The SPAR Proteas were crowned champions of the SPAR Challenge Test Series after delivering a commanding 65–50 victory over England in the final Test at Ellis Park Arena on Sunday, sealing a memorable series triumph on home soil.
The SPAR Proteas made a confident return to home soil by securing a hard-fought 52–48 victory over England in the opening Test of the SPAR Challenge netball series at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg on Thursday night.
The SPAR Challenge officially gets underway today as the SPAR Proteas face England in the opening match of the series, with the first whistle set for 18:00.
England have named a strong and experienced Vitality Roses squad for the SPAR Challenge 2026, where they will face the SPAR Proteas in a three-Test international netball series in Johannesburg.
The SPAR Proteas have confirmed a 15-player squad to face the Vitality Roses in a three-match Test series in Johannesburg later this month.
SPAR Proteas head coach Jenny van Dyk has praised her team after they secured a historic fifth Africa Netball Cup title, defeating Uganda 56–34 in Malawi on Sunday.
The youthful attacker Kyla Dames made a memorable entrance onto the senior international stage yesterday, earning her first cap for the SPAR Proteas and walking away as Player of the Match.
Johannesburg has clinched the SPAR National Netball Championships title for a record fourth consecutive year, edging Cape Town 52–51 in a thrilling final in Boksburg on Saturday.
The race to the semifinals at the SPAR National Netball Championships intensified on Thursday in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, as Cape Town and Johannesburg became the first teams to secure their places in the final four. With two slots now filled, four sides remain locked in a tight contest for the remaining semifinal berths.
Johannesburg arrive at the SPAR National Netball Championships this week carrying both pressure and expectation, as they pursue a fourth consecutive senior title at Dr EG Jansen High School in Boksburg.
The South African netball team, the SPAR Proteas, will open 2026 on a strong note as they prepare to host England in an exciting three-test SPAR Challenge series.
World Netball (WN) and Glasgow 2026 have revealed the 12 nations set to compete in the Commonwealth Games Netball tournament, running from 25 July to 2 August 2026 at the iconic Hydro Arena.