News for 14 February 2022
All the news for Monday 14 February 2022
2021-22 FIH Pro League - 14 February
Men
Potchefstroom, Universtity of North West
All Times GMT +2
12 Feb 2022 18:00 FRA v IND (RR) 5 - 2
12 Feb 2022 20:00 RSA v NED (RR) 2 - 6
13 Feb 2022 18:00 RSA v IND (RR) 2 - 10
13 Feb 2022 20:00 FRA v NED (RR) 1 - 5
Cenard, Buenos Aires
All times GMT -3
12 Feb 2022 19:00 ARG v BEL (RR) 2 - 1
13 Feb 2022 19:00 ARG v BEL (RR) 0 2
Men's Pool Standings
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | SO Win | Draws | SO Loss | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 16 |
| 2 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
| 4 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | France | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 4 |
| 6 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
| 8 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0 |
| 9 | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 37 | -30 | 0 |
Women
Cenard, Buenos Aires
All times GMT -3
12 Feb 2022 16:30 ARG v BEL (RR) 3 - 1
13 Feb 2022 16:30 ARG v BEL (RR) 3 - 1
Women's Pool Standings
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | SO Win | Draws | SO Loss | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Belgium | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
| 5 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 9 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
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World rankings prevail as India, Netherlands and Belgium men enjoy convincing wins
Gorzelany triple lifts Leonas over Red Panthers
Results sided with World rankings down in Potchestfstroom, South Africa with convincing victories for the Netherlands and India. Harmanpreet Singh buried four goals from specialty plays to lift India 10-2 over the hosts, despite a gutsy opening half where South Africa only trailed 3-1. The Dutch were also kept at bay in their match up against the recently impressive French side and it wasn’t until the third quarter that their scoring cylinders started firing. Captain Thierry Brinkman’s composure in the circle put two goals to his name in the 5-1 victory, while teammates Jorrit Croon and Joep de Mol both celebrated their 100th internationals.
India recover from shock defeat by thrashing South Africa in men's FIH Pro League
By Patrick Burke
Harmanpreet Singh scored four goals in India's 10-2 rout of South Africa ©Getty Images
Men's Olympic bronze medallists India recovered from yesterday's surprise defeat to France by thrashing South Africa on their own turf in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League.
India show incisive touch to beat South Africa
The South Africans and Indians met today in Potchefstroom in their “return” fixture of the FIH Pro League. Following their 10-2 defeat in the first leg the South Africans were desperate to put up an improved performance against an India side smarting from their own defeat against France yesterday.
SA men's hockey humbled again after Indian thrashing
South African hockey star Keenan Horne (Getty Images) Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
The South African men's hockey side lost again on Sunday in their FIH Pro League clash against India in Potchefstroom, going down 10-2.
India Pack Too Many Guns Against Fighting South Africa
It is never easy to regroup after a morale-pounding defeat, especially if it has to be back-to-back game. India exuded dollops of resilience putting aside the disappoinment of their 2-5 loss to France and carved out a 10-2 win over South Africa to round off their Pro Hockey League campaign in Potchefstroom on a bright note. The final scoreline hardly reflected the fight put up by the South Africans – the hosts were guilty of messing up several scoring opportunities, including a penalty stroke and who knows, the final outcome could have been a lot different if they had made their chances count.
Harmanpreet Singh scores four goals as India beat South Africa 10-2
After an evenly contested first quarter when the scores were tied 1-1, India completely dominated in the remaining three periods, pumping in nine goals against the hapless South Africans.
File image of Harmanpreet Singh. Image courtesy: Twitter/@TheHockeyIndia
Potchefstroom (South Africa): Drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh scored four goals to help India demolish South Africa 10-2 and bounce back from their last outing defeat in style in the men's FIH Pro League hockey here on Sunday.
Indian hockey team’s lack of consistency and dipping intensity concern for coach Graham Reid
Indervir Grewal
Captain Manpreet Singh said missed chances cost India against France.
It was the two-minute break after the third quarter. India were leading 9-2 against South Africa. Yet chief coach Graham Reid was livid, blasting away at the Indian players for taking their foot off the pedal. “You are giving them oxygen. Let’s get our control back of the game. Stop playing casually. Run with your player,” Reid was heard telling his players.
Uninspiring Belgium Red Lions lose to Argentina
Disappointing performance from the proteges of Michel van den Heuvel who lacked the character to covet a 3rd success in the Pro League.
For their return to business in the Pro League, the Olympic champions had the firm intention of starting 2022 with a first victory against Argentina to erase their last disappointing performance against the Netherlands. But the Belgians were also well aware that this first duel of the year would not be easy to negotiate after the intensive training camp in Chile, against an opponent in great shape after the Pan American Games. The start of the match was nevertheless quite good but the last gesture was not precise enough to deceive the vigilance of the South American goalkeeper. However, in the 7th minute of play, it was the local team, via Agustin Bugallo, who took advantage of a little laxity and above all a marking error to deceive the vigilance of Loic Van Doren.
Bermuda to host CAC Games hockey qualifiers
Dexter Smith
The Bermuda Hockey Federation has announced that the island will host the Central American and Caribbean Games qualifying tournament over the Easter weekend in April.
Exciting match-ups for the girls
By Jugjet Singh
Paul Revington. - NSTP file pic
Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) technical director Paul Revington believes the national women's team have the talent to make inroads in the game.
Bronze medal for Inverleith at EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge 1
INVERLEITH 1 ROTWEISS WETTINGEN (SWITZERLAND) 6
Inverleith`s aspirations of latching on to a top two spot and promotion fell short in a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Swiss champions Rotweiss Wettingen in their final match at the EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge 1 in Puconci.
Old Georgians move five points clear while Surbiton climb to second
Oxted and University of Durham battle it out in a Men's Premier Division fixture which the hosts won 3-1 (pic: @debbiechris33, Twitter)
Old Georgians enjoyed a successful return to action in the Men’s Premier Division, stretching their lead at the top to five points following Saturday’s floodlit action.
Garvey stung late on as TRR go back top in men’s EYHL
Irish Men’s EY Hockey League – day 12 round-up
Corinthian's Andrew Sutton emerges from the melee with an equalising goal. Picture: Adrian Boehm.
Corinthian 2 (D Howard, A Sutton) Lisnagarvey 2 (O Kidd, M McNellis)
A rare Andrew Sutton goal saw Corinthian produce an incredible late fightback to nick a point against Lisnagarvey, knocking them off top spot of the men’s EY Hockey League.
Pembroke winning streak ends as chasers cut the gap
Irish Women’s EYHL – day 12 round-up
Catholic Institute's Naomi Carroll celebrates her goal. Picture: Adrian Boehm
Cork Harlequins 0 Belfast Harlequins 1 (E Uprichard)
Emma Uprichard’s 19th minute goal gave Belfast Harlequins a huge three points over their Cork namesakes, pushing them five points clear of the relegation zone. For the Farmers’ Cross side, it leaves them with eight points to make up in the closing six matches.
Namibian Hockey Champions League kicks off
by Helge Schütz
Ernest Jacobs of Havana (in red) in action against Siyabonga Martins and Owen Hatton of DRC. Photo: Helge Schütz
THE new hockey season got off with a bang on Saturday when the first round of the Standard Bank Buy 'n Brick Hockey Champions League was held at the DTS Sports Club in Olympia.
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge
Northern KZN Regional Ferrum Hoërskool: Saturday 26 February
Finally, we can play! Ferrum Hoërskool’s First Hockey XI is excited to host the first tournament of the 2022 SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge 2022 on Saturday 26 February. Pictured here are the team’s Andiswa Mduli (Vice-Captain), Marlene Combrink (Captain) and Clarisse Whitehead (Vice-Captain), gearing up to welcome eight teams for the Northern KZN Regional. Photo by Dean Bond
The first of the ten regionals for the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge kicks off on Saturday 26 February in Newcastle where Ferrum Hoërskool hosts eight teams for the Northern KZN Regional.
Ferrum looks forward to welcoming the teams from the northern parts of KZN onto their recently installed astro. The format for the day will see the schools divided into two pools, with the hosts heading up Pool A, taking on St Dominic’s, Newcastle High and the travelling Pongola High School. In Pool B, previous winner Sarel Cilliers, defending champs Pionier Hoërskool, Dundee High School and Vryheid High School
The first of 18 games, features host Ferrum, against the hard-working St Dominic’s team who made it to the 2020 regional final. The pool games are all 20 minutes one way running time, with a win earning four points, a draw with goals - two points, a goalless draw - one point and a loss zero points. At the conclusion of the pool games, all the teams meet in 20 minutes cross pool playoffs, followed by the semi-finals and then wrapping up the action-packed day with the regional final. Should any of the main games end with a tie, the result will move to a deciding penalty shootout.
Ferrum has dominated this area, having featured eight times at the nine Grand Finals. In 2016, Sarel Cilliers High School managed to topple Ferrum’s reign after a fantastic, well-crafted run in that regional. In an interrupted 2020, Pionier Hoërskool went all the way with a determined display on their turf, raising the trophy for the first time. They are currently the defending champs for this region.
The next regional, the PMB North Regional takes place at St Anne’s College on 5 March. All the KZN regional winners will head to St Mary’s D.S.G. for the Grand Finals in July.
Media release for SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge