SA Face World Champs the Oranje in Investec Challenge
After a bitter 1-all draw against Australia and a 4-1 win over a young England, the SA women’s hockey team face their toughest opponents in world champs and London 2012 gold medalists, the Netherlands, in their third Investec Challenge test at Hartleyvale in Cape Town at 8pm this evening
SA Rally to Force a Draw at Hartleyvale
Attack and defence on song for Investec SA at Hartleyvale on Tuesday evening, in action that saw the umpires’ conduct as much under the spotlight as the fiercely-contested play that resulted in the 1-1 draw.
On-song Investec South Africa Beat England 4-1
Sanani Mangisa was remarkable in goals, while Pietie Coetzee, Tarryn Bright and Marsha Marescia scored for Investec South Africa as they kicked off their Investec Challenge campaign in style with a 4-1 win over England last night. South Africa face Australia at 8pm at Hartleyvale Stadium tonight.
Investec SA Ready for Real Deal
The prestigious Investec Challenge kicks off in Cape Town today, with Netherlands facing Australia at 6pm and the Investec South African women’s team up against England at 8pm at the Hartleyvale Stadium.
Mangisa Out to Cement Her Place
Sanani Mangisa has been in the national women’s hockey squad setup for 6 years, and the country’s no. 1 keeper for the past 6 months. gsport talks to Sanani ahead of the prestigious Investec Challenge starting in Cape Town on Monday, featuring hosts South Africa, England, Australia and world champions, Holland.
SA Team for Investec Challenge
SA Hockey announces Lenise Marais and Marsha Marescia as co-captains to lead SA in the prestigious Investec Challenge, which kicks off on Monday, 4 February, against hockey powerhouses Holland, England and Australia.
Investec SA Beat England 3-1 in Final Friendly
Second-half goals by Bernie Coston and Tarryn Bright complimented the first-half equaliser by Lilian du Plessis to give Investec SA a 3-1 win over England in their final international friendly, ahead of the Investec Challenge in Cape Town from Monday, 4 February, featuring Holland, Australia, hosts South Africa and England
SA Go Down 0-2 to Holland in Hartleyvale Friendly
World champs Holland deserve their 2-0 friendly win over Investec SA at the Hartleyvale Hockey stadium on Thursday evening, but the hosts showing value for money in attack and defence.
World Champs Holland Await In-Form Investec SA
In-form SA await next international friendly vs Olympic gold medallists and FIH hockey world champs Holland as Investec Challenge start on Monday, 4 February
Mangisa Keeps Clean Sheet as SA Thrash Australia
Investec SA goalkeeper Sanani Mangisa keeps out all Australian attacks while SA forwards sink four goals to thrash Australia’s HockeyRoos in their unofficial test in Cape Town on Tuesday, as pressure mounts ahead of the prestigious Investec Challenge from 4-10 February
Hockey Leads the Way in Winning Weekend
Weekend Wrap: Check out our summary of SA women’s sport published on gsport over the weekend!
Investec South Africa beat Austria 2-0
Investec South Africa beat Austria 2-nil to finish as the top ranked team in the World League round two competition. The South Africans qualified for the World League semi-finals on Saturday when they beat Azerbaijan 7-nil.