# 2018 Men's Varsity Hockey (South Africa)

The 2018 Men's Hockey Varsity Hockey will be the 8th edition of the Varsity Hockey, the annual tournament men's field hockey championship of South Africa.
In addition to the Power Play rule seen in previous seasons of Varsity Hockey, whereby each team can select to implement a two-minute period where goals count two and the opposition must bench two players, field goals will now count two.

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Maties | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 21 | Semi-Final |
| 2 | Tuks | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 14 | Semi-Final |
| 3 | Wits (H) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 12 | Semi-Final |
| 4 | NWU | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 13 | Semi-Final |
| 5 | Ikeys | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 12 | |
| 6 | UJ | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 9 | |
| 7 | Kovsie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 51 | −35 | 3 | |
| 8 | Madibaz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 0 | |

### Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).
* 4 May 2018 13:30
| UJ | 0-5 | Tuks |
| | Report | Forrest 4', 14' Sherwood 57' |
* WITS Hockey
* 4 May 2018 15:15
| NWU | 10-4 | Kovsie |
| Naude 2' Mbekeni 10' Ludick 23' Cilliers 38' Jeffery 59', 60' | Report | van Vollenhoven 4', 45' |
* WITS Hockey
* 4 May 2018 17:00
| Madibaz | 4-6 | Maties |
| Fanoe 13' Hansel 43' | Report | Arendse 12' Schooling 20' Saker 29' |
* WITS Hockey
* 4 May 2018 18:45
| Wits | 6-2 | Ikeys |
| Cressy 29' Futcher 30' James 33' Marki 58' | Report | Mckechnie 50' |
* WITS Hockey
* 5 May 2018 13:30
| Tuks | 4-4 | NWU |
| Halle 27' Forrest 52' | Report | Ludick 56' Makan 57' |
| Penalties |||
| Kemp Davies Redfern Sherwood | 3-2 | Kenny du Plessis Mbekeni Botma Lamprecht |
* WITS Hockey
* 5 May 2018 15:15
| UJ | 7-0 | Kovsie |
| Halle 15' February 16' Lion-Cachet 59' York 60' | Report | |
* WITS Hockey
* 5 May 2018 17:00
| Ikeys | 6-0 | Madibaz |
| Mckechnie 15' Gildenhuys 31' Pfaff 60' | Report | |
* WITS Hockey
* 5 May 2018 18:45
| Wits | 2-4 | Maties |
| Botes 42' | Report | Arendse 57' Schooling 59' |
* WITS Hockey
* 6 May 2018 12:00
| Ikeys | 2-6 | Maties |
| Pfaff 23' | Report | Stewart 17' Samboer 19' Pike 25' Arendse 56' |
* WITS Hockey
* 6 May 2018 13:45
| Madibaz | 2-4 | Kovsie |
| Fanoe 45' | Report | Kruger 29' Weldhagen 55' |
* WITS Hockey
* 6 May 2018 17:00
| UJ | 3-2 | NWU |
| Lion-Cachet 16' Botes 53' | Report | Botma 2' |
* WITS Hockey
* 6 May 2018 18:45
| Wits | 5-6 | Tuks |
| Kemp 23' Sherwood 30' Paulo 58' | Report | Futcher 4' Modise 52' Botes 55' |
* WITS Hockey
* 7 May 2018 12:00
| NWU | 5-6 | Maties |
| Botma 8', 21' Tait 53' | Report | Pike 34' Schooling 57' Arendse 60' |
* WITS Hockey
* 7 May 2018 13:45
| Kovsie | 0-5 | Ikeys |
| | Report | Rossouw 18' Alfeld 21' Talmage 49' |
* WITS Hockey
* 7 May 2018 17:00
| Madibaz | 1-6 | Tuks |
| Penhall 42' | Report | Paulo 6', 34' Sherwood 16' Forrest 24' |
* WITS Hockey
* 6 May 2018 18:45
| Wits | 4-2 | UJ |
| Botes 16', 31' | Report | February 58' |
* WITS Hockey
* 11 May 2018 13:30
| NWU | 8-7 | Wits |
| Botma 11', 13' Mbekeni 26' Thessner 40', 60' | Report | James 9', 15', 42' Botes 32' Donaldson 41' |
* Tuks Astro
* 11 May 2018 15:15
| UJ | 5-3 | Madibaz |
| February 16' Halle 44', 58' | Report | Asmah-Andoh 17' Potgieter 50' |
* Tuks Astro
* 11 May 2018 17:00
| Maties | 8-4 | Kovsie |
| Saker 25' Samboer 40', 51' Giger 42' Tate 52' Stewart 52' | Report | Smouse 14' Mbombisa 30' |
* Tuks Astro
* 11 May 2018 18:45
| Tuks | 2-4 | Ikeys |
| Paulo 38' | Report | Talmage 5' Watters 42' Cole 50' |
* Tuks Astro
* 12 May 2018 13:30
| Kovsie | 4-11 | Wits |
| Kruger 40' van der Merwe 47' | Report | Abrahams 21', 27', 60' Cressy 38' Botes 56' Futcher 58' |
* Tuks Astro
* 12 May 2018 15:15
| Ikeys | 2-0 | UJ |
| Forrest 57' | Report | |
* Tuks Astro
* 12 May 2018 17:00
| Madibaz | 2-4 | NWU |
| Coombs 25' Fanoe 27' | Report | Thessner 13' Ludick 60' |
* Tuks Astro
* 12 May 2018 18:45
| Tuks | 4-5 | Maties |
| Paulo 2' Pio 26' | Report | Samboer 7', 19' Roman 28' |
* Tuks Astro
* 13 May 2018 13:30
| Madibaz | 2-7 | Wits |
| Wynford 45' | Report | Futcher 13', 38' Abrahams 47' Ramburuth-Hurt 58' |
* Tuks Astro
* 13 May 2018 15:15
| NWU | 4-0 | Ikeys |
| Makan 8' Ludick 53' | Report | |
* Tuks Astro
* 13 May 2018 17:00
| Maties | 15-2 | UJ |
| Arendse 8', 17', 30' Roman 35' Samboer 51', 57', 57' Pike 58' | Report | February 47' |
* Tuks Astro
* 13 May 2018 18:45
| Tuks | 8-0 | Kovsie |
| Forrest 16', 23' Kemp 17' Paulo 21' Sherwood 26' | Report | |
* Tuks Astro

### Seven place game

* 14 May 2018 13:30
| Kovsie | 0-6 | Madibaz |
| | Report | Fanoe 12' Coombs 13', 18' |
* Tuks Astro

### Five place game

* 14 May 2018 15:15
| Ikeys | 6-5 | UJ |
| Solomons 8' Cole 53' Alfeld 55' | Report | Dube 2' Gilbert 26' Blackie-roden 27' Jacobs 28' |
* Tuks Astro

### Semi-final

* 14 May 2018 17:00
| Maties | 2-2 | NWU |
| Ludick 3' | Report | Samboer 39', 47' |
| Penalties |||
| Hobson Dollman Tate Arendse | 2-0 | Kenny Makan Mbekeni Botma |
* Tuks Astro
* 14 May 2018 18:45
| Tuks | 6-6 | Wits |
| Currie 22' Sherwood 31', 49', 56' Lembethe 60' | Report | Botes 10' James 19', 51', 59' |
| Penalties |||
| Ashley Kemp Davies Redfern Sherwood Paulo Paulo | 4-3 | James Le Forestier Ramburuth-Hurt van Wyk Chad Futcher James |
* Tuks Astro

### Final

* 21 May 2018 18:45
| Tuks | 5-0 | Maties |
| Mvimbi 8' Sherwood 30' Paulo 56' | Report | |
* Tuks Astro

## Final standings

| Pos | Team |
| 1 | Maties |
| 2 | Tuks |
| 3 | Wits (H) |
| 4 | NWU |
| 5 | Ikeys |
| 6 | UJ |
| 7 | Kovsie |
| 8 | Madibaz |

## Goalscorers

There have been 272 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 8.24 goals per match.
14 goals
* Reece Arendse (Maties)
* Kingsley Botes (Wits)
13 goals
* Dayne Samboer (Maties)
* Steven Paulo (Tuks)
12 goals
* Bradley Sherwood (Tuks)
10 goals
* Killian Ludick (NWU)
9 goals
* Brandon James (Wits)
* Michael Forrest (Tuks)
8 goals
* Che February (UJ)
7 goals
* Pierre Botma (NWU)
* Chad Futcher (Wits)
* Rusten Abrahams (Wits)
* Brodie Fanoe (Madibaz)
6 goals
* Luke Schooling (Maties)
* Snyman Thessner (NWU)
5 goals
* Laython Coombs (Madibaz)
* Maximilian Pike (Maties)
4 goals
* Courtney Halle (UJ)
* Tim Alfeld (Ikeys)
* Dan Cole (Ikeys)
* Bryce Cressy (Wits)
* Wayne Jeffery (NWU)
* Ashley Kemp (Tuks)
* Willie Kruger (Kovsie)
* Mitesh Makan (NWU)
* Sinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU)
* Matthew Mckechnie (Ikeys)
* Walter Pfaff (Ikeys)
* Matthew Roman (Maties)
* Alex Stewart (Maties)
* Stéphan van Vollenhoven (Kovsie)
3 goals
* Kyle Lion-Cachet (UJ)
* Clayton Saker (Maties)
* Ross Talmage (Ikeys)
2 goals
* Richard Asmah-andoh (Madibaz)
* Tristan Blackie-roden (UJ)
* Spencer Botes (UJ)
* Sean Donaldson (Wits)
* Jack Forrest (Ikeys)
* Michael Gildenhuys (Ikeys)
* Tim Halle (Tuks)
* Michael Hansel (Madibaz)
* Mvelase Mbombisa (Kovsie)
* Thabang Modise (Wits)
* Sam Mvimbi (Tuks)
* Nicholas Pio (Tuks)
* Kamal Ramburuth-Hurt (Wits)
* Justin Smouse (Kovsie)
* Daiyaan Solomons (Ikeys)
* Clayton Tait (NWU)
* Gareth Tate (Maties)
* Egon van der Merwe (Kovsie)
* Tiaan Weldhagen (Kovsie)
* Christopher Wynford (Madibaz)
* Rayner York (UJ)
1 goal
* Francois Cilliers (NWU)
* Mitchell Currie (Tuks)
* Manessah Dube (UJ)
* Nicholas Giger (Maties)
* James Gilbert (UJ)
* Ernest Jacobs (UJ)
* Peabo Lembethe (Tuks)
* Michael Marki (Wits)
* Stean Naude (NWU)
* Keoghan Penhall (Madibaz)
* Jacques Potgieter (Madibaz)
* Jaydee Rossouw (Ikeys)
* James Watters (Ikeys)
Source: SAHA

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer |
| Sinoxolo Mbekeni (NWU) | Rob McKinley (Maties) | Dayne Samboer (Maties) |