# 2019 Men's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

The 2019 Men's Premier Hockey League was the 4th edition of the Premier Hockey League, the annual tournament men's field hockey championship of South Africa.

## Competition format
### Format

The 2019 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.
During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.

### Point allocation

Match points were distributed as follows:
* 4 points: win by 3+ goals
* 3 points: win and shoot-out win
* 1 point: shoot-out loss
* 0 points: loss

## Participating teams

Each squad consists of 20 players, made up of 7 marquee players as determined by SA Hockey's team, with a further 3 players into their 20 from the "new generation" pool featuring the country's most exciting young talent. Coaches were forced to release between 4 and 8 players from the 2018 squads ahead of the draft.
Head Coach: Cheslyn Gie
* Onke Letuka
* Matthew Davies
* Lungani Gabela
* Aiden Tun
* Zamo Ngubo
* Chris Makaba
* Reza Rosenberg
* Cerezo Comerasamy
* Jared de Kock
* Cody Posthumus
* Andrew Buckley
* Bjorn Sorenson
* Rusten Abrahams
* Laython Coombs
* Sinoxolo Mbekeni
* Gareth Heyns
* Julian Hykes (C)
* Chad Futcher
* Matthew Martins (GK)
* Liyabona Sigwabe
Head Coach: Siphesihle Ntuli
* Jethro Eustice (C)
* Ross Hetem
* Cody van Wyk
* Melrick Maddocks
* Dylan Swanepoel
* Suubi Mugerwa-Sekawabe
* Amkelwe Letuka
* Nqobile Ntuli
* Trevor de Lora
* Chad Cairncross
* Ignatius Malgraff
* Mattew de Sousa
* Miguel da Graca
* Francois Pretorius
* Ryan Crowe
* Richard Pautz
* Pierre Botma
* Andile Ndlovu
* Cameron Ryan
* Gowan Jones (C, GK)
* Sizwe Mthembu (GK)
Head Coach:Neville Rothman
* Taine Bird
* Mpumelelo Maphumula
* Tumi Ramphele
* Angelo Walstroom
* Tevin Peterson
* Luke Wynford
* Idrees Abdulla
* Michael Horan
* Matthew Dewar
* Jared Campbell
* Michael van den Berg
* Guy Morgan
* Michael Newland-Nel
* Sam Mvimbi
* Peter Jarvis
* Jacques van Tonder
* Clayton Saker
* Bayanda Simetu
* Kyle Coker
Head Coach: Ashlin Freddy
* Siya Nolutshungu (GK)
* Brandon James
* Senswesihle Ngubane
* Hans Neethling
* Berne Burger
* Daniel Sibbald
* Marvin Simmons
* Keenan Horne (C)
* Lance Louw
* Jonty Robinson (C)
* Taylor Dart
* Dayne Samboer
* Charlie Bowren
* Taine Paton
* Jayson Reed
* Brett Walraven
* Connor Beauchamp
* Reece Arendse
* Kewan Harries
* Abenathi Botha
* Sizwe Mthembu (GK)
Head Coach: Mark Sanders
* Dayaan Cassiem
* Gerald Mpopo
* James Watters
* Michael Abrahams
* Lethu Thomo
* Cameron Mackay
* Spencer Botes
* Mark Chong
* Keegan Hezlett
* Callum Buchanan
* Nicholas Pio
* Donovan Cheng
* Clinton Panther
* Joshua Finlay
* Nduduzo Lembethe
* Brynn Cleak
* Adrian Abrahams
* Courtney Halle
* Rassie Pieterse
* Craig Wiid
Head Coach: Lungile Tsolekile
* Rob Mckinley (GK)
* Luthando Jonas
* Ryan Mann
* Wade Dollman
* Tevin Kok
* Owen Mvimbi (C)
* Caleb Syce
* Cole Walbrugh
* Niel Raath
* Greg Last (C)
* Mjekejwa Mohlaba
* Michael Marki
* Ross Gonzalves
* Ryan Julius
* Damian Kimfley
* Matt Brown
* Tommy Hammond
* Mustaphaa Cassiem
* Robin Jones
* Bulelani Ngqukuvana

## Results
### Pool stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | –– Mapungubwe Mambas | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 15 | Semi-Final |
| 2 | –– Drakensberg Dragons | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9 | Semi-Final |
| 3 | –– Garden Route Gazelles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 7 | Semi-Final |
| 4 | –– Maropeng Cavemen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | Semi-Final |
| 5 | –– Addo Elephants | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | –– Golden Gate Gladiators | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 1 | |

#### Matches

* 18 July 2019 10:00
| Golden Gate Gladiators | 2–2 | Mapungubwe Mambas |
| Ramphele 23' S. Mvimbi 30' | Report | Last 38' Jonas 44' |
| Penalties |||
| van den Berg van Tonder Saker Abdulla | 1–3 | Mann O. Mvimbi Jonas M. Cassiem Gonzalves |
* 18 July 2019 14:00
| Maropeng Cavemen | 2–1 | Garden Route Gazelles |
| Mackay 34' Botes 39' | Report | Sibbald 38' |
* 18 July 2019 18:00
| Addo Elephants | 1–4 | Drakensberg Dragons |
| Mbekeni 56' | Report | Pautz 4', 19' Botma 39', 53' |
* 19 July 2019 10:00
| Golden Gate Gladiators | 0-5 | Addo Elephants |
| | Report | Rosenberg 27' Comerasamy 34', 49' Mbekeni 55' Hykes 59' |
* 18 July 2019 14:00
| Mapungubwe Mambas | 2-1 | Maropeng Cavemen |
| M. Cassiem 7' Kok 56' | Report | Wiid 57' |
* 20 July 2019 12:00
| Drakensberg Dragons | 4-4 | Garden Route Gazelles |
| Crowe 13' Ntuli 50' Botma 55' da Graca 60' | Report | James 44' Beauchamp 48' Burger 54' Neethling 58' |
| Penalties |||
| van Wyk Botma Crowe Ntuli | 3-0 | Samboer Dart Simmons |
* 20 July 2019 16:00
| Golden Gate Gladiators | 3-5 | Maropeng Cavemen |
| Abdulla 35' Walstroom 51' Ramphele 58' | Report | Hezlett 24', 45' Wiid 35' Mackay 37' Mpopo 45' |
* 21 July 2019 08:00
| Golden Gate Gladiators | 1-7 | Garden Route Gazelles |
| S. Mvimbi 4' | Report | Neethling 1' Ngubane 3' Louw 5' Beauchamp 9', 48' Burger 27' Simmons 42' |
* 21 July 2019 10:00
| Mapungubwe Mambas | 5-1 | Addo Elephants |
| Dollman 16', 40' Brown 24' M. Cassiem 36' Kok 55' | Report | Futcher 10' |
* 21 July 2019 16:00
| Drakensberg Dragons | 2-3 | Maropeng Cavemen |
| Cairncross 28' Malgraff 41' | Report | D. Cassiem 36' Hezlett 48' Halle 57' |
* 27 July 2019 12:00
| Mapungubwe Mambas | 3-2 | Garden Route Gazelles |
| M. Cassiem 17' O. Mvimbi 27' Dollman 45' | Report | James 53' Simmons 57' |
* 27 July 2019 16:00
| Addo Elephants | 6-3 | Maropeng Cavemen |
| Comerasamy 4', 44' Hykes 6', 15', 52' Mbekeni 38' | Report | Abrahams 6' Hezlett 27' Halle 36' |
* 27 July 2019 18:00
| Golden Gate Gladiators | 0-6 | Drakensberg Dragons |
| | Report | Crowe 2' Swanepoel 5' Malgraff 29', 54' Pautz 32' Hetem 42' |
* 28 July 2019 12:00
| Addo Elephants | 2-5 | Garden Route Gazelles |
| Rosenberg 12' Heyns 43' | Report | Beauchamp 6' Horne 13' Paton 30' Arendse 41' Simmons 47' |
* 28 July 2019 14:00
| Mapungubwe Mambas | 4-1 | Drakensberg Dragons |
| Raath 4' M. Cassiem 52' Gonzalves 55' Syce 59' | Report | Swanepoel 7' |

### Classification stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 August 2019 | 3 August 2019 |
| Drakensberg Dragons | 3 |
| Drakensberg Dragons | 3 | 4 August 2019 | 4 August 2019 |
| Maropeng Cavemen | 1 | 4 August 2019 | 4 August 2019 |
| Maropeng Cavemen | 1 | Drakensberg Dragons | 4 |
| 3 August 2019 | 3 August 2019 | | Drakensberg Dragons | 4 |
| 3 August 2019 | 3 August 2019 | Mapungubwe Mambas | 0 |
| Mapungubwe Mambas (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | Mapungubwe Mambas | 0 |
| Garden Route Gazelles | 1(0) | | |
| Garden Route Gazelles | 1(0) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 August 2019 | 4 August 2019 |
| | | Maropeng Cavemen | 2 |
| | | Garden Route Gazelles | 3 |

#### Semi-finals

* 3 August 2019 14:00
| Drakensberg Dragons | 3-1 | Maropeng Cavemen |
| Ntuli 12' Hetem 36' Letuka 51' | Report | Buchanan 33' |
* 3 August 2019 16:00
| Mapungubwe Mambas | 1-1 | Garden Route Gazelles |
| Jonas 6' | Report | Horne 56' |
| Penalties |||
| Mann M. Cassiem Julius | 3-0 | Louw Horne Simmons |

#### Third place game

* 4 August 2019 12:00
| Maropeng Cavemen | 2-3 | Garden Route Gazelles |
| D. Cassiem 3' Hezlett 28' | Report | Horne 2' James 2' Arendse 34' |

#### Final

* 4 August 2019
| Drakensberg Dragons | 4-0 | Mapungubwe Mambas |
| da Graca 3' Ntuli 32', 49' Pautz 34' | Report | |

## Awards

| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer | Young Player of the tournament |
| Nqobile Ntuli (Dragons) | Rob Mckinley (Mambas) | Keegan Hezlett (Cavemen) | Mustaphaa Cassiem (Mambas) |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Drakensberg Dragons |
| | Mapungubwe Mambas |
| | Garden Route Gazelles |
| 4 | Maropeng Cavemen |
| 5 | Addo Elephants |
| 6 | Golden Gate Gladiators |

## Goalscorers

There have been 102 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 5.37 goals per match.
5 goals
* Keegan Hezlett (Maropeng Cavemen)
4 goals
* Connor Beauchamp (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Mustaphaa Cassiem (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Cerezo Comerasamy (Addo Elephants)
* Julian Hykes (Addo Elephants)
* Nqobile Ntuli (Drakensberg Dragons)
* Richard Pautz (Drakensberg Dragons)
3 goals
* Pierre Botma (Drakensberg Dragons)
* Wade Dollman (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Keenan Horne (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Brandon James (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Ignatius Malgraff (Drakensberg Dragons)
* Sinoxolo Mbekeni (Addo Elephants)
* Marvin Simmons (Garden Route Gazelles)
2 goals
* Reece Arendse (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Berne Burger (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Dayaan Cassiem (Maropeng Cavemen)
* Ryan Crowe (Drakensberg Dragons)
* Miguel da Graca (Drakensberg Dragons)
* Courtney Halle (Maropeng Cavemen)
* Ross Hetem (Drakensberg Dragons)
* Luthando Jonas (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Tevin Kok (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Cameron Mackay (Maropeng Cavemen)
* Sam Mvimbi (Golden Gate Gladiators)
* Hans Neethling (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Tumi Ramphele (Golden Gate Gladiators)
* Reza Rosenberg (Addo Elephants)
* Dylan Swanepoel (Drakensberg Dragons)
* Craig Wiid (Maropeng Cavemen)
1 goal
* Idrees Abdulla (Golden Gate Gladiators)
* Michael Abrahams (Maropeng Cavemen)
* Spencer Botes (Maropeng Cavemen)
* Matt Brown (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Callum Buchanan (Maropeng Cavemen)
* Chad Cairncross (Drakensberg Dragons)
* Chad Futcher (Addo Elephants)
* Ross Gonzalves (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Gareth Heyns (Addo Elephants)
* Greg Last (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Amkelwe Letuka (Drakensberg Dragons)
* Lance Louw (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Gerald Mpopo (Maropeng Cavemen)
* Owen Mvimbi (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Senswesihle Ngubane (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Taine Paton (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Niel Raath (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Daniel Sibbald (Garden Route Gazelles)
* Caleb Syce (Mapungubwe Mambas)
* Angelo Walstroom (Golden Gate Gladiators)
Source: SAHA