The SPAR Proteas improved throughout the Quad Series but still finished without a win after hard losses to World number one, two and three – Australia, New Zealand and England.
Netball
Result: England bt SPAR Proteas 56-30
The SPAR Protea National Netball Team lost their final Quad Series international netball tournament 30-56 to world no. 3 England, in Hamilton, New Zealand on Thursday morning.
Proteas Heads High in Loss to Ferns
The SPAR SA Netball Proteas lost their second test 24-63 to world no. 2 New Zealand in Tauranga on Sunday. After being sideswept by a rampant Silver Ferns team in the opening 10 minutes, the Proteas regrouped and played a positive match to hold their heads high
Result: New Zealand bt SPAR Proteas 63-24
World no. 2 New Zealand beat the SPAR SA Netball Proteas in the Quad Series International Netball tournament in Wellington on Sunday morning.
Result: Australia beat SA 36-68 in Quad Series
The SPAR Protea National Netball Team have lost 36-68 to Australia in Wellington, New Zealand, in their 2nd test against the world champions of the 2012 Quad Series Netball Tournament.
SPAR Proteas Show Progress in Australia Loss
The SPAR Proteas showed a lot of fight as they lost 68-36 to Australia in Wellington, New Zealand. The Proteas are now looking ahead to their last two matches in the Quad Series against New Zealand and England.
Defence Key in Second Diamonds Test
SPAR Proteas Coach Elize Kotze says that her team has analysed videos of their first match against the Australian Diamonds in the Quad Series, and believe that defence will be key in making progress against the world’s best.
SPAR Proteas Show Growth In Defeat
The SPAR Proteas have shown a lot improvement in their first three matches in the Quad Series. In their final test on Australian soil, they went down 62-53 to world no. 3-ranked England in a closely contested match, after leading at half-time.
Result: Netball Quad Series SA vs England
World no. 6 SPAR Protea National Netball Team lost their 3rd Quad Series fixture 53-62 to world no. 3 England after showing promise of an upset when they took the lead at half-time.
Proteas Run England Close in Quad Series
A fighting SPAR Proteas team have lost their third match in the Quad Series, to world number-three England, by a margin of 62-53. This is by far the SA team’s best performance in the series, after big losses to both Australia and New Zealand.
Proteas Fight Hard against World’s Best
The SPAR Proteas netball team got a solid work out against world number one-ranked Australia in their second match of the Quad Series. Despite their gallant effort, they lost 63-31.
Proteas Suffer Tough Start to Quad Series
Former Protea player Irene Van Dyk proves too strong for South Africa’s Adele Niemand, in the SPAR Proteas first match of the Quad Series on Sunday. Photo: Courtesy Netball Australia