Juniors Stand Up for Hockey WC Eighth Finish
The Netherlands confirmed their leading status winning gold at the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, as SA stood tall to finish in eighth place after their 4-2 loss to the USA in their final placement fixture in Germany on Sunday
Dutch Inflict Big WC Defeat on Proud SA
The Netherlands beat the SA U21 team 9-1 to remind the upstart Africans of the gap between them and the world no.1 junior side, leaving a plucky SA team a 5th-8th place play-off against Spain at 4:30pm on Friday
Juniors Face World Cup Quarters Toughest Draw
SAU21 captain Izelle Lategan looks to top tournament strikers Nicole Walraven and Suléke Brand to lead the SA effort against world no. 1 Argentina in their FIH Hockey Junior World Cup quarter-final fixture in Germany this evening
SA U21s Steal Show at Junior Hockey WC
The SA U21 hockey team have emphatically booked their FIH Hockey Junior World Cup quarter-final berth, beating Canada 6-3 in the final pool fixture after recording above-par draws against tournament heavy-weights Argentina and China to earn their advance
Last-Gasp Goal Wins U21s WC QF Chance
After trailing 3-2 against favourites Argentina at the FIH U21 World Cup in Germany, the junior SA team conjured magic to finish the match 3-all with all to play for in their final fixture against Canada
SAU21s Win World Cup Draw vs China
SA beat expectations to come back from a 2-0 half-time deficit ¬– and a 3-1 deficit with 19 minutes left ¬– to earn a 3-3 draw against the highly-rated China in their first FIH U21 World Cup in Germany on Saturday
Junior Hockey World Cup Challenge Awaits SA
The full might, strength and endurance of junior SA hockey will be tested at the FIH Ergo Hockey Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany, from 27 July to 4 August, with SA’s immediate challenge lying in Pool B opponents Argentina, China and Canada
Southerns Sweep to 2012 IPT Title
Kaspersky Southern Gauteng reclaimed their IPT winning streak, making it three titles out of their past four appearances in the annual national tournament’s gold medal match, beating defending champions Western Province 3-0 in the tournament’s final at the Randburg Astro on Saturday
Can Province Do the Double?
After a day of near- and all-to-real upsets, a mouth-watering rematch of the 2011 duel that saw WP upset Southern Gauteng is the prize match on the final day of the 2012 SA Hockey women’s IPT, at 5pm at the Randburg Astro on Saturday.