Published on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 by Gally In one of the most stunning upset in years, a young Investec South Africa team without a host of stars upset world number four China 1-0 at the Wanderers Club Astro in Johannesburg Tuesday night. Hard-running striker Sulette Damons slapped in the winner eight minutes into the second half of a game that SA could have won by five or six more. Investec Player of the Ma...

Published on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 by Gally Johannesburg - The South African women's hockey team won a high-speed fifth and final Test against world number 14 Azerbaijan 1-0 at the Randburg Astro Stadium on Monday night. Striker Pietie Coetzee took her tally to 205 goals in 211 Test matches with a powerful drag-flick from South Africa's first penalty corner, which took place in the ninth minute. The result le...

Published on Sunday, January 23, 2011 by Gally A number of top-class saves by South Africa goalkeeper Sanani Mangisa kept her side's tails up in the third Test against Azerbaijan and her faultless display in the 70 minutes gave captain Marsha Marescia's line-up the momentum needed to win an absorbing encounter 4-0 at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Saturday. The victory gives SA a 3-0 lead in the five Test...

Published on Sunday, January 23, 2011 by Gally The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team won the second match of the Investec International Series when they beat world number 14 Azerbaijan 3-1 at Wanderers Club in Johannesburg Thursday night after leading 3-0 at half-time. At the same venue on Wednesday evening, SA beat Azerbaijan 4-3 in the first of their 18 Test matches over the next three weeks, whic...

Published on Thursday, January 20, 2011 by Gally Pietie pumps three past Azerbaijan as Investec South Africa win 4-3 THE Investec South Africa women's hockey team kicked off their 18-Test odyssey over the next month with an exciting 4-3 victory against Azerbaijan at Wanderers Club in Johannesburg Wednesday night. Legendary SA goalscorer Pietie Coetzee picked up her umpteenth player of the match award as she thu...

Published on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 by Gally The first salvo in the bumper SA International Series of 18 Test matches in 22 days will be unleashed at Wanderers Club in Johannesburg Wednesday night when the Investec South Africa women's hockey team take on world number 14 Azerbaijan. Come the 7 pm first whistle, SA head coach Giles Bonnet's (say "Bonnay") girls will be intent on rediscovering the form that t...

Published on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 by Gally DATE TOURNAMENT VENUE HOST         INDOOR HOCKEY                       17-19 Feb Under 21 (M&W) Pietermaritzburg KZN Inland 3-5 March SNR IPT (M&W) Durban KwaZulu Natal                 FIELD HOCKEY                       1 Ma...

Published on Sunday, December 19, 2010 by Gally The FIH can announce the All Star teams for 2010, which feature a total of 36 players and four coaches who have lit up the hockey world over the past 12 months with their achievements. The impressive squads feature a number of legendary icons who have been named on the All Stars lists on many previous occasions, such as five time nominees Luciana Aymar (ARG), J...

Published on Sunday, December 19, 2010 by Gally The Investec South Africa women's hockey team saved their best till last to record an amazing 4-0 victory over world champions Argentina in the fifth and final Test match at the University of Free State hockey centre in Bloemfontein Friday. This was the SA women's hockey team's first ever victory over Argentina. South Africa led 1-0 at half-time before blasting...

Published on Friday, December 17, 2010 by Gally Argentina beat SA hockey women 6-1 The Investec South Africa women's hockey team went down 6-1 to world champions Argentina at the University of Free State hockey centre in Bloemfontein Thursday. The score was 3-1 at half-time and the victory leaves world number one Argentina leading SA 4-0 in the five-Test series with the final international taking place Fr...