Plummer happy she's leaving the Proteas in a better place

Veteran coach Norma Plummer believes she is leaving the 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 SA 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 SA’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.

SA lost the series in England 2-1, but only after putting up a good fight, with the three-match series decided in Sunday’s final game, which Plummer’s women lost 53-50.