The gsport LogoThe Investec SA women’s hockey team turned on the heat at Hartleyvale Hockey stadium this weekend. World record goal scorer Pietie Coetzee scored a second hat trick in as many matches as South Africa beat Azerbaijan 7-nil to advance to the World League semifinals. They followed that up with a win over Austria to complete a winning week in the World League round two competition.

Netball is set to usher in a new era for women’s sport with the launch of the Netball Professional League in April. gsport spoke to Netball South Africa (NSA) President Mimi Mthethwa in a wide ranging interview, where she spoke passionately about the journey to turning netball professional.

2011 SA Cross Country champion Lebo Phalula beat Mapaseka Makhanya and Nolene Conrad to win the senior women’s title at the 2013 Athletics SA Cross Country trials in Boksburg on Saturday, and put herself into pole position for a place in the ASA teams to the Southern Region Championships, and World Championships.

Tiffany Kruger made it two from two when she won the ladies race of the Buddys Surfski Challenge, race three of the Varsity College Marine Surfski Series.

The Totalsports Xterra Buffelspoort event took place this weekend with Carla van Huyssteen winning the Full event on Saturday and Genevieve van Coller winning the Lite event on Sunday.

 

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