Published on Sunday, June 19, 2011 by Gally Goals from Shelley Russell, Tarryn Bright, Pietee Coetzee, Kim Hubach and Dirkie Chamberlain gave south Africa an emphatic victory against Japan in the sec ond Pool A match of the day here in Dublin. It was a dominant display by South Africa who now sit at the top of Pool A ahead of Scotland courtesy of a superior goal difference.     Japan started the matc...

Published on Saturday, June 18, 2011 by Gally Pool A Standings Team GP Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points                   JPN 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 RSA 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 SCO 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 USA 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0                     Pool A Schedule & Results # Info Time Teams Score ...

Published on Saturday, June 18, 2011 by Gally South Africa bounced back from a 2-0 deficit to secure a 2-2 draw in their opening match of the ESB Electric Ireland FIH Champions Challenge. Pietee Coetzee rescued her team with her 217th international goal in 222 matches before setting up the equalizer for Illse Davids with just over ten minutes remaining. The fightback followed first goals from Scotland's Louise Ba...

Published on Friday, June 17, 2011 by Gally The SA Men's hockey squad will be playing a number of ''ALL STAR'' Games at their up and coming camp to be held at the end of June in Durban. The fixtures are as follows: 24th June: Match 1 @ Riverside Sports Club - 18h30 27th June: Match 2 @ Kearsney College - 19h00 28th June: Match 3 @ Karsney College - 19h00 29th June: Match 4 @ Rivrside Sports Club - 18h3...

Published on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Amsterdam Reigning Olympic Games champions Holland beat the spirited Investec South Africa women's hockey team 8-2 after leading 5-1 at half-time in the first Test in Amsterdam Tuesday. There was some cheer for the world's 12th-ranked team when superstar forward Pietie Coetzee netted her 216th goal in 220 Test matches, leaving the South Afr...

Published on Monday, June 13, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Terrassa, Spain The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team were desperately unlucky to lose the second and final Test match against world number 10 Spain 1-0 just outside Barcelona Friday night after a goalless first half. Spain won the thrilling first Test 3-2 on Thursday evening but the splendid Club Egara in Terrassa bore witness to a f...

Published on Friday, June 10, 2011 by Gally   JONATHAN COOK in Terrassa, Spain THE National Hockey Stadium in Terrassa, about  30 minutes outside Barcelona in Spain, was the venue for the Investec South Africa women’s hockey team’s first international of their three-week tour to Europe, and it was a rousing affair eventually won 3-2 by the Spaniards. Spain were 2-1 up at half-time after a br...

Published on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 by Gally The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team embark on one of their most important assignments in recent years. Tuesday when they first travel to Barcelona to play Spain in two Test matches, move to Amsterdam and two more internationals against the Netherlands before flying on to Ireland for the vital Champions Challenge tournament in Dublin from June 18 to ...

Published on Monday, May 30, 2011 by Gally Taboo Blue Steel Pro: Awesome stick to say the least! It still has the best power out of all the sticks out there. It was made to the exact specs I wanted it to be. Anatomic Shin Guards: Let's just say they protected my legs perfectly when Rich mantel launched a rocket into them whilst running first wave against England!! Grips: Chamo...

Published on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK THE South Africa Under-21 Interprovincial Hockey Tournament Team was selected following the annual event, which was held at Hartleyvale in Cape Town. SA U21 WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT TEAM Melissa de Koker (North West), Paul Dollman (Western Province), Demi du Toit (Kaspersky Southern Gauteng), Celia Evans (NW), Kaila Fleming (Kaspersky Southerns), Fa...