News 15 August 2014
All the news for Friday 15 August 2014
Ireland with convincing 9-0 win over France
Ireland beat France tonight 9-0 at the National Hockey Stadium in UCD, in their opening match of the Electric Ireland test series. Ireland dominated the match throughout with Audrey O'Flynn scoring 4 goals from penalty corners, Aine Connery with 2; Emma Smyth; Gillian Pinder and Katie Mullan all getting on the score sheet with one each.
Ireland opened the game dominating from the first whistle. After their fourth penalty corner Ireland finally found the back of the net thanks to Audrey O'Flynn's drag flick in the 18th minute. Ireland had numerous other first half chances but Bruneau in goals for France did well to keep the efforts out until the 33 minute when Audrey O'Flynn's drag flick again proved too powerful and she scored her brace giving Ireland a 2-0 lead at half time.
Ireland came out looking strong in the second half bossing the French about the field scoring their 3rd goal from their 8th penalty corner thanks once again to marksman Audrey O'Flynn scoring a hat-trick. Ireland continued to gain momentum Audrey O'Flynn again on the score sheet in the 47th minute again from a set piece drag flick. Ireland scored again just minutes later this time Railway Union's Emma Smyth scoring with style to make it 5-0. Next up Gillian Pinder made it six from a three on one situation making no mistake and slamming it home, five minutes later Katie Mullan was on the score sheet after Captain Megan Frazer crashed the ball through for a final Mullan touch to make it 7-0.
In the 60th & 61st minute Aine Connery scored two the first coming from Naomi Carroll's break down the left hand side the second from the penalty spot when Connery pounced on a rebound ball from the post to make it 9-0.
Ireland will have less than a 24 hour turnaround before they take on Spain tomorrow night at 6pm at the National Hockey Stadium in UCD
IRELAND 9 (2) Audrey O'Flynn 18m pc; 33m pc; 45m pc; 47m pc; Emma Smyth 49m fg; Gillian Pinder 52m fg; Katie Mullan 57m fg; Aine Connery 60m fg; 61m fg
FRANCE 0 (0)
Ireland Team XI:
Audrey O’Flynn (Hermes) Naomi Carroll (Catholic Institute) Megan Frazer – Captain (Holcombe HC / Ballymoney) Stella Davis (GK) (Pembroke Wanderers) Ali Meeke (Loreto) Anna O'Flanagan (UCD) Gillian Pinder (UCD) Emma Smyth (Railway Union) Cliodhna Sargent (Cork Harlequins) Nicci Daly (Holcombe HC / Loreto) Aine Connery (Hermes)
Reserves:
Emma Gray (GK – Hermes); Chloe Brown (Ards); Hannah Matthews (Loreto); Katie Mullan (UCD)Kate Dillon (Railway Union) Deirdre Duke (UCD) Emily Beatty (UCD)
Series 1
Wednesday August 13th Spain 9-2 France
Thursday August 14th Ireland 9-0 France 19.00
Friday August 15th Ireland v Spain 18.00
Series 2
Saturday August 16th Spain v France 16.00
Sunday August 17th Ireland v France 16.00
Monday August 18 Ireland v Spain 19.00
Series 3
Tuesday August 19th Spain v France 19.00
Wednesday August 20 Ireland v France 19.00
Thursday August 21 Ireland v Spain 19.00
Series 4
Friday August 22 Spain v France 17.00
Saturday August 23 Ireland v France 15.00
Sunday August 24th Ireland v Spain 15.00
Irish Hockey Association media release
Good start for women in China
Australian development squad takes 2-1 win in first match of Asian tour
The Australian women's development squad began their tour of China with a win in Dalian in hot conditions. A deflection from a penalty corner by Katy Symons put Australia 1-0 up in the 10th minute of the match. China responded shortly before half time, breaking through the Australian defence and finding space to level the score. Australia then passed up an opportunity to take the lead when a penalty stroke was saved by the Chinese Goalkeeper.
Both teams had their share of possession during the middle part of the match before Australia settled and took control in the final quarter [the matches are being played in the FIH's new quarters format, which comes into international hockey from 1 September]. Australia’s second goal came from another penalty corner with Kathryn Slattery netting a rebound. The WA athlete was one of a number of strong performers for the girls in green and gold with Kirstin Dwyer, Jacqui Day and Georgina Morgan also among the best on ground.
It was a positive start for the developing team, who will be aiming to build upon this performance in the remaining four matches against China.
National Junior Coach Craig Victory said afterwards, "It was a solid performance for a side that has just come together under trying conditions in Dalian. We're looking forward to learning and progressing throughout the tour."
Australian Women's Development Squad - Tour to China and Japan
Match 1 v China
Dalian, CHN
Australia 2 (1)
Katy Symons 10 (PC)
Kathryn Slattery (PC)
China 1 (1)
29 (FG)
Started: Jacqui Day (Mountain Creek, QLD), Kate Denning (South Perth, WA), Kirstin Dwyer (Mackay, QLD), Stephanie Kershaw (Townsville, QLD), Kazzia Lammon (Brisbane, QLD), Georgina Morgan (Armidale, NSW), Gabrielle Nance (Adelaide, SA), Audrey Smith (Wynnum, QLD), Samantha Snow (Blackburn, VIC), Katy Symons (Attadale, WA),
Mariah Williams (Teralba, NSW)
Used Sub: Tamsin Bunt (Aylmerton, NSW), Ashlea Fey (Sunshine Coast, QLD), Kyra Flynn (Hillarys, WA), Kathryn Slattery (Como, WA), Penny Squibb (Tambellup, WA)
Did Not Play: Murphy Allendorf (Mount Gravatt, QLD), Elizabeth Duguid (Darwin, NT), Madison Fitzpatrick (Cabarita Beach, QLD), Jordyn Holzberger (Ipswich, QLD)
China leg of the tour
13 August: Match 1 v China (16:00 local time)
15 August: Match 2 v China (10:00 local time)
16 August: Match 3 v China (16:00 local time)
18 August: Match 4 v China (10:00 local time)
19 August: Match 5 v China (16:00 local time)
Japan leg of the tour
21 August: Match 1 v Japan (17:00 local time)
22 August: Match 2 v Japan (10:00 local time)
25 August: Match 3 v Coca-Cola West Red Sparks (17:30 local time)
27 August: Match 4 v Japan (10:45 local time)
29 August: Match 5 v Japan (15:00 local time)
30 August: Match 6 v Japan (15 :00 local time)
Hockey Australia media release
Deetlefs to lead star-studded Southerns at IPT
JONATHAN COOK
Hugely experienced Investec SA women's hockey team defender Lisa Deetlefs will lead defending champs Southern Gauteng at the 2014 South African Interprovincial Tournament in Pietermaritzburg. The lower tier B Section starts on Sunday with the upper tier A Section kicking off on Tuesday. Photo: ADY KERRY
Central defender Lisa Deetlefs, a key player in the Investec South Africa women’s hockey team, will lead Southern Gauteng in defence of their SA Women’s Interprovincial Tournament (IPT) title in Pietermaritzburg next week.
The top-tier A Section event involving eight teams kicks off on Tuesday while the 10-team B Section, the “second division”, begins Sunday at Greenfields Turf in Princess Margaret Drive.
A vital cog in South Africa’s back three and at penalty corners, as well as a stopper with an eye for the defence-splitting pass, Deetlefs earned her 200th Test appearance at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow and captains a Southerns team that has 11 players who have represented the green and gold. Deetlefs has celebrated SA captain Marsha Cox as her deputy and can also call on other massively experienced, multi-capped SA team-mates should the need arise.
To add to their strengths Southerns have in head coach Garreth Ewing a man with great experience nationally and internationally, while 2004 Athens Olympian Tsoanelo Pholo is deputy.
Ewing, head hockey coach at the University of Johannesburg, said Deetlefs, who plays for Pirates club in Johannesburg when she can fit it in around her SA schedule, brings huge value.
“Lisa is going to be a great captain because she sets such a high standard.”
Ewing, who coached professionally in the USA for a number of years, guided Southerns to a nail-biting 2-1 victory over arch-rivals Western Province in the IPT gold medal match in Port Elizabeth last year. He is enjoying working with the Class of 2014.
“It’s a great group to work with. They have high expectations of their coach and set a good performance standard for themselves. Plus, they are passionate about Southerns hockey.”
In Pool A alongside Southerns are fellow semi-final contenders North West as well as outsiders Eastern Province and Witwatersrand (Wits). Topping Pool B are Western Province followed by likely semi-finalist Northern Blues, Border and dark horses KZN Coastal Raiders.
The B Section sides looking to stake their claim for A Section inclusion next year are likely winners Free State who head Pool A, followed in the pool by Mpumalanga, KZN Mynahs, serious contenders Western Province Peninsula and East Gauteng, while Pool B features host province KZN Inland, EP Settlers, SA Country Districts A and SA Country Districts B, as well as Zimbabwe.
SOUTHERN GAUTENG
Robyn Ormond, Sanani Mangisa, Robyn Johnson, Nika Nel, Sammy Prost, Julia Cass, Catherine McNulty, Marsha Cox (vice-capt), Sylvia Horstmann, Shelley Russell, Lilian du Plessis, Kaila Flemming, Lisa Deetlefs (capt), Dirkie Chamberlain, Nicole Kingsley, Louise de Jager, Bernie Coston, Christine Roos. Head coach: Garreth Ewing. Assistant coach: Tsoanelo Pholo. Manager: Toni Clarke. Physio: Tarren Naidoo.
SA Hockey Association media release
Zimbabwe Hockey ladies national team in SA tourney
FORTUNE MBELE
THE women national hockey team arrived in Pietermaritzburg yesterday morning ahead of a one-week-long South African Women Inter-Provincial Tournament (IPT) which begins on Sunday.
The Hockey Association of Zimbabwe (HAZ) is hoping that the competition will provide international exposure to the local ladies as part of the association’s efforts to rebuild the team.
“The Hockey Association of Zimbabwe has facilitated the entry of a Zimbabwe ladies select team to take part in the South African Women Inter-Provincial Tournament (IPT) which runs from 17 August to 23 August 2014 to be held in Pietermaritzburg. The Zimbabwe side was chosen from players who have been taking part in the on-going national league as well as the national Inter-Provincial Tournament held in Bulawayo in July.
This tournament will give some international exposure to the Zimbabwe ladies team as part of our rebuilding effort,” Chigwedere said.
HAZ vice-president Humphrey Chigwedere yesterday confirmed that the 16-member team arrived safely in South Africa for the tournament. Chris Davison is taking charge of the team while Carol Davis is their manager.
Squad: Peta-Ann Davies, Laurent Dent (Goal-keepers), Rashmi Baghat, Audrey Mangwende, Stacy Logan, Chantelle Zietsman, Michelle Mullins, Stephanie Campbell, Iman Johnson, Nicky Taylor, Aimee Nativel, Jessica Hilton-Barber, Chelsea Louw, Estelle Stambolie, Fariyah Omarshah, Michelle Williams
News Day
Wapda shock PIA, wins for PAF and Army
LAHORE: Wapda outclassed defending champions PIA as they recorded an impressive 4-1 victory in the All-Pakistan NBP Hockey Tournament here on Thursday.
Interestingly, Wapda, who lost their opener to a rather weak-looking Railways on penalty-strokes 5-4, played a different game altogether against a strong PIA outfit to hand them their first defeat of the tournament.
After this loss, the tournament is now open for both the strong contestants — PIA and Wapda — as both have conceded a loss each.
Wapda fired their first goal when Mohammad Suleman recorded a field goal in the third minute.
Mohammad Imran doubled the lead in the 15th and increasing pressure on PIA defence, Wapda made it 3-0 as Mohammad Jaffar scored a field goal in the 20th.
And when Mohammad Ijaz slammed Wapda’s fourth goal in the 34th, also on a field attempt, PIA defence was completely shattered.
However, Wapda slowed down their attacking game in remaining part of the game, allowing PIA to earn a consolation goal in the dying minute when Abu Bakar converted a short-corner.
In another match, two goals from Saeed Shah enabled the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to bounce back and register a 2-1 win against the Higher Education Commission, who had taken lead in the 42nd minute through Kamran Maqsood who found the cage in a field effort.
Saeed struck his first goal, converting a short-corner to level the score 1-1 in the 48th minute and then six minutes later he pumped in a field goal to help his team register a well-earned win.
Meanwhile, Army derailed Railways with a 5-2 triumph as Mohammad Safeer (17th, 60th) remained the main scorer for the victors.
Abdul Jabbar (36th), Muzammil Haq (52nd) and Habib-ur-Rehman (54th) contributed a goal each as Army at one stage were leading 5-0 before Railways scored back-to-back consolation goals through Aleem (55th) and Adeel Latif (57th).
Friday’s fixtures:
HEC vs Railways, Wapda vs NBP, PIA vs Army.
Dawn
Five Malaysians to vie for Asian posts
By Jugjet Singh
THE Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) nominations for its elections close on Aug 20, but there will be five Malaysians battling for positions in the Merdeka Day elections.
With the demise of president Sultan Azlan Shah who had served from 1990, Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah will try to keep the AHF throne in Malaysia.
The likely candidate to challenge Tengku Abdullah is said to be from Pakistan.
MHC senior vice president Nur Azmi Ahmad will stand for the vice-president’s post, while MHC vice presidents Manjit Majid Abdullah and AHF incumbents S. Shamala and Datuk Rahim Ariff will go for the council members post.
For the record, Shamala received the second highest vote four years ago, while Rahim will be defending his seat.
Incumbent secretary general Tan Sri P. Alagendra will vacate his post as the new AHF constitution only allows for those below the age of 70 to stand for elections.
“Malaysia has been the driving force in AHF with Sultan Azlan Shah at the helm, and I believe the best replacement would be Tengku Abdullah. Three other Malaysians and I are standing for election to help Tengku Abdullah administer the Asian body and take hockey to a new level in this region,” said Nur Azmi.
Asian hockey is now the whipping boys at the international scene, as even Pakistan, India and South Korea are struggling at the world level against second level European teams.
“There has been a big slide in Asia and after the elections, AHF must work much harder to develop hockey not only at the grassroots, but also at the higher level as we used to be a powerhouse but are now struggling to beat teams from Europe,” said Nur Azmi.
If Tengku Abdullah does not have a challenger by Aug 20, the other hopeful Malaysians will also be big winners on Merdeka Day.
New Straits Times
Hockey dowgraded to Category B for Asian Games
By S Ramaguru
Malaysia's Faiz Helmi Jali at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The poor performance in Glasgow and at the World Cup recently has started a cataclysmic chain reaction to Malaysian hockey. - AFP
KUALA LUMPUR: The under-performing national hockey team have been downgraded to Category B by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) for next month’s Incheon Asian Games.
Hockey has always enjoyed good support and qualified on merit for most Games. But the recent spate of poor performances and issues in the team have prompted the OCM to review their status and their ability to meet hit the target.
Sports going to the multi-sports Games under Category B will have to pay their own way. If they meet the target set by the OCM, whatever expenses incurred will be reimbursed.
Like the men’s hockey team, the women’s squad will also come under Category B.
For the Asiad, the OCM have set a semi-final target for both the men’s and women’s teams. The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) have targeted a place in the final for the men’s team.
MHC secretary general Datuk Johari Abdul Aziz was surprised by OCM’s move.
“We will discuss this issue at our council meeting on Monday. We will also debate on our new constitution and also set the date for our biennial general meeting,” said Johari.
There is now a possibility that the MHC may not send the women’s team to the Asiad as they face an uphill task to the OCM’s semi-final target.
The Asiad is an important tournament for the men’s team as it is the first step in the qualification process for the 2016 Olympics. The gold medallists will gain an automatic berth to Rio de Janeiro.
But with the recent changes in the coaching staff as well as the team management, the target of winning the gold is going to be a tough task.
Last Monday, the MHC council replaced coach K. Dharmaraj and the entire team management with a new set of officials headed by coach A. Arulselvaraj and manager Tai Beng Hai.
Hockey is not the only sports to be downgraded to Category B. The others are football, cricket, rugby, kabbadi, beach volleyball and the women’s badminton team.
The Star of Malaysia
An appeal for ‘A’ status
THE national men’s hockey team may earn a reprieve should the Olympic Council of Malaysia’s (OCM) selection committee reverse its decision to place the sport under Category B for the Incheon Asian Games.
Along with all team sports who have been approved for Incheon, the Malaysian Hockey Confederation would have had to foot the bill to send the men’s hockey squad to the Asian Games.
However, hours after the OCM selection committee made its decision on Wednesday, MHC submitted an appeal to be allowed to travel under Category A.
OCM president Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’aafar said the men’s hockey team are likely to be allowed to travel under Category A, subject to the outcome of a postal ballot of the selection committee members.
“We took a look at their performance at the Commonwealth Games and other tournaments in coming to a decision to put them in Category B. They have been abysmal, put it that way, and they put in an appeal last night (Wednesday),” said Tunku Imran yesterday.
“A point the selection committee may have missed out is the fact that they were silver medalists last time (in 2010). We are sending a postal ballot (to the members) to decide on any changes.
“Category B, honestly, is only for them to pay in advance and if they get to the semi-finals, they would be reimbursed completely. They have to accept that they have performed abysmally.”
The national hockey team have been in turmoil following their poor performance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games which follows hard on the heels of the World Cup debacle, where they lost all their matches for the first time in history.
National coach K. Dharmaraj was this week relieved of his duties amid claims of a players’ revolt while Juniors coach A. Arul Selvaraj was installed in the hot seat.
Tunku Imran left out little hope for other team sports including football of being included in Category A though women’s rugby has made an appeal on the basis that they stand to lose an International Rugby Board grant if they do not play in Incheon.
“Football has always been in Category B and we can’t really say that they are up there,” added Tunku Imran. “They are no longer kings of Southeast Asia and if they had won the Sea Games gold then it would have been a different matter.”
The FA of Malaysia would only be reimbursed if the men’s Under-23 team reach the quarter-finals and the same goes for men’s cricket.
Kabaddi, men’s rugby, women’s cricket, women’s badminton and beach volleyball will have to reach the semi-finals of their respective events to get their money back.
OCM has identified diving, track cycling, bowling, karate, squash, sailing and wushu as medal contributors among the 24 sports Malaysia will take part in Incheon.
New Straits Times
An uphill task for KL in Razak Cup
By S Ramaguru
Mohamed Ramadan Rosli will have plenty of focus on the Razak Cup after he was dropped from the Asian Games squad.
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur, parading a rather young team, face an uphill task in their search for their 20th Razak Cup title when the action gets under way in Kuantan.
KL, last year’s losing finalists, have included just three senior players in their ranks to spearhead the challenge.
Former national defender Mohamed Amin Rahim will lead the team as skipper. The other two are national players Mohamed Ramadan Rosli and S. Selvaraju.
Ramadan featured in the World Cup in June while Selvaraju was in action in the recent Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Both, however, have been dropped from the Asian Games squad.
KL coach K. Embaraj knows it will be a difficult task to win the title.
“That’s why we have not set any target for the team. This is a team for the future as we have the bulk of the Sukma players and a few from the national Project 2016 team. Rahim, Ramadan and Selvaraju will guide these youngsters and also provide the leadership needed in the team.
“Our initial plan is to make the semi-finals and then try to finish as high as possible,” said former international defender Embaraj.
This is Embaraj’s second run as KL coach. He was in charge last year, but KL lost 3-0 to Perak in the final.
The last time KL won the title was in 2011.
KL will once again depend on Rahim to provide the firepower in the penalty corner set pieces. They can also call on former national junior Mohamed Zulhairi Hashim to take the flicks as well.
KL will play Penang in their opening match in Group B of Division One on Sunday. The other teams in the group are Johor and Malacca.
Perak, Negri Sembilan, Pahang and Selangor are in Group A.
The Division Two tournament starts today. The teams competing are Armed Forces, Terengganu, Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Police.
The Star of Malaysia
Mehmood offered new OZ contract
Rashid Mehmood is in line to make a return to Oranje Zwart for the upcoming season subject to receiving a work permit, according to the Eindhovens Dagblad.
He was one of three Pakistani players to line out for the Eindhoven club last season along with Rizwan Muhammad and Fareed Ahmad.
Mehmood will hope to link up with the club after the conclusion of the Asian Games which run until October 4. The new Dutch Hoofdklasse season begins on September 7 with OZ taking on Den Bosch. A contract for Rizwan is also being mooted dependent on budget.
Euro Hockey League media release
Dhyan Chand — a sportsperson beyond compare
S. Thyagarajan
Dhyan Chand. Photo: The Hindu Archives
Sport without heroes is like a religion sans God. Call them stalwarts or icons they elevate it to a different trajectory of aesthetics and craft.
Sport will not be the same had it not been embellished by the Don in cricket, Pele in soccer, Muhammad Ali in boxing or Ayrton Senna in Formula One racing. Hockey maestro Dhyan Chand belongs to this league.
No commentator succeeded in encasing Dhyan’s charisma in a texture of words. He symbolised the country’s aspirations in the pre-independent era and gave it an image and identity.
Three successive Olympic gold medals, the third as captain in Berlin 1936, make him a custodian of our sporting ethos. He blended style and skill with aura of sportsmanship.
It is confirmed that Dhyan’s name has been recommended for Bharat Ratna award by the Home Ministry.
“I always felt that a man essentially is a man, and it is unbecoming of him to show off and make others feel that there was snobbery in him,” he said in his autobiography, “Goal” published by Sport & Pastime.
Saga of achievement
His life and times are an engaging saga of achievement. He was unique, endowed with qualities beyond human comprehension. The imprint of his classicism is eternal.
Dhyan’s career projects the rise of a soldier born on August 29, 1905, at Allahabad to be the monarch of hockey. He joined the Army at the age of 16.
Life in the First Brahmin Regiment in 1922 was uneventful for him until the coach, Bale Tiwari, spotted the spark. From then on, his genius flowered to produce an incandescent chapter in our sports history.
Dhyan’s first overseas tour was with the Indian Army team to New Zealand in 1926. The sequence of victories (18 out of the 21) exemplified his efficiency. At 23, he became an Olympian in 1928.
“The day of our dreams dawned... We were determined to show the world that in this game we are supreme,” he wrote in his autobiography.
India scored 29 goals without a reply in five matches prompting many wonder whether Dhyan was a magician!
Dhyan marched ahead mesmerising rivals with marvellous stick-work. The third gold medal in 1936 at Berlin, after beating the home team with an 8-1 score was the pinnacle.
He was the top-scorer with 13. Interestingly, this victory happened on August 15. It took 11 more years for us to understand the significance of that date.
Why was Dhyan different from the rest? He was destined for immortality. Many of his contemporaries, or those who saw the best of him, confirm that his stick handling was something in the realm of fantasy.
When the WW II spread sport suffered. Like several stalwarts, that included Don Bradman and Len Hutton, Dhyan too had to cool off from the field. Else, he could have added two more gold medals.
Unobtrusively, Dhyan entered the twilight notwithstanding the compulsions of facing the rigours of the war. He was posted at Ferozepur at the time of partition.
He returned to Jhansi after losing a substantial part of his savings amounting to Rs.15,000 in Pakistan.
East Africa in 1947 was Dhyan’s last outing. He had a stint as chief coach at the NIS in Patiala.
There was a time when it appeared the nation had forgotten him when he lay uncared for in a Delhi hospital till the media highlighted the plight of a Padma Bhushan (1956) awardee for whom, a statue exists in Vienna, a metro station in London before the 2012 Olympics!
Life ebbed out of him on December 3, 1979.
The Hindu
Marist starts on high
Arin Kumar
Natabua High School defender Bryden Fong tries to stop Wise Nainoka of Levuka Public School in the opening day of the Fiji Secondary School's Hockey Association national finals at the National Hockey Centre in Suva yesterday. Picture: JONE LUVENITOGA
LAST year's runner-up in the under-19 grade, Marist Brothers High School made a good start in the Fiji Secondary School's Hockey Association (FSSHA) national finals with a 3-0 win over Tilak High School.
Defending champions in the under-19 girls competition Levuka Public were not so lucky as they drew 0-all with Sangam Sadhu Kuppuswamy Memorial College at the National Hockey Centre in Suva.
FSSHA president Immanuel Prasad said it was a slow start to the tournament but expected competition to be tough from today until the finals tomorrow.
"Games were really interesting despite the low scores," he said.
"The slow start could be because of the fact that all the other school apart from Suva schools play on grass turfs.
"On this synthetic turf at Suva, the ball runs much faster which is one of the reasons for the low scores."
He said games today and tomorrow would be much faster and interesting because teams would be used to the turf.
Yesterday's morning results:
U16 Girls: STHS 2 SJC 1, ACS 1 SJSS 1, SVC 0 LPS 0, BMS 2 NHS 0,
U16 Boys: SVC 1 CSS 0, NHS 1 LPS 0, SJC 0 STHS 2, MBHS 2 LPS 0
U19 Girls: SSKMC 0 ACS 1, SJC 0 GHS 0, LPS 0 SSKMC 0
U19 Boys: THS 0 MBHS 3, CSS 0 NHS 1, SVC 1 THS 0
Games were still underway when this edition went to press.
The Fiji Times
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