BIG shout out to our #Steinhoff Maties players who made the SA U21 Squads.
“The selected players will be gathered for selection and training camps, with an eye on both the Africa qualifying tournament for the Junior World Cup and of course the Premier Hockey League (PHL), which takes place in November this year. The Ladies selectors shared that they have selected players born between 1998 & 2000 as well as a few more experienced players with a keen eye on the importance of the PHL.
The Men’s under 21 Squad, which Garreth Ewing has been reappointed to coach after a successful Junior World Cup, features full Internationals Tyson Dlungwana, Rusten Abrahams and Dayaan Cassiem along with some of the most exciting talent ever seen in the country.
In the Ladies under 21 Squad under coach Rob van Ginkel there are a few players who played at the Junior Hockey World Cup last year included in the team, including the likes of Sandisiwe Tabata, Kristen Paton, Ongi Mali and Sisipho Magwaza. While Cheree Greyvenstein, Kirsty Adams and Simone Gouws all got experience playing in the PHL last year.” – South African Hockey Association
The Steinhoff Maties men in the u/21 Squad is:
Chris Rhode, Andrew Hobson, Jacki Mohlaba, Franco Carstens, Connor Beauchamp, Matthew Roman, Luke Schooling, Max Pike & Mbuso Mgobozi.
The Steinhoff Maties Ladies in the u/21 Squad is:
Lida Kotze, Polly Mashua, Francis Carstens, Stephanie Botha, Minke van Heerden & Sandisiwe Tabata.