Proteas head coach Norma Plummer says there are still opportunities for other players to earn places in the SA team for next year’s Netball WorldCup on home soil. 🏀 Click here for more 👇
South Africa and Scotland in a huddle after the Diamond Challenge series final in Pretoria at the weekend. Picture: Reg Caldecott/Gallo Images
Though she is pleased with the progress the current squad has shown since her return this month, Proteas head coach Norma Plummer says there are still opportunities for other players to earn places in the SA team for next year’sGiving Plummer a chance to consider her long-term options, a large group of players turned out last week in the Spar Diamond Challenge series in Pretoria, with the Proteas and the SA Presidents XII going unbeaten in their matches against Scotland and Zimbabwe.
Following a shake-up of the national team’s management, Plummer believed it would take some time for them to find their feet, and while the Proteas looked fragile on occasion against lower-ranked opposition in the Diamond Challenge, she was satisfied with their performance after beating Scotland 54-36 in the final on Saturday.
The Proteas netball team celebrate their victory in the Diamond Challenge series. Picture: Reg Caldecott/Gallo Imagesraise their game and sharpen up“The structures are in place and they are beginning to work, but this is not the World Cup and we still have work to do,” Plummer said. While she would be based in her native Australia for most of the build-up to the World Cup, Plummer said the SA squad would have multiple opportunities to work together.
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