SPAR Backs Hockey for R5m
There is good news for women’s hockey – supermarket giant SPAR has renewed its sponsorship of over R5 million for a further 3 years until the end of December 2009.
Hockey Girls Record 1st Win
South Africa recorded a convincing 3-1 win over Great Britain in the Spar Hockey Festival at the astro turf complex of the University of Stellenbosch on Wednesday, thanks to splendid second half-control and the spark provided by their playmakers Shelley Russell and Sharné Bailey.
World Champs for Hockey Festival
Stellenbosch will be the centre of attention for all hockey lovers towards the end of this year and early in 2007, when 22 international matches will be played in the SPAR Hockey Festival at the Stellenbosch University Sport Performance Institute.
Sonja Krueger: Dutch Delight
Following their exceptional progress in a sport that does not gather much national exposure, captain of the SA Ladies Canoe Polo Team, Sonja Krueger, wrote to gsport … for Girls! to share her account of her team’s success at the 7th World Canoe Polo Championships.
SA’s Canoe Polo Success
Ever heard of Canoe-Polo? Well, we have a team, and the girls have just completed a tough world championship in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, where our male colleagues also earned international respect for a worthy battle.