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South Africa Men's National Netball Team
The South Africa men's national netball team, nicknamed the Puma Proteas, represents Netball South Africa in international men's netball competitions, including the Men's Africa Netball Cup and the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. History Early matches, tournaments The South Africa Men's team has been in development since 2019. They initially play behind closed doors matches against the South Africa Women. However, in September 2021, Netball South Africa hosted the International Male Netball Tournament at Pretoria's Heartfelt Arena. It featured Uganda, Kenya and South Africa who emerged as winners. In September 2022, South Africa Men took part in the Americas Netball Men's Championship as a guest. Tournament history Men's Fast5 Netball World Series Since 2023, South Africa Men have played in the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. Men's Africa Netball Cup In 2023, South Africa Men won the inaugural Men's Africa Netball Cup. They defeated Zimbabwe 45–40 in the final. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball South Africa
Netball South Africa is the main governing body for netball in South Africa. It is affiliated to World Netball and Africa Netball. It is responsible for organising and administering the South Africa national netball team, the South Africa men's national netball team, the Diamond Challenge and the Telkom Netball League, as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams. Its headquarters are based in Arcadia, Pretoria. History Early years In 1951, the all-white South African Women's Netball Association was established. In 1957, their president represented South Africa at the inaugural International Netball Conference in London. In 1960, South Africa were founder members of the International Federation of Netball Associations. Post apartheid era In 1992, with the end sporting boycott during the apartheid era, Netball South Africa became the new governing body for netball in South Africa. In 2000, the NSA was criticised by a Parliament of South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men's Netball
On the club, national and international level, men's netball teams exist, but attract less attention than women's netball. Mixed teams are not uncommon in Australia and are very popular. Men's national teams do exist in Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Brunei, Canada, England, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, the Isle of Man, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Grenada, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, South Africa, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, United States, and Zambia. In 1997, in England male participation comprised 0.7% of the total netball playing population within schools. Unlike women's netball at elite and national levels, men's and mixed gendered teams in countries like Fiji, Australia and New Zealand are largely self-funded. When administrators attend conferences for men's and mixed gendered netball, they also have to pay most of their own costs. History Netball started to become popular for male players in Australia during the 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men's Fast5 Netball World Series
The Fast5 Netball World Series is an annual international Fast5 netball competition. The competition, which began in October 2009, features modified Fast5 rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens. The competition is contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings. Background Before 2008, the major competitions in international netball were the quadrennial Netball World Championships (renamed Netball World Cup in 2015) and the netball event of the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. First-tier national teams also participated in yearly test series, with others playing in regional events. However, several significant changes in international netball occurred in 2008. Changes to international test rules were finalised at a World Netball (WN) congress in Auckland in 2007, and progressively rolled out across netball-playing countries the following year. WN also introduced a new world rankings system to compare th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind Closed Doors (sport)
The term "behind closed doors" is used in several sports to describe matches played where spectators are not allowed in the stadium or venue to watch. A match played in this manner is also referred to as a crowdless game. Because ticket sales generally constitute a substantial proportion of total revenues in most professional sports as well as in certain elite competitions of many amateur sports, it is rare for such games to be off limits to paying members of the general public. When such instances do occur, it is usually for reasons outside the participating teams' control. These may include as a punishment or remedy for a participating team, stadium safety problems, preventing potentially dangerous clashes between rival supporters, wider safety concerns like a riot or other civil disturbances, or public health concerns like the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples Brazil In Brazil, the practice of games without public access is known as "closed gates" (in Portuguese, ''portões fechado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa National Netball Team
The South Africa national netball team, also known as the SPAR Proteas, represent Netball South Africa in international netball tournaments, such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the Netball Quad Series and the Fast5 Netball World Series. Their best result in a major tournament is a silver medal at the 1995 World Netball Championships. As of 1 March 2024, South Africa are currently fifth in the World Netball Rankings. History Early tests In 1956, South Africa hosted a touring England. The tour featured a series of three Tests, with England winning all three. In 1959 South Africa toured England for the first time, winning 18 out of 25 matches. However, they once again lost all three Test matches against England. Tournament history Major tournaments Netball World Cup South Africa made their World Netball Championships/Netball World Cup debut at the inaugural 1963 tournament. Despite victories over Scotland, the West Indies, Wales and Ceylon, they finished sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretoria
Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains. It has a reputation as an academic city and centre of research, being home to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of South Africa (UNISA), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the Human Sciences Research Council. It also hosts the National Research Foundation (South Africa), National Research Foundation and the South African Bureau of Standards. Pretoria was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Pretoria is the central part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality which was formed by the amalgamation of several former local authorities, including B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartfelt Arena
The Heartfelt Arena (formerly Saambou Arena) is a private multipurpose arena for sporting and cultural events in Pretoria, South Africa. It was originally built for the South African Defence Force (SADF). The Indoor Hockey World Cup competition took place in the arena in February 2023. The arena also hosted the Idols casting competition and is the venue for numerous netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ... league game. References External links * Indoor arenas in South Africa Sports venues in Pretoria Netball venues in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Men's National Netball Team
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. , it has a population of 49.3 million, of whom 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda, Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south, including Kampala, and whose language Luganda is widely spoken; the official language is English. The region was populated by various ethnic groups, before Bantu and Nilotic groups arrived around 3,000 years ago. These groups established influential kingdoms such as the Empire of Kitara. The arrival of Arab trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya Men's National Netball Team
Netball in Kenya is primarily played by girls. The Kenya Netball Association changed its name to its current one in 1966, and became the first African nation to join the International Federation of Netball Associations. Club netball is played in the country. The national team has qualified for the Commonwealth Games. Participation In Kenya, netball is primarily played by women, and primarily played in rural areas. A school sought to build four netball courts at their school in 1950. Some girls played netball after school during the 1980s. Netball programs were being run by schools in the late 1990s though there were few opportunities for adult players after they completed school. Governance In 1966, the Kenya Inter-racial Netball and Rounders Association changes its name to the Kenya Netball Association. Kenya was the first African country to become an affiliate of International Federation of Netball Associations. In 1976, Anne Stephenson of the All England Netball Associatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2023 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series was the 2nd Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. The tournament was played at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena, alongside the women's series, in November 2023. The series featured three men's netball teams representing New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. New Zealand won their second successive series after defeating Australia 51–34 in the final. Group Stage Final Final Placings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Men 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ... 2023 in netball International netball competitions hosted by New Zealand 2023 in Australian netball 2023 in New Zealand netball 2023 in South African netball November 2023 sports events in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2024 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series was the 3rd Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. The tournament was played at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena, alongside the women's series, in November 2024. The series featured three men's netball teams representing New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Australia won the series after defeating New Zealand 32–30 in the final. Australia's pre-match dance to NSYNC's ''Bye Bye Bye'' saw them widely viewed on social media. However, this also led to homophobic abuse. Channel 7 had to limit the comments on their social media posts of the video. Round robin stage Final Final Placings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Men 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ... 2024 in netball International netball competitions hosted by N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Men's Africa Netball Cup
The 2023 Men's Africa Netball Cup was the inaugural edition of the Men's Netball Africa Cup organised by Africa Netball. It was held at the University of Botswana Indoor Facility in Gaborone, Botswana. Teams * Botswana * Kenya * South Africa * Zimbabwe Officials The officials selected are: UAP Marielouw Van der Merwe Chris Campbell Umpires Leonard Masao Chakatsa Lephole Boikhutso Tuelo Theophilus Moletsane Tharina Opperman Adrian Abrahams Round Robin Match day 1 } } Match day 2 } } Match day 3 } } Playoffs 3rd/4th playoff } Final } Final Standings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Men's African Netball Championship Men A man is an adult male human. Before adulthood, a male child or adolescent is referred to as a boy. Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the fa ... 2023 in netball Men's netball International netball competitions h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
