Nickname(s) | Proteas | ||
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Association | Netball South Africa | ||
Confederation | Africa Netball | ||
Head coach | Norma Plummer | ||
Captain | Bongiwe Msomi | ||
Vice-captain | Karla Pretorius | ||
World ranking | 5 | ||
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Netball World Cup | |||
2023 placing | 6th | ||
Best result | 2nd (1995) | ||
Commonwealth Games | |||
2022 placing | 6th | ||
Best result | 4th (1998) |
The South Africa national netball team, known as the SPAR Proteas for sponsorship reasons, represents South Africa in women's international netball. The Proteas are currently coached by Australian coach Norma Plummer who returned to the role for a second time in November 2022[1] and are captained by Bongiwe Msomi. The team are governed by Netball South Africa and sponsored by SPAR. South Africa are currently fifth in the INF World Rankings.