2021 SPAR Challenge Series
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  South Africa |
| City | Cape Town |
| Venue | Cape Town International Convention Centre |
| Dates | 24–31 March 2021 |
| Teams | 5 |
| TV partner | SuperSport (South Africa) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Africa |
| Runners-up |  Uganda |
| Third place |  Namibia |
The 2021 SPAR Challenge Series was the sixth Diamond Challenge netball series.. The series was played at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa. It was originally scheduled to be played in January 2021, however it was delayed due to a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. It was eventually played in March 2021. It was effectively two separate series played alongside each other. South Africa, Namibia and Uganda played each other in a Tri Nations Series that earned them points on the World Netball Rankings. Meanwhile, two invitational teams, a Netball South Africa President's XII and the Baby Proteas played each other in a series of five matches. These two teams were basically the South Africa B and under-21 teams respectively.[1][2][3][4] Both the South Africa and Uganda squads did not feature any players from the Netball Superleague, Suncorp Super Netball or the ANZ Premiership.[4][5][6] South Africa won the Tri Nations Series, winning all six of their matches[7][8] while the President's XII won their series against the Baby Proteas 4–1.[9]
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Dorette Badenhorst | Bongiwe Msomi |
| Namibia[10] | Julene Meyer | Jatjinda Kambatuku |
| Uganda[11] | Rashid Mubiru | Stella Oyella |
| President's XII | Jenny van Dyk | Marlize de Bruin[12] |
| Baby Proteas[13] | Elsje Jordaan | |
Debuts
- On 25 March 2021, Nonsikelelo Mazibuko, Sian Moore, Nozipho Ntshangase, Simoné Rabie and Chantelle Swart all made their senior debuts for South Africa against Namibia.[16]
Match officials
Umpires
- Ranking Matches
| Umpire | Association |
|---|---|
| Anso Kemp | South Africa |
| Elizna van den Berg | South Africa |
| Theresa Prince | South Africa |
| Chakatsa Lephole | Lesotho |
- Non-Ranking Matches
| Umpire | Association |
|---|---|
| Salomé Britz | South Africa |
| Tharina Opperman | South Africa |
| Leonard Masao | South Africa |
| Theo Moletsane | South Africa |
Umpire Appointments Panel
| Umpire | Association |
|---|---|
| Annie Kloppers | South Africa |
| Marielouw van der Merwe | South Africa |
Source:[17]
Matches
Day 1
| 25 March 2021 | South Africa |
58–30 | Namibia |
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| 10:00 | Nonsikelelo Mazibuko  21/25 (84%)Sian Moore 23/27 (85%)Renske Stoltz 11/11 (100%)Chantelle Swart 3/7 (43%) |
Anna Kaspar 23/28 (82%) Jatjinda Kambatuku 4/5 (80%)Rachalle Roetz 3/3 (100%) |
| 25 March 2021 | President's XII |
56–42 | Baby Proteas |
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| 14:00 | Chanté Louw 40/51 (78%) Nicholé Taljaard 10/16 (63%)Talja Venter 1/1 (100%) |
Rolene Streutker 27/31 (87%) Elmeré van der Berg 11/18 (61%)Lucy Strydom 4/8 (50%) |
| 25 March 2021 | South Africa |
49–34 | Uganda |
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| 14:00 | Nonsikelelo Mazibuko 32/34 (94%) Renske Stoltz 17/24 (71%) |
Irene Eyaru 19/20 (95%) Shadiah Nassanga 12/15 (80%)Stella Oyella 3/4 (75%) |
Day 2
| 26 March 2021 | President's XII |
54–49 | Baby Proteas |
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| 16:00 |
| 26 March 2021 | Uganda |
49–28 | Namibia |
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| 18:00 |
Day 3
| 27 March 2021 | Baby Proteas |
45–59 | Uganda |
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| 16:00 |
| 27 March 2021 | South Africa |
66–31 | Namibia |
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| 18:00 | Sian Moore 26/29 (90%) Nonsikelelo Mazibuko 16/17 (94%)Renske Stoltz 13/15 (87%)Chantelle Swart 11/14 (79%) |
Anna Kaspar 14/15 (93%) Nanguloshi Kamutushi 2/2 (100%) |
Day 4
| 28 March 2021 | Uganda |
59–30 | Namibia |
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| 10:00 | Shadiah Nassanga 37/42 (88%) Irene Eyaru 22/23 (96%) |
Anna Kaspar 17/19 (89%) Rachalle Roetz 8/9 (89%)Jatjinda Kambatuku 5/6 (83%) |
| 28 March 2021 | Baby Proteas |
48–41 | President's XII |
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| 16:00 |
| 28 March 2021 | South Africa |
43–36 | Uganda |
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| 18:00 | Sian Moore 27/30 (90%) Renske Stoltz 16/21 (76%) |
Shadiah Nassanga 20/24 (83%) Irene Eyaru 16/16 (100%) |
Day 5
| 29 March 2021 | President's XII |
52–46 | Baby Proteas |
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| 16:00 | Chanté Louw 26/36 (72%) Nicholé Taljaard 26/27 (96%) |
Rolene Streutker 19/24 (79%) Elmeré van der Berg 15/19 (79%)Kamogelo Maseko 12/17 (71%) |
Source:[28]
| 29 March 2021 | Uganda |
57–27 | Namibia |
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| 18:00 |
Source:[29]
Day 6
| 30 March 2021 | President's XII |
38–36 | Baby Proteas |
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| 16:00 | Chanté Louw 24/35 (69%) Talja Venter 9/19 (47%)Alicia Puren 5/7 (71%) |
Elmeré van der Berg 18/21 (86%) Rolene Streutker 11/14 (79%)Kamogelo Maseko 7/13 (54%) |
| 30 March 2021 | South Africa |
59–26 | Namibia |
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| 18:00 | Nonsikelelo Mazibuko 25/30 (83%) Chantelle Swart 14/17 (82%)Sian Moore 14/14 (100%)Renske Stoltz 6/7 (86%) |
Anna Kaspar 12/14 (86%) Kambatuku Jatjinda 11/17 (65%)Nanguloshi Kamutushi 3/7 (43%) |
Day 7
| 31 March 2021 | President's XII |
44–32 | Namibia |
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| 14:00 | Nomfundo Mngomezulu 16/19 (84%) Chanté Louw 14/24 (58%)Talja Venter 13/19 (68%)Jessica Robyn Du Plessis 0/1 (0%) |
Anna Kaspar 20/26 (77%) Jatjinda Kambatuku 5/5 (100%)Nanguloshi Kamutushi 3/5 (60%)Rachalle Roetz 4/7 (57%) |
| 31 March 2021 | South Africa |
44–32 | Uganda |
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| 16:00 | Sian Moore 26/33 (79%) Renske Stoltz 18/26 (69%) |
Shadiah Nassanga 17/17 (100%) Irene Eyaru 15/18 (83%) |