2018 Men's Varsity Hockey (South Africa)

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Tournament details
Host country Johannesburg
City South 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 player Sinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU)
Best goalkeeper Rob McKinley (Maties)
(next) 2019 (W)

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.

Contents

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

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Maties 770005023+2721 Semi-Final
2 Tuks 741023519+1614
3 Wits (H)740034228+1412
4 NWU 740123726+1113
5 Ikeys 740032118+312
6 UJ 730041931129
7 Kovsie 710061651353
8 Madibaz 700071438240
Source: SA Hockey
(H) Host

Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).

4 May 2018
13:30
UJ 0-5 Tuks
Report Forrest Field hockey ball.svg 4', 14'
Sherwood Field hockey ball.svg 57'
WITS Hockey
4 May 2018
15:15
NWU 10-4 Kovsie
Naude Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Mbekeni Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Ludick Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Cilliers Field hockey ball.svg 38'
Jeffery Field hockey ball.svg 59', 60'
Report van Vollenhoven Field hockey ball.svg 4', 45'
WITS Hockey
4 May 2018
17:00
Madibaz 4-6 Maties
Fanoe Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Hansel Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Report Arendse Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Schooling Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Saker Field hockey ball.svg 29'
WITS Hockey
4 May 2018
18:45
Wits 6-2 Ikeys
Cressy Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Futcher Field hockey ball.svg 30'
James Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Marki Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report Mckechnie Field hockey ball.svg 50'
WITS Hockey

5 May 2018
13:30
Tuks 4-4 NWU
Halle Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Forrest Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Report Ludick Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Makan Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Penalties
Field hockey pengoal.svg Kemp
Field hockey pengoal.svg Davies
Field hockey pengoal.svg Redfern
Field hockey penmiss.svg Sherwood
3-2Field hockey pengoal.svg Kenny
Field hockey penmiss.svg du Plessis
Field hockey pengoal.svg Mbekeni
Field hockey penmiss.svg Botma
Field hockey penmiss.svg Lamprecht
WITS Hockey
5 May 2018
15:15
UJ 7-0 Kovsie
Halle Field hockey ball.svg 15'
February Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Lion-Cachet Field hockey ball.svg 59'
York Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report
WITS Hockey
5 May 2018
17:00
Ikeys 6-0 Madibaz
Mckechnie Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Gildenhuys Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Pfaff Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report
WITS Hockey
5 May 2018
18:45
Wits 2-4 Maties
Botes Field hockey ball.svg 42' Report Arendse Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Schooling Field hockey ball.svg 59'
WITS Hockey

6 May 2018
12:00
Ikeys 2-6 Maties
Pfaff Field hockey ball.svg 23' Report Stewart Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Samboer Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Pike Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Arendse Field hockey ball.svg 56'
WITS Hockey
6 May 2018
13:45
Madibaz 2-4 Kovsie
Fanoe Field hockey ball.svg 45' Report Kruger Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Weldhagen Field hockey ball.svg 55'
WITS Hockey
6 May 2018
17:00
UJ 3-2 NWU
Lion-Cachet Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Botes Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Report Botma Field hockey ball.svg 2'
WITS Hockey
6 May 2018
18:45
Wits 5-6 Tuks
Kemp Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Sherwood Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Paulo Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report Futcher Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Modise Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Botes Field hockey ball.svg 55'
WITS Hockey

7 May 2018
12:00
NWU 5-6 Maties
Botma Field hockey ball.svg 8', 21'
Tait Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Report Pike Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Schooling Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Arendse Field hockey ball.svg 60'
WITS Hockey
7 May 2018
13:45
Kovsie 0-5 Ikeys
Report Rossouw Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Alfeld Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Talmage Field hockey ball.svg 49'
WITS Hockey
7 May 2018
17:00
Madibaz 1-6 Tuks
Penhall Field hockey ball.svg 42' Report Paulo Field hockey ball.svg 6', 34'
Sherwood Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Forrest Field hockey ball.svg 24'
WITS Hockey
6 May 2018
18:45
Wits 4-2 UJ
Botes Field hockey ball.svg 16', 31' Report February Field hockey ball.svg 58'
WITS Hockey

11 May 2018
13:30
NWU 8-7 Wits
Botma Field hockey ball.svg 11', 13'
Mbekeni Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Thessner Field hockey ball.svg 40', 60'
Report James Field hockey ball.svg 9', 15', 42'
Botes Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Donaldson Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Tuks Astro
11 May 2018
15:15
UJ 5-3 Madibaz
February Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Halle Field hockey ball.svg 44', 58'
Report Asmah-Andoh Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Potgieter Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Tuks Astro
11 May 2018
17:00
Maties 8-4 Kovsie
Saker Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Samboer Field hockey ball.svg 40', 51'
Giger Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Tate Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Stewart Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Report Smouse Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Mbombisa Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Tuks Astro
11 May 2018
18:45
Tuks 2-4 Ikeys
Paulo Field hockey ball.svg 38' Report Talmage Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Watters Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Cole Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Tuks Astro

12 May 2018
13:30
Kovsie 4-11 Wits
Kruger Field hockey ball.svg 40'
van der Merwe Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Report Abrahams Field hockey ball.svg 21', 27', 60'
Cressy Field hockey ball.svg 38'
Botes Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Futcher Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Tuks Astro
12 May 2018
15:15
Ikeys 2-0 UJ
Forrest Field hockey ball.svg 57' Report
Tuks Astro
12 May 2018
17:00
Madibaz 2-4 NWU
Coombs Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Fanoe Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Report Thessner Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Ludick Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Tuks Astro
12 May 2018
18:45
Tuks 4-5 Maties
Paulo Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Pio Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Report Samboer Field hockey ball.svg 7', 19'
Roman Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Tuks Astro

13 May 2018
13:30
Madibaz 2-7 Wits
Wynford Field hockey ball.svg 45' Report Futcher Field hockey ball.svg 13', 38'
Abrahams Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Ramburuth-Hurt Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Tuks Astro
13 May 2018
15:15
NWU 4-0 Ikeys
Makan Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Ludick Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Report
Tuks Astro
13 May 2018
17:00
Maties 15-2 UJ
Arendse Field hockey ball.svg 8', 17', 30'
Roman Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Samboer Field hockey ball.svg 51', 57', 57'
Pike Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report February Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Tuks Astro
13 May 2018
18:45
Tuks 8-0 Kovsie
Forrest Field hockey ball.svg 16', 23'
Kemp Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Paulo Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Sherwood Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Report
Tuks Astro

Seven place game

14 May 2018
13:30
Kovsie 0-6 Madibaz
Report Fanoe Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Coombs Field hockey ball.svg 13', 18'
Tuks Astro

Five place game

14 May 2018
15:15
Ikeys 6-5 UJ
Solomons Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Cole Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Alfeld Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Report Dube Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Gilbert Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Blackie-roden Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Jacobs Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Tuks Astro

Semi-final

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

Final

21 May 2018
18:45
Tuks 5-0 Maties
Mvimbi Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Sherwood Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Paulo Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Report
Tuks Astro

Final standings

PosTeam
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

13 goals

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: SAHA

Awards

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

Player of the tournamentGoalkeeper of the tournamentTop goalscorer
Sinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU) Rob McKinley (Maties) Dayne Samboer (Maties)

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