Bianca Wood (born 20 February 2000)[2] is a field hockey player from South Africa.
 Test field hockey: South Africa v Germany 26 November 2023 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Born | 20 February 2000 | ||||||||||
| Playing position | forward | ||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||
| Current club | Parkside[1] | ||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | St. Lucia Lakers | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Namaqualand Daisies | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||
| 2020 | South Africa U–21 | 39 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2019-present | South Africa | 16 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 6 November 2022 | |||||||||||
Personal life
editWood attended Clarendon High School for Girls, East London.[3]
Career
editUnder–21
editWood made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[4]
National team
editWood made her senior international debut for South Africa in 2019, during a test series against Namibia in Randburg.[5] In May 2022, she was named in the squad for the FIH World Cup in Terrassa and Amsterdam.[6] Shortly after this announcement, she was also named in the squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[7][6]
Awards
edit- 2019 PHL Women - Young Player of the Tournament[8]
References
edit- ^ @ep_hockey_federation (11 August 2022). "We are proud to announce the 2022 Eastern Province Senior IPT teams" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Clarendon edge Hudson in thriller". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "JWC 2022 | SA Junior Womens Squad announced - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2019 Test matches RSA v NAM (Women)". FIH.
- ^ a b "SA Hockey Women named for FIH Hockey World Cup". tms.fih.ch. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Athletes Named to Represent Team SA at 2022 Commonwealth Games". sapeople.com. SA People News. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions – South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
External links
edit- Bianca Wood at the International Hockey Federation
- Bianca Wood at the South African Hockey Association
- Bianca Wood at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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