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Sunshine Girls pass South Africa test with flying colours

Published:Sunday | July 30, 2023 | 2:25 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter
Netball World Cup action between Jamaica's Sunshine Girls and South Africa inside the Cape Town International Convention Centre Arena 1 in South Africa earlier today.
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Netball World Cup action between Jamaica's Sunshine Girls and South Africa inside the Cape Town International Convention Centre Arena 1 in South Africa earlier today.

Thanks to a defensive masterclass from Jodi Ann Ward and Shamera Sterling, Jamaica passed their first big test of the Netball World Cup, defeating host nation South Africa 67-49 in their Pool C game in Cape Town today.

Jhaniele Fowler had 39 goals while Shanice Beckford chipped in with 19.

South Africa kept it close at halftime with the score 32-26 but the Sunshine Girls used a third quarter surge to overwhelm them, with Ward and Sterling limiting the Proteas to just three goals in that quarter.

Jamaica finish preliminary stage on top of Pool C with six points and will begin stage two facing the top three teams from Pool D starting tomorrow.

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