Double hockey win for Wanderers hockey
SANDTON – The women's and men's first hockey teams of Wanderers Club were recently crowned champions in the Belgotex Elite Club Challenge.
The Wanderers first men’s and women’s hockey teams were crowned champions of the Belgotex Elite Club Challenge hosted at the Riverside Sports Club in Durban.
Clubs from Gauteng, Western Province and KwaZulu-Natal participated.
The women’s section was made up of four teams while there were six men’s teams.
The Wanderers women came up against an unbeaten Western Province Cricket Club in the final. The Cape side hadn’t lost in the tournament and in their local premier league this year, so it was a major upset when the Gauteng team won 1–0.
Their goal came from a short corner deflection by Jenna Bowes which saw them lift the trophy for the first time.
The Wanderers men faced the defending champions, Riverside Hockey Club in the final. Matt Brown got the Gauteng team on the scoresheet through a well-executed short corner. With about five minutes to go James du Plessis scored to put Wanderers ahead 2–0. Riverside then opted for a kicking-back, and Wanderers took advantage and scored another goal via the stick of Brown to seal the win 3–0.
The men’s team won R24 000 while the women were presented with a cheque of R16 000.
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