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Netball Nations Cup: England to face South Africa in final after beating Uganda

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England claimed a 59-48 victory against Uganda to reach the final of the Netball Nations Cup in London.

The Roses will face South Africa on Sunday at the Copper Box Arena after they beat Malawi 58-55 earlier on Saturday.

England were narrowly defeated 61-59 by the Proteas when the two sides met in the round-robin stage of the competition last week.

Jess Thirlby, England’s head coach, told Sky Sports her side are “ready” for the final.

She added: “It’s a nice circle back to see if the learnings from last week, we can apply tomorrow, and I’ve got real faith in the group.”

England have never won the Nations Cup despite this being their sixth time reaching the final.

The game was level at 42-42 at the start of the final quarter but England scored seven points in a row to go 50-43 up.

Uganda could not match the increased tempo and the Roses sealed victory with nine more goals.

The England-South Africa final is at 15:00 GMT, while Malawi and Uganda will face each other in the third-place play-off at 13:00.


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