2018 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

Tournament details
Host country	Johannesburg
City	South Africa
Dates	18 July 2019 (2019-07-18)–4 August 2019 (2019-08-04)
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Randburg Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	––  Blyde River Bunters
Runner-up	––  Madikwe Rangers
Third place	––  St. Lucia Lakers
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	––  Carmen Smith (5 goals)
Best player	––  Kara-Lee Botes
Best young player	––  Lezaan Jansen van Vuuren
Best goalkeeper	––  Phumelela Mbande
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The 2018 Women's Premier Hockey League was the 3rd edition of the Premier Hockey League, the annual tournament women's field hockey championship of South Africa. ^[1]

The Blyde River Bunters won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Madikwe Rangers 1–0 in the final. ^[2]

Competition format

Format

The 2018 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

Each squad consists of 20 players, made up of 7 marquee players as determined by SA Hockey’s team, with a further 3 players into their 20 from the "new generation" pool featuring the country’s most exciting young talent. Coaches were forced to release between 4 and 8 players from the 2018 squads ahead of the draft. ^[3]

Blyde River Bunters

Head Coach: Marcelle Keet

1. Phumelela Mbande (C, GK)
2. Marissa Poolman
3. Minke van Heerden
4. Meeghan Klomp
5. Courtney du Preez
6. Izelle Verster
8. Elmien Marais
9. Julia Fleming
11. Nicole Kemp
13. Mmamoagi Kungoane
14. Thati Segaole
15. Lelethu Ndakisa
16. Sarah Bingham
17. Miecke Flemming
20. Jessica de Bruyn-Smith
21. Kim Mentor
27. Carmen Smith
0. Nicolene Terblanche
0. Kirsty Adams
0. Anél LuŰs

Madikwe Rangers

Head Coach: Bevan Bennet

1. Mmatshepo Modipane (GK)
2. Nomnikelo Veto
3. Nicole Bartsch
4. Claire Gibbings
5. Lezaan Janse van Vuren
6. Ashleigh Datnow
9. Londeka Dlamini
10. Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
11. Hildah Dikhudu
12. Shindre-Lee Simmons
13. Lisa-Marié Deetlefs (C)
14. Andrea Leader
15. Elan-Margo van Vught
17. Monique Bartsch
18. Cheneal Raubenheimer
19. Amoré de Wet
0. Courtney Abrahams
0. Isabella da Rocha
0. Malikah Potgieter
0. Kristen Paton

Namaqualand Daisies

Head Coach: Andi Bernstein

2. Lize’ Steyn
3. Amy Greaves
4. Gretchin Davids
5. Tayla Johnson
6. Cindy Bothma
7. Dunell van Taak
8. Nicole Koenig
10. Lauren Nina
11. Toni Marks (C)
12. Marizen Marais
16. Natalie Esteves (C)
17. Didi Mgwenya
18. Aimee-Leigh Pote
19. Carli Pretorius
21. Refilwe Ralikontsane
22. Christine Seggie
23. Chardinay Penniston
24. Brady Wiseman
26. Jacinta Jubb
31. Sisipho Magwaza

Orange River Rafters

Head Coach:

1. Cheree Greyvenstein (GK)
2. Amy Etherington
3. Zeena Martin
5. Zimkhitha Weston
6. Kelsey Minnaar
7. Donna Small
8. Mia Barnard
9. Casey-Jean Botha
10. Lerato Mahlangu
11. Sulette Damons
13. Sare Laubscher
14. Francisca Darkoh
15. Candice Silent
16. Nicole Walraven (C)
17. Anneke Beukman
19. Charné Maddocks
26. Luche Klaasen
0. Badrunnisaa Halliday
0. Juliet Horne
0. Zimasa Dunywa
0. Chane Hartel
0. Simone Gouws

St. Lucia Lakers

Head Coach: Inky Zondi

1. Moya Smith (GK)
2. Lisa Hawker
3. Demi Harmse
4. Jenna Shuker
5. Tegan Fourie
7. Stephanie Baxter
9. Bianca Wood
10. Shelley Russell
11. Kara Botes
12. Polly Mashau
13. Lerato Mahole
14. Megan Anderson
15. Heraldine Olin
16. Erin Christie (C)
17. Chané Hill
18. Paige Phillips
19. Ayanga Baleni
20. Alexandra Kavanagh
0. Karen Bowyer
0. Tiffany Jones

Wineland Wings

Head Coach: Lenise Marais

1. Zimisele Shange (GK)
2. Michelle Dykman
3. Sandisiwe Tabata
4. Robyn Johnson
5. Candice Manuel
6. Ashleigh Thomas
7. Tarryn Glasby (C)
10. Nompilo Thenjwayo
12. Jessica Lardant
13. Jamie Southgate
15. Sasha Sivertsen
16. Edith Molikoe
17. Thando Chithi
18. Michelle Dias
19. Hope Nkosi
22. Chelsea Manoek
25. Stephanie Botha
0. Jessica O'Connor
0. Lida Kotze
0. Sonika van Heerden
0. Miche Bennett
0. Carly Redcliffe
0. Leigh Paulsen
0. Charlize Swanepoel (GK)

Results

Pool stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	––  Orange River Rafters	5	5	0	0	0	10	3	+7	15	Semi-Final
2	––  Blyde River Bunters	5	4	0	0	1	6	3	+3	12
3	––  St. Lucia Lakers	5	3	0	0	2	4	4	0	9
4	––  Madikwe Rangers	5	1	1	0	3	5	6	−1	6
5	––  Namaqualand Daisies	5	0	1	0	4	2	9	−7	3
6	––  Wineland Wings	5	0	0	2	3	3	6	−3	2

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

Matches

11 August 2018 10:00 Orange River Rafters  ––  3-2  ––  Wineland Wings Walraven  15' Hartel  29' Martin  31' Report Glasby  1', 46'

11 August 2018 14:00 Blyde River Bunters  ––  1-0  ––  Madikwe Rangers Kungoane  33' Report

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12 August 2018 08:00 Namaqualand Daisies  ––  1-2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers Marks  53' Report Hill  10' Botes  48'

12 August 2018 12:00 Orange River Rafters  ––  3-1  ––  Madikwe Rangers Damons  10' Mahlangu  11' Minnaar  20' Report Deetlefs  13'

12 August 2018 16:00 Blyde River Bunters  ––  2–1  ––  Wineland Wings Smith  11' Segaole  23' Report Glasby  10'

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16 August 2018 10:00 Orange River Rafters  ––  2–0  ––  Blyde River Bunters Mahlangu  18' Barnard  49' Report

16 August 2018 12:00 Namaqualand Daisies  ––  1–4  ––  Madikwe Rangers Nina  23' Report van Jaarsveldt  42', 45' Veto  55' Deetlefs  57'

16 August 2018 16:00 St. Lucia Lakers  ––  1–0  ––  Wineland Wings Fourie  27' Report

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17 August 2018 12:00 Orange River Rafters  ––  1–0  ––  St. Lucia Lakers Botha  35' Report

17 August 2018 16:00 Namaqualand Daisies  ––  1–1  ––  Wineland Wings Esteves  43' Report Lardant  24' Penalties Jubb Nina Marks Esteves 3–1 Glasby Molikoe Sivertsen Lardant

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18 August 2018 08:00 Blyde River Bunters  ––  2–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies Smith  39' Kungoane  59' Report

18 August 2018 12:00 St. Lucia Lakers  ––  1–0  ––  Madikwe Rangers Fourie  28' Report

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19 August 2018 08:00 Madikwe Rangers  ––  2–2  ––  Wineland Wings Paton  40', 60' Report Manuel  1' Botha  36' Penalties Deetlefs Bartsch Isabella van Jaarsveldt Paton 3–1 Johnson Glasby Sivertsen Manuel

19 August 2018 12:00 Blyde River Bunters  ––  2–0  ––  St. Lucia Lakers Smith  39', 54' Report

19 August 2018 16:00 Orange River Rafters  ––  1–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies Mahlangu  28' Report

Classification stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 August 2018
	––  Orange River Rafters	2 (1)
					26 August 2018
	––  Madikwe Rangers (pen.)	2 (3)
					––  Madikwe Rangers	0
	25 August 2018
					––  Blyde River Bunters	1
	––  Blyde River Bunters (pen.)	1 (3)
	––  St. Lucia Lakers	1 (2)
					Third place
					26 August 2018
					––  Orange River Rafters	0
					––  St. Lucia Lakers	3

Semi-finals

25 August 2018 10:00  ––  Blyde River Bunters 1–1  ––  St. Lucia Lakers Smith  56' Report Anderson  35' Penalties Segaole Marais Verster Smith Van Heerden 3–2 Botes Jones Fourie Wood Baxter Umpires: Lizé Strydom (RSA) Melissa Taylor (RSA)

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25 August 2018 14:00 Orange River Rafters  ––  1–1  ––  Madikwe Rangers Maddocks  4' Damons  16' Report Van Jaarsveldt  36' Simmons  47' Penalties Maddocks Barnard Small Botha 1–3 Deetlefs Bartsch Raubenheimer Janse van Vuren Van Jaarsveldt Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Wanri Venter (RSA)

Third place game

26 August 2018 10:00 Orange River Rafters  ––  1–1  ––  St. Lucia Lakers Report Baxter  12' Jones  24' Botes  45' Umpires: Melissa Taylor (RSA) Lizé Strydom (RSA)

Final

26 August 2018 14:00 Madikwe Rangers  ––  0–1  ––  Blyde River Bunters Report Verster  29' Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Michelle Joubert (RSA)

Awards

Player of the tournament	Goalkeeper of the tournament	Top goalscorer	Young Player of the tournament
Kara-Lee Botes (Lakers)	Phumelela Mbande (Bunters)	Carmen Smith (Bunters)	Lezaan Jansen van Vuuren (Bunters)

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Final ranking

Rank	Team
	––  Blyde River Bunters
	––  Madikwe Rangers
	––  St. Lucia Lakers
4	––  Orange River Rafters
5	––  Namaqualand Daisies
6	––  Wineland Wings

Goalscorers

There have been 47 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.

5 goals

•  ––  Carmen Smith

3 goals

•  ––  Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
•  ––  Lerato Mahlangu
•  ––  Tarryn Glasby

2 goals

•  ––  Mmamoagi Kungoane
•  ––  Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
•  ––  Kristen Paton
•  ––  Sulette Damons

•  ––  Kara-Lee Botes
•  ––  Tegan Fourie

1 goal

•  ––  Thati Segaole
•  ––  Shindre-Lee Simmons
•  ––  Izelle Verster
•  ––  Nomnikelo Veto
•  ––  Natalie Esteves
•  ––  Toni Marks
•  ––  Lauren Nina
•  ––  Mia Barnard
•  ––  Casey-Jean Botha
•  ––  Chane Hartel
•  ––  Charné Maddocks
•  ––  Zeena Martin
•  ––  Kelsey Minnaar
•  ––  Nicole Walraven
•  ––  Megan Anderson
•  ––  Stephanie Baxter
•  ––  Chané Hill
•  ––  Shelley Jones
•  ––  Stephanie Botha
•  ––  Jessica Lardant
•  ––  Candice Manuel

Source: SAHA

References

1. Zaal, Nicholas (14 August 2018). "Randburg witnesses an action-packed first weekend of the Premier Hockey League". Randburg Sun. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
2. Villiers, Ockert De (26 August 2018). "PHL set for new champs". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
3. "CTM PHL 2018 ready to go after the Draft completed - Premiere Hockey League (PHL) - South Africa" . Retrieved 17 March 2022.
4. "The Blyde River Bunters and the Drakensberg Dragons are 2018 CTM Premier Hockey League Champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

External links

• 2018 PHL Women at South African Hockey Association