Name: Tommy Hammond

Age: 25

Position: Midfield

Hometown: Pietermaritzburg

Major Tournaments: World Cup, Olympic Games, African Cup of Nations

Stick Sponsor: Kookaburra

School Attended: Maritzburg College

Tertiary Institution Attended: UKZN, Pietermaritzburg

Degree: B Comm

Province: KZN Inland

Debut: 2006

Hockey Role Model: Teun de Nooijer

Role Model: Steven Gerrard, Adam Gilchrist

Advice for young Players: Enjoy every moment, that’s the main purpose of sport

Name: Shelley Russell

Age: 23

Position: Striker

Hometown: Johannesburg

Major Tournaments: World Cup, Olympic Games, African Cup of Nations

Stick Sponsor: Grays

School Attended: St Mary’s

Tertiary Institution Attended: Stellenbosch

Degree: BA Sports Science

Province: Western Province

Debut: 2006

Hockey Role Model: Nikki Hudson

Advice for young Players: Never stop working till your good is better and your better is best

Name: Thornton ‘Blade’ Mcdade

Age: 27

Position: Striker

Hometown: Johannesburg

Major Tournaments: World Cup, Olympic Games, African Cup of Nations

Stick Sponsor: Adidas

School Attended: K.E.S

Tertiary Institution Attended: UJ, Tuks

Degree: BA Corporate Communication, Post Grad Certificate in Education

Province: Southern Gauteng

Debut: 2003

Hockey Role Model: Craig Jackson

Role Model: Jesus Christ

Advice for young Players: Mud is only mud when it’s wet

Name: Rassie Pieterse

Age: 25

Position: Goalkeeper

Hometown: Rustenburg

Major Tournaments: African Cup of Nations

Kit Sponsor: TK and Skins

School Attended: Hoerskool Bergsig

Tertiary Institution Attended: Tshwane University of technology and UJ

Degree: B-tech Human Resource Management

Province: Western Province

Debut: 2007

Hockey Role Model: Guus Voogels & David Reid-Ross

Role Model: Nelson Mandela, Roger Federer

Advice for young Players: Believe in yourself, train hard & follow your dream. The sky is the limit!

Name: Lisa-Marie Deetlefs

Age: 22

Position: Defender

Hometown: Johannesburg

Stick Sponsor: Gryphon

School Attended: St Mary’s

Tertiary Institution Attended: UJ

Degree: BA Social Psychology

Province: Southern Gauteng

Hockey Role Model: Lindsey Carlisle

Role Model: Nelson Mandela

Advice for young Players: Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

Name: Lungile Tsolekile

Age: 25

Position: Midfielder/Striker

Hometown: Cape Town

Test Caps: 60

Test Goals: 15

Major Tournaments: World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games

Stick Sponsor: Gryphon

School Attended: Milnerton

Tertiary Institution Attended: Tuks

Province: Western Province

Debut: 2005

Hockey Role Model: Tuin De Nooiger

Role Model: Russel Simmons, Rev Rein, Puff Daddy, Sean carter

Advice for young Players: Hard work pays off

Name: Lenise Marais

Age: 23

Position: Defender

Hometown: Durban

Major Tournaments: World Cup, Commonwealth Games, Champions Challenge, African Cup of Nations

Stick Sponsor: Gryphon

School Attended: New Forest High

Tertiary Institution Attended: Stellenbosch

Degree: BA Sports Science

Province: Western Province

Debut: 2005

Hockey Role Model: Minke Booitje

Advice for young Players: Concentrate on what you want to achieve. Although disappointments happen and hurt, they build you.

Name: Vidette Ryan

Age: 24

Position: Defender

Hometown: Beaufort West

Major Tournaments: Junior World Cup

Stick Sponsor: None

School Attended: Bastiaanse

Tertiary Institution Attended: Stellenbosch

Degree: Hons Sport Science (Pediatrics)

Province: Western Province

Debut: 2007

Hockey Role Model: Nikki Hudson

Role Model: My Mother

Advice for young Players: To get to the top you need to have a goal. To achieve that goal you need to work hard everyday and once you have achieved your goal never ever take a step backwards

Name: Kim Hubach

Age: 24

Position: Defender

Hometown: Pretoria

Major Tournaments: World Cup, Champions Challenge, African Cup of Nations

Stick Sponsor: Malik

School Attended: Cornwall Hill College

Tertiary Institution Attended: Tuks

Degree: BA Human Movement Science

Province: Northern Gauteng

Debut: 2005

Hockey Role Model: Lindsey Carlisle & Angie Skurving

Advice for young Players: Never give up on your dreams and keep working hard to achieve them

Name: Kate Woods

Age: 27

Position: Defender

Hometown: Stellenbosch

Major Tournaments: World Cup, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Champions Challenge

Stick Sponsor: Adidas

School Attended: Durban Girls College

Tertiary Institution Attended: Stellenbosch

Degree: BA Sport Science with Business Management

Province: Western Province

Debut: 2003

Hockey Role Model: Rognoni (Argentina)

Role Model: Roger Federer

Advice for young Players: Train the skills you are not good at, not the ones you are