Western Province Beat Southern Gauteng to Claim 2025 SA Indoor Hockey Title
Western Province Women have broken the spell, edging Southern Gauteng to win their maiden Spar SA Indoor Hockey Inter-Provincial Tournament title at the Beaulieu College in Johannesburg, on Saturday, 1 March, 2025.
It was a case of victory at last for Western Province when they beat Southern Gauteng in incredibly tight final at the conclusion of the 2025 IPT, which would always crown a new champion after Province thumped the Raiders 6-0 at their semi-final tie on Friday.
Having last won the title in 2019, Southern Gauteng was the only team to reach the knockout phase unbeaten, and put up a furious effort in Saturday’s final, but it was Top Goal Scorer of the Tournament Kayla de Waal’s 15th minute strike that broke the shackles to allow Western Province to celebrate a first-ever Indoor IPT title in the Women’s A section.
Emily Macquet and Anja Tromp scored for Northern Blues as they shook off their semi-final disappointment to secure a bronze medal with a 2-0 win over KZN Raiders.
WP Peninsula saw an early Ruby Kraus brace set them on the road for what was ultimately a comfortable 3-0 win over Mpumalanga, their victory meaning that the women’s team emulate the men’s as the highest “B side” in the tournament.
North West led 3-1 thanks to a Tara Myburgh hat-trick before Daniella Hunziker from Witsies levelled to ensure that the relegation match would be decided by a shootout. After the two turns each it was still level, before Keovaan Jansen from Witsies delivered the killer blow relegate the North West ladies to the B Section.
Nicole Smuts was the hero for the Northerns Invitational side as they dispatched of the challenge of the Southerns Invitational in the Women’s B-Section final, having led from the third minute and never looked back winning 6-1.
The B Section bronze medal was won by KZN Inland with a Kelly Trimborns double along with two more goals were enough to secure a 4-0 win over Eastern Gauteng.
SA Women’s Indoor Hockey Finals Day Results on Saturday, 1 March, 2025
A Section
7th Place PlayOff: North West 3-3* SG Witsies (Witsies win shootout 3-2)
5th Place PlayOff: WP Peninsula 3-0 Mpumalanga
Bronze Medal Match: Northern Blues 2-0 KZN Raiders
FINAL: Southern Gauteng 0-1 Western Province
B Section
Bronze Medal Match: Eastern Gauteng 0-4 KZN Inland
FINAL: Southerns Invitational 1-6 Northerns Invitational
Women’s A Section Awards
Goalkeeper of the Tournament – Charlise Swanepoel (Northern Blues)
Top Goal Scorer of the Tournament – Kayla de Waal (Western Province)
Player of the Tournament – Laiken Brisset (Northern Blues)
Women’s B Section Awards
Goalkeeper of the Tournament – Danika Brenchenmacher (Southerns Invitational)
Top Goal Scorer of the Tournament – Nicole Smuts (Northerns Invitational)
Player of the Tournament – Nadia Kitshoff (Northerns Invitational)
Day 3 Results at the Spar Indoor Hockey IPT in Johannesburg on Friday, 28 February, 2025
A Section
L5 1: WP Peninsula *2-2 North West (Peninsula wins shootout 2-0)
L5 2: SG Witsies 1-1* Mpumalanga (Mpumalanga wins shootout 1-0)
Semi-Final 1: Southern Gauteng *3-3 Northern Blues (Southern Gauteng wins shootout 2-1)
Semi-Final 2: Western Province 6-0 KZN Raiders
B Section
B Section Semi-Final 1: Northerns Invitational 5-0 Eastern Gauteng
B Section Semi-Final 2: KZN Inland 2-3 Southerns Invitational
Day 2 Results on Thursday, 27 February, 2025
A Section
Mpumalanga 0-5 WP Peninsula [Ladies’ Pool B]
Northern Blues 2-2 Western Province [Ladies’ Pool B]
North West 0-3 KZN Raiders [Ladies’ Pool A]
Southern Gauteng 2-1 SG Witsies [Ladies’ Pool A]
Western Province 7-3 WP Peninsula [Ladies’ Pool A]
Mpumalanga 0-8 Northern Blues [Ladies’ Pool B]
KZN Raiders 4-3 SG Witsies [Ladies’ Pool A]
Southern Gauteng 4-0 North West [Ladies’ Pool A]
B Section
KZN Inland 0-3 Northerns Inv.
Southerns Inv. 4-2 Eastern Gauteng
Eastern Gauteng 0-3 Northerns Inv.
KZN Inland 3-3 Southerns Inv.
Day 1 Results on Wednesday, 26 February, 2025
A Section
Pool B: Northern Blues 2-1 WP Peninsula
Pool A: North West 0-0 SG Witsies
Pool B: Western Province 6-1 Mpumalanga
Pool A: KZN Raiders 0-2 Southern Gauteng
B Section
Southerns Inv. 0-5 Northerns Inv.
Eastern Gauteng 0-4 KZN Inland
Original Copy: Hockey SA, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: Western Province Women have broken the spell, edging Southern Gauteng to win their maiden Spar SA Indoor Hockey Inter-Provincial Tournament title at the Beaulieu College in Johannesburg, on Saturday, 1 March, 2025. All Photos: SA Hockey / Ludi Vogel
Photo 2 Caption: Western Province Jamie Southgate tracks another Southern Gauteng threat in Saturday’s 2025 title match.
Photo 3 Caption: Southern Gauteng captain Robyn Johnson had valiantly steered her unbeaten team, but a win in the final was a bridge too far in the evenly-contested tie.
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