Published on Thursday, July 28, 2011 by Gally [caption id="attachment_1969" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Investec SA Ladies vs Holland - Photo by Joep Leenen Sportfotografie"][/caption] JONATHAN COOK in Ede, Holland The world's best women's hockey team, Holland, beat a brave young Investec South Africa 5-0 after leading 2-0 at half-time in the first of the two-Test series in the leafy town of E...

Published on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Antwerp NO less than 11 excellent scoring opportunities to three in a dominant second half did not materialise into goals for the disappointed Investec South Africa women’s hockey team as they went down 3-1 to a Belgium team that put their body and soul into defending a 2-1 half-time lead and turning it into a 3-1, series equalling victory in th...

Published on Sunday, July 24, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Antwerp The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team drew the exciting second Test against Belgium 2-2 at Royal Beerschot Hockey Centre in Antwerp on Sunday. Belgium scored first through Morgane Vouche before Nicolene Terblanche leveled the scores from a penalty corner for the half-time score. After the break Belgium went back in front when ...

Published on Saturday, July 23, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Antwerp The Investec South Africa womens hockey team were in unstoppable mood at the Royal Beerschot Hockey Centre in Antwerp, Belgium Saturday, beating Belgium 4-1 in the first of three Tests after leading 1-0 at half-time. The SA goals went to Shelley Russell in the first half and Tarryn Bright, Sulette Damons and Dirkie Chamberlain after the...

Published on Monday, June 27, 2011 by Gally South Africa topped the placement group pack with a fifth-place finish at the Electric Ireland FIH Champions Challenge 1 after earning a 2-1 win against host Ireland. In the seventh-place game India earned a 3-1 win against Azerbaijan. Pietie Coetzee has been the key player for South Africa throughout the event and today was no different as she hammered in a penalty...

Published on Thursday, June 23, 2011 by Gally Top-seeded South Africa falls in extra time, 3-2 Spain and South Africa learned just how important a strong penalty corner can be in today’s Electric Ireland FIH Champions Challenge 1 Quarter Final. Thanks to three-penalty corner goals, fourth-ranked Spain downed top-ranked South Africa with a 3-2 overtime win. Spain will now move onto to the Semi-Finals, while Sou...

Published on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 by Gally South Africa’s Pietie Coetzee broke the goal-scoring hockey world record today in South Africa’s 5-5 tie against the U.S. Coetzee erupted with three goals in the first half against the Americans. Her third, coming mid-half, was the record setting goal. Coetzee’s teammates gave a hearty celebration of the goal and feted Coetzee as she ran down the field wi...

Published on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 by Gally Pool A Standings Team GP Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points                   RSA 3 1 2 0 12 8 4 5 SCO 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 5 JPN 3 1 1 1 4 7 -3 4 USA 3 0 1 2 7 10 -3 1                   ...

Published on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 by Gally Pietie Coetzee breaks world record for goals scored It was a banner day for South Africa at the ESB Electric Ireland FIH Champions Challenge 1. The team’s 5-5 tie against the USA secured first place in the Group A preliminary round and along the way, Pietee Coetzee broke the world record for goals scored. Were it not for Coetzee’s heroics, it might have been a...

Published on Sunday, June 19, 2011 by Gally Pool A Standings Team GP Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points                   RSA 2 1 1 0 7 3 4 4 SCO 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 4 JPN 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 3 USA 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0                     Pool A Schedule & Results # Info Time Teams Score ...