Published on Sunday, January 30, 2011 by Gally The Investec South Africa women's hockey team thumped world number four and Asian Games champions China 5-0 in the fifth Test match at the Kaspersky Randburg Stadium on Saturday evening after leading 2-0 at half-time. World number 12 SA now lead the series 4-1. Investec Player of the Match Dirkie Chamberlain was inspirational and banged in a brace of goals, while su...

Published on Sunday, January 30, 2011 by Gally World number four China are in a must-win situation as they go into the fifth Test match against the Investec South Africa women's hockey team at the Kaspersky Randburg Astro Stadium Saturday afternoon. SA lead China 3-1 in the Investec International Series between the two teams and the 5 pm first whistle will usher in a fiery clash in which both head coaches, Giles ...

Published on Sunday, January 30, 2011 by Gally The Investec South Africa women's hockey team were beaten 3-1 by world number four China in the third Test between the teams at Wanderers Club in Johannesburg Thursday night. China led this Investec International Series encounter 3-0 at half-time. World number 12 SA lead the series 2-1 with the fourth Test at Wanderers at 7 pm Friday night.China's Zhang Xiaoxue open...

Published on Thursday, January 27, 2011 by Gally Goals from Pietie Coetzee and Tarryn Bright gave the Investec South Africa women's hockey team a deserved 2-0 win in the second Test match against the world's fourth-ranked China at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg Wednesday night. Coetzee slotted in her 206th goal in her 212th Test match and is now just 15 shots short of the world all-time record held by Natella K...

Published on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 by Gally Johannesburg - The South African women's hockey team won a high-speed fifth and final Test against world number 14 Azerbaijan 1-0 at the Randburg Astro Stadium on Monday night. Striker Pietie Coetzee took her tally to 205 goals in 211 Test matches with a powerful drag-flick from South Africa's first penalty corner, which took place in the ninth minute. The result le...

Published on Sunday, January 23, 2011 by Gally A number of top-class saves by South Africa goalkeeper Sanani Mangisa kept her side's tails up in the third Test against Azerbaijan and her faultless display in the 70 minutes gave captain Marsha Marescia's line-up the momentum needed to win an absorbing encounter 4-0 at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Saturday. The victory gives SA a 3-0 lead in the five Test...

Published on Sunday, January 23, 2011 by Gally The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team won the second match of the Investec International Series when they beat world number 14 Azerbaijan 3-1 at Wanderers Club in Johannesburg Thursday night after leading 3-0 at half-time. At the same venue on Wednesday evening, SA beat Azerbaijan 4-3 in the first of their 18 Test matches over the next three weeks, whic...

Published on Thursday, January 20, 2011 by Gally Pietie pumps three past Azerbaijan as Investec South Africa win 4-3 THE Investec South Africa women's hockey team kicked off their 18-Test odyssey over the next month with an exciting 4-3 victory against Azerbaijan at Wanderers Club in Johannesburg Wednesday night. Legendary SA goalscorer Pietie Coetzee picked up her umpteenth player of the match award as she thu...

Published on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 by Gally The first salvo in the bumper SA International Series of 18 Test matches in 22 days will be unleashed at Wanderers Club in Johannesburg Wednesday night when the Investec South Africa women's hockey team take on world number 14 Azerbaijan. Come the 7 pm first whistle, SA head coach Giles Bonnet's (say "Bonnay") girls will be intent on rediscovering the form that t...

Published on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 by Gally DATE TOURNAMENT VENUE HOST         INDOOR HOCKEY                       17-19 Feb Under 21 (M&W) Pietermaritzburg KZN Inland 3-5 March SNR IPT (M&W) Durban KwaZulu Natal                 FIELD HOCKEY                       1 Ma...