2025 Australia South Africa netball series
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 4–12 October 2025 |
| TV partner(s) | Kayo Freebies Binge SuperSport (South Africa) NetballPass |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Australia |
| Runners-up | South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Top scorer(s) | Sophie Garbin 86/92 (93%)[1] |
The 2025 Australia South Africa netball series featured Australia and South Africa playing three netball test matches in October 2025.[2][3][4][5][6] The Australia team were coached by Stacey Marinkovich and captained by Liz Watson.[4][7] South Africa were coached by Jenny van Dyk and captained by Khanyisa Chawane.[5] Australia won the series after winning the first two tests.[1][8][9] They then completed a clean sweep after winning the third test. Alice Teague-Neeld was named Player of the Series.[1][10][11][12] The series was broadcast live on Foxtel channels and services Kayo Freebies and Binge, by SuperSport in South Africa and by NetballPass worldwide.[6][13][14][15]
Squads
Australia
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- Debuts
- Alice Teague-Neeld made her senior debut for Australia in the first test. She was subsequently named Player of the Series.[16][17]
- Hannah Mundy, Lucy Austin and Ashleigh Ervin all their senior debuts for Australia in the third test.[11] Mundy and her mother, Shelley O'Donnell, now became the first mother-daughter pair to both represent Australia.[12]
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South Africa
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Manager: Vinolia Austin
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- Debuts
- Juanita van Tonder made her senior debut for South Africa in the third test.[1]
Match officials
Umpires
| Umpire | Association |
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| Angela Armstrong-Lush | New Zealand |
| Gareth Fowler | New Zealand |
| Kate Mann | England |
Umpire Appointments Panel
| Umpire | Association |
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| Sharon Kelly | Australia |
Matches
First test
| Saturday, 4 October 2025 19:30 AEST |
Australia | 64–53 | South Africa | Bendigo Stadium | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 34–26, 50–41, 64–53 | ||||||
| Sophie Garbin 34/38 (89%) Kiera Austin 16/19 (84%) Cara Koenen 10/13 (77%) Georgie Horjus 4/4 (100%) |
Elmere van der Berg 37/42 (88%) Kamogelo Maseko 11/15 (73%) Owethu Ngubane 5/7 (71%) | |||||
Second test
| Wednesday, 8 October 2025 19:30 AEDT |
Australia | 67–40 | South Africa | WIN Entertainment Centre Attendance: 4,581 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 32–22, 50–30, 67–40 | ||||||
| Sophie Garbin 23/23 (100%) Cara Koenen 19/24 (79%) Kiera Austin 13/17 (76%) Georgie Horjus 12/12 (100%) |
Elmere van der Berg 23/28 (82%) Rolene Streutker 9/11 (82%) Nicholé Breedt 4/8 (50%) Owethu Ngubane 4/5 (80%) | |||||
Third test
| Sunday, 12 October 2025 16:00 ACST |
Australia | 65–42 | South Africa | Adelaide Entertainment Centre Attendance: 8,535 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 39–20, 49–32, 65–42 | ||||||
| Sophie Garbin 29/31 (94%) Lucy Austin 18/22 (82%) Georgie Horjus 12/13 (92%) Cara Koenen 6/8 (75%) |
Elmere van der Berg 20/21 (95%) Rolene Streutker 15/22 (68%) Kamogelo Maseko 4/4 (100%) Owethu Ngubane 3/6 (50%) | |||||
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