Published on Monday, June 27, 2011 by Gally THAHIR ASMAL in Durban Brothers Sport Braves beat iTrainer Warriors1-0 in the opening match of the SA All Stars Hockey Series featuring South Africa's top 30 men's hockey players at Riverside Sports Club in Durban North Friday night. Craig Haley netted the match-winning strike in the 13th minute via a penalty stroke. The match at the Riverside Sports Club was the f...

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 ...

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...