2019 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

The 2019 Women's Premier Hockey League was the 4th edition of the Premier Hockey League, the annual tournament women's field hockey championship of South Africa.

2019 Women's Premier Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Johannesburg
City	South Africa
Dates	18 July 2019 (2019-07-18)–4 August 2019 (2019-08-04)
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Randburg Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Madikwe Rangers
Runner-up	Wineland Wings
Third place	Orange River Rafters
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	75 (3.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sylvia van Jaarsveldt (6 goals)
Best player	Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
Best young player	Bianca Wood
Best goalkeeper	Mmatshepo Modipane
← 2018 (previous)

Competition format

Format

The 2019 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 were 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

Each squad consists of 20 players, made up of 7 marquee players as determined by SA Hockey’s team, with a further 3 players into their 20 from the "new generation" pool featuring the country’s most exciting young talent. Coaches were forced to release between 4 and 8 players from the 2018 squads ahead of the draft.

Blyde River Bunters

Head Coach: Marcelle Keet

1. Phumelela Mbande
2. Shindre-Lee Simmons
3. Celia Evans
4. Lauren Nina
5. Courtney du Preez
6. Izelle Verster
7. Nicolene Terblanche
8. Elmien Marais
9. Kaylim Bowers
10. Lelethu Ndakisa
11. Nicole Kemp
12. Marizen Marais
13. Gracious Mpe
14. Cloé de Souza
15. Charmorne Theron
16. Sarah Bingham
17. Meeghan Klomp
19. Hannah Shirley
20. Jessica de Bruyn-Smith
21. Miecke Flemming
31. Thando Mtalana

Madikwe Rangers

Head Coach: Sandile Bosman

1. Caitlin Grant
1. Mmatshepo Modipane
2. Nomnikelo Veto
3. Isabella da Rocha
4. Claire Gibbings
5. Tamlyn Kock
6. Mikkela le Roux
6. Kiara Fitzhenry
7. Courtney Abrahams
7. Ashleigh Datnow
8. Kristen Paton
9. Londeka Dlamini
10. Hildah Dikhudu
11. Toni Marks
12. Kirsty Adams
13. Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
14. Antoinette Louw (field hockey)
15. Amoré de Wet
17. Mandisa Sigudla
18. Hannah Pearce
19. Andrea Leader
0. Martiné de Bruin

Namaqualand Daisies

Head Coach: Bevan Bennet

1. Maboloke Serage
2. Lizanne Jacobs
3. Ammaarah Hendricks
4. Ashleigh Thomas
5. Lezaan Janse van Vuren
7. Laila Williams
8. Lethabo Nkoe
10. Bianca Wood
11. Lerato Mahole
12. Shelmy Hall
16. Kelsey Minnaar
17. Thati Segaole
18. Anke Badenhorst
19. Sare Laubscher
21. Sasha Sivertsen
22. Mia Barnard
23. Jean-Leigh du Toit
31. Mishka Ellis

Orange River Rafters

Head Coach: Shaun Hulley

0. Carienke Jacobs
1. Cheree Greyvenstein
2. Chane Hartel
3. Laylaa Davids
4. Zeena Martin
5. Amy Etherington
6. Jacolene McLaren
7. Donna Small
8. Charné Maddocks
9. Casey-Jean Botha
10. Zimkhitha Weston
11. Sulette Damons
13. Ongeziwe Mali
14. Dirkie Chamberlain
15. Christa Ramasimong
16. Natalie Esteves
19. Simone Gouws
26. Luche Klaasen
0. Francisca Darkoh
0. Zimasa Dunywa
0. Nicole Walraven

St. Lucia Lakers

Head Coach: Tarrin Ramsden

1. Sarah Paget
1. Marileze van Tonder
2. Quanita Bobbs
3. Demi Harmse
4. Jenna Shuker
5. Tegan Fourie
6. Karen Bowyer
7. Stephanie Baxter
8. Chemelda Ontong
9. Lisa Hawker
10. Lilian du Plessis
11. Kara-Lee Botes
12. Polly Mashau
13. Julia Hoal
14. Megan Anderson
15. Heraldine Olin
16. Erin Christie
17. Refilwe Ralikontsane
18. Paige Phillips
19. Tasmyn Preller

Wineland Wings

Head Coach: Ryan Pillay

1. Sisipho Magwaza
2. Michelle Dykman
3. Robyn Johnson
4. Nompilo Thenjwayo
5. Angela Welham
6. Badrunnisaa Halliday
7. Tarryn Glasby
8. Jessica Lardant
9. Pretty Morema
10. Sylvia van Jaarsveldt
11. Marguerite van Wyk
12. Aimee-Leigh Pote
13. Dunell van Taak
14. Legae Mentoor
15. Jade Mayne
16. Cailynn den Bakker
17. Christine Seggie
18. Maikemisetso Marokoane
19. Thando Chithi
21. Tiffany Jones
25. Stephanie Botha
31. Zimisele Shange
0. Candice Manuel

Results

Pool stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	––  Wineland Wings	5	2	2	0	1	9	2	+7	12	Semi-Final
2	––  Madikwe Rangers	5	3	0	0	2	10	9	+1	9
3	––  Orange River Rafters	5	2	0	2	1	8	8	0	8
4	––  Namaqualand Daisies	5	2	0	1	2	12	12	0	7
5	––  Blyde River Bunters	5	2	0	0	3	5	7	−2	6
6	––  St. Lucia Lakers	5	1	1	0	3	11	12	−1	6

Source: SA Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Matches

18 July 2019 12:00 Orange River Rafters 1–1 Wineland Wings Damons  54' Report Botha  41' Penalties Mali Small Gouws Botha Damons 3–4 van Jaarsveldt Johnson Glasby den Bakker Botha

18 July 2019 16:00 Blyde River Bunters 0–1 Madikwe Rangers Report Louw  58'

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19 July 2019 08:00 Namaqualand Daisies 3–5 St. Lucia Lakers Laubscher  6' Segaole  7' du Toit  25' Report du Plessis  22' Baxter  23' Mashau  28' Fourie  52' Anderson  58'

19 July 2019 12:00 Blyde River Bunters 0–2 Wineland Wings Report van Jaarsveldt  4' Glasby  38'

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20 July 2019 10:00 Orange River Rafters 1–0 Blyde River Bunters Gouws  5' Report

20 July 2019 14:00 Namaqualand Daisies 3–2 Madikwe Rangers Thomas  5', 51' Wood  59' Report Datnow  53' Marks  57'

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21 July 2019 12:00 Orange River Rafters 3–3 St. Lucia Lakers Damons  1', 53' Weston  10' Report Ralikontsane  5' Bobbs  35' du Plessis  43' Penalties Mali Gouws Small Botha 0–2 Bobbs du Plessis Fourie Hawker

21 July 2019 14:00 Namaqualand Daisies 1–1 Wineland Wings Laubscher  50' Report van Jaarsveldt  26' Penalties Segaole Janse van Vuren Nkoe Laubscher 2–4 van Jaarsveldt Johnson Glasby Lardant

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27 July 2019 10:00 Blyde River Bunters 3–2 Namaqualand Daisies Evans  1', 60' Verster  13' Report Wood  32', 46'

27 July 2019 14:00 St. Lucia Lakers 1–2 Madikwe Rangers Anderson  37' Report Veto  6', 21'

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28 July 2019 08:00 Blyde River Bunters 2–1 St. Lucia Lakers Evans  26' Flemming  43' Report Baxter  5'

28 July 2019 10:00 Madikwe Rangers 4–3 Wineland Wings Louw  10' Deetlefs  21', 33' Kock  59' Report Mayne  19' van Jaarsveldt  20' Botha  49'

28 July 2019 16:00 Orange River Rafters 1–3 Namaqualand Daisies Maddocks  57' Report Thomas  42' du Toit  49', 60'

Classification stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 August 2019
	Madikwe Rangers (p.s.o.)	3 (4)
					4 August 2019
	Orange River Rafters	3 (3)
					Madikwe Rangers (p.s.o.)	1 (3)
	3 August 2019
					Wineland Wings	1 (2)
	Wineland Wings	4
	Namaqualand Daisies	3
					Third place
					4 August 2019
					Orange River Rafters	4
					Namaqualand Daisies	1

Semi-finals

3 August 2019 12:00 Madikwe Rangers 3–3 Orange River Rafters Deetlefs  4' Paton  34' Datnow  47' Report Weston  6' Chamberlain  46' Mali  56' Penalties Deetlefs Adams Pearce da Rocha Paton Paton Deetlefs 4–3 Small Mali Chamberlain Weston Botha Chamberlain Botha

16:00 Wineland Wings 4–3 Namaqualand Daisies Glasby  32' van Jaarsveldt  35', 57' Mayne  54' Report Segaole  12' Thomas  48' Wood  49'

Third place game

4 August 2019 10:00 Orange River Rafters 4–1 Namaqualand Daisies Weston  2' Small  16' Chamberlain  34' Mali  47' Report Wood  46'

Final

4 August 2019 14:00 Madikwe Rangers 1–1 Wineland Wings Veto  49' Reports Lardant  53' Penalties Deetlefs Adams Pearce da Rocha Paton Deetlefs 3–2 van Jaarsveldt Johnson Glasby Lardant Botha Glasby

Awards

Player of the tournament	Goalkeeper of the tournament	Top goalscorer	Young Player of the tournament
Lisa-Marie Deetlefs (Rangers)	Mmatshepo Modipane (Rangers)	Sylvia van Jaarsveldt (Wings)	Bianca Wood (Daisies)

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Madikwe Rangers
	Wineland Wings
	Orange River Rafters
4	Namaqualand Daisies
5	Blyde River Bunters
6	St. Lucia Lakers

Goalscorers

There have been 75 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 3.95 goals per match.

6 goals

• Sylvia van Jaarsveldt (Wineland Wings)

5 goals

• Bianca Wood (Namaqualand Daisies)

4 goals

• Sulette Damons (Orange River Rafters)
• Ashleigh Thomas (Namaqualand Daisies)

3 goals

• Dirkie Chamberlain (Orange River Rafters)
• Lisa-Marie Deetlefs (Madikwe Rangers)
• Lilian du Plessis (St. Lucia Lakers)
• Jean-Leigh du Toit (Namaqualand Daisies)
• Celia Evans (Blyde River Bunters)
• Tarryn Glasby (Wineland Wings)
• Nomnikelo Veto (Madikwe Rangers)
• Zimkhitha Weston (Orange River Rafters)

2 goals

• Megan Anderson (St. Lucia Lakers)
• Stephanie Baxter (St. Lucia Lakers)
• Stephanie Botha (Wineland Wings)
• Ashleigh Datnow (Madikwe Rangers)
• Sare Laubscher (Namaqualand Daisies)
• Antoinette Louw (Madikwe Rangers)
• Ongeziwe Mali (Orange River Rafters)
• Jade Mayne (Wineland Wings)
• Kristen Paton (Madikwe Rangers)
• Thati Segaole (Namaqualand Daisies)

1 goal

• Quanita Bobbs (St. Lucia Lakers)
• Miecke Flemming (Blyde River Bunters)
• Tegan Fourie (St. Lucia Lakers)
• Simoné Gouws (Orange River Rafters)
• Tamlyn Kock (Madikwe Rangers)
• Jessica Lardant (Wineland Wings)
• Charné Maddocks (Orange River Rafters)
• Toni Marks (Madikwe Rangers)
• Polly Mashau (St. Lucia Lakers)
• Refilwe Ralikontsane (St. Lucia Lakers)
• Donna Small (Orange River Rafters)
• Izelle Verster (Blyde River Bunters)

Source: SAHA

External links

• 2019 PHL Women at South African Hockey Association