South Africa men's national field hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | AmaStokkie[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | South African Hockey Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AfHF (Africa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Gareth Ewing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Cheslyn Gie Sihle Ntuli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Martin van Staden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Keenan Horne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Gregg Clark (250) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Greg Nicol (209) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIH ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 15  1 (19 July 2022)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest | 10 (2005; 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 16 (December 2018 – January 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 10th (1996, 2004, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 10th (1994, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 1st (1993, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 ,2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| African Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 1st (1995, 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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South Africa at the 2008 Olympics
The South Africa men's national field hockey team represents South Africa at international field hockey matches and tournaments.[4]
Tournament history
Summer Olympics
World Cup
- 1994 – 10th place
- 2002 – 13th place
- 2006 – 12th place
- 2010 – 10th place
- 2014 – 11th place
- 2018 – 16th place
- 2023 – Qualified
Africa Cup of Nations
African Games
African Olympic Qualifier
Commonwealth Games
- 1998 – 5th place
- 2002 – 4th place
- 2006 – 8th place
- 2010 – 5th place
- 2014 – 5th place
- 2018 – 10th place
- 2022 – Qualified
Hockey World League
FIH Pro League
- 2021–22 – 9th place
FIH Hockey Nations Cup
- 2022 – Qualified
Champions Challenge I
Team
2020 Olympic squad
The squad was announced on 27 May 2021.[5]
Head coach: Gareth Ewing[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 2 | FW | Mustaphaa Cassiem | 19 March 2002 (aged 19) | 8 | 7 |  Varsity College
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| 3 | DF | Tyson Dlungwana | 18 February 1997 (aged 24) | 47 | 0 | Phoenix Hockey Club
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| 5 | DF | Austin Smith | 20 May 1985 (aged 36) | 178 | 67 |  Den Bosch
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| 7 | DF | Timothy Drummond (Captain) | 5 March 1988 (aged 33) | 145 | 19 | Klein Zwitserland
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| 8 | MF | Nduduza Lembethe | 13 January 1996 (aged 25) | 33 | University of Pretoria
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| 10 | FW | Keenan Horne | 17 June 1992 (aged 29) | 64 | Central
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| 13 | DF | Matthew Guise-Brown | 13 September 1991 (aged 29) | 42 | 25 |  Hampstead & Westminster
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| 14 | MF | Rusten Abrahams | 16 December 1997 (aged 23) | 10 | 2 | University of the Witwatersrand
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| 15 | FW | Dayaan Cassiem | 1 December 1998 (aged 22) | 38 | 15 |  Gladbacher HTC
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| 17 | FW | Ryan Julius | 19 July 1995 (aged 26) | 41 | Almeerse HC
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| 18 | MF | Taine Paton | 4 January 1989 (aged 32) | 115 |  Antwerp
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| 20 | FW | Tevin Kok | 20 October 1996 (aged 24) | 35 | Kearsney
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| 21 | DF | Jethro Eustice | 1 November 1989 (aged 31) | 128 | 21 | Kearsney
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| 22 | DF | Daniel Bell | 28 September 1994 (aged 26) | 58 | 11 | Daring
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| 23 | GK | Rassie Pieterse | 20 August 1983 (aged 37) | 161 | Wanderers Hockey Club
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| 24 | MF | Nicholas Spooner | 28 August 1991 (aged 29) | 26 | Harvestehuder THC
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| 27 | FW | Nqobile Ntuli | 15 January 1996 (aged 25) | 58 | 25 | University of Pretoria
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| 29 | MF | Samkelo Mvimbi | 23 January 1999 (aged 22) | 14 | 1 | University of Pretoria
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Gallery
![Netherlands against South Africa in Amstelveen, 1969[7]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Hockey_Nederland_tegen_Zuid_Afrika_te_Amstelveen_elftal%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-3183.jpg/120px-Hockey_Nederland_tegen_Zuid_Afrika_te_Amstelveen_elftal%2C_Bestanddeelnr_922-3183.jpg)
Netherlands against South Africa in Amstelveen, 1969[7]
Netherlands against South Africa in Amstelveen, 1969
The South African field hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics just before the match against Great Britain
South African players celebrate their qualification for the London Olympics
Glasgow 2014 - Kieran Govers (AUS), Austin Smith (RSA)
![Netherlands against South Africa in Amstelveen, 1969[7]](/File:Hockey_Nederland_tegen_Zuid_Afrika_te_Amstelveen_elftal,_Bestanddeelnr_922-3183.jpg)
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See also
- South Africa women's national field hockey team
- South Africa men's national under-21 field hockey team
References
- ^ "SA Hockey teams seal 2020 Olympic qualification – Daily Worthing". Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "Tokyo 2021: deux premières médailles pour l'Afrique du Sud, le Tunisien Hafnaoui à l'arrêt". RFI (in French). 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster South Africa" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Leidse Courant | 21 april 1969 | pagina 14". Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
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