2017 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

2017 Women's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Johannesburg
Dates	25 November – 12 December
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Randburg Astro
Final positions
Champions	–– Orange River Rafters (1st title)
Runner-up	–– St. Lucia Lakers
Third place	–– Blyde River Bunters
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	52 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)	–– Sulette Damons ; –– Tiffany Jones (4 goals)
Best player	–– Kristen Paton
Best young player	–– Ongeziwe Mali
Best goalkeeper	–– Nicole La Fleur
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Last updated October 11, 2023

The 2017 Women's Premier Hockey League was the second edition of South Africa's national league. The tournament was held in Johannesburg at the Randburg Astro. The tournament started on 25 November and culminated on 12 December 2017.^[2]

Competition format

Format

The 2017 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.

During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows:

4 points: win by 3+ goals
3 points: win and shoot-out win
1 point: shoot-out loss
0 points: loss

Participating teams

The following teams competed for the title:

–– Blyde River Bunters
–– Madikwe Rangers
–– Namaqualand Daisies
–– Orange River Rafters
–– St. Lucia Lakers
–– Wineland Wings

Results

Pool stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	–– Blyde River Bunters	5	3	1	0	1	7	5	+2	12	Semi-finals
2	–– St. Lucia Lakers	5	2	1	1	1	11	8	+3	11
3	–– Namaqualand Daisies	5	2	1	1	1	7	7	0	10
4	–– Orange River Rafters	5	2	0	0	3	11	12	−1	7
5	–– Madikwe Rangers	5	0	2	1	2	3	5	−2	7
6	–– Wineland Wings	5	1	0	2	2	8	10	−2	5

Source: South African Hockey Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

25 November 2017
10:00

Namaqualand Daisies ––	0–0	–– Blyde River Bunters
	Report
Penalties
Southgate Gouws Fourie Paton C. Botha	1–2	Smith Verster Terblanche Esteves M. Marais

Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)

25 November 2017
14:00

St. Lucia Lakers ––	4–1	–– Orange River Rafters
T. Jones 8' Wood 15' Baleni 59' Mashau 60'	Report	Mahlangu 35'

Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

26 November 2017
08:00

Madikwe Rangers ––	1–1	–– Wineland Wings
Du Plessis 38'	Report	Rhodes 19'
Penalties
Deetlefs Du Plessis Coston	2–0	Johnson Glasby Malan Sivertsen

Umpires:
Claire Cowan (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)

26 November 2017
12:00

Orange River Rafters ––	3–4	–– Namaqualand Daisies
Small 41' Louw 51' Mallett 59'	Report	Fourie 22' Adams 26' Mali 45' Paton 59'

Umpires:
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)

26 November 2017
16:00

Blyde River Bunters ––	3–1	–– St. Lucia Lakers
Segaole 15', 29' Luüs 55'	Report	T. Jones 19'

Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)

2 December 2017
08:00

St. Lucia Lakers ––	3–1	–– Namaqualand Daisies
Botes 38' Reed 48', 58'	Report	Pearce 45'

Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

2 December 2017
12:00

Madikwe Rangers ––	1–2	–– Orange River Rafters
Van Jaarsveldt 23'	Report	Damons 3', 23'

Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

2 December 2017
16:00

Wineland Wings ––	1–3	–– Blyde River Bunters
Davids 2'	Report	Evans 9' Esteves 39', 46'

Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)

3 December 2017
10:00

Namaqualand Daisies ––	2–1	–– Wineland Wings
Maddocks 49' S. Botha 60'	Report	McNulty 58'

Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

3 December 2017
14:00

Blyde River Bunters ––	1–0	–– Madikwe Rangers
Evans 50'	Report

Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

9 December 2017
10:00

St. Lucia Lakers ––	1–1	–– Madikwe Rangers
Anderson 24'	Report	De Jager 35'
Penalties
Botes S. Jones Reed Shuker	1–3	Coston Du Plessis Van Jaarsveldt Da Rocha

Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

9 December 2017
14:00

Orange River Rafters ––	2–3	–– Wineland Wings
Klaasen 23' Chamberlain 41'	Report	Richards 6' Mayne 15' Glasby 59'

Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)

10 December 2017
08:00

Wineland Wings ––	2–2	–– St. Lucia Lakers
Glasby 2' Malan 28'	Report	Christie 45' T. Jones 46'
Penalties
Richards Glasby Malan Johnson Mayne	1–2	Botes S. Jones Bobbs Hubach Baxter

Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)

10 December 2017
12:00

Blyde River Bunters ––	0–3	–– Orange River Rafters
	Report	Damons 6' Scheepers 11' Hartel 53'

Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)

10 December 2017
16:00

Madikwe Rangers ––	0–0	–– Namaqualand Daisies
	Report
Penalties
Coston Du Plessis Van Jaarsveldt Da Rocha	1–3	Gouws Bartsch Pearce Paton

Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Classification round

Semi-finals		Final

11 December 2017

–– Blyde River Bunters	0
		12 December 2017
–– Orange River Rafters	2
		–– Orange River Rafters (pen.)	0 (3)
11 December 2017
		–– St. Lucia Lakers	0 (2)
–– St. Lucia Lakers	2

–– Namaqualand Daisies	0
		Third place

		12 December 2017

		–– Blyde River Bunters	1

		–– Namaqualand Daisies	0

Semi-finals

11 December 2017
12:00

St. Lucia Lakers ––	2–0	–– Namaqualand Daisies
Botes 6' T. Jones 37'	Report

Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)

11 December 2017
16:00

Blyde River Bunters ––	0–2	–– Orange River Rafters
	Report	Small 36' Damons 48'

Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Third and fourth place

12 December 2017
13:00

Blyde River Bunters ––	1–0	–– Namaqualand Daisies
Verster 45'	Report

Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

Final

12 December 2017
17:00

Orange River Rafters ––	0–0	–– St. Lucia Lakers
	Report
Penalties
Greaves Small Chamberlain Damons Scheepers —— Chamberlain Small	3–2	Reed S. Jones T. Jones Bobbs Baxter —— Reed S. Jones

Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer(s)	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Young Player of the Tournament
–– Kristen Paton	2 Players (see list below)	–– Nicole la Fleur	–– Ongeziwe Mali

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final standing
	–– Orange River Rafters	7	3	1	0	3	13	12	+1	13	Gold Medal
	–– St. Lucia Lakers	7	3	1	2	1	13	8	+5	15	Silver Medal
	–– Blyde River Bunters	7	4	1	0	2	8	7	+1	15	Bronze Medal
4	–– Namaqualand Daisies	7	2	1	1	3	7	10	−3	10
5	–– Madikwe Rangers	5	0	2	1	2	3	5	−2	7
6	–– Wineland Wings	5	1	0	2	2	8	10	−2	5

Source: South African Hockey Association

Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match.

4 goals

–– Sulette Damons
–– Tiffany Jones

2 goals

1 goal

–– Anél Luüs
–– Izelle Verster
–– Louise de Jager
–– Lilian du Plessis
–– Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
–– Kirsty Adams
–– Stephanie Botha
–– Teagan Fourie
–– Charné Maddocks
–– Ongeziwe Mali
–– Kristen Paton
–– Hannah Pearce
–– Dirkie Chamberlain
–– Chané Hartel
–– Luche Klaasen
–– Marié Louw
–– Lerato Mahlangu
–– Taryn Mallett
–– Jackie Scheepers
–– Megan Anderson
–– Ayanga Baleni
–– Erin Christie
–– Pollert Mashau
–– Bianca Wood
–– Illse Davids
–– Liné Malan
–– Jade Mayne
–– Catherine McNulty
–– Danielle Rhodes
–– Kaila Richards

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[SAHockey.2018.11-1] 1 2 "National coach hails quality of Premier Hockey League - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[2] "PHL Women 2017". saha.altiusrt.com. South African Hockey Association . Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[3] "Rafters, Cavemen crowned 2017 PHL champions". iol.co.za. Independent Online . Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[4] "Orange River Rafters crowned PHL champions". ofm.co.za. OFM . Retrieved 23 March 2022.

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