News for 04 February 2022
All the news for Friday 4 February 2022
2021-22 FIH Pro League - 4 February
Estadio Betero, Valencia
Times GMT +1
Men
4 Feb 2022 11:00 ESP v ENG (RR)
5 Feb 2022 13:00 ESP v ENG (RR)
Pool Standings
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | SO Win | Draws | SO Loss | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0 |
Women
4 Feb 2022 13:30 NED v ESP (RR)
5 Feb 2022 16:30 NED v ESP (RR)
Pool Standings
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | SO Win | Draws | SO Loss | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 9 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
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Indian men's hockey team heads to Johannesburg for clash against SA, France
The Indian men's hockey team left for Johannesburg on Friday for its FIH Pro League showdowns against South Africa and France from February 8 to 13 .
The Manpreet Singh-led squad will arrive in Johannesburg via Doha and will play France in the first match on February 8 and take on South Africa on February 9. - AP
The Indian men's hockey team left for Johannesburg on Friday for its FIH Pro League showdowns against South Africa and France from February 8 to 13 with senior forward Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and mid-fielder Jaskaran Singh ruled out at the last minute due to "illness".
Hockey Wales to benefit from extra investment into facilities
Wales in action against France PIC: Hockey Wales
Hockey Wales has praised the “crucial” investment into facilities in Wales to support the improvement and development of sport and leisure facilities.
Norah Alum sets sights on professional hockey career
She has played hockey for the last eight years starting from school and has risen through the ranks
Charles Lwanga
Norah Alum captained Uganda at the Hockey Africa Cup of Nations in January. Photo by Charles Lwanga
No matter how much the Hockey She Cranes had a very unpleasant outing at the just concluded Hockey Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana’s capital Accra, there were plenty of positives to brighten the mood of the ladies who made history by playing at the tournament for the first time in Uganda’s history.
England U18 Squads Announced For 2022
England Hockey would like the congratulate the 49 players who have been selected for the England U18 Boys' and Girls' squads for 2022.
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge 2022 Dates Announced
Stick with hockey. Pictured at the 2022 Date Announcement for the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge are Claire Hogg (SPAR KZN’s Sponsorships Controller), Les Galloway (Director of SchoolGirl Sport and the Tournament Director) and Nozipho Mkhize (SPAR KZN’s Advertising & Sponsorship Manager). Photo by Val Adamson
The dates and hosts schools for the ten regionals around KwaZulu-Natal have been announced for the 2022 SPAR Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge.
Getting the ball rolling, the first regional is set to take place at Ferrum High School in Newcastle. The Northern KZN Regional sees schools from Vryheid, Newcastle, Pongola and surrounds converging on Ferrum’s astro on Saturday 26 February.
March sees four regionals being played. For the first time in the history of the hockey tournament, the two Pietermaritzburg regionals will be played on individual days, St Anne’s College hosts the PMB Northern Regional on Saturday 5 March and St John’s DSG welcomes the PMB Central Regional to their turf on Sunday 6 March. Danville Park Girls’ High School sees the Durban North Regional action the following week, on Saturday 12 March. The fourth tournament in March, the Highway Regional unfolds at Westville Girls’ High School on Sunday 13 March.
Tipping off the month of April, the challenge heads south where Kingsway High School invites schools for the Durban South Regional to participate on Sunday 10 April at the Three Schools Trust Astro. Later in the month, Matatiele’s King Edward High School hosts the Southern KZN Regional where schools from around Port Shepstone, Kokstad and iXopo will meet on Saturday 23 April.
The final three regional tournaments roll off in May with Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg hosting the uMvoti, uThukela and uMzinyathi Regional on Saturday 7 May. The penultimate regional takes place on Sunday 15 May at Durban Girls’ College. Wrapping up the regionals, the Northern KZN Coastal Regional is hosted by Grantleigh College in Richards Bay on Saturday 21 May.
Concluding the annual challenge, the much-anticipated Grand Finals takes place at St Mary’s DSG over the weekend of 23 and 24 July. Two days of action by each of the regional winners will reveal the overall champion of the 2022 SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge.
All CoViD protocols will be adhered to in accordance with government guidelines on the specified dates.
For more info like the tournament’s Facebook page or follow on Instagram.
Media release for the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge
‘There is an urgent need for state school hockey strategy – we’ve shown what’s possible’
Volunteer coach Dave O'Brien says it's possible with total commitment to develop hockey at state schools
The state school hockey issue is the number one issue that England Hockey should be focusing on, writes Dave O’Brien.