Published on Monday, February 6, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg A clinical Belgium won the first Test of the two-Test series against the Investec South Africa women’s hockey team 3-1 at Randburg Hockey Stadium Saturday. Belgium led 1-0 at half-time through Stephanie de Groof before Alix Gerniers added another 12 minutes after the break. SA pulled one back via a Kate Woods penalty corner but a Sof...

Published on Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg Goals from Kate Woods (2), Dirkie Chamberlain (2) and Kathleen Taylor gave the Investec South Africa women’s hockey team a thrilling 5-3 victory over a game Belgium in the Investec Tri-Nations match at Randburg Hockey Stadium Wednesday night after the scores were locked 2-2 at half-time. Stephanie de Groof,  Sofie Gierts and Charlot...

Published on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg Gutsy Ireland weathered an assault on their goalline by the Investec South Africa women’s hockey team to draw the Investec Tri-Nations match 1-1 at Randburg Tuesday night. In the 70 minutes, SA had 20 shots at goal including eight penalty corners, while Ireland had five shots including three corners. Head coach Giles Bonnet’s SA...

Published on Monday, January 30, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg World record goalscorer Pietie Coetzee nailed a penalty corner drag-flick past outstanding Ireland goalkeeper Emma Gray in the seventh minute for the Investec South African women’s hockey team to clinch the opening Investec Tri-Nations Series match 1-0 at Randburg Astro Saturday. With both sides making too many unforced errors, it w...

Published on Monday, January 30, 2012 by Gally In a late release Friday, Tubby Reddy, CEO of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), conveyed the Olympic governing body’s support for the Investec SA hockey women’s team. "As SASCOC we are firmly behind this group of players chosen to represent their country in this all-important 2012 Olympic Games qualifier on foreign soil in N...

Published on Monday, January 30, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg The SA Hockey Association Friday named the Investec South Africa women’s hockey team to play in the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Delhi, India from February 18 to 26. Captain Marsha Marescia’s team must win the Delhi event in order to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games. There are no opportunities afterwards. The Investe...

Published on Friday, January 27, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team beat Belgium 2-1 in the Test match at Randburg Thursday night. Belgium opened the scoring when Sofie Gierts slipped the ball past SA goalkeeper Mariette Rix after just 25 seconds. SA equalised in the 10th minute when Tarryn Bright’s pass into the strike zone was helped past Belgian goal...

Published on Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team went down 2-1 to Ireland after the scores were 1-1 at half-time in the one-off Test match at Randburg Astro Wednesday night. The hard-hitting Cliodhna Sargent nailed penalty-corner goals in the 19th and 70th minutes for Ireland’s first win over SA in four matches, while Jade Mayne score...

Published on Monday, January 23, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team won the five-Test Investec International Series against Spain2-1 after the final international ended 1-1 at Randburg Sunday. SA trailed 1-0 at half-time in the fifth Test of the Investec International Series after Spanish captain Julia Menendez’s superb goal in the 14th minute but a lig...

Published on Monday, January 23, 2012 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg A Tarryn Bright strike in the 25th minute gave the Investec South Africa women’s hockey team a 1-0 lead against Spain at half-time in the crucial fourth Test of the five-Test Investec International Series at Randburg Astro Saturday before Pietie Coetzee and a wonderful deflection from Dirkie Chamberlain ensured a 3-0 win. It was wor...