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{{short description|South African netball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox netball biography
|name = Vanes-Mari Dudu Toit
|image =
|caption =
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|fullname =Vanes-Mari Proudfootdu Toit
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|08|02|df=yes}}▼
|maidenname =du Toit
▲ |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|08|02|df=yes}}
|birth_place =Pretoria, South Africa
|death_date =
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|occupation =
|relatives =
|spouse =Matthew Proudfoot
|married_date =
|children =
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|positions = GS, GK, GA, GD
|height = {{height|m=1.89}}
|clubyears1 =
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|nationalcaps1 =38
|national-update = 27 November 2011
|nationalteam2 =South African Fast5 Team
|nationalcaps2 =36}}
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{nb|South Africa}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Fast5 Netball World Series]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2012 Fast5 Netball World Series|2012 Auckland]]|Team}}
}}
 
'''Vanes-Mari Dudu Toit''' (born 2 August 1989) is a [[South Africa]]nAfrican former [[netball]] player. She plays in the positions of GS, GK and GA. She iswas a member of the [[South Africa national netball team]] and has 38 caps. She has competed in the [[2011 World Netball Championships]] in Singapore.<ref>[http://netball-sa.co.za/content/view/75/27/ Netball |South Africa officialnational player profileteam]]. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.</ref> Sheand has also38 participated in the [[2011 World Netball Series]] in [[Liverpool]]caps.<ref>[http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/regions/international/clubs/south-africa/south-africa/vanes-mari-du-toit_29_30_59 Vanes-Mari Du Toit player profile, Netball England website]. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.</ref>
In October 2012, she travelled with the Proteas to Australia & New Zealand to participate in the Quad Series tournament, where she made a name for herself with an impressive performance against the Silver Ferns. She endeared herself to many fans around the world with playful personality, after being seen waving to the camera while collecting an out-of-court ball.
 
She competed in the [[2011 World Netball Championships]] in Singapore.<ref>[http://netball-sa.co.za/content/view/75/27/ Netball South Africa official player profile]. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.</ref> She has also participated in the [[2011 World Netball Series]] in [[Liverpool]].<ref>[http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/regions/international/clubs/south-africa/south-africa/vanes-mari-du-toit_29_30_59 Vanes-Mari Du Toit player profile, Netball England website]. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.</ref> In October 2012, she travelled with the Proteas to Australia and New Zealand to participate in the Quad Series tournament.
In November 2012 she was a member of the Proteas Fast5 team in the [[2012 Fast5 Netball World Series]] where she won a bronze medal.<ref>[http://netball-sa.co.za/?p=2300 Netball South Africa site] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130114051915/http://netball-sa.co.za/?p=2300 |date=2013-01-14 }}.</ref> She is the current Vice-Captain of the South African Fast5 Team and the most capped South African [[Fast5 Netball World Series|Fast5 Netball]] player with 36 Caps.▼
 
▲In November 2012 she was a member of the Proteas Fast5 team in the [[2012 Fast5 Netball World Series]] where she won a bronze medal.<ref>[http://netball-sa.co.za/?p=2300 Netball South Africa site] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.istoday/20130114051915/http://netball-sa.co.za/?p=2300 |date=2013-01-14 }}.</ref> She is the current Vice-Captain of the South African Fast5 Team and the most capped South African [[Fast5 Netball World Series|Fast5 Netball]] player with 36 Caps.
She was linked to the [[Southern Steel]] for the 2013 season, but ultimately was not signed. Had she been, she would have been the first player from her team to play in the [[ANZ Championship|ANZ]] Championship. She then joined the [[Adelaide Thunderbirds]] during pre season training in Australia with the prospect of being their signed import player, but ultimately their current import player [[Carla Borrego]] did not receive her citizenship in time and Vanes-Mari went back to [[South Africa]] to finish her degree in [[Human resource management|B.Com Human Resource Management]] at the University of Pretoria.▼
 
▲She was linked to the [[Southern Steel (netball)|Southern Steel]] for the 2013 season, but ultimately was not signed. Had she been, she would have been the first player from her team to play in the [[ANZ Championship|ANZ]] Championship. She then joined the [[Adelaide Thunderbirds]] during pre season training in Australia with the prospect of being their signed import player, but ultimately their current import player [[Carla Borrego]] did not receive her citizenship in time, and Vanes-Maridu wentToit backreturned to [[South Africa]] to finish her degree in [[Human resource management|B.Com Human Resource Management]] at the University of Pretoria.
Vanes-Mari played for [[Yorkshire Jets]] during the [[2016 Netball Superleague season]]. She had a great season and began to make her comeback after having ankle reconstruction at the end of 2015. She has been included back in the [[South Africa national netball team|South African National Netball Team]] during the Netball Diamond Challenge held in South Africa 2016.▼
 
▲Vanes-MariShe played for [[Yorkshire Jets]] during the [[2016 Netball Superleague season]]. She had a great season and began to make her comeback after having ankle reconstruction at the end of 2015. She has beenwas included backagain in the [[South Africa national netball team|South African National Netball TeamAfrica]] duringteam for the Netball[[2016 Diamond Challenge held in South Africa 2016]].
In early 2018, Vanes-Mari was a contestant on [[Dancing_with_the_Stars_(South_African_TV_series)|Dancing with the Stars SA]]. Her dancing partner was Johannes Radebe and they made it as far as the semi-finals. ▼
 
▲In early 2018, Vanes-Maridu Toit was a contestant on [[Dancing_with_the_Stars_Dancing with the Stars (South_African_TV_seriesSouth African TV series)|Dancing with the Stars SA]]. Her dancing partner was Johannes Radebe and they made it as far asto the semi-finals.
In the 2018 [[Brutal Fruit Netball Cup]] season, she played for the North West Flames team.▼
 
▲In the 2018 [[Brutal Fruit Netball Cup]] season, she played for the [[North West Flames team]].
On 21 December 2017, she married [[Matt Proudfoot]], the Assistant coach of the [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springbok Rugby Team]].
 
==References==
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[[Category:University of Pretoria alumni]]
[[Category:Netball Superleague players]]
[[Category:Leeds Carnegie/Yorkshire Jets players]]
[[Category:South African expatriate sportspeoplenetball people in England]]
[[Category:2011 World Netball Championships players]]
[[Category:Premier Netball League (South Africa) players]]
[[Category:South Africa international Fast5 players]]
[[Category:21st-century South African sportswomen]]
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