South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

South Africa will compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] It will be South Africa's 14th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

South Africa at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of South Africa
CGF codeRSA
CGASouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websiteteamsa.co.za
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors4 (3 men and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Durban initially secured the hosting rights after Edmonton withdrew from the bidding contest, which would have led to the Games being hosted on African soil for the first time.[2][3] However, the South African government subsequently claimed it would not be possible to host the Games because of financial constraints;[4] as a result, the CGF stripped Durban of their hosting rights in March 2017.[5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Weightlifting 314
Total314

3x3 basketball
Main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

On 9 October 2021, South Africa qualified for both the men's and women's wheelchair tournaments. This was achieved by both teams winning the IWBF Africa Zone Qualifiers.[6][7]

Beach volleyball
Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As of 26 April 2022, South Africa qualified for the men's tournament.[8] This was achieved through their position at the African Qualifier in Accra.[9]

Cricket
Main article: Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

By virtue of its position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings (as of 1 April 2021), South Africa qualified for the tournament.[10][11]

Fixtures were announced in November 2021.[12]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
South Africa women Women's tournament  New Zealand  England  Sri Lanka
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 —
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2022. Source: Birmingham 2022
2 August 2022
11:00
Scorecard
v
4 August 2022
11:00
Scorecard
v

Hockey
Main article: Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

By virtue of their position in the FIH World Rankings for men and women respectively (as of 1 February 2022), South Africa qualified for both tournaments.[13][14]

Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[15]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final / BM / PM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
South Africa men Men's tournament  Pakistan
  Scotland
  Australia
  New Zealand
South Africa women Women's tournament  Scotland
  Australia
  Kenya
  New Zealand

Men's tournament
Main article: Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
30 July 2022
09:00
South Africa  v  Pakistan
Umpires:

1 August 2022
14:00
Scotland  v  South Africa
Umpires:

3 August 2022
19:00
South Africa  v  Australia
Umpires:

4 August 2022
19:00
South Africa  v  New Zealand
Umpires:

Women's tournament
Main article: Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
29 July 2022
09:00
South Africa  v  Scotland
Umpires:

31 July 2022
19:00
South Africa  v  Australia
Umpires:

2 August 2022
14:00
Kenya  v  South Africa
Umpires:

4 August 2022
09:00
South Africa  v  New Zealand
Umpires:

Netball
Main article: Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings (as of 28 July 2021), South Africa qualified for the tournament.[16][17]

Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021,[18] then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022.[19]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
South Africa women Women's tournament  Jamaica  Barbados  Australia  Wales  Scotland
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification matches
4  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Barbados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Birmingham 2022
30 July 2022
18:00		 Jamaica v South Africa    National Exhibition Centre
31 July 2022
12:00		 South Africa v Barbados    National Exhibition Centre
1 August 2022
12:00		 Australia v South Africa    National Exhibition Centre
3 August 2022
12:00		 South Africa v Wales    National Exhibition Centre
4 August 2022
19:00		 South Africa v Scotland    National Exhibition Centre

Rugby sevens
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As of 30 April 2022, South Africa qualified for both tournaments. The men qualified through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series,[20] whilst the women qualified by winning the 2022 Africa Women's Sevens in Jemmal, Tunisia.[21][22]

Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

South Africa qualified four weightlifters (three men, one woman) via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.[23][24]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Jon-Antohein Phillips 73 kg
Ruben Burger 96 kg
Nathan Morris +109 kg
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Anneke Spies 59 kg

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