Published on Monday, August 29, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK Western Province will play two-time defending champions Southern Gauteng in Saturday’s 4.30 pm final in the elite A Section of the SA Women’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at University of Free State in Bloemfontein. WP beat Northern Gauteng Blues 3-1 in the first semi-final Friday after the scores were 1-1 at half-time. Province deserve...

Published on Friday, August 26, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Bloemfontein The elite A Section matches produced thrilling action at the SA Women’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at University of Free State in Bloemfontein Thursday. Northern Gauteng Blues beat North West 2-1, KZN Coastal Raiders drew 3-3 with Eastern Province, Western Province enjoyed a comfortable 3-1 win over a motivated Witwate...

Published on Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK The South Africa men’s hockey team selection panel have named the side that head coach Gregg Clark will be taking to the Africa Cup Olympic Games qualifier tournament in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe from September 1 to 11. A blow to the team’s chances has been the forced withdrawal of national captain Austin Smith. Western Province’s Smith has not b...

Published on Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Bloemfontein The shock of Wednesday’s second round of the SA Women’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament was the 7-0 defeat suffered by last year’s silver medallists KZN Coastal Raiders at the hands of a formidable Western Province line-up that are looking to be on a collision course with two-time defending champions Southern Gauteng in Saturday...

Published on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN  COOK in Bloemfontein There is no doubt that two-time defending champions Kaspersky Southern Gauteng will have their work cut out if they hope to claim a third successive SA Women’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament title at the University of Free State in Bloemfontein this week. Day one of the IPT at the university’s impressive hockey centre saw ...

Published on Monday, August 22, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg Two goals by Gareth Carr and a deflection from Taine Paton gave the KZN Coastal Raiders a 3-1 victory over Western Province in the final of the SA Men’s Hockey Interprovincial Tournament at Kaspersky Park in Randburg Saturday. WP midfielder and SA captain Austin Smith netted a penalty corner for the half-time score to read 1-1 . C...

Published on Saturday, August 20, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg In the most dramatic of finishes to the second semi-final of the SA Men's Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at Kaspersky Park in Randburg Friday, two-time defending champions KZN Coastal Raiders beat last year's finalists Northern Gauteng Blues 4-3 in the fourth round of a sudden-death penalty shootout after the scores were locked 4-4 at ...

Published on Friday, August 19, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg A last-minute goal by Tebogo Lerole in Thursday’s late game at Kaspersky Park in Randburg gave hosts Southern Gauteng the draw they needed to get into Friday’s semi-finals of the SA Men’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament (IPT). The 1-1 stalemate with KZN Inland, who had earlier scored a stunning goal by Damian Kimfley after a su...

Published on Thursday, August 18, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg Two-time defending champions KZN Coastal Raiders and Witwatersrand earned valuable victories in Pool A of the SA Men’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at Kaspersky Park in Randburg Wednesday, while the same could be said of Pool B frontrunners Western Province and neighbours Western Province Peninsula. The results left Southern Gau...

Published on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Randburg Wednesday brings a host of vital pool matches in the elite A Section of the SA Men’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at Kaspersky Park in Randburg, this after Tuesday’s exciting action threw up some potentially far-reaching outcomes.  Kaspersky Southern Gauteng meet reigning champs KZN Coastal Raiders at 4 pm, Western Province and N...