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Published on Monday, September 12, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Bulawayo The South Africa men’s hockey team beat Egypt 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup Olympic Qualifier tournament at a Khumalo Hockey Stadium that was bursting at the seams in Bulawayo Sunday evening. In the early encounters a great ball by leading tournament goalscorer Justin Reid-Ross freed Tim Drummond but his cross was well cleared b...

Published on Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Bulawayo South Africa drew their round-robin encounter with co-favourites Egypt 2-2 in the most intense of matches at the Africa Cup Olympic Games Qualifier tournament on the Khumalo Hockey Stadium pitch in Bulawayo Wednesday. [caption id="attachment_2114" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="SA Men vs Egypt - Photo by: MARIE-LOUISE VAN DER S...

Published on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Bulawayo The South African men’s and women’s hockey teams beat Ghana’s men and women 4-0 and 3-0 respectively in the Africa Cup Olympic Qualifier tournament at Khumalo Hockey Stadium in Bulawayo Monday. Very physical, the Ghanaians weren’t standing back and Gareth Carr’s first penalty corner was matched by Joe Appiah’s deflection th...

Published on Monday, September 5, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Bulawayo The South African men’s hockey team beat Zimbabwe 10-0 after leading 4-0 at half-time in the Africa Cup Olympic Games Qualifier tournament match in Bulawayo’s Khumalo Hockey Stadium Sunday night. SA’s goals came from KZN Raider Gareth Carr, Northerns Blues’ Justin Reid-Ross (4), Ian Haley of Western Province (2), Southern Gaute...

Published on Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK The South Africa men’s hockey team selection panel have named the side that head coach Gregg Clark will be taking to the Africa Cup Olympic Games qualifier tournament in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe from September 1 to 11. A blow to the team’s chances has been the forced withdrawal of national captain Austin Smith. Western Province’s Smith has not b...

Published on Monday, August 22, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg Two goals by Gareth Carr and a deflection from Taine Paton gave the KZN Coastal Raiders a 3-1 victory over Western Province in the final of the SA Men’s Hockey Interprovincial Tournament at Kaspersky Park in Randburg Saturday. WP midfielder and SA captain Austin Smith netted a penalty corner for the half-time score to read 1-1 . C...

Published on Saturday, August 20, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg In the most dramatic of finishes to the second semi-final of the SA Men's Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at Kaspersky Park in Randburg Friday, two-time defending champions KZN Coastal Raiders beat last year's finalists Northern Gauteng Blues 4-3 in the fourth round of a sudden-death penalty shootout after the scores were locked 4-4 at ...

Published on Friday, August 19, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg A last-minute goal by Tebogo Lerole in Thursday’s late game at Kaspersky Park in Randburg gave hosts Southern Gauteng the draw they needed to get into Friday’s semi-finals of the SA Men’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament (IPT). The 1-1 stalemate with KZN Inland, who had earlier scored a stunning goal by Damian Kimfley after a su...

Published on Thursday, August 18, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg Two-time defending champions KZN Coastal Raiders and Witwatersrand earned valuable victories in Pool A of the SA Men’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at Kaspersky Park in Randburg Wednesday, while the same could be said of Pool B frontrunners Western Province and neighbours Western Province Peninsula. The results left Southern Gau...