Published on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by Gally Argentina men have qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games following a 3-1 victory over Canada in the final of the Pan American Games, which has been taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico.  It was the 10th consecutive time the two squads had met in the Pan Am Games final.  The South Americans avenged the defeat that they suffered at the hands of their Canad...

Published on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 by Gally Name: Ian Haley Age: 28 Test caps: 50 When did you make your debut and how did it feel? I made my debut in October 2003 vs Malaysia at the Afro-Asian Games. Felt very nervous and wide-eyed but proud and excited to be playing for my country. [caption id="attachment_2173" align="aligncenter" width="415" caption="Ian Haley in action against Australia at the W...

Published on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK The South African U21 men’s hockey team manager, Mark Jenneker, has named a national U21 squad to attend a training camp at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria from November 27 to December 1. “This is indeed the players’ reward for all the sacrifices and hard work that they have put into their game,” said the Port Elizabeth-based Jennek...

Published on Friday, October 21, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK South African Hockey Association president Dave Carr released the names of 24 players Friday who will take part in a final training camp in Johannesburg starting on November 18 before selection convenor Mike Bechet and his panel make a final decision on which 18 players will represent the green and gold at the Champions Challenge men’s tournament, w...

Published on Monday, September 19, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg Argentina edged a courageous South Africa 2-1 at a pulsating Kaspersky Park in Randburg Sunday to draw the two-Test EagleTurf SA/Argentina Men’s Hockey Series 1-1, this after SA had won the first encounter 5-4 in Friday’s magnificent first Test. After the first six goals were scored in the first 20 minutes of the opening Test it wa...

Published on Saturday, September 17, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg KZN Coastal Raiders star Gareth Carr nailed the winning goal with just a second left in the most thrilling of Test matches for South Africa to win the first Test in the EagleTurf SA/Argentina Men’s Hockey Series 5-4 at Kaspersky Park in Randburg Friday night. Matias Paredes picked up the ball inside the SA 23m area to open the scorin...

Published on Thursday, September 15, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK THE EagleTurf South Africa versus Argentina Men’s Hockey Series kicks off on Friday night at 6.30 pm at Kaspersky Park in Randburg. The world number 12 SA men will then meet world number 11 Argentina in the second international of the two-Test series in Randburg on Sunday at 4 pm. South Africa come into the EagleTurf series on the back of last Sunda...

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Published on Monday, September 12, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Bulawayo The South Africa men’s hockey team beat Egypt 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup Olympic Qualifier tournament at a Khumalo Hockey Stadium that was bursting at the seams in Bulawayo Sunday evening. In the early encounters a great ball by leading tournament goalscorer Justin Reid-Ross freed Tim Drummond but his cross was well cleared b...

Published on Monday, September 12, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Bulawayo The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team won 5-0 after leading 3-0 at half-time in the Africa Cup Olympic Qualifier tournament final against Kenya at Khumalo Hockey Stadium in Bulawayo Sunday. South Africa’s first-half goals came from Western Province’s Tarryn Bright after a penalty corner and a field goal apiece by North We...