FIH Pro League Tremendous Effort from South Africa falls just short in Argentinean defeat South Africa continued their inaugural debut campaign in the FIH Pro League in Buenos Aires as they took on Argentina. South Africa is participating in the tournament for this season only as a stand-in for Australia who had withdrawn due to COVID Related travel restrictions. The South Africans had lost the eight games in the Potchefstroom leg with lessons shown and improvement throughout losing 2-1 and 3-1 in the final two games to France and Germany respectively. The challenge would not be any easier...

SA Hockey Womens 2022 World Cup Squad Announced South African Hockey have today announced the SA Women’s Hockey Squad for the FIH Hockey World Cup in Spain and Netherlands. The 2022 event is the 15th occurrence of the quadrennial world championship. It also marks the 7th consecutive appearance for South Africa having secured their spot with a victory in Ghana at the African Cup of Nations.

“Really excited to represent this new format of hockey!” South Africa (Women) will represent the African continent at the upcoming ‘Hero FIH Hockey5s Lausanne 2022’.

South Africa’s team to meet England, Spain and Belgium. South Africa’s one year invitation to the FIH Pro League will conclude with six matches in European Leg as Garreth Ewing’s team meet England, Spain and Belgium. The team earned their first point of the tournament in Argentina, when they were unlucky to lose on a penalty shootout in the second test. The South Africans are once again forced to make several changes from the team that tested Argentina superbly due to availability challenges once again. Skipper Tim Drummond misses out due to club commitments along with vice-captain Bili Ntuli...

South Africa continues their FIH Pro League participation South Africa continued their FIH Pro League participation with a game against England today at the Lee Valley Hockey Stadium. The South Africans were without a number of players that form the nucleus of the squad, but the opportunity presented itself for players to work their way into the Commonwealth Games, FIH Nations Cup or even the FIH Hockey World Cup teams in the next 9 months.

South Africa and England met for their second FIH Pro League  South Africa and England met for their second FIH Pro League encounter at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Club in London today. England were looking to continue their good run of form which had seen them win three in succession, while the South Africans were desperate for at least a better start and to take the competition a bit further as the classroom of the Pro League continues to dish out hard lessons for the African champions.

How the FIH World Rankings work  There have been some shifts in the FIH World Rankings following a busy period of hockey action with FIH Hockey Pro League matches in Europe and the Hero Asia Hockey Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Olympic Capital to welcome FIH’s first-ever senior World Hockey5s event The Lausanne based International Hockey Federation (FIH) will organise its first-ever senior World Hockey5s event on 4 and 5 June 2022 at Place de la Navigation in the Olympic Capital. The ‘Hero FIH Hockey5s Lausanne 2022’ promises an exciting mix of intense competition, music entertainment, and additional activities, such as initiations to showcase hockey and engage further with the public. Access will be free of charge, without prior registration, and the event will be broadcasted live across the world on the Watch.Ho...

FIH Pro League | Spain secure victory in Terrassa The South African Hockey Men continued their adventure in the FIH Pro League today as they took on Spain at the Terrassa Stadium today. It is a stadium that the SA Women will play their pool stage games at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup in just under a month.

Hero Hockey5s Lausanne Event – Victory and Defeat on opening day for South Africa The Inaugural Senior Hockey Fives event got underway today in Lausanne with Five men’s and Five women’s teams invited to slog it out for the title. The tournament, very much in the mould of the World Rugby Sevens World Tour, is played over two days with the top two teams in the pool contesting the final.

FIH Pro League | Belgium triumph over South Africa South Africa took on the Olympic Champions Belgium in their penultimate FIH Pro League fixture in Antwerp. The South Africans welcomed back Nic Spooner and Bili Ntuli, fresh from a third-place finish with their Bundesliga side Harvestehuder, while Belgium welcomed back five players who had a combined 750 caps! The South Africans knew it would be a tough challenge facing the quality of the Tokyo Champions. The task was compounded by conceding a frustratingly early goal again, as Nicolas de Kerpel found himself in acres of space to easily...

Congratulations to all selected Congratulations to all the athletes selected to represent Team South Africa at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Your fine efforts have been rewarded with a chance to shine on the world stage and with the support of SASCOC, your families and friends, and all your countrymen we know you will fly the flag high and with pride. In 50 days you will march into the stadium with a smile on your face as you enjoy the opening of the games and we hope that when you attend the closing ceremonies that smile will be even bigger as you know that within yourself, you gave...

The athletes named to represent Team SA at the Commonwealth Games.  Here are the athletes named to represent Team SA at the Commonwealth Games. Note: This is not the final list and some athletes might still qualify before the 29 June deadline. Some sports are also still finalising their squads as well. BEACH VOLLEYBALLMen: Leo Williams, Grant GoldschmidtCoach: Loet Groenewald BOXINGMen: Amzolele Dyeyi,  Simnikiwe BongcoWomen: Phiwokuhle SbusisiweCoaches: Nkosinathi Hlatshwayo, Moneen Brits CRICKETWomen: Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Trisha Chetty, Nadine de Klerk, Lara Goodall, Sinalo...

SA Hockey reappoints Lenise Marais as SA Women’s U21 Head Coach South African Hockey have today announced Lenise Marais has been appointed to continue on with the work she has done with the SA Under 21 Women’s team, including leading them to the first ever African based Hockey World Cup. Her appointment is until the conclusion of the 2023 FIH Junior World Cup. Lenise Marais has held the role since 2019. Marais, a double Olympian from 2008 & 2012, is the current head coach of the Maties Hockey Ladies 1st team and led the South African U21 Team to a 7th place finish at the FIH...

Guy Elliot to lead the SA U21 Hockey Men until the conclusion of FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in 2023. South African Hockey have today announced Guy Elliot has been appointed to lead the SA U21 Hockey Men until the conclusion of FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in 2023. Guy Elliot is the current Director of Hockey at St. Albans College as well as technical director of SA Schools Hockey. He brings a wealth of leadership and player management experience to the role. Elliott is the current Northern Blues head coach, a role he has held since 2019. He previously was the head coach of Tuks Men’s Hockey...

The SA U21 Hockey Womens Squad has been announced SA Hockey U21 Squads Announced South African Hockey has today announced the SA U21 Squads selected on the back of the recent U21 IPT that took place in the Eastern Cape. The squads are the first groups toward the respective 2023 FIH Junior World Cup. Both sides performed admirably in the most recent tournaments with the SA U21 Men finishing in 9th place in India, the best-ever finish for the SA U21 Hockey Men, while the SA U21 Women finished 7th in the first-ever African-hosted Hockey World Cup. The SA U21 Men will be led by Guy...

The SA U21 Hockey Mens Squad has been announced SA Hockey U21 Squads Announced South African Hockey has today announced the SA U21 Squads selected on the back of the recent U21 IPT that took place in the Eastern Cape. The squads are the first groups toward the respective 2023 FIH Junior World Cup. Both sides performed admirably in the most recent tournaments with the SA U21 Men finishing in 9th place in India, the best-ever finish for the SA U21 Hockey Men, while the SA U21 Women finished 7th in the first-ever African-hosted Hockey World Cup. The SA U21 Men will be led by Guy...

South Africa to host inaugural Men’s Nations Cup! The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed South Africa as the host country for the inaugural FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup. The event will take place at the North-West University of Potchefstroom – which successfully hosted the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup in April this year - from 28 November to 4 December 2022. The aim of this new yearly event is to offer a top-level competition to the best-ranked teams not participating in the FIH Hockey Pro League and give the winning team the option to be promoted to the FIH Hockey...

Tuks captain, Tegan Fourie, does not know what it means to quit  Photo credit: Reg Caldecott A good "push, hit and never quit" hockey game on any Astroturf is guaranteed to get Tegan Fourie's blood rushing.  When the Tuks Hockey captain dribbles the ball past opponents, most will not realise what a remarkable story she has to tell. It is one in which the words never quit is spelled in capital letters.    At the age of five, Fourie was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. It could have meant an immediate end to days of playing hockey. But even at such a young age, she somehow...

South Africa to host the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup The 6th FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup will take place in Pretoria in South Africa in February 2023. The tournament will feature both the men’s and women’s 12 best Indoor Hockey Nations competing for the prestigious crown of Indoor Hockey World Champions. This marks the first time the FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup has taken place outside of Europe. The first Indoor World Cup in 2003 was hosted in Germany (Leipzig) before heading to Austria (Vienna) and Poland (Poznan) in 2011. The two previous editions have been in Germany in Leipzig...