The South Africa national netball team, nicknamed the "Proteas", are the national netball team of South Africa. The Proteas are coached by former representative player Elize Kotze. The team are governed by Netball South Africa and sponsored by (Spar). As of 26 July 2011, South Africa are fifth in the IFNA World Rankings.[1]
[edit] Players
Twelve players were chosen to represent South Africa at the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, held from 3–10 July.[2]
| South Africa national netball team |
| Players |
Coaching staff |
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- Head coach: Elize Kotze
- Asst coach: Burta De Kock
- Manager: Marchelle Maroun
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[edit] Competitive history
| World Netball Championships |
| Year |
Championship |
Location |
Placing |
| 1963 |
1st World Championships |
Eastbourne, England |
6th |
| 1967 |
2nd World Championships |
Perth, Australia |
 3rd |
| 1971 |
3rd World Championships |
Kingston, Jamaica |
DNP |
| 1975 |
4th World Championships |
Auckland, New Zealand |
DNP |
| 1979 |
5th World Championships |
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |
DNP |
| 1983 |
6th World Championships |
Singapore |
DNP |
| 1987 |
7th World Championships |
Glasgow, Scotland |
DNP |
| 1991 |
8th World Championships |
Sydney, Australia |
DNP |
| 1995 |
9th World Championships |
Birmingham, England |
 2nd |
| 1999 |
10th World Championships |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
5th |
| 2003 |
11th World Championships |
Kingston, Jamaica |
5th |
| 2007 |
12th World Championships |
Auckland, New Zealand |
6th |
| 2011 |
13th World Championships |
Singapore |
5th |
[edit] References
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