Clean sweep for Bay hockey
Empangeni's Linda Joubert (left) comes under intense pressure from Karen Raubenheimer
Linda Joubert gets the better of Lisl van Aarde, but not for long
Lisl van Aarde
THE final matches of the 2008 Zululand Hockey League were contested on a cloudy day on Sunday.
The Richards Bay men played a feisty and energetic Unizulu side, who came out firing on all cylinders.
Despite great breakaways and fantastic skill from Unizulu, Richards Bay emerged as 6-1 victors.
Congratulations to the Richards Bay men's side who have won all nine their leagues games and are the deserved winners of the Zululand Hockey League Men's Cup.
The Empangeni and Richards Bay women played the final game of the day.
The score was 1-0 to the Bay at half-time and the game was evenly contested.
Once Empangeni netted the equaliser, all bets were off and the encounter gained serious momentum.
The Bay players, however, made a great comeback to win 3-1 and proved to be the most consistent team and, with the injection of young talented newcomers, claimed the Women's Cup with a narrow lead of two points over the Vets team.
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Good luck to all the Zululand players who were selected for the Natal Country District sides who will be playing their respective South African Country District tournaments in Krugersdorp (men) in July and White River (women) in June.
Thank you to all the club chairmen, organisers and players for making this a great season and we are looking forward to seeing you all next year.
Fund-raising tournament
The Richards Bay Hockey Club will be hosting a seven-a-side tournament on Friday 6 June.
The games will start at 6pm sharp at the Veldenvlei Sports Complex.
Teams may consist of seven women, seven men or mixed.
The entry fee is R20 per player, with a prize for the best dressed team.
To book, contact Vernon Franz on 083 7125605 or Lisl van Aarde on 082 5609283 before 9am on Friday 6 June.
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