SPORT: Jaguars roar to another Telkom Netball League title
The Jaguars were simply quicker and slicker and some superb passages of play meant they had already notched up a nine-goal lead by half-time.
The Gauteng Jaguars coasted to their third consecutive Telkom Netball League title by beating the Western Cape Southern Stings in the final at the University of Pretoria’s Rembrandt Hall on Saturday.
Considering the two sides had claimed a win each against each other in previous matches in this year’s tournament, it was expected to be a much closer contest.
Last year’s final featured the same opposition and that one could indeed have gone either way, but this time, it was all about the defending champions who powered their way to the 53-38 win to make sure the trophy stayed in Gauteng.
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The Jaguars were simply quicker and slicker and some superb passages of play meant they had already notched up a nine-goal lead by half-time on 28-19.
There was more of the same in the second half, and while the Stings did fight to stay in it, they were just outplayed.
“What a great team and what a great God,” said a thrilled Jaguars coach Jenny van Dyk afterwards.
“It was a fantastic run for us this year. That first loss [against the Stings] really came in handy this year and I am just really proud of how the girls stepped up. They have just been phenomenal. They played with so much character. I just love them to bits.”
Asked whether she expected a closer final, like last year, Van Dyk reckoned:
“No. It is easy to say it afterwards, but I knew this year it was going to be an easy one for us in the final because we worked extra hard. So it is bound to help at one stage or another when you put in all that hard work.”
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