Lenize Potgieter (born 2 May 1994) is a South African professional

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player who currently plays for Manchester Thunder and the South African national team.

Early life

Potgieter was born in Polokwane, Limpopo before moving to

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to pursue her high school career at Hoërskool Menlopark and further her studies and netball career. She has played netball for the past seventeen years.

Career

Lenize has represented her province of

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at respective provincial netball tournaments. She played for the Gauteng Jaguars in the Brutal Fruit Netball Cup for three years as well as represented her university in the local varsity championship. Also, she earned her first international cap in the

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. Potgieter was also in the Spar Proteas squad that competed against the Silver Ferns in the 2015 Taini Jamison Trophy Series whereby she displayed some excellent netball and earned the MVP award despite the Spar Proteas losing to the world ranked number two. She also got selected to represent her country at the 2015 Netball World Cup whereby the Spar Proteas finished in fifth. The following year she got signed by Team Bath in the

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before being snapped up by Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic of the ANZ Premiership in 2017. She stayed at Waikato for two seasons before moving to Southern Steel ahead of the 2019 season. At the end of the 2019 ANZ Premiership season, Potgieter was signed by the Queensland Firebirds as an injury replacement player for the rest of the Australian domestic season. On 21 June 2019, it was announced Potgieter will be playing for

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in the 2020 season. At the end of the 2022 season, Potgeiter's contract with Adelaide Thunderbirds was not renewed. Potgieter was signed by Netball Super League side Manchester Thunder prior to the start of the 2023 season.

References

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