Varsity Hockey (South Africa)
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| Sport | Field Hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Owner | Varsity Sports |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Official website | varsitysportssa |
Varsity Hockey is a South African university field hockey competition. It is one of seven sports in the Varsity Sports series. The annual tournament involves the top hockey playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports South Africa, and is endorsed by the South African Hockey Association and University Sport South Africa.
As of 2014, 8 different teams have competed in the Varsity Hockey tournament:
| Varsity Hockey | ||
| Team Name | University | |
|---|---|---|
| Maties | Stellenbosch University | |
| NMMU Madibaz | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | |
| NWU Mafikeng | North-West University | |
| UCT Ikey | University of Cape Town | |
| UFS Kovsies | University of the Free State | |
| UJ | University of Johannesburg | |
| UP-Tuks | University of Pretoria | |
| Wits | University of the Witwatersrand | |
Results
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2014 | WITS University[1] | UJ | 2(2)-2(0) p.s.o.[2] | Maties | Tuks | 2-0[3] | Kovsie | 8 | |||
| 2016 | University of Johannesburg[4] | UJ | 4-2[5] | Tuks | Round-robin | 8 | |||||
| 2018 Details[6] |
WITS University University of Pretoria |
Tuks | 5-0 | Maties | Wits | Round-robin | NWU | 8 | |||
| 2022 Details |
University of Pretoria | Tuks | 4–3 | Wits | Maties | 5–3 | UJ | 4 | |||
Women
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2013 | North-West University, Potchefstroom[7] | Maties | 1-0 | NWU Pukke | Kovsie | 1-0[8] | Tuks | 8 | |||
| 2015 | North-West University, Potchefstroom[9] | UJ | 3-0[10] | Kovsie | Round-robin | 8 | |||||
| 2017 | Stellenbosch University[11] | Tuks | 1-0[12] | Maties | Round-robin | 8 | |||||
| 2019 Details[13] |
University of Cape Town, Cape Town North-West University, Potchefstroom[14] |
NWU Pukke | 0(2) - 0(1) p.s.o. | Maties | Kovsie | Round-robin | Tuks | 8 | |||
| 2022 Details |
University of Pretoria | Tuks | 4–3 | Maties | NWU Pukke | 6–0 | Kovsie | 4 | |||
Performances by university
Men
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuks | 2 (2018, 2022*) | 1 (2016) | 1 (2014) | |
| UJ | 2 (2014, 2016) | 1 (2022) | ||
| Maties | 2 (2014, 2018) | 1 (2022) | ||
| Wits | 1 (2022) | 1 (2018) | ||
| Kovsie | 1 (2014) | |||
| NWU | 1 (2018) |
Women
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuks | 2 (2017, 2022*) | 2 (2013, 2019) | ||
| Maties | 1 (2013) | 3 (2017*, 2019, 2022) | ||
| UJ | 1 (2015) | |||
| Kovsie | 1 (2015) | 2 (2013, 2019) | 1 (2022) | |
| NWU Pukke | 1 (2022) |