Proteas Aim High in New Zealand
The South African national netball team is up against it, and with good cause: After a gamely loss to fourth-ranked England in their final Pool Round fixture, the fifth-ranked international side will face defending champions, New Zealand’s Silver Ferns in their quarter-finals clash on Thursday.
Proud Proteas Exit Champs
The dominance of the world’s best four netball teams in International play was aptly demonstrated on Thursday, as the quarter-finals of the 2007 Netball World Championships all finished well in favour of the top-ranked semi-final contestants.
England Inflict First South African Loss
The South African national netball team have suffered their first loss of their 2007 Netball Wold Championship campaign in Auckland, New Zealand, after going down 62-32 to England earlier on Wednesday.
Two Days to Go in Auckland
South African National Netball Captain Bronwyn Bock-Jonathan (bottom left) joins 15 of the team captains for the 2007 World Netball World Champs, ahead of the tournament’s start on Saturday in Auckland, New Zealand. Picture © Michael Bradley, courtesy WNC 2007 Ltd The sixteen teams entered to contest the 2007 World Netball World Championships , beginning […]