Published on Sunday, August 7, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Krugersdorp The iTrainer Warriors were far too good for the Brothers Sport Braves, winning the third match of the EagleTurf All Star Series II men’s hockey competition 3-0 at Krugersdorp High School Sunday night. In this match between the top 32 players in South African hockey divided into two teams, the second-half brace by experienced SA st...

Published on Sunday, August 7, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Krugersdorp Brothers Sport Braves beat the iTrainer Warriors 3-2 after the scores were level 2-2 at half-time in an exciting EagleTurf All Star Series II men’s hockey match at Krugersdorp High School Friday night. The second encounter of the four-match series between South Africa’s top 32 players divided into two teams followed Thursday eve...

Published on Sunday, August 7, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK The iTrainer Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the four-match EagleTurf All Star Series II after a 5-2 victory over Brothers Sport Braves at Cornwall Hill College in Centurion Thursday night. This was South African men’s hockey at its best, as the top 32 players in the country battled it out for victory. A classy hat-trick from pacy striker Lloyd Norri...

Published on Sunday, July 31, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Dublin [caption id="attachment_1985" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Photo by Adrian Boehm"][/caption] The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team went down 3-1against Scotland in the series-deciding third Test at the National Hockey Stadium in Dublin, Ireland Monday to give the Scots a 2-0 series victory. Scotland led 3-1 at ha...

Published on Sunday, July 31, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Dublin [caption id="attachment_1981" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Photo by Adrian Boehm"][/caption] The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team drew the second Test against Scotland 2-2 after the Scots had led 2-1 at half-time at the national hockey stadium in Dublin, Ireland Saturday afternoon. The first-half goals went to l...

Published on Sunday, July 31, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Dublin, Ireland [caption id="attachment_1978" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Photo by Adrian Boehm"][/caption] The Investec South Africa women’s hockey went into a remarkable sixth Test match in seven days when they took on Scotland at the National Hockey Stadium in Dublin Friday evening. Scotland won the match 4-3 after they had...

Published on Friday, July 29, 2011 by Gally Officials tarnish Holland’s come-from-behind victory over Investec SA hockey women JONATHAN COOK in Ede, Holland [caption id="attachment_1973" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Joep Leenen Sportfotografie"][/caption] THE Investec South Africa women's hockey team showed guts and tenacity to craft a 1-0 half-time lead over the world number one Holland...

Published on Thursday, July 28, 2011 by Gally [caption id="attachment_1969" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Investec SA Ladies vs Holland - Photo by Joep Leenen Sportfotografie"][/caption] JONATHAN COOK in Ede, Holland The world's best women's hockey team, Holland, beat a brave young Investec South Africa 5-0 after leading 2-0 at half-time in the first of the two-Test series in the leafy town of E...

Published on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK HEAD coach of the South African men’s hockey team, Gregg Clark, Wednesday released the names of the top 30 players available for EagleTurf All Star Series II in Gauteng from August 4 to 9. “A number of players are unavailable due to injury or work commitments, but aside from that the group represents the cream of the country’s talent,” said...

Published on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by Gally JONATHAN COOK in Antwerp NO less than 11 excellent scoring opportunities to three in a dominant second half did not materialise into goals for the disappointed Investec South Africa women’s hockey team as they went down 3-1 to a Belgium team that put their body and soul into defending a 2-1 half-time lead and turning it into a 3-1, series equalling victory in th...