Hockey girls prep for grand finals
At the prize giving, one lucky matriculant will be presented with a bursary from eta College.
Ten teams will gather for the grand finals of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge, taking place at St Mary’s DSG on July 20 and 21.
Durban Girls’ College, representing the Durban Central Regional, are the defending champions and will be making their twelfth appearance.
St Patrick’s College is the only newcomer as the winner from the Ugu and Sisonke Regional. They will get a taste of what the grand finals are all about.
The 10 teams are Durban Girls’ College, St Mary’s DSG, Ferrum High School, Amanzimtoti High School, Grantleigh College, Our Lady of Fatima, The Wykeham Collegiate, St John’s DSG, Ladysmith High School, St Patrick’s College.
On the Saturday, the 10 teams will be divided into two pools.
Games will last 20 minutes, with play running one way.
Pool A will have the defending champs Durban Girls’ College, St John’s DSG, Our Lady of Fatima, Grantleigh College and Amanzimtoti High School.
Pool B will have St Mary’s DSG, The Wykeham Collegiate, Ferrum High School, Ladysmith High School and St Patrick’s College.
On the Sunday, the challenge moves to a cross-pool format, followed by positional games.
All the playoff matches last 30 minutes, with a quick change over midway after fifteen minutes.
At the prize giving, one lucky matriculant will be presented with a bursary from eta College.
All games will be live streamed on SuperSport Schools. For more info, like the tournament’s Facebook page (SparSchoolGirlsHockeyTournament) or follow on Instagram (sparkznhockey).
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