Published on Thursday, December 17, 2009 by Gally HockeySA.co.za would like to congratulate Tommy Hammond who attained his 50th test cap for the South African men’s hockey team. Tommy earned this fantastic milestone against Belgium at the recent Champions Challenge tournament in Argentina. Congratulations on a fantastic achievement!!...

Published on Monday, December 14, 2009 by Gally New Zealand triumph at Champions Challenge in Salta At the BDO Champions Challenge in Salta, New Zealand triumphed over Pakistan after an excellent Final (4-2), India won the bronze with a last minute goal over Argentina (3-2), South Africa convincingly beat China for 5th place (5-0) while Belgium edged Canada (2-0) for 7th place. Game 20 – Final – New Z...

Published on Sunday, December 13, 2009 by Gally At the BDO Champions Challenge in Salta, New Zealand displayed experience to beat Argentina (3-2) and Pakistan outscored India (6-3) to qualify for the Final on Sunday. South Africa edged Belgium (4-3) with a last second goal, and China won over Canada (3-1) in the cross-over 5-8. Game 13 – 5-8 cross-over – Belgium v. South Africa: 3-4 (half-time: 2-2) A...

Published on Friday, December 11, 2009 by Gally Despite losing to arch-rivals Canada (2-3), Argentina qualified for the semi-finals of the BDO Champions Challenge in Salta, where they’ll join India (winner over Belgium 4-2), Pakistan (who edged South Africa 4-1) and New Zealand (held to a 2-2 draw by China).. Game 9 – Pakistan v. South Africa: 4-1 (half-time: 1-1) There were high stakes in the first g...

Published on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 by Gally Argentina only team with two wins in SaltaAt the BDO Champions Challenge in Salta, Argentina is the only team with two wins after a decisive result over Pakistan (3-1). India, New Zealand and South Africa all won their games on the same score of 4-1.   Game 5 – India v. China: 4-1 (half-time: 2-0) Thanks to a local ritual of breaking an egg and plantin...

Published on Monday, December 7, 2009 by Gally Argentina, Belgium and Pakistan win in Salta At the BDO Champions Challenge in Salta, Argentina impressed the crowd with a decisive 6-2 win over South Africa, Pakistan edged Canada by a lone goal (2-1), the young Belgium team showed character to beat China (4-3), and India and New Zealand split points after an entertaining match (2-2).   Game 1 – Pakis...

Published on Sunday, December 6, 2009 by Gally Australia have claimed the ABN AMRO Men’s Champions Trophy 2009 following a 5:3 victory over Germany in a pulsating final match in Melbourne. Both teams played with passion and pride in front of the capacity crowd, but it was Australia who emerged as the winners in a truly thrilling contest. Australia were forced to fight back from a being 1-3 down at half time,...

Published on Saturday, December 5, 2009 by Gally The BDO Men’s Champions Challenge 1 starts on Sunday in the northern Argentinean city of Salta with 8 teams ranked from 7th to 15th in the world. This competition was created by the FIH in 2001 and features the 8 teams just behind the elite top six currently involved in the Champions Trophy in Melbourne. It is organized every two years, with the winner of eac...

Published on Thursday, November 26, 2009 by Gally The South African Hockey Association held its’ annual awards function on Friday 20th November 2009 at the Queensmead Hockey Stadium in Durban. The following awards were presented, for excellence in the 2009 Hockey Season: “Malik” Umpire of the Year: Michelle Joubert Steve & Linda Jaspan Award “Coach of the Year”: Brendon Carolan Dave Carr A...

Published on Monday, November 23, 2009 by Gally On the final day of the BDO Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Quilmes, the USA booked their first win to take fifth place, Ireland slipped past the Czech Republic with a golden goal for bronze, while Argentina wrestled down the Belgians for the last available ticket to Delhi. Argentina - Belgium 4:3 (0:2) The final match of the tournament between Argentina and B...