Gauteng North Ladies A = SA Netball Champions for the 3rd time

The SA Netball Championships took place 6-11 August 2012 at the University of Johannesburg. The Gauteng North Ladies A team, consisting of 10 Tuks players, took the trophy home for the third time on 11 August 2012 after winning their final against Gauteng Central 60-41.

Results for the Gauteng North team were as follows:

Round Robin

Gauteng North Ladies A 51 - 44 Nelson Mandela Bay

Gauteng North Ladies A 42 - 38 Dr. Kenneth Kaunda

Gauteng North Ladies A 59 - 48 Boland

Gauteng North Ladies A 50 - 35 Gauteng Central

Gauteng North Ladies A 67 - 47 Frances Baard (Griquas)

Play-Offs

Gauteng North Ladies A 61 - 38 Amathole

Gauteng North Ladies A 47 - 37 Nelson Mandela Bay

Final

Gauteng North Ladies A 60 - 41 Gauteng Central

 

The following TuksNetball players were included in Gauteng North Ladies A and B teams:

 

Ladies A

Melissa Myburgh                                  

Annemarie Frost                                   

Lindie Lombaard                                   

Eldene Whelpton                                   

Shadine van der Merwe                        

Rozanne Matthyse          

Yolande du Preez

Zanne-Marie Pienaar

Charmaine Sekhoalela

Carizka Jasson

 

Coach       Jenny van Dyk

Manager   Riana Bezuidenhout
 

Ladies B

Mariska Venter

Dineo Mnguni

Loraine Scheepers

Mandelie Liebenberg

Zelke de Jongh

 

 

Results for the Championships

 

Ladies A-team

1.    Gauteng North (3^rd year in a row)

2.    Gauteng Central

3.    Dr Kenneth Kaunda

 

Ladies B-team

1.    Bonajelo

2.    Gauteng North

3.    Nelson Mandela

 

Mens A-team

1.    Gauteng North (4^th year in a row)

2.    Evhembe

3.    Gauteng Central

 

Gauteng North Ladies A

Special Awards

 

Melissa Myburgh was selected as a SPAR Protea and is playing in her first International Series during the Netball Diamond Challenge 15 -18 August 2012 against Botswana, Malawi, and Zambia. 

 

Melissa Myburgh was awarded Player of the Tournament and Zanne-Marie Pienaar Best Defender of the tournament.

 
Zanne-Marie and Melissa

SA Training Squads

 

Four TuksNetball players were selected for the Protea training squad:

Rozanne Matthyse

Eldene Whelpton

Lindie Lombaard

Zanne-Marie Pienaar