Hockey5s Set Best-Ever SA Finish at an FIH World Cup
South Africa finished fourth after losing the bronze-medal match 2-4 on Saturday, at the inaugural Hockey5s World Cup in Oman, to set the best-ever finish by a South African team at a FIH World Cup
Australia’s Win Seals Series
The Australian women’s hockey team beat South Africa 1-0 yesterday to clinch the SPAR challenge series with two consecutive victories against SA’s series-opening win on Wednesday this week.
King Banks on Proteas Defense
SA national hockey coach Jenny King congratulates Mariette Rix, South Africa’s number 1 goalkeeper and deserved recipient of the test series’ first Player of the Match’ Award on Wednesday. Picture: Reg Caldecott The SPAR National Women’s Hockey Team take on the visiting Australian Hockeyroos in the second of three tests at the Tshwane University of […]
South Africa Beat Australia
Marsha Marescia, captain of South Africa, in action against Australia in the first test of the SPAR Challenge Series, which saw South Africa come back from a goal down in the first 10 minutes, to secure a ‘sweet’ 2-1 victory against one of the world’s best teams. Picture: Reg Caldecott The SPAR South African women’s […]
Hockeyroos Bound for South Africa
The SPAR South African women’s team easily qualified for the Olympic Games in Beijing next year, winning the African qualifying tournament in Nairobi without breaking into a sweat.
Olympic Training Squad Announced
Lesle-Ann George (back), Marsha Marescia (front left) and Tarryn Hosking of SPAR South Africa seem a little out-numbered in their second Good Luck Beijing match against hosts China early August. China won 3-0. Picture courtesy Good Luck Beijing. Hockey South Africa has announced the names of a 31-woman Olympic Training Squad, despite rumours that […]
Top Seeds Book Finals Berths
Southern Gauteng and Western Province yesterday cemented their places in the final of the SPAR inter-provincial Tournament (IPT) in matches that couldn’t have been any different.
WP Hauls out Big Guns
Top seeds Southern Gauteng and defending champions Western Province have booked their places in the final of the championship division at the SPAR Hockey IPT at the Hartleyvale Astro in Cape Town on Thursday.
Province Keep Eye on Title
SPAR Women’s Hockey IPT, Hartleyvale Stadium, Cape Town, Reg Caldecott, Sharne Bailey, Anika Fischer, Tammy Boggenpoel, Dirkie Chamberlain, Marcelle Keet Carla Botha opened the score for Southern Gauteng shortly before half-time from a field-goal for a one-nil half-time score against the KZN Midland team, in the Highveld team’s championship title quest in the […]
Olympic Tickets Booked in Nairobi
The senior women’s national Hockey Team has been lead to an overwhelming victory of the six-nations Africa Olympic Qualifying Tournament by coach Jenny King and captain Marsha Marescia on Sunday.
SA Blast Namibia and Nigeria
The SPAR South African Women’s Hockey team have got off to the ideal start at the Africa Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nairobi, Kenya.
Olympic Qualifier Team Announced
There were no surprises in the selection of the SPAR South African Women’s Hockey Team for the upcoming African Olympic Games qualifier, which is largely unchanged after reaching the final of the Four Nations Tournament in Ireland recently.