2015 Diamond Challenge

The 2015 Diamond Challenge was the third Diamond Challenge netball series. It featured South Africa, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia. The series was played in June 2015 at Margate's Ugu Sports Centre.^[1][2][3] With a team coached by Norma Plummer and captained by Maryka Holtzhausen, South Africa won the series. South Africa finished the series undefeated, winning all four of their matches. In the final they defeated Malawi 40–35.^[4] The series was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa.^[5]

2015 Diamond Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Margate, KwaZulu-Natal
Venue(s)	Ugu Sports Centre
Dates	16–19 June 2015
Teams	4
TV partner(s)	SuperSport (South Africa)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runners-up	Malawi
Third place	Uganda
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Head coaches and captains

Team	Head coach	Captain
South Africa[4]	Norma Plummer	Maryka Holtzhausen Karla Mostert
Malawi[6]	Peace Chawinga-Kaluwa	Caroline Mtukule
Uganda[7]	Fred Mugerwa	Peace Proscovia
Zambia		Carol Moono

Source:^[3]

South Africa squad

South Africa roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Zukelwa Cwaba GK, GD (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 30) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Maryka Holtzhausen (c) GA, WA (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 28) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Loughborough Lightning Lindie Lombard GS – Gauteng Jaguars Izette Lubbe C, WA (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 (aged 22) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Gauteng Jaguars Phumza Maweni GK, GD (1984-09-04)4 September 1984 (aged 30) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Loughborough Lightning Karla Mostert GD,WD (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 (aged 25) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Free State Crinums Bongiwe Msomi WA, C (1988-01-19)19 January 1988 (aged 27) 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Kingdom Stars Precious Mthembu C, WD (1984-07-11)11 July 1984 (aged 30) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Kingdom Stars Melissa Myburgh GS, GA – Gauteng Jaguars Adele Niemand GK – Free State Crinums Elsje du Plessis – Lenize Potgieter GS, GA (1994-05-02)2 May 1994 (aged 21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Gauteng Jaguars Shadine van der Merwe GD, WD, GK (1992-11-25)25 November 1992 (aged 22) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Gauteng Jaguars Nokubonga Sibiya C – Kingdom Stars	Head coach Norma Plummer Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website	Last updated: 22 October 2024

Sources:^[1][8]

Group stage

Round 1

16 June 2015	Malawi	51–40	Uganda

16 June 2015	South Africa	63–38	Zambia

Sources:^[9][10]

Round 2

17 June 2015	South Africa	43–33	Malawi

17 June 2015	Uganda	59–36	Zambia

Sources:^[5][7]

Round 3

18 June 2015	Malawi	60–34	Zambia

Source:^[6]

18 June 2015	South Africa	56–39	Uganda

Source:^[11][12]

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	162	110	52	6
2	Malawi	3	2	1	0	144	117	27	4
3	Uganda	3	1	2	0	138	143	–5	2
4	Zambia	3	0	3	0	108	182	–74	0

  Qualified for Final
  Qualified for 3rd/4th place match

Playoffs

3rd v 4th Playoff

19 June 2015	Uganda	59–34	Zambia

Sources:^[13]

Final

19 June 2015	South Africa	40–35	Malawi

Sources:^[4]