Free State Crinums
{{short description|South African netball team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use South African English|date=September 2024}}
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|location = Bloemfontein
|regions = Free State
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|coach = Martha Mosoahle-Samm
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|premierships = 4 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2024)
|league = Telkom Netball League
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Free State Crinums are a South African netball team based in Bloemfontein. Since 2014, they have represented the Free State in the Telkom Netball League. They were the inaugural league champions. Between 2014 and 2016, Crinums won three successive titles. In 2024, they won a fourth title.
History
=Brutal Fruit Netball Cup=
In 2014, Free State Crinums, together with Eastern Cape Aloes, Gauteng Golden Fireballs, Gauteng Jaguars and North West Flames, became founder members of Division One of the Brutal Fruit Netball Cup.{{cite web|url=https://gsport.co.za/brutal-fruit-netball-cup-countdown-begins/|title=Brutal Fruit Netball Cup Countdown Begins|publisher=gsport.co.za|date=30 April 2014|access-date=6 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/netball-brutal-fruit-020514.htm#.VK2-MLPP32c|title=First semi-professional competition for SA netball|publisher=www.southafrica.info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107231554/http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/netball-brutal-fruit-020514.htm#.VK2-MLPP32c|archive-date=7 January 2015|date=2 May 2014|access-date=1 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sabstories.co.za/beer-culture/sa-netball-goes-professional-with-brutal-fruit/|title=SA Netball goes professional with Brutal Fruit|publisher=www.sabstories.co.za|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524041519/http://www.sabstories.co.za/beer-culture/sa-netball-goes-professional-with-brutal-fruit/|archive-date=24 May 2014|date=9 May 2014|access-date=1 September 2024}} They were subsequently the inaugural league champions.{{cite web|url=https://gsport.co.za/crinums-break-through-for-inaugural-netball-cup/|title=Crinums Break Through for Inaugural Netball Cup|publisher=gsport.co.za|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021154134/https://gsport.co.za/crinums-break-through-for-inaugural-netball-cup/|archive-date=21 October 2020|date=8 June 2014|access-date=31 August 2024}} Between 2014 and 2016, with teams coached by Burta de Kock, captained by Maryka Holtzhausen and featuring Karla Pretorius, Crinums won three successive titles. On each occasion they defeated Gauteng Jaguars in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamsa.co.za/crinums-leave-it-late-before-taking-prestigious-premier-league-title/|title=Crinums leave it late before taking prestigious Premier League title|publisher=www.teamsa.co.za|date=10 June 2015|access-date=31 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.citizen.co.za/southern-courier/sports-news/2016/06/01/three-in-a-row-for-crinums/|title=Three in a row for Crinums|publisher=www.citizen.co.za|date=1 June 2016|access-date=31 August 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufs.ac.za/templates/news-archive/campus-news/2024/march/ufs-sporting-legends-kovsies-provided-karla-with-perfect-balance-to-excel|title=UFS Sporting Legends: Kovsies provided Karla with perfect balance to excel|publisher=www.ufs.ac.za|date=26 March 2024|access-date=3 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://supersport.com/netball/general/news/24f00cd3-4ba7-4359-b7eb-cc75baa69e1d/pretorius-wants-to-win-tnl-with-crinums-again|title=Pretorius wants to win TNL with Crinums again|publisher=supersport.com|date=10 June 2024|access-date=4 September 2024}}
=Telkom Netball League=
Crinums are closely associated with the University of the Free State and their Varsity Netball team, UFS-Kovsies. In 2018, 2019 and 2020, Crinums were a de facto Kovsie team. The vast majority of squad members, including Lefébre Rademan and Khanyisa Chawane, were UFS students. Crinums head coach, Burta de Kock, was also the head coach of the Kovsies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufs.ac.za/templates/news-archive/campus-news/2018/may/kovsies-make-up-entire-crinums-squad|title=Kovsies make up entire Crinums squad|publisher=www.ufs.ac.za|date=9 May 2018|access-date=4 September 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufs.ac.za/templates/news-archive/campus-news/2019/may/more-success-for-netballers-in-different-competition|title=More success for netballers in different competition?|publisher=www.ufs.ac.za|date=9 May 2019|access-date=3 September 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufs.ac.za/templates/news-archive/campus-news/2020/october/player-management-key-to-netball-team|title=Player management key to netball team|publisher=www.ufs.ac.za|date=13 October 2020|access-date=3 September 2024}} In 2020 and 2023, Crinums were Telkom Netball League finalists again. However, on both occasions they lost to Gauteng Jaguars. In 2024, Crinums, with a team coached by Martha Mosoahle-Samm and featuring a returning Karla Pretorius, won a fourth title.{{cite web|url=https://joburg.org.za/media_/Newsroom/Pages/2024%20News%20Article/June/Free-State-Crinums-edge-out-Gauteng-Jaguars-in-thrilling-2024-Telkom-Netball-League-final.aspx|title=Free State Crinums edge out Gauteng Jaguars in thrilling 2024 Telkom Netball League final|publisher=joburg.org.za|date=20 June 2024|access-date=30 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://gsport.co.za/coach-martha-mosoahle-samm-and-karla-pretorius-on-2024-tnl-win-on-another-level/|title=Coach Martha Mosoahle-Samm and Karla Pretorius on 2024 TNL Win: 'On Another Level'|publisher=gsport.co.za|date=23 June 2024|access-date=4 September 2024}}
Finals
=Division One=
Notable players
=Captains=
=Internationals=
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| style="vertical-align:top" | * Khanyisa Chawane
| * Karla Pretorius
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{{small|Sources:{{cite web|url=http://brutalfruitnetballcup.co.za/gauteng-jaguars/|title=Free State Crinums (2014)|publisher=brutalfruitnetballcup.co.za|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108030625/http://brutalfruitnetballcup.co.za/freestate-crinums/|archive-date=8 January 2015|access-date=9 September 2024}}}}
Coaches
=Head coaches=
=Assistant coaches=
Honours
- Telkom Netball League
- Winners: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2024
- Runners Up: 2020, 2023
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/brutalfruitnetballcup/ Free State Crinums on Facebook]
- [https://www.instagram.com/free_state_crinums/ Free State Crinums on Instagram]
{{Netball in South Africa}}
Category:Premier Netball League (South Africa) teams
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 2014