CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s university netball side beat Ireland 57-47 in the opening match of the inaugural World University Netball Championship at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town on Monday. Led by goal attack Maryka Holtzhausen, the hosts took an early lead and were 4-0 up before the Irish women found their rhythm. […]
CAPE TOWN – There will be stiff competition for hosts South Africa at the inaugural World University Netball Championship which gets underway in Cape Town on Monday. The South African student side, drawn from all the provinces, is captained by Free State star Maryka Holtzhausen, fresh off her recent tour of Jamaica with the […]
MAKERE – The NUSF of Uganda has selected its ‘Mighty Angels’ as they are nicknamed with equal representation from the various NUSFU affiliated universities. This team will be expected to tussle it out with the top ranking teams from USA, Great Britain, Ireland, Jamaica, Namibia and Zimbabwe later this month in Cape Town South Africa […]
JOHANNESBURG – The programme schedule for the 1st World University Netball Championships (WUNC) in Cape Town next month has been adjusted after the late entry of Zimbabwe. The Tournament is to be played at the Good Hope Centre from July 2 to July 7. Financial constraints meant that only seven countries entered the inaugural university […]
JOHANNESBURG – Scores of schoolgirls from schools in and around Cape Town will benefit from the World University Netball Championships (WUNC) Legacy programme next month when the competing teams conduct coaching clinics at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) on Sunday July 1. Primary school players […]
Tia Marx FISU attaché for the WUNC & Helene Botha with NWU-Pukke University with WUNC Mascot Pukki at the official draw conducted at the High Performance Institute of NWU-Pukke, the facilitating university for the tournament (Photo: Mario van de Wall) JOHANNESBURG – Host nation South Africa will play Ireland in the opening match of the […]
JOHANNESBURG – Three South African umpires – Marielouw van der Merwe, Anso Kemp and Rose Wolmarans – have been selected to officiate at the inaugural World University Netball Championships in Cape Town in July. With the championships being held in the Mother City, it is only fitting that the three South Africans are all from […]
