THE South Africa U21 hockey selectors have named women’s and men’s teams to take part in national tournaments and a series against Pakistan.
The first SA U21 men’s team will play against the touring Pakistan U21 team in a five-Test series in Durban from this Sunday to next Saturday, with the second squad participating in the senior interprovincial tournament on the Absa Puk/NWU turfs at the University of North West in Potchefstroom from May 4 to 10.
The SA women’s U21 team will be participating in the Spar IPT at Queensmead in Durban from May 18 to 24.
There are three KZN Midlands players in the team to meet Pakistan U21, while the team for IPT in Potchefstroom will field four.
Four players in the SA U21 men’s line-ups finished their schooling at Hilton College, while three were at Maritzburg College.
The SA U21 women’s team has one player who completed grade 12 at St Anne’s College, Sarah Harley, who is now at the University of Johannesburg and plays provincially for Southern Gauteng.
SA U21 TEAMS
Men (for Pakistan series): Matt Botha (KZN Coastal), Matt Coombes (KZN Midlands), Kevan Demartinis (KZN Coastal), Matthew Fairweather (NW), Ryan Ferris (Free State), Ashlin Freddy (WP), Giovanni Joseph (Griqualand West), Duzo Khanyile (KZN Midlands), Jacques le Roux (WP), Kyle Lottering (WP), Owen Mvimbi (SG), Sihle Ntule (KZN Coastal), Taine Paton (KZN Coastal), Eugene Pelteret (WP), Vince Prior (NW), Satchi Reddy (EP), Dominic Scott (KZN Midlands), Anthony Vervoort (NG).
Men (for senior IPT): Botha, Demartinis, Tim Drummond (KZN Midlands), Tauriq Ebrahim (WP), Fairweather, Warren Grobler (WP), Khanyile, Charles Lesia (SG), Lottering, Ben Mbana (NG), Mvimbi, Paton, Pelteret, Dalan Phillips (KZN Midlands), Prior, Reddy, Scott, David Wilson (WP).
Women: Hanli Hattingh (WP), Kameel Jassen (Southern Gauteng), Mapule Mokoena (SG), Loreen Irvine (North West), Julia Cass (SG), Pippa Rabey (WP), Heloise Labuschagne (NW), Kelly Madsen (KZN Coastal), Ncedisa Magwentshu (SG), Jayde Mayne (WP), Chrizelle Andries (Northern Gauteng), Nicole de Vries (SG), Sulette Damons (NW), Catherine McNulty (SG), Nicole Kemp (EP), Sarah Harley (SG), Roxanne Turner (capt, SG), Candice Manuel (WP). Non-travelling reserves: Michaela Patterson (WP), Louise Coertzen (SG), Cathy Drummond (WP), Faye Irvine (SA U18/KZN Coastal), Princess Khuzwayo (NW), Taryn Moses (NG).
