Published on Thursday, October 8, 2009 by Gally October 7th, 2009 Durban - Supermarket giant SPAR announced on Wednesday that it was ending its sponsorship of women’s hockey at the end of the year. Group Marketing Director Roelf Venter said the decision had not been an easy one, but that the retail group has decided to support a rural poverty alleviation programme. “We have enjoyed our relationship with h...

Published on Thursday, October 1, 2009 by Gally Pool A Pool B     Japan Spain South Africa New Zealand Azerbaijan Italy Chile     BDO Women’s Champions Challenge I Cape Town (South Africa) – 11/18 October 2009               Date Match No Time Pool Team vs Team               Sun 11 Oct 1 12h00 B Sp...

Published on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 by Gally CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA)  -  11/18 OCTOBER 2009 The South African Hockey Association has been awarded the hosting of the 2009 BDO Women’s Champions Challenge Tournament which will take place at the Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium, Observatory, Cape Town. The Western Province Hockey Union will act as hosts on behalf of The South African Hockey Association and ...

Published on Monday, September 14, 2009 by Gally Please note that the Spar IPT Hockey has been added to the schedule as follows: Monday 28 September SS6 & SS6A:  19h30 (Premier) Tuesday 29 September CSN, SS1 & SS1A:  16h30 Wednesday 30 September CSN, SS1 & SS1A:  04h00 Thursday 1 October SS5 & SS5A:  16h00 Saturday 3 October SS5 & SS5A:  11h30 Monday 5 October SS6 ...

Published on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 by Gally The selectors have announced 2 squads following the recent Spar Inter Provincial held in Pretoria. The players will be expected to attend High Performance sessions in the relevant Provinces. The Spar Squad is as follows: Mariette Rix (WP), Hanli Hattingh (WP), Andrea Buhr (Bol), Sanani Mangisa (NG), Lisa Deetlefs (SG), Lenise Marais (WP), Vidette Ryan (WP), Cind...

Published on Friday, September 4, 2009 by Gally Name: Brendon Carolan Age: 29 Who do you currently coach in South Africa…? Club? Province? National? Any team achievements you want to mention?  UKZN (Durban) Men’s 1st (7th year) Kwa Zulu Natal U21 A indoor (Winners 09) South Africa U19 (U21 Tournament Winners 09) South Africa U18 and U17 Boys KwaZulu Natal ‘Raider’s Men (Winners 09) Glenwood H...

Published on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 by Gally The South African Hockey Association is pleased to announce an Emerging squad. This squad will consist of players that are part  of our growth  and development program in South Africa. These players will be required to attend all  High Performance sessions in the relevant Provinces.  V. Prior (North West), B. Mbana (Northerns Blues), J. le Roux (Western Provinc...

Published on Saturday, August 29, 2009 by Gally - Southerns victorious - EP take B-section gold August 29th, 2009 Pretoria – Coach Ryan Millela's Southern Gauteng team won the SPAR Women's Inter-provincial Hockey Tournament with a 2-1 victory over KZN Coastals Raiders at the Tshwane University of Technology Hockey Stadium in Pretoria Saturday afternoon. "It's fantastic to win SPAR IPT again, from th...

Published on Saturday, August 29, 2009 by Gally August 29th, 2009 The South African Hockey Association (SAHA) on Saturday announced the SPAR South Africa Women’s Hockey squad for the Champions Challenge Trophy taking place in October 2009, in Cape Town.  The Captain for the squad will be announced in due course. This announcement was made by Vice-President of SAHA, Sheila Brown, at the conclusion of the...

Published on Saturday, August 29, 2009 by Gally - First final in eight years for Raiders - Southerns beat Northerns in semi August 28th, 2009 Pretoria – The stage has been set for one of the most memorable finals in South African hockey history when favourites Southern Gauteng face off with KZN Coastal Raiders at the SPAR Women's Inter-provincial Tournament in Pretoria Saturday. The Johannesburg-bas...