UP-Tuks Netball

UP-Tuks Netball are a South African netball team based at the University of Pretoria. Their senior team represents the university in Varsity Netball. They also enter teams in University Sports South Africa, Netball South Africa and local Gauteng and Tshwane competitions. In addition they organise a university internal league.^[1]

UP-Tuks Netball

Based in	University of Pretoria
Regions	Gauteng
Home venue	Rembrandt Hall
Head coach	Amanda Mynhardt
Captain	Alice Kennon
League	Varsity Netball
Website	www.up.ac.za
Uniform Uniform

History

South Africa

UP-Tuks has a history of providing players for the South Africa national netball team.^[2] At the 2011 World Netball Championships, the South Africa squad featured five UP-Tuks players – Erin Burger, Chrisna Bootha, Amanda Mynhardt, Vanes-Mari du Toit and Leigh Ann Zackey. Mynhardt was also captain and the team was coached by Elize Kotze, a former UP-Tuks head coach.^[3] Burger was subsequently named player of the tournament.^[4][5][6]

Varsity Netball

In 2017, after finishing as runners-up in 2014 and 2016, UP-Tuks won their first Varsity Netball title. Their winning team was coached by Jenny van Dyk, captained by Shadine van der Merwe and featured Marlize de Bruin and Ine-Marí Venter. In the final, they defeated NWU-Pukke 43–41.^{[7][8][9][10]} In 2019, UP-Tuks won their second title, this time defeating Maties 48–43 in the final.^[11][12] In 2023, UP-Tuks won their third title after defeating UJ Netball 63–61 in the final.^[13][14][15]

Other competitions

USSA

UP-Tuks enter a team in the University Sports South Africa netball tournament.^[16] UP-Tuks won the 2024 USSA netball tournament after defeating the host's, UJ Netball, 41–40 in an entertaining final.^[17]

JNA Twizza League

In 2021, UP-Tuks under-20 team won the Gauteng Twizza Netball Club Championships.^[18]

Gauteng Jaguars

UP-Tuks are closely associated with Gauteng Jaguars. Since 2017, Jaguars have been winning Premier Netball League titles. The core of their team is made up of UP-Tuks players. Jenny van Dyk, served as head coach of both UP-Tuks and Jaguars.^[19][20][21]

Finals

Varsity Netball

Season	Winners	Score	Runners Up	Venue
2014[22][23][24]	UFS Kovsies	49–42	UP-Tuks	Rembrandt Hall
2016[25][26]	NWU-Pukke	56–55	UP-Tuks	Rembrandt Hall
2017[7][8][9]	UP-Tuks	43–41	NWU-Pukke	Rembrandt Hall
2018[27][28]	UFS Kovsies	63–59	UP-Tuks	Bloemfontein
2019[11][12]	UP-Tuks	48–43	Maties	Rembrandt Hall
2023[13][14][15]	UP-Tuks	63–61	UJ Netball	Rembrandt Hall

Notable players

Captains

Years	Captains
20xx–2014	Melissa Myburgh[29]
2015–2017	Shadine van der Merwe[7][8][26][29]
2018–2019	Tshina Mdau[27][28][11][12][30][31]
2021	Chantelle Swart[32]
2022	Mbalenhle Ntuli[33]
2023	Kamogelo Maseka[13][15][34]
2024	Alice Kennon[35]

Internationals

 South Africa

Chrisna Bootha Erin Burger Vanes-Mari du Toit Izette Griesel Amanda Mynhardt

Lenize Potgieter Jeanté Strydom Shadine van der Merwe Ine-Marí Venter

 South Africa Fast5

• Marlize de Bruin

Sources:^{[2][20][25][36][37][38]}

Coaches

Head coaches

Coach	Years
Elize Kotze[39]	2004–2011
Jenny van Dyk[19][21][40][41][42]	2011–2024
Erin Burger[6][43][44]	2024
Amanda Mynhardt[45]	2025–

Assistant coaches

Coach	Years
Jenny van Dyk[2][40]	2008–2011
Erin Burger[10][35][46]	2017–2018, 2023
Marlize de Bruin[47][48]	2021
Shadine van der Merwe[44]	2024
Tshina Mdau[44]	2024

Honours

• Varsity Netball
  • Winners: 2017, 2019, 2023
  • Runners Up: 2014, 2016, 2018