2018 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

Tournament details
Host countryJohannesburg
CitySouth Africa
Dates18 July 2019 (2019-07-18)–4 August 2019 (2019-08-04)
Teams6
Venue(s)Randburg Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions ––  Blyde River Bunters
Runner-up ––  Madikwe Rangers
Third place ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) ––  Carmen Smith (5 goals)
Best player ––  Kara-Lee Botes
Best young player ––  Lezaan Jansen van Vuuren
Best goalkeeper ––  Phumelela Mbande
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The 2018 Women's Premier Hockey League was the 3rd edition of the Premier Hockey League, the annual tournament women's field hockey championship of South Africa.[1]

The Blyde River Bunters won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Madikwe Rangers 1–0 in the final.[2]

Competition format

Format

The 2018 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.

During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows:

  • 4 points: win by 3+ goals
  • 3 points: win and shoot-out win
  • 1 point: shoot-out loss
  • 0 points: loss

Participating teams

Each squad consists of 20 players, made up of 7 marquee players as determined by SA Hockey’s team, with a further 3 players into their 20 from the "new generation" pool featuring the country’s most exciting young talent. Coaches were forced to release between 4 and 8 players from the 2018 squads ahead of the draft.[3]

Blyde River Bunters

Head Coach: Marcelle Keet

  1. Phumelela Mbande (C, GK)
  2. Marissa Poolman
  3. Minke van Heerden
  4. Meeghan Klomp
  5. Courtney du Preez
  6. Izelle Verster
  7. Elmien Marais
  8. Julia Fleming
  9. Nicole Kemp
  10. Mmamoagi Kungoane
  11. Thati Segaole
  12. Lelethu Ndakisa
  13. Sarah Bingham
  14. Miecke Flemming
  15. Jessica de Bruyn-Smith
  16. Kim Mentor
  17. Carmen Smith
  18. Nicolene Terblanche
  19. Kirsty Adams
  20. Anél LuŰs
Madikwe Rangers

Head Coach: Bevan Bennet

  1. Mmatshepo Modipane (GK)
  2. Nomnikelo Veto
  3. Nicole Bartsch
  4. Claire Gibbings
  5. Lezaan Janse van Vuren
  6. Ashleigh Datnow
  7. Londeka Dlamini
  8. Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
  9. Hildah Dikhudu
  10. Shindre-Lee Simmons
  11. Lisa-Marié Deetlefs (C)
  12. Andrea Leader
  13. Elan-Margo van Vught
  14. Monique Bartsch
  15. Cheneal Raubenheimer
  16. Amoré de Wet
  17. Courtney Abrahams
  18. Isabella da Rocha
  19. Malikah Potgieter
  20. Kristen Paton
Namaqualand Daisies

Head Coach: Andi Bernstein

  1. Lize’ Steyn
  2. Amy Greaves
  3. Gretchin Davids
  4. Tayla Johnson
  5. Cindy Bothma
  6. Dunell van Taak
  7. Nicole Koenig
  8. Lauren Nina
  9. Toni Marks (C)
  10. Marizen Marais
  11. Natalie Esteves (C)
  12. Didi Mgwenya
  13. Aimee-Leigh Pote
  14. Carli Pretorius
  15. Refilwe Ralikontsane
  16. Christine Seggie
  17. Chardinay Penniston
  18. Brady Wiseman
  19. Jacinta Jubb
  20. Sisipho Magwaza
Orange River Rafters

Head Coach:

  1. Cheree Greyvenstein (GK)
  2. Amy Etherington
  3. Zeena Martin
  4. Zimkhitha Weston
  5. Kelsey Minnaar
  6. Donna Small
  7. Mia Barnard
  8. Casey-Jean Botha
  9. Lerato Mahlangu
  10. Sulette Damons
  11. Sare Laubscher
  12. Francisca Darkoh
  13. Candice Silent
  14. Nicole Walraven (C)
  15. Anneke Beukman
  16. Charné Maddocks
  17. Luche Klaasen
  18. Badrunnisaa Halliday
  19. Juliet Horne
  20. Zimasa Dunywa
  21. Chane Hartel
  22. Simone Gouws
St. Lucia Lakers

Head Coach: Inky Zondi

  1. Moya Smith (GK)
  2. Lisa Hawker
  3. Demi Harmse
  4. Jenna Shuker
  5. Tegan Fourie
  6. Stephanie Baxter
  7. Bianca Wood
  8. Shelley Russell
  9. Kara Botes
  10. Polly Mashau
  11. Lerato Mahole
  12. Megan Anderson
  13. Heraldine Olin
  14. Erin Christie (C)
  15. Chané Hill
  16. Paige Phillips
  17. Ayanga Baleni
  18. Alexandra Kavanagh
  19. Karen Bowyer
  20. Tiffany Jones
Wineland Wings

Head Coach: Lenise Marais

  1. Zimisele Shange (GK)
  2. Michelle Dykman
  3. Sandisiwe Tabata
  4. Robyn Johnson
  5. Candice Manuel
  6. Ashleigh Thomas
  7. Tarryn Glasby (C)
  8. Nompilo Thenjwayo
  9. Jessica Lardant
  10. Jamie Southgate
  11. Sasha Sivertsen
  12. Edith Molikoe
  13. Thando Chithi
  14. Michelle Dias
  15. Hope Nkosi
  16. Chelsea Manoek
  17. Stephanie Botha
  18. Jessica O'Connor
  19. Lida Kotze
  20. Sonika van Heerden
  21. Miche Bennett
  22. Carly Redcliffe
  23. Leigh Paulsen
  24. Charlize Swanepoel (GK)

Results

Pool stage

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  Orange River Rafters 5 5 0 0 0 10 3 +7 15 Semi-Final
2  ––  Blyde River Bunters 5 4 0 0 1 6 3 +3 12
3  ––  St. Lucia Lakers 5 3 0 0 2 4 4 0 9
4  ––  Madikwe Rangers 5 1 1 0 3 5 6 −1 6
5  ––  Namaqualand Daisies 5 0 1 0 4 2 9 −7 3
6  ––  Wineland Wings 5 0 0 2 3 3 6 −3 2
Source: SA Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Matches

11 August 2018
10:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  3-2  ––  Wineland Wings
Walraven  15'
Hartel  29'
Martin  31' 		Report Glasby  1', 46'
11 August 2018
14:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  1-0  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Kungoane  33' Report
12 August 2018
08:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  1-2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Marks  53' Report Hill  10'
Botes  48'
12 August 2018
12:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  3-1  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Damons  10'
Mahlangu  11'
Minnaar  20' 		Report Deetlefs  13'
12 August 2018
16:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  2–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Smith  11'
Segaole  23' 		Report Glasby  10'
16 August 2018
10:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  2–0  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Mahlangu  18'
Barnard  49' 		Report
16 August 2018
12:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  1–4  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Nina  23' Report van Jaarsveldt  42', 45'
Veto  55'
Deetlefs  57'
16 August 2018
16:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  1–0  ––  Wineland Wings
Fourie  27' Report
17 August 2018
12:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  1–0  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Botha  35' Report
17 August 2018
16:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  1–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Esteves  43' Report Lardant  24'
Penalties
Jubb
Nina
Marks
Esteves 		3–1 Glasby
Molikoe
Sivertsen
Lardant
18 August 2018
08:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  2–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Smith  39'
Kungoane  59' 		Report
18 August 2018
12:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  1–0  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Fourie  28' Report
19 August 2018
08:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  2–2  ––  Wineland Wings
Paton  40', 60' Report Manuel  1'
Botha  36'
Penalties
Deetlefs
Bartsch
Isabella
van Jaarsveldt
Paton 		3–1 Johnson
Glasby
Sivertsen
Manuel
19 August 2018
12:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  2–0  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Smith  39', 54' Report
19 August 2018
16:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  1–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Mahlangu  28' Report

Classification stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 August 2018
 
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters2 (1)
 
26 August 2018
 
 ––  Madikwe Rangers (pen.)2 (3)
 
 ––  Madikwe Rangers0
 
25 August 2018
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters1
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters (pen.) 1 (3)
 
 
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers1 (2)
 
Third place
 
 
26 August 2018
 
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters0
 
 
  ––  St. Lucia Lakers3

Semi-finals

25 August 2018
10:00
 ––  Blyde River Bunters 1–1  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Smith  56' Report Anderson  35'
Penalties
Segaole
Marais
Verster
Smith
Van Heerden 		3–2 Botes
Jones
Fourie
Wood
Baxter
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
25 August 2018
14:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  1–1  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Maddocks  4'
Damons  16' 		Report Van Jaarsveldt  36'
Simmons  47'
Penalties
Maddocks
Barnard
Small
Botha 		1–3 Deetlefs
Bartsch
Raubenheimer
Janse van Vuren
Van Jaarsveldt
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)

Third place game

26 August 2018
10:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  1–1  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Report Baxter  12'
Jones  24'
Botes  45'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)

Final

26 August 2018
14:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  0–1  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Report Verster  29'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

Awards

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Top goalscorer Young Player of the tournament
Kara-Lee Botes (Lakers) Phumelela Mbande (Bunters) Carmen Smith (Bunters) Lezaan Jansen van Vuuren (Bunters)

[4]

Final ranking

Rank Team
 ––  Blyde River Bunters
 –– Madikwe Rangers
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers
4  ––  Orange River Rafters
5  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
6  ––  Wineland Wings

Goalscorers

There have been 47 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.

5 goals

  •  ––  Carmen Smith

3 goals

  •  ––  Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
  •  ––  Lerato Mahlangu
  •  ––  Tarryn Glasby

2 goals

1 goal

Source: SAHA

References

  1. ^ Zaal, Nicholas (14 August 2018). "Randburg witnesses an action-packed first weekend of the Premier Hockey League". Randburg Sun. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ Villiers, Ockert De (26 August 2018). "PHL set for new champs". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ "CTM PHL 2018 ready to go after the Draft completed - Premiere Hockey League (PHL) - South Africa". Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ^ "The Blyde River Bunters and the Drakensberg Dragons are 2018 CTM Premier Hockey League Champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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