Plummer happy she's leaving Proteas in better place after tight ...

Veteran coach Norma Plummer believes she is leaving the Spar Proteas in a better place despite ending her second stint with the national netball team after a series defeat to England.

The highly respected Australian tactician, who was rehired by Netball South Africa a year ago to lead the side in the Netball World Cup in Cape Town in July and August, led the team for the last time on South Africa's tour of England in the Vitality Netball Series.

Plummer, 79, who steered the Proteas to a sixth-place finish in the 2023 World Cup, has retired from the sport.

South Africa lost the series in England 2-1. The Proteas put up a good fight as the three-match series was decided in Sunday's final game, which Plummer’s women lost 53-50.