Kovsies run rampant as they thump Madibaz 16-2
Kovsies proved to be much too strong for the hapless Madibaz when they smashed them 16-2 in the first game of day four of Varsity Hockey at the UCT Astro in Cape Town. Simoné Gouws opened the scoring...
View ArticleTuks finally off the mark with victory over resilient NWU
Tuks won their first game of the Varsity Hockey weekend when they beat NWU 3-0 at the UCT Astro in Cape Town. Both sides came close to scoring from penalty corners in the first quarter but couldn’t...
View ArticleUJ narrowly defeat Wits in Joburg derby
A Gauteng-derby at the foot of Table Mountain. Yes, that was the situation at the UCT Astro when UJ took on Wits in the third game of day four of the Varsity Hockey weekend. UJ managed to take the...
View ArticleMaties win it at the death to top the table in Cape Town
The fourth and final match of the Varsity Hockey weekend was a Cape derby between the old foes, UCT and Maties, who both went undefeated into the clash on Monday night. A late Paige Phillips goal in...
View ArticleShould the FIH take a closer look at this Varsity Hockey rule?
At the heart of Varsity Sports is what founder Francois Pienaar has termed ‘Sportainment’ – a merging of sport and entertainment. It’s why many believe stadium attendance is dropping or rising. Why we...
View ArticleUJ receive massive boost with win over Wits
University of Johannesburg coach Tsoanelo Pholo says their narrow win over Wits on Monday will provide a massive boost for the team in the second leg of the Varsity Hockey tournament this weekend. In...
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Six of the best: snaps from Varsity Hockey’s Cape Town leg
Varsity Hockey got off to a thrilling start this past weekend as the local teams, Maties and UCT, gave their fans a reason to celebrate. The picturesque UCT Astro played host to 16 matches over four...
View ArticleKovsies punish Wits in Potch
Kovsies’ seven goals against Wits’ none is an accurate depiction how the first game went down at the North-West University Astro on the first day of the bumper weekend in Potchefstroom. Wits got the...
View ArticleUJ stun UCT on penalties
Fifth-placed UJ brought their A-game against third-placed UCT to take a narrow 2-1 win on penalties in Potchefstroom. The first half saw equal opportunity for both teams, but it was UCT who had the...
View ArticleTuks prove to be too much for Madibaz
Four goals from Marizen Marais saw Tuks complete a resounding 9-0 win over Madibaz at the NWU Astro on Friday 10 May 2019. The first quarter was anybody’s game, with Madibaz getting a penalty in the...
View ArticleNWU silence Maties at home in Potchefstroom
Home-ground advantage played its role when NWU handed Maties their first defeat of the competition, winning 2-1 in the final game of the first day of the Potchefstroom leg of Varsity Hockey. Both NWU...
View ArticleUJ hand Madibaz yet another defeat
UJ left it to the last quarter to score two goals and secure their second win of the weekend against Madibaz at the NWU Astro. It was UJ who spent the first five minutes in their own half, but read...
View ArticleTuks prevail against determined Kovsies
Tuks managed to hold off Kovsies and win 7-6 on day two of the Varsity Hockey bumper weekend in Potchefstroom. Kovsies made their intentions clear from the moment the game started, and Simone Gouws...
View ArticleWits cause an upset against Maties
Wits may have caused the upset of the tournament when Nomnikelo Veto scored the final penalty to hand Wits a 2(3)-2(2) win against Maties at the NWU Astro. Wits made sure to put the pressure on Maties...
View ArticleNWU scare off UCT
NWU made it two wins from two against UCT when they won 6-0 at the NWU Astro NWU brought their A-game from the onset and throughout, making sure to put pressure on UCT and work as a unit to deny them...
View ArticleKovsies survive UCT scare
Kovsies, who were 3-1 down at half time, managed to pull back three points to win 4-3 at the NWU Astro in the opening game on Sunday 12 May. It was Este van Schalkwyk showed her class early on for...
View ArticleMaties thump Madibaz to finish on top of the log
Maties secured their spot in tomorrow’s semi-final when they beat a struggling Madibaz 7-0 in Potchefstroom. Lara Stevens came close to scoring the first goal for Maties but goalkeeper Kerryn Frost...
View ArticleTuks secure semi-final spot with 3-0 victory over Wits
Tuks did enough to book their place in tomorrow’s semi-final at the NWU Astro when they beat Wits 3-0. The first quarter was all about Wits, who kept trying to find gaps to score but couldn’t find a...
View ArticleNWU cement last semi-final spot
It was all to play for in the final game of day three of the Potchefstroom leg of Varsity Hockey, where NWU went on to beat UJ 2-0 to the delight of their home fans. NWU set their intentions clear in...
View ArticleWits hold off Madibaz to claim seventh spot
Wits booked seventh place on the log in overall standings when they beat Wits 3-2 at the NWU Astro on Monday 13 May. In the first match of the day, it was Nomnikelo Veto who was a standout for Wits....
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