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Proteas 2.0 ready for Roses: Chawane hails ‘wholesome growth’ ahead of England series

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January 29, 2026

SPAR Proteas skipper Khanyisa "KC"

- ROWAN CALLAGHAN

Chawane has warned England's Vitality Roses that the SA team they will face in the coming Spar Challenge netball series in Johannesburg will be far removed from the side they last faced — fitter and stronger, with more court smarts and tactical savvy.Proteas 2.0, if you will ...

Jenny van Dyk's fifth-ranked side claimed one win and fourth-ranked England the other in the Nations Cup in the UK at the beginning of last year. Yet the tough series against the world's best netball teams that they have taken part in last year have given Chawane confidence that the SA side can turn the heat up on the Roses on home soil.

While they were not able to beat Jamaica, Australia or New Zealand, the brutal lessons did something to the Proteas, Chawane feels — it made them amore complete team in every aspect.

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