2021 SPAR Challenge Series explained
| SPAR Challenge Series |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Dates: | 24–31 March 2021 |
| Host Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Cape Town |
| Tv: | SuperSport (South Africa) |
| Winners: | South Africa |
| Second: | Uganda |
| Third: | Namibia |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Prev Season: | 2018 |
| Next Season: | 2022 |
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]
Head coaches and captains
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.[12]
Match officials
Umpires
- Ranking Matches
- Non-Ranking Matches
Umpire Appointments Panel
Matches
Day 7
Final table
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| 1 | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 201 | 118 | 12 |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 267 | 221 | 46 | 6 |
| 3 | | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 348 | –176 | 0 |
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Award winners
Notes and References
- Web site: Netball South Africa suspends planned activities. netball-sa.co.za. 8 January 2021.
- Web site: Netball Set To Resume In South Africa. netball-sa.co.za. 8 February 2021.
- Web site: Fixtures: SPAR Challenge 25-31 March 2021. netball-sa.co.za. 16 March 2021.
- Web site: Rashid Mubiru: She Cranes coach eager to earn ranking points. kawowo.com. 9 October 2024. 25 March 2021.
- Web site: Winning Start For SPAR Proteas. netball-sa.co.za. 15 October 2024. 25 March 2021.
- Web site: SPAR Proteas Off to Winning Start in Cape Town. gsport.co.za. 17 October 2024. 26 March 2021.
- Web site: Proteas Win SPAR Challenge with Match to Play. gsport.co.za. 17 October 2024. 31 March 2021.
- Web site: Clean Sweep For The SPAR Proteas In The SPAR Challenge Series. netball-sa.co.za. 17 October 2024. 31 March 2021.
- Web site: SPAR Proteas March On To The Finals Of The SPAR Challenge Series. netball-sa.co.za. 18 October 2024. 30 March 2021.
- Web site: Namibia announces team for SPAR Challenge. netball-sa.co.za. 18 March 2021.
- Web site: Netball: 18 Make She Cranes Provisional Squad For Cape Town Test Series. 20 February 2020. chimpreports.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309015417/https://chimpreports.com/netball-18-make-she-cranes-provisional-squad-for-cape-town-test-series/. 9 March 2021. live.
- Web site: Admirable Performances by SPAR Proteas' New Caps. netball-sa.co.za. 18 October 2024. 8 April 2021.
President's XII