Early in this year’s national netball championship, the Tshwane team already looked like they were ready to defend their title as champions.

SPAR National Netball Championships take place at the Zwartkloof private game reserve in Bela Bela.

The A-section has been reduced to five teams, after the withdrawal because of the Corona Virus of Nelson Mandela Bay, Mangaung and the Cape Winelands.

The defending champions, Tshwane, got off to the start they wanted, beating Ekurhuleni 67-13, after a first quarter lead of 20-0.

Captain Ine-Mari Venter said the match had helped the team to get back into the swing of things, after a long break since their last competitive match.

“We were able to play our whole squad and try out different combinations.  The win was a very good foundation for the rest of the tournament,” said Venter.

The finals will be played on Saturday morning and broadcast live on Supersport.

All senior A section games will be live streamed from 09h00 each day of the tournament on now.dstv.com, watch.visionview.tv and Supersport YouTube.

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