A gallant effort by DSG at the Champions Cup hosted by Rustenburg has seen the Grahamstown team rocket into the top 5 of this week’s Girls U16 Hockey Rankings.
DSG saw off the challenge of Woodridge in the final match, which after been locked at 0-0 was settled by 8 second shoot-outs which DSG narrowly won.
Paarl Gym took care of business in their match against Pretoria Girls High to keep them alive in the top five zone and Fairmont make their first appearance in the top 10 after a strong showing at the Champions Cup.
A close look at the rankings table for this week will reveal that several teams have entered the race with Menlopark now commanding the top spot followed by Durban Girls College and St Cyprian’s.
Important reminder:
In 2018 Paarl Gym embarked on an exciting plan to host a competitive hockey tournament for boys and girls in the U16 age group that would showcase the best talent in the country.
The tournament was a massive hit with the players and schools producing some excellent hockey. Once again Paarl Gym are poised to host the 2019 edition of the U16 Top Schools Boys & Girls Hockey Tournament and it promises to be even better!
Invitations to the U16 Tops Schools Boys & Girls Tournament will be based on the SA School Sports Ranking with the Top 12 teams getting invited.
The U16 Top Schools Tournament will take place at Paarl Gym between the 8th-11th August 2019. So make sure all your U16 results are sent through to us at [email protected] by the cut off date of 31 May 2019.
| GIRL’S U16 HOCKEY RANKINGS 16 APRIL, 2019 | |||
| RANK | TEAM | PLAYED | AVG BONUS PTS |
| 1 | MENLOPARK | 7 | 4.73 |
| 2 | DURBAN GC | 7 | 4.03 |
| 3 | ST CYPRIANS | 9 | 3.73 |
| 4 | DSG | 17 | 3.69 |
| 5 | PAARL GIM | 11 | 3.64 |
| 6 | BLOEMHOF | 13 | 3.43 |
| 7 | FAIRMONT | 10 | 3.31 |
| 8 | ORANJE MEISIES | 5 | 3.16 |
| 9 | COLLEGIATE | 14 | 3.15 |
| 10 | GARSFONTEIN | 11 | 3.11 |
| 11 | WOODRIDGE | 19 | 2.94 |
| 12 | HERSCHEL | 9 | 2.91 |
| 13 | SPRINGFIELD | 13 | 2.79 |
| 14 | ST ANNES | 6 | 2.45 |
| 15 | HUDSON PARK | 8 | 2.44 |
| 16 | PAREL VALLEI | 9 | 2.42 |
| 17 | SOMERSET | 15 | 2.36 |
| 18 | PEARSON | 11 | 2.30 |
| 19 | STELLENBERG | 11 | 2.14 |
| 20 | STIRLING | 7 | 2.03 |
| 21 | WYNBERG GH | 9 | 2.00 |
| 22 | WESTERFORD | 9 | 1.99 |
| 23 | RHENISH | 6 | 1.83 |
| 24 | MARAGON RUIMSIG | 8 | 1.83 |
| 25 | ALEXANDER ROAD | 7 | 1.77 |
| 26 | HELPMEKAAR | 13 | 1.74 |
| 27 | HUGENOTE SPRINGS | 11 | 1.69 |
| 28 | REDDAM CONSTAN | 9 | 1.57 |
| 29 | LICHTENBURG | 10 | 1.47 |
| 30 | KINGSWOOD | 6 | 1.33 |
| 31 | CAMBRIDGE | 8 | 1.29 |
| 32 | PIETERSBURG | 15 | 1.26 |
| 33 | RUSTENBURG | 9 | 1.12 |
| 34 | MONUMENT | 6 | 0.98 |
| 35 | AFFIES | 6 | 0.70 |
| 36 | CURRO DURBANVILLE | 12 | 0.58 |
| 37 | SENTRAAL | 4 | 0.23 |
| 38 | ROEDEAN | 5 | -0.18 |
