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World all-time great back for SA women's hockey team

JONATHAN COOK

ONE of the world's greatest women's hockey players of all time, South Africa's Pietie Coetzee, announced her return to the international game at a press conference in East London Saturday afternoon, just hours before turning out for defending champions Southern Gauteng against KZN Coastal in the final of the 2010 SA Interprovincial Tournament.

Southern Gauteng beat Coastals

JONATHAN COOK
in East London

Southern Gauteng beat KZN Coastals 3-1 in the Women's Interprovincial final at Kat Leisure Park in East London Saturday.

The girls from Durban put up a fantastic display in a repeat of last year's epic final.

KZN Coastals meet Southern Gauteng in the Final

Defending Champions Southern Gauteng will meet KZN Coastals in a repeat of last years final.

Southern Gauteng were too good for Northerns with a 3-1 victory. Goals scored by Pietie Coetzee, Tsoanelo Pholo and Anika Fischer.

KZN Coastals put in a determined performance to beat tournament favourites Western Province 1 - 0 with Merel de Blaey scoring the winning goal.

Saturday's final promises to be an exciting match up.

CROSS-POOL PLAYOFF RESULTS

WP five-star showing blows EP off the park

THE Eastern Province women’s hockey team’s woes continued at East London’s Kat Leisure Park yesterday when they were whipped 5-0 by Western Province.

The defeat was their third consecutive loss in the A section section at the inter-provincial and now hold the dubious distinction of being the only team in their pool not to have scored a goal.

Western Province are unbeaten so far and have the look of champions about them after beating reigning champions Southerns 3-1 on Wednesday.

Western Province beat Southern Gauteng

JONATHAN COOK
Kat Leisure Park, East London
  

EAST LONDON - The Pool A match between defending champions Southern Gauteng and Western Province went the way of the Cape team 3-1 at the SA Women's Interprovincial Hockey Tournament in East London Wednesday.

Southerns had themselves to blame as they missed numerous opportunities but WP were more adept in the attacking circle from both field and penalty corner play.

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Day 2 Results: Senior Ladies IPT

20 July 2010

JONATHAN COOK
Kat Leisure Park, East London

THE defending hockey champions Southern Gauteng and fellow favourites Western Province set the stage for a classic South Africa Women's Hockey Interprovincial Tournament clash at …

… Kat Leisure Park in East London Wednesday following their comfortable Pool A victories on day one of A Section action Tuesday.

Ladies IPT: Day 1 Report

FREE State and Border played a worthy curtain-raiser to Tuesday's A Section start of the SA Women's Interprovincial Hockey Tournament with a thrilling 4-4 draw in the B Section in East London Monday.

Tuesday's A Section derby between KZN teams Inland and 2009 silver medallists Coastal is usually a spirited affair and that match is joined by the other Pool B clash between Witwatersrand and Northerns Blues.

Day 1 Results: Senior Women's IPT

SENIOR WOMEN’S IPT 2010
EAST LONDON
19TH TO 24TH JULY 2010-07

RESULT DAY 1: “B” - SECTION

BORDER 4 - 4 FREE STATE
MPUMALANGA 1 - 0 NORTHERN CAPE
SASKO CD “A” 4 - 0 SASKO CD “B”
WP. PENINSULA 3 - 0 KZN MYNAHS

Play-Offs: Men's SACD IPT

POOL PLAY-OFFS

(9-12) NFS 5 – Eastern Gauteng 0
(9-12) Limpopo 2 – KZN Mynahs 2 (Limpopo won 5 – 4 on strokes)
(5-8) Mpumalanga 3 – Eastern Province 1
(5-8) Western Province 1 – Northern Gauteng 3
(1-4) KZN Coastal 0 – Southern Gauteng 2
(1-4) KZN Inalnd 1 – Southern Cape 3

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