BONUS – RUSTENBURG - More than a hundred teams will take part in the 2023 Spar National Netball Championships which start at Hoërskool Rustenburg today (Monday).
This is the biggest netball tournament ever in South Africa and Netball South Africa (NSA) President Cecilia Molokwane says this is proof that netball is growing every year. Fifty-two under-21 teams and fifty-nine senior teams will be fighting it out for top honours. Johannesburg are the defending champions, and coach Elsje Jordaan said she was very excited about the prospect of defending the title. “A few of our Spar Proteas players, including our captain Bongi Msomi, are missing the championships because they are on international duty.
But their absence means other players have the opportunity to show us what they can do,” said Jordaan. Temperatures in Rustenburg are expected to be high this week and Jordaan said managing players to deal with the hot condition could be a challenge. Tickets for the games will be available at the venue – R20 for adults and R10 for children. Selected matches will be broadcast live on SuperSport Variety 4/Channel 209 (2-7 October).
