Dr Kenneth Kaunda (North West South) and Gauteng North breezed into the final of the SPAR National Netball Championships with comfortable wins in their last two round robin matches on Friday.
(Scroll down for Days 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Results at the 2014 SPAR National Championships, or click here to read the Day 4 tournament wrap)
Dorette Badenhorst’s youthful Kenneth Kaunda team sailed through the tournament to reach their first final since 2007, when they were runners-up. On Friday, they beat defending champions Mangaung Metro (Free State) 61-38 and Western Province 39-27.
Gauteng North, who finished second last year, beat Buffalo City 57-32 and Frances Baard (Griqualand West) 75-27.
Their march to the final was temporarily halted by the North West team on Wednesday, but they shrugged off the loss and won all their other games.
Coach Jenny van Dyk used the opportunity against the weaker teams to try out different combinations, including playing goalkeeper Vanes-Mari Du Toit as goal-shooter.
“We want to be prepared for anything, but when it comes down to it, I want my defenders to defend and my strikers to strike,” said Van Dyk.
In 2013 Gauteng North were unbeaten until the final, when they went down to Mangaung Metro and Van Dyk said they would use the experience of last year to prepare for Saturday’s final.
“We know what it feels like to lose a final and we don’t want to feel that way again. We also have a score to settle with Dr Kenneth Kaunda. But it’s a new game tomorrow, and it will be different.”
She said it was important in a final to do the basics perfectly. “The more you stick to the basics, the better you play,” she said.
“We had an opportunity to put things right after losing to Dr Kenneth Kaunda, and we have a lot of experience in playing and winning finals. It’s going to be a fantastic final.”
Gauteng North won in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
“It’s great to be in a final,” said Badenhorst, whose team finished in third place for the last three years. “I’m very proud of the way the girls have played this week, and I am very happy that we haven’t lost a match so far.
“But tomorrow is a new game, and you can’t rely on anything that happened this week. I believe the team that wants it most and uses its opportunities best, will win tomorrow.”
In other matches on Friday, Western Province beat Gauteng West 51-38, Nelson Mandela Bay beat Frances Baard 53-43, Boland beat Umgungundlovu 66-39 and Nelson Mandela Bay 49-29, Buffalo City beat Gauteng West 50-39 and Mangaung defeated Umgungundlovu 60-38.
Boland finished in third position, with Mangaung, who were without their three Proteas players, fourth.
The A-Section final (Gauteng North vs Dr Kenneth Kaunda) will be live on SuperSport DSTV Channel 210 on Saturday from 09h45.
Results from Day Five of the SPAR National Netball Championships played at the Velodrome Bellville on Friday, 15 August 2014: A Section: Mangaung Metro 38 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 61 Gauteng West 38 Western Province A 51 Gauteng North A 57 Buffalo City 32 Nelson Mandela Bay 53 Frances Baard 43 Boland A 66 Umgungundlovu 39 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 39 Western Province A 27 Gauteng North A 75 Frances Baard 27 Gauteng West 39 Buffalo City 50 Nelson Mandela Bay 29 Boland A 49 Mangaung Metro 60 Umgungundlovu 38 B Section: Gauteng North B 77 Gert Sibande 33 Western Province B 33 Boland B 48 Zululand 36 Eden 49 Vhembe 46 Central Boland 48 Ilembe 31 Capricorn 43 West Coast A 38 Nkangala 37 Bojanala 36 Royal Bafokeng 56 C Section: Amajuba 53 UGU 22 West Coast B 24 Western Province C 30 Uthungulu 57 Ehlanzeni 33 SAPS 47 Ethekwini 52 SANDF 36 Waterberg 35 Alfred Nzo 38 Siyanda 48 NM Molema 29 Sisonke 39 Amajuba 28 OR Tambo 42 Ehlanzeni 34 SAPS 50 Results from Day Four of the SPAR National Netball Championships played at the Velodrome Bellville on Thursday, 14 August 2014: A Section: Mangaung Metro 61 Buffalo City 36 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 63 Frances Baard 28 Gauteng North A 75 Umgungundlovu 26 Nelson Mandela Bay 38 Western Province A 30 Boland A 67 Gauteng West 21 Mangaung Metro 44 Gauteng North 74 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 53 Buffalo City 25 Boland A 33 vs Western Province A 28 Nelson Mandela Bay 42 vs Ungungundlovu 39 Gauteng West 59 vs Frances Baard 57 B Section: Nkangala 54 Capricorn 34 Boland B 65 Central Boland 29 Eden 45 Royal Bafokeng 41 West Coast A 75 Ilembe 26 Gauteng North B 57 Vhembe 29 Bojanala 37 Zululand 53 Nkangala 47 Eden 36 Gert Sibande 66 Central Boland 46 Boland B 69 Capricorn 29 Vhembe 44 Ilembe 28 Western Province B 63 vs West Coast A 42 Gauteng North B 77 vs Bojanala 35 C Section: Waterberg 28 Sisonke 37 Ethekwini 28 OR Tambo 33 Western Province C 56 UGU 17 Ehlanzeni 48 Siyanda 45 West Coast B 34 NM Molema 42 Alfred Nzo 35 Amajuba 30 Uthungulu 49 SANDF 25 Ehlanzeni 41 Waterberg 37 Western Province C 28 Ethekwini 58 Siyanda 48 OR Tambo 39 Sisonke 49 UGU 13 Uthungulu 53 vs Alfred Nzo 23 SANDF 30 vs SAPS 44 Results from Day Three of the SPAR National Netball Championships played at the Velodrome Bellville on Wednesday, 13 August 2014: A Section: Dr Kenneth Kauda 72 Gauteng West 28 Nelson Mandela Bay 36 Baffalo City 38 Mangaung Metro 47 Western Province A 38 Frances Baard 51 Umgungundlovu 59 Gauteng North A 62 Boland A 39 Mangaung Metro 51 Nelson Mandela Bay 38 Gauteng North A 45 Dr Kenneth Kauda 56 Gauteng West 43 Umgungundlovu 50 Boland A vs Frances Baard Western Province A vs Buffalo City B Section: Eden 60 Central Boland 52 Ehlanzeni 44 Sisonke 39 West Coast B 17 SANDF 39 Nkangala 44 Royal Bafokeng 32 Gauteng North B 56 Western Province B 50 Vhembe 31 Zululand 48 Gert Sibande 48 Capricorn 19 Bojanala 43 Ilembe 39 Boland B 55 Eden 31 Western Province B 62 Vhembe 33 C Section: Amajuba 39 NM Molema 39 Waterberg 44 OR Tambo 38 Western Province C 34 Siyanda 39 Uthungulu 46 SAPS 45 SANDF 46 Amajuba 29 Alfred Nzo 42 NM Molema 38 Ehlanzeni 44 Western Province C 27 Results from Day Two of the SPAR National Netball Championships played at the Velodrome Bellville on Tuesday, 12 August 2014: A Section: Mangaung Metro 65 Gauteng West 44 Dr Kenneth Kauda 56 Umgungundlovu 35 Gauteng North A 71 Nelson Mandela Bay 31 Western Province A 53 Frances Baard 27 Boland A 54 Buffalo City 41 Gauteng North A 89 vs Gauteng West 16 Dr Kenneth Kauda 43 vs Nelson Mandela Bay 28 Western Province A 36 vs Umgungundlovu 30 Mangaung Metro 37 Boland A 41. B Section: Western Province B 61 Ilembe 26 Bojanala 39 Vhembe 37 West Coast A 32 Zululand 45 Eden 38 Gert Sibande 40 Capricorn 29 Royal Bafokeng 51 Boland B 50 vs Nkangala 33 Zululand 52 vs Ilembe 20 Gauteng North B 69 vs West Coast A 35 Gert Sibande 34 vs Royal bafokeng 37 Western Province B 61 vs Bojanala 39 Capricorn 30 vs Central Boland 52 C Section: Ehlanzeni 59 UGU 15 Western Province 31 OR Tambo 31 Waterberg 58 Siyanda 32 Ethekwini 50 Sisonke 28 Uthungulu 48 Amajuba 47 SANDF 31 NM Molema 30 West Coast B 16 vs SAPS 51 Sisonke 31 vs OR Tambo 29 Siyada 66 vs UGU 23 Western Province C 28 vs Waterburg 54 Ehlanzeni 37 vs Ethekwini 68 Alfred Nzo 22 vs SAPS 65 West Coast B 18 vs Uthungulu 49 Results from Day One of the SPAR National Netball Championships played at the Velodrome Bellville on Monday, 11 August 2014: A Section: Frances Baard 48 Buffalo City 48 Nelson Mandela Bay 41 Gauteng West 21 Mangaung Metro 61 Frances Baard 32 Gauteng North A 48 Western Province 31 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 54 Boland A 44 Umgungundlovu 46 Buffalo City 35 B Section: West Coast A 41 Vhembe 24 Nkangala 35 Gert Sibande 39 Boland B 38 Royal Bafokeng 32 Gauteng North B 73 Ilembe 14 Eden 70 Capricorn 26 Western Province B 41 Zululand 30 Nkangala 55 Central Boland 45 West Coast A 50 Bojanala 27 C Section: NM Molema 27 SAPS 50 OR Tambo 51 UGU 14 Ethekwini 56 Waterberg 32 Ehlanzeni 38 OR Tambo 34 Ethekwini 49 Siyanda 20 Amajuba 26 SAPS 48 Boland 27 Gert Sibande 23 Waterberg 74 UGU 20 Uthungulu 40 NM Molema 21 SANDF 47 Alfred Nzo 23
Photo 1 caption: Mandy Hermanus of Dr Kenneth Kaunda on the attack with Rochelle Lawson of Western Province defending during day 5 of the Spar National Netball Championships at Bellville Velodrome on August 15, 2014 in Cape Town. Photo: Reg Caldecott
Photo 2 caption: Lenize Potgieter of Gauteng North on the attack with Chaneez Kleinjan defending. The tournament hopefuls showed great prowess to take the encounter 75-27. Photo: Reg Caldecott
Photo 3 caption: Melissa Myburg of Gauteng North (Left) and Chaneez Kleinjan of Frances Baard during the morning fixture on Friday. Coach Jenny van Dyk used the opportunity against weaker teams to try out different combinations, including playing goalkeeper Vanes-Mari Du Toit as goal-shooter. Photo: Reg Caldecott
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