Shirndré-Lee Edoline Simmons (born 3 July 2000)[1] is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[2][3]

Shirndré-Lee Simmons
Personal information
Born Shirndré-Lee Edoline Simmons
(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 23)
Welkom, South Africa
Club information
Current club Kovsie
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 South Africa U21 10
2022-present South Africa 17 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 2022 Accra

Personal life edit

She attended St. Michael's School, in Bloemfontein and are is graduated from University of the Free State is Bachelor of Business Administration is 2022.[4][2]

Career edit

Under–21 edit

Simmons made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team in 2016, at the Junior Africa Cup in Windhoek. After gaining qualification to the FIH Junior World Cup, she went on to represent the team at the tournament in Santiago.[5]

National team edit

Simmons participated at the Hockey Africa Cup of Nations[6] and the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[7][8][9] Shortly after this announcement, she was also named in the squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ "FIH Hockey Women's World Cup - Teams". FIH.
  2. ^ a b Matsuma, Lungile. "Player makes memorable SA debut". News24. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Women on the Move: Meet Shindre-lee Simmons". Get it Bloemfontein. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ "GRADUATION CEREMONY - Bloemfontein Campus 2022" (PDF). University of the Free State.
  5. ^ "SIMMONS Shirndre-Lee". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ Nothana, Nonto (2 December 2021). "gsport4girls - Shindre-Lee Simmons Sets Sight on African Cup of Nations". gsport4girls. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ^ Lemke, Gary (10 May 2022). "Experience and youth in SA squad for Hockey World Cup". TeamSA. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ "SA Hockey Women named for FIH Hockey World Cup - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  9. ^ @sahockey_ (3 July 2022). "Congratulations to @jeanleigh_du_toit and @kayla.dewaal who both earned their first caps for @sawhockey. We look forward to your incredible journey going forward!" – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "Athletes Named to Represent Team SA at 2022 Commonwealth Games". sapeople.com. SA People News. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Team SA's list of athletes for 2022 Commonwealth Games". TeamSA. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

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