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Namibian student heading to the Indoor Hockey World Cup
Hockey
20 December 2021
“It felt surreal.” That’s the only way Namibian hockey player Jivanka Kruger could describe her emotions after receiving the phone call all athletes dream about from their coach – a call up to the national squad to participate in the biggest stage of them all, the Indoor Hockey World Cup. Growing up in Namibia’s […]
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South African universities finest Field Hockey team crowned
Hockey
21 May 2019
The North-West University triumphed in a pulsating Varsity Hockey final in South Africa on Monday night, winning the competition for the first time in their history. Varsity Hockey is an annual competition which pits South Africa’s best eight university hockey teams against each other, alternating between a male and female tournament every year. […]
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Stunning end highlights South Africa’s university field hockey final
Hockey
24 May 2018
The University of Pretoria stunned favourites Stellenbosch University 5-0 in South Africa’s Varsity Cup field hockey final on Monday to land the biggest university hockey prize on offer in the country. The Varsity Hockey tournament, which alternates between a male and female event each year, falls under the prestigious Varsity Sports programme in […]
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2010 WUC Field Hockey Cancelled
Championships
2 April 2010
We regret to inform to you that the World University Hockey Championship planned to be held from August 28 to September 4, 2010, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, will have to be cancelled. Indeed, the registration and team’s deposit deadline (March 28) is now passed and the Local Organizing Committee […]
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New Technical Chair for Field Hockey Visits FISU HQ
Championships
16 March 2010
Today, March 16th, the newly appointed FISU Technical Chair for Hockey, Mr. Niall Sturrock visited the FISU Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Sturrock met with the FISU Director for the WUC Laurent Briel to discuss the upcoming inaugural edition of the World University Hockey Championship in Edinburgh this year. The Hockey Chair also met […]
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2010 WUC Hockey Update: Entries coming in fast...
Hockey
8 March 2010
The latest general entry, from top hockey nation the Netherlands, brings the totals up to eleven in the men’s and eight in the women’s for the World University Hockey Championships, Edinburgh 2010. “It’s a great position to be in with 5 days still available for nations to get their general entry form back to the […]
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Former FISU Family Member appointed SAHA CEO
Hockey
4 June 2009
Mrs Marissa Langeni (right), the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the South African Hockey Association. Behind is Dave Carr, president of SAHA and FISU CT Chair for Field Hockey Durban, South Africa – The South African Hockey Association (SAHA) announced Wednesday the appointment of Mrs Marissa Langeni as Chief Executive Officer of the […]
