Varsity Hockey (South Africa)
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| Sport | Field Hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Owner(s) | Varsity Sports |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Official website | varsitysportssa |
Varsity Hockey is a South African university field hockey competition. It is one of seven sports in the Varsity Sports series. The annual tournament involves the top hockey playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports South Africa, and is endorsed by the South African Hockey Association and University Sport South Africa.
Participating teams[edit]
As of 2014, 8 different teams have competed in the Varsity Hockey tournament:
| Varsity Hockey | ||
| Team Name | University | |
|---|---|---|
| Maties | Stellenbosch University | |
| NMMU Madibaz | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | |
| NWU Mafikeng | North-West University | |
| UCT Ikey | University of Cape Town | |
| UFS Kovsies | University of the Free State | |
| UJ | University of Johannesburg | |
| UP-Tuks | University of Pretoria | |
| Wits | University of the Witwatersrand | |
Results[edit]
Men[edit]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2014 | WITS University[1] | UJ | 2(2)-2(0) p.s.o.[2] | Maties | Tuks | 2-0[3] | Kovsie | 8 | |||
| 2016 | University of Johannesburg[4] | UJ | 4-2[5] | Tuks | Round-robin | 8 | |||||
| 2018 Details[6] | WITS University University of Pretoria | Tuks | 5-0 | Maties | Wits | Round-robin | NWU | 8 | |||
| 2022 Details | University of Pretoria | Tuks | 4–3 | Wits | Maties | 5–3 | UJ | 4 | |||
Women[edit]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2013 | North-West University, Potchefstroom[7] | Maties | 1-0 | NWU Pukke | Kovsie | 1-0[8] | Tuks | 8 | |||
| 2015 | North-West University, Potchefstroom[9] | UJ | 3-0[10] | Kovsie | Round-robin | 8 | |||||
| 2017 | Stellenbosch University[11] | Tuks | 1-0[12] | Maties | Round-robin | 8 | |||||
| 2019 Details[13] | University of Cape Town, Cape Town North-West University, Potchefstroom[14] | NWU Pukke | 0(2) - 0(1) p.s.o. | Maties | Kovsie | Round-robin | Tuks | 8 | |||
| 2022 Details | University of Pretoria | Tuks | 4–3 | Maties | NWU Pukke | 6–0 | Kovsie | 4 | |||
Performances by university[edit]
Men[edit]
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuks | 2 (2018, 2022*) | 1 (2016) | 1 (2014) | |
| UJ | 2 (2014, 2016) | 1 (2022) | ||
| Maties | 2 (2014, 2018) | 1 (2022) | ||
| Wits | 1 (2022) | 1 (2018) | ||
| Kovsie | 1 (2014) | |||
| NWU | 1 (2018) |
Women[edit]
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuks | 2 (2017, 2022*) | 2 (2013, 2019) | ||
| Maties | 1 (2013) | 3 (2017*, 2019, 2022) | ||
| UJ | 1 (2015) | |||
| Kovsie | 1 (2015) | 2 (2013, 2019) | 1 (2022) | |
| NWU Pukke | 1 (2022) |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hockey like you've never seen before". Varsity Sport. 29 April 2014.
- ^ "UJ crowned champs on home turf". Varsity Sport. 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Clinical Tuks claim bronze". Varsity Sport. 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Hard-hitting Varsity Men's Hockey commences this weekend". Varsity Sport. 5 May 2016.
- ^ "UJ lift themselves to pick up second successive title". Varsity Sport. 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Varsity Sports - Hockey 2018". SA Hockey.
- ^ "Hockey takes centre stage". Varsity Sports. 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Kovsies finish on a high". Varsity Sport. 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Bobbs buzzing with excitement". Varsity Sport. 28 April 2015.
- ^ "UJ do the Hockey double". Varsity Sport. 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Pukke defeat Wits in nail-biting Varsity Hockey opener". Varsity Sport. 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Tuks win 2017 Varsity Hockey title in thrilling final". Varsity Sport. 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Varsity Hockey 2019". SA Hockey.
- ^ "Hockey hosted at UCT". Peoples Post. 30 April 2019.