Three teams from Wanderers Hockey Club, Kearsney Hockey Club and Riverside Hockey Club have been selected to compete in the inaugural Greenfields Elite Club Challenge.
Three of the first female teams, one from Johannesburg and two from KwaZulu-Natal, will battle it out in the women’s division for the challenge trophy this weekend at the Riverside Sports Centre in Durban North, alongside the men’s team matches.
Ayden Shrives, Greenfields’ synthetic turf manager, explained that the move to include the women’s division for the first time had been in the pipeline since the beginning of the tournament. “This is a major milestone for the tournament and it also marks a new beginning for the Greenfields Elite Club Challenge going forward,” Shrives said.
“Their participation confirms what we want to achieve by nurturing and showcasing the very best talent that our club scene has to offer in both the men’s and women’s divisions.”
Furthermore, the inclusion of a women’s division would reinforce the desire to bring teams and players together and Shrives expressed confidence that the inclusion of women’s fixtures would ensure the competition grew from strength to strength.
The Greenfields Elite Club Challenge will take place from 15 to 16 July, with the grand finale set to take place at 8pm.
