2017 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

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2017 Women's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityJohannesburg
Dates25 November – 12 December
Teams6
Venue(s)Randburg Astro
Final positions
Champions ––  Orange River Rafters (1st title)
Runner-up ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Third place ––  Blyde River Bunters
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored52 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Sulette Damons
 ––  Tiffany Jones (4 goals)
Best player ––  Kristen Paton
Best young player ––  Ongeziwe Mali[1]
Best goalkeeper ––  Nicole La Fleur[1]
2016 (previous) (next) 2018

The 2017 Women's Premier Hockey League was the second edition of South Africa's national league. The tournament was held in Johannesburg at the Randburg Astro. The tournament started on 25 November and culminated on 12 December 2017.[2] The Orange River Rafters won the tournament for the first time, defeating the St. Lucia Lakers 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished as a 0–0 draw.[3][4]

Competition format

Format

The 2017 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round. During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows:

  • 4 points: win by 3+ goals
  • 3 points: win and shoot-out win
  • 1 point: shoot-out loss
  • 0 points: loss

Participating teams

The following teams competed for the title:

Results

Pool stage

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  Blyde River Bunters 5 3 1 0 1 7 5 +2 12 Semi-finals
2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers 5 2 1 1 1 11 8 +3 11
3  ––  Namaqualand Daisies 5 2 1 1 1 7 7 0 10
4  ––  Orange River Rafters 5 2 0 0 3 11 12 −1 7
5  ––  Madikwe Rangers 5 0 2 1 2 3 5 −2 7
6  ––  Wineland Wings 5 1 0 2 2 8 10 −2 5
Source: South African Hockey Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

25 November 2017
10:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  0–0  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Report
Penalties
Southgate File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Gouws File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Fourie File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Paton File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
C. Botha File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
1–2 File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Smith
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Verster
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Terblanche
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Esteves
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg M. Marais
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
25 November 2017
14:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  4–1  ––  Orange River Rafters
T. Jones File:Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Wood File:Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Baleni File:Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Mashau File:Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Mahlangu File:Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

26 November 2017
08:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  1–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Du Plessis File:Field hockey ball.svg 38' Report Rhodes File:Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Penalties
Deetlefs File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Du Plessis File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Coston File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
2–0 File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Johnson
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Glasby
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Malan
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Sivertsen
Umpires:
Claire Cowan (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
26 November 2017
12:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  3–4  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Small File:Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Louw File:Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Mallett File:Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Report Fourie File:Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Adams File:Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Mali File:Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Paton File:Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Umpires:
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)
26 November 2017
16:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  3–1  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Segaole File:Field hockey ball.svg 15'29'
Luüs File:Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Report T. Jones File:Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)

2 December 2017
08:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  3–1  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Botes File:Field hockey ball.svg 38'
Reed File:Field hockey ball.svg 48'58'
Report Pearce File:Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)
2 December 2017
12:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  1–2  ––  Orange River Rafters
Van Jaarsveldt File:Field hockey ball.svg 23' Report Damons File:Field hockey ball.svg 3'23'
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
2 December 2017
16:00
Wineland Wings  ––  1–3  ––  Blyde River Bunters
Davids File:Field hockey ball.svg 2' Report Evans File:Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Esteves File:Field hockey ball.svg 39'46'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)

3 December 2017
10:00
Namaqualand Daisies  ––  2–1  ––  Wineland Wings
Maddocks File:Field hockey ball.svg 49'
S. Botha File:Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report McNulty File:Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
3 December 2017
14:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  1–0  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Evans File:Field hockey ball.svg 50' Report
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Claire Cowan (RSA)

9 December 2017
10:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  1–1  ––  Madikwe Rangers
Anderson File:Field hockey ball.svg 24' Report De Jager File:Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Penalties
Botes File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
S. Jones File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Reed File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Shuker File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
1–3 File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Coston
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Du Plessis
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Van Jaarsveldt
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Da Rocha
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
9 December 2017
14:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  2–3  ––  Wineland Wings
Klaasen File:Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Chamberlain File:Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Report Richards File:Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Mayne File:Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Glasby File:Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Umpires:
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)

10 December 2017
08:00
Wineland Wings  ––  2–2  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Glasby File:Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Malan File:Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Report Christie File:Field hockey ball.svg 45'
T. Jones File:Field hockey ball.svg 46'
Penalties
Richards File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Glasby File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Malan File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Johnson File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Mayne File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
1–2 File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Botes
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg S. Jones
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Bobbs
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Hubach
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Baxter
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Andrea Nicholson (RSA)
10 December 2017
12:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  0–3  ––  Orange River Rafters
Report Damons File:Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Scheepers File:Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Hartel File:Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Chantelle Britz (RSA)
10 December 2017
16:00
Madikwe Rangers  ––  0–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Report
Penalties
Coston File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Du Plessis File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Van Jaarsveldt File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Da Rocha File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
1–3 File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Gouws
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Bartsch
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Pearce
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Paton
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Classification round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 December 2017
 
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters0
 
12 December 2017
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters2
 
 ––  Orange River Rafters (pen.)0 (3)
 
11 December 2017
 
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers0 (2)
 
 ––  St. Lucia Lakers2
 
 
 ––  Namaqualand Daisies0
 
Third place
 
 
12 December 2017
 
 
 ––  Blyde River Bunters1
 
 
 ––  Namaqualand Daisies0

Semi-finals

11 December 2017
12:00
St. Lucia Lakers  ––  2–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Botes File:Field hockey ball.svg 6'
T. Jones File:Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Report
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Lizé Strydom (RSA)

11 December 2017
16:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  0–2  ––  Orange River Rafters
Report Small File:Field hockey ball.svg 36'
Damons File:Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Umpires:
Melissa Taylor (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Third and fourth place

12 December 2017
13:00
Blyde River Bunters  ––  1–0  ––  Namaqualand Daisies
Verster File:Field hockey ball.svg 45' Report
Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Melissa Taylor (RSA)

Final

12 December 2017
17:00
Orange River Rafters  ––  0–0  ––  St. Lucia Lakers
Report
Penalties
Greaves File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Small File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Chamberlain File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
Damons File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Scheepers File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
——
Chamberlain File:Field hockey penmiss.svg
Small File:Field hockey pengoal.svg
3–2 File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Reed
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg S. Jones
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg T. Jones
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Bobbs
File:Field hockey pengoal.svg Baxter
——
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg Reed
File:Field hockey penmiss.svg S. Jones
Umpires:
Lizé Strydom (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer(s) Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
 ––  Kristen Paton 2 Players (see list below)  ––  Nicole la Fleur  ––  Ongeziwe Mali

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
File:Gold medal icon.svg  ––  Orange River Rafters 7 3 1 0 3 13 12 +1 13 Gold Medal
File:Silver medal icon.svg  ––  St. Lucia Lakers 7 3 1 2 1 13 8 +5 15 Silver Medal
File:Bronze medal icon.svg  ––  Blyde River Bunters 7 4 1 0 2 8 7 +1 15 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Namaqualand Daisies 7 2 1 1 3 7 10 −3 10
5  ––  Madikwe Rangers 5 0 2 1 2 3 5 −2 7
6  ––  Wineland Wings 5 1 0 2 2 8 10 −2 5

Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National coach hails quality of Premier Hockey League - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. "PHL Women 2017". saha.altiusrt.com. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. "Rafters, Cavemen crowned 2017 PHL champions". iol.co.za. Independent Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. "Orange River Rafters crowned PHL champions". ofm.co.za. OFM. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

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