protesting that the team was not selected by merit. So on 6 September a totally new squad was named.
Africa Netball Cup Netball South Africa Diamond Challenge Since 2012,
Netball South Africa has hosted the
Diamond Challenge. The trophy is contested with mainly visiting
African national teams.
Netball World Cup qualifiers Netball Europe Open Championships ==Notable players==