The 2019 Women's Hockey Varsity Hockey will be the 9th edition of the Varsity Hockey, the annual tournament women's field hockey championship of South Africa.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 3 May 2019–20 May 2019 | ||
| Venue(s) | UCT Hockey NWU Astro | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | NWU | ||
| Runner-up | Maties | ||
| Third place | Tuks | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 33 | ||
| Goals scored | 193 (5.85 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Simoné Gouws (Kovsie) (14 goals) | ||
| Best player | Onthatile Zulu (Tuks) | ||
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In addition to the Power Play rule seen in previous seasons of Varsity Hockey, whereby each team can select to implement a two-minute period where goals count two and the opposition must bench two players, field goals will now count two.[1][2]
Venues
editFollowing is a list of all venues and host cities.
| Cape Town | Potchefstroom | |
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| UCT Hockey | NWU Astro | |
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Results
editPreliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Maties | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 16 | Semi-Final |
| 2 | NWU (H) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 15 | |
| 3 | Kovsie | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 14 | |
| 4 | Tuks | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 12 | |
| 5 | UJ (E) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 12 | |
| 6 | Ikeys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 10 | |
| 7 | WITS | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 5 | |
| 8 | Madibaz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 54 | −45 | 0 |
Fixtures
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Seven place game
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Fifth place game
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Knockout stage
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| 13 May - NWU Astro | ||||||
| Maties | 7 | |||||
| 20 May – NWU Astro | ||||||
| Tuks | 5 | |||||
| Maties | 0(1) | |||||
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| NWU | 0(2) | |||||
| Kovsie | 4 | |||||
| NWU | 5 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Final
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Final standings
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| Pos | Team |
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| 1 | NWU (H) |
| 2 | Maties |
| 3 | Kovsie |
| 4 | Tuks |
| 5 | Ikeys |
| 6 | UJ |
| 7 | WITS |
| 8 | Madibaz |
Goalscorers
editThere have been 193 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 5.85 goals per match.
14 goals
12 goals
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
- Lezaan Janse van Vuren (Wits)
- Andrea Leader (Ikeys)
- Stephanie Botha (Maties)
- Paige Phillips (Maties)
- Casey-Jean Botha (Kovsie)
- Ashleigh Datnow (Wits)
- Caitlin Gouws (Madibaz)
- Ammaarah Hendricks (Maties)
- Lizanne Jacobs (Kovsie)
- Kelsey Minnaar (NWU)
- Candice Silent (NWU)
- Nompilo Thenjwayo (Wits)
- Francesca Vercelotti (Ikeys)
3 goals
2 goals
- Megan Anderson (Tuks)
- Dinisha Coopoosamy (UJ)
- Aaliah Dollie (Ikeys)
- Courtney du Preez (NWU)
- Michelle Dykman (Wits)
- Kia-Leigh Erasmus (Kovsie)
- Chante Ferreira (NWU)
- Kanyisa Gwata (Madibaz)
- Lisa Hawker (UJ)
- Jess Hutchinson (Ikeys)
- Aneme Jacobs (Tuks)
- Rebecca Kaps (Maties)
- Tenika Kriel (UJ)
- Sare Laubscher (NWU)
- Sherine Ledwaba (NWU)
- Modjadji Maake (Ikeys)
- Charné Maddocks (NWU)
- Thato May (UJ)
- Michelle Ngoetjane (Kovsie)
- Zhanique Sissing (Madibaz)
- Jamie Southgate (Maties)
- Gabriella Terblanche (UJ)
- Ashleigh Thomas (Tuks)
- Caitlin van Goeverden (Madibaz)
1 goal
Source: SAHA
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer |
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| Onthatile Zulu (Tuks)[3] | Simoné Gouws (Kovsie)[4] |
References
edit- ^ "Varsity Hockey bends the rules to double the thrill". Varsity Sport. 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Players' thoughts on Varsity Hockey's Power Play". Varsity Sports. 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Proteas next for Varsity Hockey star". Varsity Sport. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "South African Hockey Association: Varsity Hockey 2019 Statistics". saha.altiusrt.com.