2018 Men's Varsity Hockey (South Africa)

The 2018 Men's Hockey Varsity Hockey will be the 8th edition of the Varsity Hockey, the annual tournament men's field hockey championship of South Africa.

Tournament details
Host countryJohannesburg
CitySouth Africa
Dates4 May 2018 (2018-05-04)–31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)
Venue(s)University of the Witwatersrand
University of Pretoria
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored272 (8.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)Dayne Samboer (Maties) (13 goals)
Best playerSinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU)
Best goalkeeperRob McKinley (Maties)
(next) 2019 (W) →

In addition to the Power Play rule seen in previous seasons of Varsity Hockey, whereby each team can select to implement a two-minute period where goals count two and the opposition must bench two players, field goals will now count two.[1][2]

Results

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maties 7 7 0 0 0 50 23 +27 21 Semi-Final
2 Tuks 7 4 1 0 2 35 19 +16 14
3 Wits (H) 7 4 0 0 3 42 28 +14 12
4 NWU 7 4 0 1 2 37 26 +11 13
5 Ikeys 7 4 0 0 3 21 18 +3 12
6 UJ 7 3 0 0 4 19 31 −12 9
7 Kovsie 7 1 0 0 6 16 51 −35 3
8 Madibaz 7 0 0 0 7 14 38 −24 0
Source: SA Hockey
(H) Host

Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).

4 May 2018
13:30
UJ 0-5 Tuks
Report Forrest  4', 14'
Sherwood  57'
WITS Hockey
4 May 2018
15:15
NWU 10-4 Kovsie
Naude  2'
Mbekeni  10'
Ludick  23'
Cilliers  38'
Jeffery  59', 60'		 Report van Vollenhoven  4', 45'
WITS Hockey
4 May 2018
17:00
Madibaz 4-6 Maties
Fanoe  13'
Hansel  43'		 Report Arendse  12'
Schooling  20'
Saker  29'
WITS Hockey
4 May 2018
18:45
Wits 6-2 Ikeys
Cressy  29'
Futcher  30'
James  33'
Marki  58'		 Report Mckechnie  50'
WITS Hockey
5 May 2018
13:30
Tuks 4-4 NWU
Halle  27'
Forrest  52'		 Report Ludick  56'
Makan  57'
Penalties
Kemp
Davies
Redfern
Sherwood		 3-2 Kenny
du Plessis
Mbekeni
Botma
Lamprecht
WITS Hockey
5 May 2018
15:15
UJ 7-0 Kovsie
Halle  15'
February  16'
Lion-Cachet  59'
York  60'		 Report
WITS Hockey
5 May 2018
17:00
Ikeys 6-0 Madibaz
Mckechnie  15'
Gildenhuys  31'
Pfaff  60'		 Report
WITS Hockey
5 May 2018
18:45
Wits 2-4 Maties
Botes  42' Report Arendse  57'
Schooling  59'
WITS Hockey
6 May 2018
12:00
Ikeys 2-6 Maties
Pfaff  23' Report Stewart  17'
Samboer  19'
Pike  25'
Arendse  56'
WITS Hockey
6 May 2018
13:45
Madibaz 2-4 Kovsie
Fanoe  45' Report Kruger  29'
Weldhagen  55'
WITS Hockey
6 May 2018
17:00
UJ 3-2 NWU
Lion-Cachet  16'
Botes  53'		 Report Botma  2'
WITS Hockey
6 May 2018
18:45
Wits 5-6 Tuks
Kemp  23'
Sherwood  30'
Paulo  58'		 Report Futcher  4'
Modise  52'
Botes  55'
WITS Hockey
7 May 2018
12:00
NWU 5-6 Maties
Botma  8', 21'
Tait  53'		 Report Pike  34'
Schooling  57'
Arendse  60'
WITS Hockey
7 May 2018
13:45
Kovsie 0-5 Ikeys
Report Rossouw  18'
Alfeld  21'
Talmage  49'
WITS Hockey
7 May 2018
17:00
Madibaz 1-6 Tuks
Penhall  42' Report Paulo  6', 34'
Sherwood  16'
Forrest  24'
WITS Hockey
6 May 2018
18:45
Wits 4-2 UJ
Botes  16', 31' Report February  58'
WITS Hockey
11 May 2018
13:30
NWU 8-7 Wits
Botma  11', 13'
Mbekeni  26'
Thessner  40', 60'		 Report James  9', 15', 42'
Botes  32'
Donaldson  41'
Tuks Astro
11 May 2018
15:15
UJ 5-3 Madibaz
February  16'
Halle  44', 58'		 Report Asmah-Andoh  17'
Potgieter  50'
Tuks Astro
11 May 2018
17:00
Maties 8-4 Kovsie
Saker  25'
Samboer  40', 51'
Giger  42'
Tate  52'
Stewart  52'		 Report Smouse  14'
Mbombisa  30'
Tuks Astro
11 May 2018
18:45
Tuks 2-4 Ikeys
Paulo  38' Report Talmage  5'
Watters  42'
Cole  50'
Tuks Astro
12 May 2018
13:30
Kovsie 4-11 Wits
Kruger  40'
van der Merwe  47'		 Report Abrahams  21', 27', 60'
Cressy  38'
Botes  56'
Futcher  58'
Tuks Astro
12 May 2018
15:15
Ikeys 2-0 UJ
Forrest  57' Report
Tuks Astro
12 May 2018
17:00
Madibaz 2-4 NWU
Coombs  25'
Fanoe  27'		 Report Thessner  13'
Ludick  60'
Tuks Astro
12 May 2018
18:45
Tuks 4-5 Maties
Paulo  2'
Pio  26'		 Report Samboer  7', 19'
Roman  28'
Tuks Astro
13 May 2018
13:30
Madibaz 2-7 Wits
Wynford  45' Report Futcher  13', 38'
Abrahams  47'
Ramburuth-Hurt  58'
Tuks Astro
13 May 2018
15:15
NWU 4-0 Ikeys
Makan  8'
Ludick  53'		 Report
Tuks Astro
13 May 2018
17:00
Maties 15-2 UJ
Arendse  8', 17', 30'
Roman  35'
Samboer  51', 57', 57'
Pike  58'		 Report February  47'
Tuks Astro
13 May 2018
18:45
Tuks 8-0 Kovsie
Forrest  16', 23'
Kemp  17'
Paulo  21'
Sherwood  26'		 Report
Tuks Astro

Seven place game
14 May 2018
13:30
Kovsie 0-6 Madibaz
Report Fanoe  12'
Coombs  13', 18'
Tuks Astro

Five place game
14 May 2018
15:15
Ikeys 6-5 UJ
Solomons  8'
Cole  53'
Alfeld  55'		 Report Dube  2'
Gilbert  26'
Blackie-roden  27'
Jacobs  28'
Tuks Astro

Semi-Final
14 May 2018
17:00
Maties 2-2 NWU
Ludick 3' Report Samboer 39', 47'
Penalties
Hobson
Dollman
Tate
Arendse 		2-0 Kenny
Makan
Mbekeni
Botma
Tuks Astro
14 May 2018
18:45
Tuks 6-6 Wits
Currie  22'
Sherwood  31', 49', 56'
Lembethe  60'		 Report Botes  10'
James  19', 51', 59'
Penalties
Ashley Kemp
Davies
Redfern
Sherwood
Paulo
Paulo 		4-3 James
Le Forestier
Ramburuth-Hurt
van Wyk
Chad Futcher
James
Tuks Astro

Final
21 May 2018
18:45
Tuks 5-0 Maties
Mvimbi  8'
Sherwood  30'
Paulo  56'		 Report
Tuks Astro

Final standings
Pos Team
1 Maties
2 Tuks
3 Wits (H)
4 NWU
5 Ikeys
6 UJ
7 Kovsie
8 Madibaz
Source: SA Hockey
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There have been 272 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 8.24 goals per match.

14 goals

  • Reece Arendse (Maties)
  • Kingsley Botes (Wits)

13 goals

  • Dayne Samboer (Maties)
  • Steven Paulo (Tuks)

12 goals

  • Bradley Sherwood (Tuks)

10 goals

  • Killian Ludick (NWU)

9 goals

  • Brandon James (Wits)
  • Michael Forrest (Tuks)

8 goals

  • Che February (UJ)

7 goals

  • Pierre Botma (NWU)
  • Chad Futcher (Wits)
  • Rusten Abrahams (Wits)
  • Brodie Fanoe (Madibaz)

6 goals

  • Luke Schooling (Maties)
  • Snyman Thessner (NWU)

5 goals

  • Laython Coombs (Madibaz)
  • Maximilian Pike (Maties)

4 goals

  • Courtney Halle (UJ)
  • Tim Alfeld (Ikeys)
  • Dan Cole (Ikeys)
  • Bryce Cressy (Wits)
  • Wayne Jeffery (NWU)
  • Ashley Kemp (Tuks)
  • Willie Kruger (Kovsie)
  • Mitesh Makan (NWU)
  • Sinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU)
  • Matthew Mckechnie (Ikeys)
  • Walter Pfaff (Ikeys)
  • Matthew Roman (Maties)
  • Alex Stewart (Maties)
  • Stéphan van Vollenhoven (Kovsie)

3 goals

  • Kyle Lion-Cachet (UJ)
  • Clayton Saker (Maties)
  • Ross Talmage (Ikeys)

2 goals

  • Richard Asmah-andoh (Madibaz)
  • Tristan Blackie-roden (UJ)
  • Spencer Botes (UJ)
  • Sean Donaldson (Wits)
  • Jack Forrest (Ikeys)
  • Michael Gildenhuys (Ikeys)
  • Tim Halle (Tuks)
  • Michael Hansel (Madibaz)
  • Mvelase Mbombisa (Kovsie)
  • Thabang Modise (Wits)
  • Sam Mvimbi (Tuks)
  • Nicholas Pio (Tuks)
  • Kamal Ramburuth-Hurt (Wits)
  • Justin Smouse (Kovsie)
  • Daiyaan Solomons (Ikeys)
  • Clayton Tait (NWU)
  • Gareth Tate (Maties)
  • Egon van der Merwe (Kovsie)
  • Tiaan Weldhagen (Kovsie)
  • Christopher Wynford (Madibaz)
  • Rayner York (UJ)

1 goal

  • Francois Cilliers (NWU)
  • Mitchell Currie (Tuks)
  • Manessah Dube (UJ)
  • Nicholas Giger (Maties)
  • James Gilbert (UJ)
  • Ernest Jacobs (UJ)
  • Peabo Lembethe (Tuks)
  • Michael Marki (Wits)
  • Stean Naude (NWU)
  • Keoghan Penhall (Madibaz)
  • Jacques Potgieter (Madibaz)
  • Jaydee Rossouw (Ikeys)
  • James Watters (Ikeys)

Source: SAHA

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Top goalscorer
Sinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU) Rob McKinley (Maties) Dayne Samboer (Maties)

References
  1. "Varsity Hockey bends the rules to double the thrill". Varsity Sport. May 2, 2017.
  2. "Players' thoughts on Varsity Hockey's Power Play". Varsity Sports. May 17, 2019.
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