South Africa men's national water polo team

South Africa

Nickname(s)	Black Mamba
Head coach	Paul Martin
Captain	Pierre Le Roux
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 1952)
Best result	Second round (1952)
World Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1994)
Best result	12th place (2015)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	8th (2014)

The South Africa men's national water polo team is the representative for South Africa in international men's water polo.

Results

Olympic Games

• 1952 — Second round
• 1960 — First round

World Championship

• 1994 — 15th place
• 1998 — 14th place
• 2005 — 15th place
• 2007 — 14th place
• 2011 — 16th place
• 2013 — 15th place
• 2015 — 12th place
• 2017 — 16th place

World Cup

• 2014 — 8th Place
• 2018 — tbd

Current squad

Squad for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.

Head coach: Paul Martin

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	L/R	Date of birth	2016/17 club
1	Julian Lewis	GK	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	R	25 October 1995
2	Etienne Le Roux	D	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	R	18 December 1987
3	Devon Card	CF	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	110 kg (243 lb)	R	25 February 1991
4	Nardus Badenhorst	CF	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	112 kg (247 lb)	R	26 August 1990
5	Chris Brown	CF			R	23 July 1987
6	Joao Marco de Carvalho	CF	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	R	14 November 1983
7	Lood Rabie	CF			R	18 May 1990
8	Nicholas Rodda	D	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	R	11 January 1992
9	Dean Whyte	D	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	R	17 September 1988
10	Pierre Le Roux (c)	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	R	12 December 1985
11	Nicholas Molyneux	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	R	23 June 1986
12	Roarke Olver	D			R	21 April 1995
13	Themba Mthembu	GK			R	6 September 1997

References

• HistoFINA (Volume II, 1908–2001)