Varsity Hockey is a South African university field hockey competition. It is one of seven sports in the Varsity Sports 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 and University Sport South Africa.
Participating teams
As of 2014, 8 different teams have competed in the Varsity Hockey tournament: Varsity HockeyTeam NameUniversityMatiesStellenbosch University NMMU MadibazNelson Mandela Metropolitan University NWU MafikengNorth-West University UCT IkeyUniversity of Cape Town UFS KovsiesUniversity of the Free State UJUniversity of Johannesburg UP-TuksUniversity of Pretoria WitsUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Results Men YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place2014WITS University UJ 2(2)-2(0) p.s.o. MatiesTuks2-0Kovsie8 2016University of JohannesburgUJ4-2TuksRound-robin82018Details WITS UniversityUniversity of PretoriaTuks5-0MatiesWitsRound-robinNWU8 2022DetailsUniversity of PretoriaTuks4–3WitsMaties5–3UJ4
Women YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place 2013 North-West University, Potchefstroom Maties1-0NWU PukkeKovsie1-0Tuks8 2015 North-West University, PotchefstroomUJ3-0KovsieRound-robin 8 2017Stellenbosch University Tuks1-0MatiesRound-robin82019Details University of Cape Town, Cape TownNorth-West University, Potchefstroom NWU Pukke 0(2) - 0(1) p.s.o. Maties KovsieRound-robin Tuks8 2022DetailsUniversity of PretoriaTuks4–3MatiesNWU Pukke6–0Kovsie4
Performances by university Men TeamTitlesRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeTuks2 (2018, 2022*)1 (2016)1 (2014)UJ2 (2014, 2016) 1 (2022)Maties 2 (2014, 2018) 1 (2022)Wits1 (2022)1 (2018)Kovsie 1 (2014)NWU 1 (2018)
Women TeamTitlesRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeTuks 2 (2017, 2022*)2 (2013, 2019)Maties 1 (2013) 3 (2017*, 2019, 2022)UJ1 (2015)Kovsie 1 (2015) 2 (2013, 2019) 1 (2022)NWU Pukke 1 (2022)
See also InterVarsity Hockey
References
External links Official Website