2018 Men's Varsity Hockey (South Africa)

The 2018 Men's Hockey Varsity Hockey will be the 8th edition of the Varsity Hockey, the annual tournament men's field hockey championship of South Africa.

Tournament details
Host country	Johannesburg
City	South Africa
Dates	4 May 2018 (2018-05-04)–31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)
Venue(s)	University of the Witwatersrand University of Pretoria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	272 (8.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dayne Samboer (Maties) (13 goals)
Best player	Sinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU)
Best goalkeeper	Rob McKinley (Maties)
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In addition to the Power Play rule seen in previous seasons of Varsity Hockey, whereby each team can select to implement a two-minute period where goals count two and the opposition must bench two players, field goals will now count two.

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maties	7	7	0	0	0	50	23	27	21	Semi-Final
2	Tuks	7	4	1	0	2	35	19	16	14
3	Wits (H)	7	4	0	0	3	42	28	14	12
4	NWU	7	4	0	1	2	37	26	11	13
5	Ikeys	7	4	0	0	3	21	18	3	12
6	UJ	7	3	0	0	4	19	31	−12	9
7	Kovsie	7	1	0	0	6	16	51	−35	3
8	Madibaz	7	0	0	0	7	14	38	−24	0

Source: SA Hockey
(H) Host

Fixtures

All times are local (UTC 2).

4 May 2018 13:30 UJ 0-5 Tuks Report Forrest  4', 14' Sherwood  57' WITS Hockey

4 May 2018 15:15 NWU 10-4 Kovsie Naude  2' Mbekeni  10' Ludick  23' Cilliers  38' Jeffery  59', 60' Report van Vollenhoven  4', 45' WITS Hockey

4 May 2018 17:00 Madibaz 4-6 Maties Fanoe  13' Hansel  43' Report Arendse  12' Schooling  20' Saker  29' WITS Hockey

4 May 2018 18:45 Wits 6-2 Ikeys Cressy  29' Futcher  30' James  33' Marki  58' Report Mckechnie  50' WITS Hockey

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5 May 2018 13:30 Tuks 4-4 NWU Halle  27' Forrest  52' Report Ludick  56' Makan  57' Penalties Kemp Davies Redfern Sherwood 3-2 Kenny du Plessis Mbekeni Botma Lamprecht WITS Hockey

5 May 2018 15:15 UJ 7-0 Kovsie Halle  15' February  16' Lion-Cachet  59' York  60' Report WITS Hockey

5 May 2018 17:00 Ikeys 6-0 Madibaz Mckechnie  15' Gildenhuys  31' Pfaff  60' Report WITS Hockey

5 May 2018 18:45 Wits 2-4 Maties Botes  42' Report Arendse  57' Schooling  59' WITS Hockey

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6 May 2018 12:00 Ikeys 2-6 Maties Pfaff  23' Report Stewart  17' Samboer  19' Pike  25' Arendse  56' WITS Hockey

6 May 2018 13:45 Madibaz 2-4 Kovsie Fanoe  45' Report Kruger  29' Weldhagen  55' WITS Hockey

6 May 2018 17:00 UJ 3-2 NWU Lion-Cachet  16' Botes  53' Report Botma  2' WITS Hockey

6 May 2018 18:45 Wits 5-6 Tuks Kemp  23' Sherwood  30' Paulo  58' Report Futcher  4' Modise  52' Botes  55' WITS Hockey

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7 May 2018 12:00 NWU 5-6 Maties Botma  8', 21' Tait  53' Report Pike  34' Schooling  57' Arendse  60' WITS Hockey

7 May 2018 13:45 Kovsie 0-5 Ikeys Report Rossouw  18' Alfeld  21' Talmage  49' WITS Hockey

7 May 2018 17:00 Madibaz 1-6 Tuks Penhall  42' Report Paulo  6', 34' Sherwood  16' Forrest  24' WITS Hockey

6 May 2018 18:45 Wits 4-2 UJ Botes  16', 31' Report February  58' WITS Hockey

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11 May 2018 13:30 NWU 8-7 Wits Botma  11', 13' Mbekeni  26' Thessner  40', 60' Report James  9', 15', 42' Botes  32' Donaldson  41' Tuks Astro

11 May 2018 15:15 UJ 5-3 Madibaz February  16' Halle  44', 58' Report Asmah-Andoh  17' Potgieter  50' Tuks Astro

11 May 2018 17:00 Maties 8-4 Kovsie Saker  25' Samboer  40', 51' Giger  42' Tate  52' Stewart  52' Report Smouse  14' Mbombisa  30' Tuks Astro

11 May 2018 18:45 Tuks 2-4 Ikeys Paulo  38' Report Talmage  5' Watters  42' Cole  50' Tuks Astro

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12 May 2018 13:30 Kovsie 4-11 Wits Kruger  40' van der Merwe  47' Report Abrahams  21', 27', 60' Cressy  38' Botes  56' Futcher  58' Tuks Astro

12 May 2018 15:15 Ikeys 2-0 UJ Forrest  57' Report Tuks Astro

12 May 2018 17:00 Madibaz 2-4 NWU Coombs  25' Fanoe  27' Report Thessner  13' Ludick  60' Tuks Astro

12 May 2018 18:45 Tuks 4-5 Maties Paulo  2' Pio  26' Report Samboer  7', 19' Roman  28' Tuks Astro

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13 May 2018 13:30 Madibaz 2-7 Wits Wynford  45' Report Futcher  13', 38' Abrahams  47' Ramburuth-Hurt  58' Tuks Astro

13 May 2018 15:15 NWU 4-0 Ikeys Makan  8' Ludick  53' Report Tuks Astro

13 May 2018 17:00 Maties 15-2 UJ Arendse  8', 17', 30' Roman  35' Samboer  51', 57', 57' Pike  58' Report February  47' Tuks Astro

13 May 2018 18:45 Tuks 8-0 Kovsie Forrest  16', 23' Kemp  17' Paulo  21' Sherwood  26' Report Tuks Astro

Seven place game

14 May 2018 13:30 Kovsie 0-6 Madibaz Report Fanoe  12' Coombs  13', 18' Tuks Astro

Five place game

14 May 2018 15:15 Ikeys 6-5 UJ Solomons  8' Cole  53' Alfeld  55' Report Dube  2' Gilbert  26' Blackie-roden  27' Jacobs  28' Tuks Astro

Semi-final

14 May 2018 17:00 Maties 2-2 NWU Ludick 3' Report Samboer 39', 47' Penalties Hobson Dollman Tate Arendse 2-0 Kenny Makan Mbekeni Botma Tuks Astro

14 May 2018 18:45 Tuks 6-6 Wits Currie  22' Sherwood  31', 49', 56' Lembethe  60' Report Botes  10' James  19', 51', 59' Penalties Ashley Kemp Davies Redfern Sherwood Paulo Paulo 4-3 James Le Forestier Ramburuth-Hurt van Wyk Chad Futcher James Tuks Astro

Final

21 May 2018 18:45 Tuks 5-0 Maties Mvimbi  8' Sherwood  30' Paulo  56' Report Tuks Astro

Final standings

Pos	Team
1	Maties
2	Tuks
3	Wits (H)
4	NWU
5	Ikeys
6	UJ
7	Kovsie
8	Madibaz

Source: SA Hockey
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There have been 272 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 8.24 goals per match.

14 goals

• Reece Arendse (Maties)
• Kingsley Botes (Wits)

13 goals

• Dayne Samboer (Maties)
• Steven Paulo (Tuks)

12 goals

• Bradley Sherwood (Tuks)

10 goals

• Killian Ludick (NWU)

9 goals

• Brandon James (Wits)
• Michael Forrest (Tuks)

8 goals

• Che February (UJ)

7 goals

• Pierre Botma (NWU)
• Chad Futcher (Wits)
• Rusten Abrahams (Wits)
• Brodie Fanoe (Madibaz)

6 goals

• Luke Schooling (Maties)
• Snyman Thessner (NWU)

5 goals

• Laython Coombs (Madibaz)
• Maximilian Pike (Maties)

4 goals

• Courtney Halle (UJ)
• Tim Alfeld (Ikeys)
• Dan Cole (Ikeys)
• Bryce Cressy (Wits)
• Wayne Jeffery (NWU)
• Ashley Kemp (Tuks)
• Willie Kruger (Kovsie)
• Mitesh Makan (NWU)
• Sinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU)
• Matthew Mckechnie (Ikeys)
• Walter Pfaff (Ikeys)
• Matthew Roman (Maties)
• Alex Stewart (Maties)
• Stéphan van Vollenhoven (Kovsie)

3 goals

• Kyle Lion-Cachet (UJ)
• Clayton Saker (Maties)
• Ross Talmage (Ikeys)

2 goals

• Richard Asmah-andoh (Madibaz)
• Tristan Blackie-roden (UJ)
• Spencer Botes (UJ)
• Sean Donaldson (Wits)
• Jack Forrest (Ikeys)
• Michael Gildenhuys (Ikeys)
• Tim Halle (Tuks)
• Michael Hansel (Madibaz)
• Mvelase Mbombisa (Kovsie)
• Thabang Modise (Wits)
• Sam Mvimbi (Tuks)
• Nicholas Pio (Tuks)
• Kamal Ramburuth-Hurt (Wits)
• Justin Smouse (Kovsie)
• Daiyaan Solomons (Ikeys)
• Clayton Tait (NWU)
• Gareth Tate (Maties)
• Egon van der Merwe (Kovsie)
• Tiaan Weldhagen (Kovsie)
• Christopher Wynford (Madibaz)
• Rayner York (UJ)

1 goal

• Francois Cilliers (NWU)
• Mitchell Currie (Tuks)
• Manessah Dube (UJ)
• Nicholas Giger (Maties)
• James Gilbert (UJ)
• Ernest Jacobs (UJ)
• Peabo Lembethe (Tuks)
• Michael Marki (Wits)
• Stean Naude (NWU)
• Keoghan Penhall (Madibaz)
• Jacques Potgieter (Madibaz)
• Jaydee Rossouw (Ikeys)
• James Watters (Ikeys)

Source: SAHA

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Player of the tournament	Goalkeeper of the tournament	Top goalscorer
Sinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU)	Rob McKinley (Maties)	Dayne Samboer (Maties)