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SA hockey men down Britain
2012-02-04 06:42
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Austin Smith (Gallo Images)
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Cape Town - The world No 12 SA men's hockey team upset world No 4 Great Britain 5-3 in the first Test of the three-Test series in Cape Town on Friday.
The second and third Test matches are at the Stellenbosch Astro on Tuesday, February 7 and on Saturday, February 11, both matches starting at 19:00.
Captain Austin Smith’s SA line-up will also play two international matches against top Dutch club Pinoke on Thursday, February 9 at 19:00 and Sunday, February 12 at 12:00.
SA team:Rassie Pieterse, Lance Louw, Clint Panther, Thornton McDade (all Southern Gauteng); Andrew Cronje, Austin Smith (captain), Ian Haley, Lloyd Norris-Jones (all Western Province); Brendon Botes (Eastern Province); Justin Reid-Ross, Rhett Halkett, Jonty Robinson (all Northern Blues); Wade Paton, Lloyd Madsen, Gareth Carr, Tim Drummond, Marvin Harper (KZN Coastal Raiders); Julian Hykes (Amatole-Border). Head coach: Gregg Clark.
Fixtures:07 Feb SA vs GB at Stellenbosch at 19:00
09 Feb SA vs Pinoke at Hartleyvale at 19:00
11 Feb SA vs GB at Stellenbosch at 19:00
12 Feb SA vs Pinoke at Hartleyvale at 12:00