The national team for the upcoming World Cup in Spain will be announced at the end of the SPAR Inter-Provincial Hockey Tournament starting in Randburg today.
A national call up also means an opportunity to stake a call for a place in the squad for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
But the immediate focus is the destination of this year’s title.
Defending champions, Southern Gauteng are confident of making it two wins in two years.
But they’ve already admitted that they expect stiff competition from the likes of Western Province.
There are no semifinals this year, and the tournament final will be played on Saturday afternoon.
Section A:
Southern Gauteng, Western Province, North West, Northerns, KwaZulu-Natal, and KZN Midlands
Section B:
Eastern Province, Peninsula, Witwatersrand, KZN Mynahs, Free State and Border