The 2016 Diamond Challenge was the fourth Diamond Challenge

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series. It featured

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and a Netball South Africa President's XII. The series was played in October 2016 at the Westville Campus of the

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. With a team coached by

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and captained by Bongiwe Msomi, South Africa won the series. South Africa finished the series undefeated, winning all four matches. In the final they defeated Zimbabwe 68–34. Zimbabwe, 21st in the

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, qualified for the final and caused an upset when they beat Uganda, ranked 8th, 42–39 in their final group stage match. The series was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa.

Head coaches and captains

South Africa squad

Group stage

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Table

;Notes * Although the President's XII won more group stage matches, as an unranked team they are not allowed to play in the final of an official tournament.

Playoffs

3rd v 4th Playoff

Final

Final Placings

References

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