See also: South Africa men's national netball team.
| Country: | South Africa |
| Nickname: | Proteas |
| Association: | Netball South Africa |
| Confederation: | Africa Netball |
| Coach: | Norma Plummer |
| Captain: | Bongiwe Msomi |
| Rank: | 5 |
| Body1: | darkgreen |
| Pattern B1: | thinyellowsides |
| Skirt1: | darkgreen |
| Body2: | white |
| Skirt2: | white |
| Wnc Prev: | 2023 |
| Wnc Recent: | 6th |
| Wnc Best: | 2nd (1995) |
| Cwg Prev: | 2022 |
| Cwg Recent: | 6th |
| Cwg Best: | 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 is governed by Netball South Africa and sponsored by SPAR. South Africa is currently fifth in the INF World Rankings.
South Africa has long been among the top five ranked nations in netball, having twice won medals at the World Cup, once with a third-place finish in 1967 and later securing runner-up status to Australia in 1995.[2] The national team was barred from participating in international test matches in 1969 because of the country's apartheid policies and were not readmitted until 1995.[3] Their surprise appearance in 1995 World Cup Final came off the back of a historic victory over New Zealand, earlier in the tournament and saw that the team receive a medal from President Nelson Mandela personally.[3] The SPAR Proteas have never claimed a medal at the Commonwealth Games.
As well as competing in World Cups and at the Commonwealth Games, the Proteas also regularly participate in the Quad Series annually against Australia, New Zealand and England, though the team has never finished above fourth place in the tournament. The Proteas also feature in the all-African Diamond Challenge tournament most years, which they have won on each occasion thus far.
In June 2022, just a month before the Commonwealth Games, Netball South Africa announced its first ever group of contracted players.[4]
| Year | Games | Location | Placing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1963 World Netball Championships | Eastbourne, England | 6th | |
| 1967 | 1967 World Netball Championships | Perth, Australia | ||
| 1995 | 1995 World Netball Championships | Birmingham, England | ||
| 1999 | 1999 World Netball Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 5th | |
| 2003 | 2003 World Netball Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 5th | |
| 2007 | 2007 World Netball Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 6th | |
| 2011 | 2011 World Netball Championships | Singapore | 5th | |
| 2015 | 2015 Netball World Cup | Sydney, Australia | 5th | |
| 2019 | 2019 Netball World Cup | Liverpool, England | 4th | |
| 2023 | 2023 Netball World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 6th |
| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | XVI Commonwealth Games | Netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | |
| 2002 | XVII Commonwealth Games | Netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 5th | |
| 2006 | XVIII Commonwealth Games | Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 7th | |
| 2010 | XIX Commonwealth Games | Netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 6th | |
| 2014 | XX Commonwealth Games | Netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland | 6th | |
| 2018 | XXI Commonwealth Games | Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Queensland | 5th | |
| 2022 | XXII Commonwealth Games | Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 6th |
| Year | Tournament | Location | Placing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2016 Netball Quad Series | New Zealand | 4th | |
| 2017 (1) | 2017 Netball Quad Series (January/February) | England & South Africa | 4th | |
| 2017 (2) | 2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September) | Australia & New Zealand | 4th | |
| 2018 (1) | 2018 Netball Quad Series (January) | England & South Africa | 4th | |
| 2018 (2) | 2018 Netball Quad Series (September) | Australia & New Zealand | 4th | |
| 2019 | 2019 Netball Quad Series | England | 4th | |
| 2020 | Cancelled Due to COVID-19 | |||
| 2021 | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 Netball Quad Series | England | 4th | |
| 2023 | 2023 Netball Quad Series | South Africa | 4th | |
| Fast5 Netball World Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tournament | Location | Placing | |
| 2009 | 2009 World Netball Series | Manchester, England | DNP | |
| 2010 | 2010 World Netball Series | Liverpool, England | 6th | |
| 2011 | 2011 World Netball Series | Liverpool, England | 5th | |
| 2012 | 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| 2013 | 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series | Auckland, New Zealand | 4th | |
| 2014 | 2014 Fast5 Netball World Series | Auckland, New Zealand | 5th | |
| 2015 | Not played | |||
| 2016 | 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | |
| 2017 | 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series | Melbourne, Australia | 5th | |
| 2018 | 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | |
| 2019 | Not played | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID | |||
| 2021 | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 Fast5 Netball World Series | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
The current squad was selected for the 2023 Netball World Cup