Category: World Cup

WMH WC2024 South African Hockey Teams

Good morning all SA Grand Masters Hockey Players,

Following the successful March 2024 IPT and selection process in Johannesburg SAGMHA is pleased to announce the names of the players who have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2024 Masters World Cups to be held in Cape Town and Auckland later this year.

Our congratulations go to the players, their coaches, and managers.

We wish them success on the hockey field, to play good competitive hockey and bring back medals but also to soak up the opportunity to meet and make good friends.

SAGMHA Executive Committee

South African Hockey Players Selected for New Zealand WC2024

Ladies Over 60 Age Group

NAMEPROVINCE
BELINDA VAN ZYLKZN
BERNADINE BANGERTS.G.
BRONWEN MUIRS.G.
CAROLINE HARRISS.G.
CELIA TAYLORBORDER
DEBRA MARSHALLBORDER
DESIREE GOLACHS.G.
ELIZABETH BRINKKZN
HELENA DALBOCKBORDER
ISABEL MALANS.G.
JEZAL IDASS.G.
KAREN HAGERKZN
MARGOT RIDDLEKZN
MARGOT WORSWICKZIM
MARINDA MILESS.G.
MERLYN MACKENNAS.G.
SUSAN BROOKSKZN
ZELDA VERMEULENS.G.
SHARON BARNARD(MNGR)S.G.
TRACEY FLOWERS(COACH)MPUM.
SHARON NEL(RES)KZN
SUSAN PIDERIT(RES)BORDER
SHEREEN WALKER(RES)MPUM.

Men Over 60 Age Group

NAMEPROVINCE
ALLAN ROXTON WIGGILLS.G.
ANDREW BAKERKZN
CARL EICHSTADTS.G.
CHRIS JORDANE.P.
CHRIS REINKZN
FRED FROELINGS.G.
GAVIN SYMONSS.G.
GLENN TURNERW.P.
JAMES A THOMKZN
JIMMY SHANKLANDKZN
KLAUS WIESEW.P.
LEO NOLANW.P.
MARC STENRIS.G.
MARK SOUTHERNS.G.
PAUL McKANES.G.
PIETER SCHOLTZS.G.
ROGER WOODW.P.
VALIANT Ah LINGE.P.
MICKEY BROUGHTON(MNGR)S.G.
GRAHAM HAWKINS(COACH)GIBRALTAR
MIKE COLLINS (RES)KZN

South African Hockey Players Selected For Cape Town  WC2024

Men Over 65 Age Group

NAMEPROVINCE
ANDREAS REDENZW.P.
BRYAN WEBSTERW.P.
GRAHAM MUIRS.G.
GARY FRAYNEW.P.
GLYN BEDFORDW.P.
JOCK COOMBESKZN
JOHN MASTERSW.P.
KELVIN CAVANAGHS.G.
KEVIN NICOLS.G.
MICK COOKS.G.
PETER MARTINS.G.
PETER SHARDLOWW.P.
ROBERT GRACIEW.P.
ROB SELLERSS.G.
STEPHEN PELLS.G.
TREVOR KNIGHTW.P.
STEPHEN KELLY(MNGR)W.P.
DES YATES(COACH)W.P.

Men Over 65 SOM Age Group

NAMEPROVINCE
ANDRE LOUWKZN
BRIAN SMITHKZN
BRUCE FANNINS.G.
CRAIG LONGWORTHKZN
DAVID MORTIMERS.G.
DEREK MARNEWICKW.P.
GUY JENKINSW.P.
HOWARD FLETCHERS.G.
JOE AZEVEDOS.G.
KEVIN CARLISLEKZN
MICHAEL BENNETTS.G.
NEIL HARTYS.G.
RODNEY DU TOITKZN
RUSSELL GILLS.G.
SHANE DEMEKZN
WILFIE LAATZKZN
MARY HARTY(MNGR)S.G.
DAVE MUIR(COACH)S.G.
ALLAN LEAVER(RES)KZN

Men Over 70 Age Group

NAMEPROVINCE
BARRY FRONEMANS.G.
BOBBY FREEMANW.P.
CLIVE SURTEESS.G.
DANNY ST DAREW.P.
GEOFF DRAKES.G.
GYS CILLIERSW.P.
JOHN DONALDW.P.
JOHN SHARDLOWW.P.
KEITH PEELKZN
KEITH DAUNCEYS.G.
KEVIN ROBERTSONS.G.
ROB SOLANS.G.
RON DEANEKZN
RIEL SMITW.P.
ROSS RICHARDSS.G.
SEAN WANCKELS.G.
TERRY DUNNE(MNGR)S.G.
IAN SPOONER(COACH)S.G.
MALCOLM WENTWORTH(RES)E.P.

Men Over 75 Age Group

NAMEPROVINCE
BASIL EVANSKZN
BOB COMMINSW.P.
CLIFF RUTHERFORDW.P.
EDMUND FISHERW.P.
IAN RICHTERW.P.
JOHN DES LIGNERISS.G.
JOHN MAYW.P.
MICHAEL O KEEFEW.P.
PETER FROSTW.P.
PETER WILSONW.P.
ROB BIRTW.P.
ROD PALMERW.P.
ROGER MAYESS.G.
SYD CULLISW.P.
TOM LAWLESSS.G.
TREVOR BOEHLERS.G.
TREVOR SINCLAIRS.G.
TREVOR WHITEHEADS.G.
NOREEN WONNACOTT (MNGR)W.P.
THOMAS POTGIETER (COACH)W.P.
PETER REDFEARN(RES)S.G.

Reminder re 2024 WC registration date

Below please find an important update and revision of the registration date for the Cape Town 2024 Masters Hockey World Cup.

It is essential that all Provincial players, some of whom may not have, as yet, registered for the 2024 WC.

Those who have not registered have two months to do so.

To those who have registered I have confirmed by email their registration.

Another email will be sent towards the end of October confirming those who register during October.

Revision of Players Registration date

This is an update on an important date regarding the 2024 Cape Town World Cup.

You may recall that in Newsletter 3 it was pointed out that those players who were interested in participating in Cape Town Masters World Cup 2024, in age groups 65 to 80, are required to access and complete the APPLICATION LINK B in that newsletter.

The original player registration deadline was 31 January 2024 and the commitment fee of R500.00 was to be paid to SAGMH bank account no later than 31 January 2024.

It is important to note that we are required to register our RSA teams for the Cape Town World Cup with World Masters Hockey by the 29th February 2024.

A payment amount of R19,200.00 per team, must accompany this registration.

Knowing this requires us to firm up the number of teams we are going to register for the World Cup 2024; information which is derived from player registration on the registration links explained and provided in the Newsletter Number 3, link copied below for convenience.

APPLICATION LINK B TO REGISTER FOR Cape Town World Cup 2024 https://forms.gle/a6Pb3Rbi8EEBrygx5

To date the players who have registered for the Cape Town World Cup, per team number:

  • +65: 32 players
  • +70: 21 players
  • +75: 15 players
  • Total : 68 players

If these numbers increase we may be able to field two +65 teams.

For this reason and to meet the requirement to register our teams with World Masters  our player registration closing date is being  brought forward to 30th November 2023.

Those players who have not registered thus far therefore have October and November to decide if they wish to be considered for selection.

To this end I am also attaching the 3rd Newsletter which has the player registration link and other information you may find useful circulating.

A 4th Newsletter will be published in October 2023.

Please communicate this revised date to all your players thereby giving them a reminder and a “heads up” on the earlier FINAL registration date: 30th November 2023

The commitment fee of R500.00 remains to be affected and reflected in the SAGMHA bank account no later than 31 January 2024.

SAGMHA Newsletter No 3 of 2023

As the year moves on, we are getting closer to the African Masters Invitational Series and of course the 2024 Masters World Cups.

You have already received 2 “Grandmasters” newsletters from Barry and me this year.

We have also circulated SA Masters Newsletters when they have been sent to us.

Below please find our 2023 3rd Grandmasters Newsletter.

Once you read the newsletter you will notice that players have two options to consider when registering for either of these two tournaments or for both of them.

There are two links to use for REGISTRATION for either or both the African Cup or the 2024 World Cup.

Please distribute this newsletter to all of your players/members and request that they give it careful consideration and complete the links.

Please encourage your players to read the newsletter fully before going back to the links to make their choice/s.

We look forward to a positive and enthusiastic response.

Thank you for your assistance in distributing this email and its newsletter.

Kind regards

Rob

SA-Grand-Masters-Hockey-Association-Newsletter-Number-3-of-2023Download

SAGMHA June 2023 Newsletter No: 2 of 2023

Included please find the SA Masters Hockey Newsletter JOURNEY TO WORLD CUP 2024, June 2023 as well as our SAGMHA JUNE 2023 NEWSLETTER NO: 2 of 2023.

I request that you distribute both Newsletters to your players and members in your Association.

I emphasize however that you should request that the recipients of your email distribution first read the SA Masters Hockey Newsletter JOURNEY TO WORLD CUP 2024, June 2023, and thereafter the SAGMHA Newsletter.

Any questions can be directed to either Barry or me.

Kind regards

Rob

Secretary SAGMHA

Documents

SA-Grand-Masters-Hockey-Association-Newsletter-Number-2-2023Download
SA-Masters-Newsletter-2-June-2023Download

Soliciting Interest in positions of Manager and Coach for the World Cups 2024

Attn: Coaches and Managers for the 2024 Masters Hockey World Cups

The purpose of this email is to solicit interest from those persons who would like to volunteer for either of the positions of Manager or Coach for the two 2024 Master’s Hockey World Cups:

  • Cape Town 12th to 21st October 2024
  • Auckland 7th to 16th November 2024

The trials for the team selection of the Over 60 Men’s and Over 60 Ladies going to Auckland will be held in Johannesburg on the 8th and 9th August 2023, only 3 months away.
It is therefore particularly important for these two teams to have both portfolios finalised prior to the trials.

Please give consideration to this opportunity.

If you would like to be considered for either the Auckland or Cape Town World Cups please submit your name, by the 26th May 2023, with your contact details and an appropriate CV based on the attached roles of the 2023 Manager and Coach to:

  • Barry Froneman (barryfroneman@telkomsa.net) and
  • Rob Birt (birtfam@iafrica.com)
Managers-Duties-and-Responsibilities-2023Download
Coaches-Duties-and-Responsibilities-2023Download

Breaking News Durban Camp One and IPT2022 moves to 24 To 27 March 2022

After consultation with KZN and due to the following circumstances, the IPT 2022 has been postponed from February 2022 to March 2022:

  • The threat of a fourth wave of COVID is generally expected mid-December 2021 and the potential adverse effect on a few players’ February IPT2022 and overseas travel arrangements.
  • SA Masters hockey has arranged a final selection camp and trials for 18,19, and 20 February 2022, which may adversely affect the SAGMHA IPT.
  • The potential Covid threat may also result in a postponement of the SA Masters final selection camp and trials; hence, the “early bird catches the worm.”
  • The February 2022 IPT would require non-scheduling of games from 10:00hrs until 12:00hrs x 3 or 4 Astro’s due to the heat. This will also negate and influence the previous 1-5 day planned Camp and also contribute to additional costs for Astro rentals.
  • The postponement permits additional time for players to “attain” and improve their fitness.
  • The long week-end prior to the latest date was considered, but flights and accommodation are at a premium, and Durban is not the “best” place to visit on a long week-end.

WMH will be informed of a potential short delay regarding the registration of WC 2022 teams.

SAGM Hockey will still be able to procure kit.

From communication from SAGM Hockey