Durban, South Africa – Netball South Africa has announced a 25 member training squad ahead of the SPAR Challenge international netball test series against Wales in Durban next month.

The training squad was announced after the final of the Brutal Fruit Netball Premier League at the Durban Ice Arena in Ethekwini, Kwa-Zulu Natal on Saturday.

The team from this squad for the SPAR Challenge will be announced on Thursday 4 June 2016.

SPAR training squad: Charmaine Baard (Southern Stings), Erin Burger (Stings), Sigrid Burger (North West Flames), Lauren-Lee Christians (Free State Crinums), Rome Dreyer (Flames), Marlize de Bruin (Golden Fireballs), Elsje Du Plessis (Kingdom Stars), Maryka Holtzhausen (Crinums), Rochelle Lawson (Stings), Lindie Lombard (Gauteng Jaguars), Izette Lubbe (Jaguars), Tshina Mdau (Jaguars), Phumza Maweni (Kingdom Stars), Palesa Mbukwana (Mpumalanga Sunbirds), Fikile Mkhuzangwe (Flames), Karla Mostert (Crinums), Bongiwe Msomi (Stars), Thulisile Nhleko (Sunbirds), Precious Mthembu (Stars), Lenize Potgieter (Jaguars), Alicia Puren (Crinums), Jeanie Steyn (Jaguars), Renske Stoltz (Flames), Nadia Uys (Flames), Zanele Vimbela (Eastern Cape Aloes)