South Africa battled hard in front of a capacity crowd at Hartleyvale in Cape Town, but ultimately came up short in a 2-1 defeat to France in the FIH Hockey Nations Cup final. The hosts arrived with momentum, heart and a crowd fully behind them. But France started like a side determined to seize the moment…

South Africa enjoyed one of their great Hartleyvale nights as they defeated New Zealand in a dramatic shootout to secure a second FIH Nations Cup Final appearance. New Zealand, ranked 11th in the world, arrived with an unbeaten record in FIH Nations Cup history, while South Africa were without two major attacking weapons in Nic Spooner and…

It was a close thing, but South Africa did what was required in front of their home fans at the Hartleyvale Stadium and reached the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup with a pulsating 3-3 draw against Ireland. The hosts held out knowing would be enough to secure their place in the top four. Ireland…

South Africa produced the performance they needed in front of a capacity Hartleyvale Stadium in Cape Town, defeating the USA 4-0 to keep their FIH Hockey Nations Cup semi-final hopes alive. It was the first meeting between the two nations in six years, and with South Africa needing a win to stay in the hunt, the home…

South Africa's women’s hockey team were held to a 0-0 draw by Canada, a day after they'd opened the five-match series with a 5-0 win over their visitors at HS Menlopark in Pretoria. For South Africa, Nomsa Mzizi and Richele Norval earned their senior international debuts, while Stephanie Botha celebrated a 50th cap milestone. South Africa started…

The SA Women’s hockey team and the Canada started off their five-match series in front of a good crowd at HS Menlopark in Pretoria.  The match also marked senior international debuts for Laiken Brisset, Tamlyn Kock and Casey Jean Terblanche, and they ended on the right side of a 5-0 scoreline. The opening quarter was tight…

South Africa met Wales in the 13-16th playoff matches at the Junior World Cup and despite creating enough chances to take something from the game they were left disappointed after a 2-0 defeat. The first half produced no goals but plenty of moments that hinted at a breakthrough. Wales won an early penalty corner but the…