From New Zealand to Kimberley

Liezel Wium (31), a netball player with 40 Protea Tests to her name, has returned to South Africa after living in New Zealand. She has settled in Kimberley where she'll coach netball at Hoërskool Noord-Kaap. Stellenbosch-born Liezel played for the South African under-21 team in 1997, before joining the national team at the Africa Games in 1997. In 2002 she represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and in 2003 at the World Championships in Jamaica. In 2004-2006 Liezel lived in New Zealand, where she played for the Magic League teams, Waikato and Bay of Plenty, and later for the Wellington Shakers. In 2006 she represented South Africa on their tour of Fiji and New Zealand. Liezel will also help Hoërskool Noord-Kaap's rugby team, coaching footwork and movement. Her eldest brother, Vion, was a rugby player for Boland, and another brother, Willem, currently plays rugby for Treviso in Italy.