Varsity Hockey is a South African university
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...
competition. It is one of seven sports in the
Varsity Sports
In most English-speaking countries, varsity is an abbreviation of the word ''university''. In the United States and Canada, the term is mostly used in relation to sports teams.
Varsity in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, varsity team ...
series. The annual tournament involves the top hockey playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The tournament is run by
Varsity Sports South Africa, and is endorsed by the
South African Hockey Association
The South African Hockey Association (SAHA) is the governing body of field hockey in South Africa. It is affiliated to FIH International Hockey Federation and AHF African Hockey Federation. The Head Office of SAHA is in Illovo, Johannesburg ...
and University Sport South Africa.
Participating Teams
As of 2014, 8 different teams have competed in the Varsity Hockey tournament:
Results
Men
Women
Performances by university
Men
Women
See also
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InterVarsity Hockey
InterVarsity Hockey refers to field hockey competitions in Australia between rival universities, dating back to 1908. The Men's and Women's competitions were organised and run separately until 1978, when they became a 'combined InterVarsity' (hel ...
References
External links
Official Website
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Field hockey competitions in South Africa
Hockey
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...
Hockey
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...