As we head into the penultimate round of Varsity Netball, let’s take look at some of the crazy numbers surrounding the final four teams.
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Tuks and NWU are the only two teams to have reached the semi-final stage every year since the inception of Varsity Netball.
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Kovsies and NWU will battle it out in a semi-final in Bloemfontein for a third time in the past four years.
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The semi-final between UP-Tuks and the Maties will also be their third semi-final meeting in Pretoria since 2014.
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The smallest winning margin recorded in a semi-final. That was in 2013 when NWU got the better of Tuks by 46-42.
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Zandré Erasmus, goal keeper of NWU, will be playing in her fifth consecutive semi-final. She is the only player to do so.
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The biggest winning margin in a semi-final. Tuks defeated the Madibaz by 87-22 last year in Pretoria.
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The lowest number of goals scored in a semi-final match. NWU beat Tuks by 46-42 in 2013.
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The most goals scored in a semi-final. That was in 2014 when Tuks was too good for Maties, winning by 68-46.
