The South Africa men's national netball team, nicknamed the Puma Proteas, represents

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in international

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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

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matches against the South Africa Women. However, in September 2021,

hosted the International Male Netball Tournament at

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. It featured

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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

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, South Africa Men have played in the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series.

Men's Africa Netball Cup

, South Africa Men won the inaugural Men's Africa Netball Cup. They defeated

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45–40 in the final.

Notable players

Captains

Head coaches

References

External links

Mens Netball South Africa on Facebook
{{National sports teams of South Africa National netball teams of Africa

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Men's national netball teams