Published on Friday, February 1, 2013 by Gally In a match of many opportunities, the world’s number one-ranked Holland, the reigning Olympic champions, beat the competitive Investec South Africa women’s hockey team 2-0 after leading 1-0 at half-time at Hartleyvale Stadium on Thursday night. In the early match world number six Australia came back from a goal down to beat world number four England 3-1. Bot...

Published on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 by Gally On-song SA hockey women outplay the wizards of Oz World number six and 2012 Champions Challenge winners Australia were beaten 4-0 by the world’s 11th-ranked Investec South African women’s hockey team after trailing 2-0 at half-time in the unofficial Test match at Hartleyvale Stadium in Cape Town Tuesday. Superb flat-stick tackling, with defenders Lisa Deetlefs...

Published on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 by Gally Former international midfielder will lead the group in World League R2 The South African Hockey Association (SAHA) have appointed the management team that will be in charge of the South Africa men’s national team for the upcoming World League round 2 event that takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from February 27 to March 5. The appointments are for the World ...

Published on Monday, January 28, 2013 by Gally Belgium 1, Azerbaijan 0 Belgium earned a place in the Hockey World League Semi-Finals after earning a nail-biting 1-0 victory against Azerbaijan in the all-deciding game for the second qualification spot. The top two finishers from the Hockey World League Round 2 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa move onto the next phase and with the South Africans clinching...

Published on Monday, January 28, 2013 by Gally South Africa 7, Azerbaijan 0 South Africa earned the first ticket to the Hockey World League Semi-Final through the Round 2 process after earning a 7-0 win against Azerbaijan in today’s action from Cape Town. South Africa now leads the standings with three wins in as many games. Belgium and Azerbaijan have six points each. With Belgium and Azerbaijan playing each...

Published on Friday, January 25, 2013 by Gally South Africa 3, Belgium 2 Host South Africa took a huge step towards winning the Hockey World League Round 2 tournament in Cape Town after earning a 3-2 victory against Belgium today in a battle of the two top-ranked teams. [caption id="attachment_3332" align="alignleft" width="200"] Photo by: PLATE PICTURES[/caption] Belgium swept all four games the previous...

Published on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 by Gally Schedule and Results # Info Time Teams Score Status Match Sheet January 21st, 2013 1 Round Robin 5:00pm AZE - GHA 4 - 0 (3 - 0) Final   2 Round Robin 7:00pm BEL - AUT 8 - 0 (4 - 0) Final   January 22nd, 2013 3 Round Robin 5:00pm AZE - AUT 2 - 1 (2 - 0) Final   4 Round Robi...

Published on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 by Gally South Africa 6, Ghana 0 It was a banner day for the South African Women's Hockey team. First, team captain Marsha Marescia celebrated her 300th cap today and did so in grand style with a 6-0 win against Ghana, to open South Africa's World League experience. As icing on the cake Pietie Coetzee scored her 250th goal in the last two minutes of the game. South Africa j...

Published on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 by Gally A new look SA Men’s hockey squad was announced recently by South African hockey. The squad will be having a camp in Cape Town from 27 January to 2 February 2013 at the Hartleyvale Astro. The squad is as follows:  Rassie Pieterse Mike Smith Ricky West Lance Louw Oliver Whiteley Matt Brown Daniell Bell Owen Mvimbi Dy...

Published on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 by Gally SAHA TOURNAMENTS 2013   DATE TOURNAMENT VENUE Indoor 28 Feb – 2 March Senior Indoor IPT Pietermaritzburg Outdoor 28 April – 4 May U21 Men Northerns 28 April – 4 May U21 Women KZN Coastals 1 May – 4 May Masters Pietermaritzburg 1 July – 6 July USSA Ca...