# 2008 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy

The 2008 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy was the third edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Rotterdam from 24 to 28 June 2008, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.
The Netherlands won the tournament for the second time, defeating Great Britain 5–0 in the final.
The tournament was held in conjunction with the Men's FIH Champions Trophy.

## Competition format

The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the remaining teams played off for third place.

## Teams

The following four teams competed for the title:
* Great Britain
* India
* Netherlands
* South Africa

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Stella Bartlema (NED)
* Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
* Anne McRae (GBR)
* Carol Metchette (IRE)
* Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

## Results

All times are local (Central European Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 24 June 2008 11:00
| Great Britain | 2–0 | India |
| Richardson 32' Wright 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Corrine Cornelius (RSA) Stella Bartlema (NED)
* 24 June 2008 17:00
| South Africa | 2–4 | Netherlands |
| Taylor 17' Vida Ryan 52' | Report | Schopman 29', 50' Dijkstra 40', 64' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (GBR) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* 25 June 2008 14:30
| Great Britain | 2–1 | South Africa |
| Wright 26' Rogers 48' | Report | Taylor 26' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRE) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* 25 June 2008 17:00
| Netherlands | 4–1 | India |
| Paumen 5', 50', 70' Dijkstra 35' | Report | Devi 18' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (GBR) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
* 27 June 2008 14:30
| South Africa | 0–1 | India |
| | Report | Devi 54' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Anne McRae (GBR)
* 27 June 2008 19:30
| Netherlands | 2–3 | Great Britain |
| Paumen 20' Agliotti 61' | Report | Cullen 30' Danson 34' Walker 55' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRE) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 28 June 2008 11:00
| India | 1–5 | South Africa |
| Surinder 16' | Report | Marescia 11' Taylor 12' Vida Ryan 50', 69' Wilson 68' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Anne McRae (GBR)

#### Final

* 28 June 2008 17:30
| Great Britain | 0–5 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Paumen 10', 22', 70' Jonker 37' Mulder 48' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRE) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

## Statistics
### Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Netherlands (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | Gold Medal |
| | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Silver Medal |
| | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | India | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.
7 goals
* Maartje Paumen
3 goals
* Wieke Dijkstra
* Vida Ryan
* Kathleen Taylor
2 goals
* Lucilla Wright
* Rani Devi
* Janneke Schopman
1 goal
* Crista Cullen
* Alexandra Danson
* Helen Richardson
* Chloe Rogers
* Rachel Walker
* Surinder Kaur
* Marilyn Agliotti
* Kelly Jonker
* Eefke Mulder
* Marsha Marescia
* Jennifer Wilson