14 July 2023
Six players from KZN have been named in the South African under-16 A hockey squad, and a further nine in the SA under-16 B squad after the conclusion of the Inter-provincial Hockey Tournament in Bloemfontein.
Three DHS boys – Josh Mungherera, Bhavesh Naicker and Sitchaba Siyoyo – cracked the nod for the A squad and were joined by Dane Jackson and Siwaphiwe Sithembu of Maritzburg College, and Xavier Enslin of Hilton College.
Six different KZN schools were represented in the B squad. Maritzburg College, with Brayden Thornton-Dibb and Kadin Jenkins; Clifton College, with Adrian Dippenaar and Jayden Roux; and Hilton College, with Reagan Mudau and Matthew Thomas, had two players each, while Northwood‘s Ben Loxton, Thandanani Zuma of Saint Charles College, and Christopher Abrahams of DHS were also selected.
Western Province A were crowned champions of the Under-16 IPT after defeating KZN Inland A in the final. KZN Coastal finished sixth, KZN Coastal B seventh, and KZN Inland B ninth.
KZN Inland A 2nd at u16 Hockey IPT, all KZN results | Pinnacle Schools (pinnacle-schools.com)
Final Standings
Western Province A
KZN Inland A
Southern Gauteng A
Boland A
Northern Gauteng A
KZN Coastal A
KZN Coastal B
Southern Free State A
KZN Inland B
Amathole
Southern Gauteng B
Western Province B
With one-third of the teams at IPT, KZN showed, based also on the final standings, that the best hockey depth in the under-16 age group in South Africa is to be found in the province.
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