South Africa men's national water polo team
FINA code | RSA |
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Nickname(s) | Black Mamba |
Association | Swimming South Africa |
Confederation | CANA (Africa) |
Head coach | Paul Martin |
Asst coach | Vaughn Marlow Reinart van Schoor |
Captain | Etienne Le Roux |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 15 (as of 9 August 2021) |
Highest | 15 (2021) |
Biggest win | |
South Africa 60–0 (Casablanca, Morocco; 24 May 2009) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Croatia 25–2 South Africa (Berlin, Germany; 12 September 2018) South Africa 5–28 Greece (Tokyo, Japan; 31 July 2021) | |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1952) |
Best result | 9th place (1960) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 10 (first in 1994) |
Best result | 12th place (2015, 2019) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
Best result | 8th place (2014, 2018) |
World League | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2009) |
Best result | 8th place (2009, 2010) |
Commonwealth Championship | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) |
Best result | 4th place (2006, 2014) |
Media | |
Website | swimsa |
Last updated: 1 May 2020 |
The South Africa men's national water polo team is the representative for South Africa in international men's water polo.
Results[]
Olympic Games[]
World Championship[]
World Cup[]
World League[]
Commonwealth Championship[]
- 2002 – 7th place
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2014 – 4th place
Current squad[]
Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Paul Martin[2]
No. | Player | Pos. | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth (age) | Apps | OG/ Goals |
Club | Ref |
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1 | Lwazi Madi (C) | GK | R | 12 December 1994 (aged 26) | 35 | 0/0 | Stellenbosch University | [3] | ||
2 | Devon Card | CF | R | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 110 kg (243 lb) | 25 February 1991 (aged 30) | 60 | 0/0 | SACS Old Boys | [4] |
3 | Timothy Rezelman | D | R | 13 January 1995 (aged 26) | 6 | 0/0 | [5] | |||
4 | Ignardus Badenhorst | CF | R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 26 August 1990 (aged 30) | 61 | 0/0 | [6] | |
5 | Cameron Laurenson | CB | R | 28 April 1998 (aged 23) | 37 | 0/0 | Maties (Stellenbosch) | [7] | ||
6 | Ross Stone | D | R | 15 May 2000 (aged 21) | 30 | 0/0 | Stellenbosch University | [8] | ||
7 | Jason Evezard | D | R | 17 August 1997 (aged 23) | 14 | 0/0 | Maties (Stellenbosch) | [9] | ||
8 | Nicholas Rodda | D | R | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 11 October 1992 (aged 28) | 30 | 0/0 | [10] | |
9 | Yaseen Margro | D | R | 12 February 2000 (aged 21) | 14 | 0/0 | KNZ (Durban) | [11] | ||
10 | Farouk Mayman | CB | R | 3 May 1999 (aged 22) | 7 | 0/0 | RWC (Cape Town) | [12] | ||
11 | Liam Neill | CF | R | 26 October 1997 (aged 23) | 35 | 0/0 | University of Cape Town | [13] | ||
12 | Donn Stewart | CB | R | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 22 August 1980 (aged 40) | 90 | 0/0 | Clifton (Durban) | [14] | |
13 | Gareth May | GK | R | 9 November 1996 (aged 24) | 14 | 0/0 | Team Walrus | [15] | ||
Average | 26 years, 185 days | 33 |
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: South Africa Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
References[]
- ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Water Polo - MARTIN Paul". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "MADI Lwazi". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "CARD Devon". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "REZELMAN Timothy". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "BADENHORST Nardus". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "LAURENSON Cameron Bain". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "STONE Ross". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "EVEZARD Jason". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "RODDA Nicholas". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "MARGRO Yaseen". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "MAYMAN Mogamad Farouk". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "NEILL Liam". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "STEWART Donn". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "MAY Gareth". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Men's national water polo teams
- South Africa national water polo team
- Men's sport in South Africa