Western Province Women have broken the spell, edging Southern Gauteng to win their maiden Spar SA Indoor Hockey Inter-Provincial Tournament title at the Beaulieu College in Johannesburg, on Saturday, 1 March, 2025.
It was a case of victory at last for Western Province when they beat Southern Gauteng in incredibly tight final at the conclusion of the 2025 IPT, which would always crown a new champion after Province thumped the Raiders 6-0 at their semi-final tie on Friday.
Having last won the title in 2019, Southern Gauteng was the only team to reach the knockout phase unbeaten, and put up a furious effort in Saturday’s final, but it was Top Goal Scorer of the Tournament Kayla de Waal’s 15th minute strike that broke the shackles to allow Western Province to celebrate a first-ever Indoor IPT title in the Women’s A section.
Emily Macquet and Anja Tromp scored for Northern Blues as they shook off their semi-final disappointment to secure a bronze medal with a 2-0 win over KZN Raiders.
WP Peninsula saw an early Ruby Kraus brace set them on the road for what was ultimately a comfortable 3-0 win over Mpumalanga, their victory meaning that the women’s team emulate the men’s as the highest “B side” in the tournament.
North West led 3-1 thanks to a Tara Myburgh hat-trick before Daniella Hunziker from Witsies levelled to ensure that the relegation match would be decided by a shootout. After the two turns each it was still level, before Keovaan Jansen from Witsies delivered the killer blow relegate the North West ladies to the B Section.
Nicole Smuts was the hero for the Northerns Invitational side as they dispatched of the challenge of the Southerns Invitational in the Women’s B-Section final, having led from the third minute and never looked back winning 6-1.
The B Section bronze medal was won by KZN Inland with a Kelly Trimborns double along with two more goals were enough to secure a 4-0 win over Eastern Gauteng.
SA Women’s Indoor Hockey Finals Day Results on Saturday, 1 March, 2025
A Section
7th Place PlayOff: North West 3-3* SG Witsies (Witsies win shootout 3-2)
5th Place PlayOff: WP Peninsula 3-0 Mpumalanga
Bronze Medal Match: Northern Blues 2-0 KZN Raiders
FINAL: Southern Gauteng 0-1 Western Province
B Section
Bronze Medal Match: Eastern Gauteng 0-4 KZN Inland
FINAL: Southerns Invitational 1-6 Northerns Invitational
Women’s A Section Awards
Goalkeeper of the Tournament – Charlise Swanepoel (Northern Blues)
Top Goal Scorer of the Tournament – Kayla de Waal (Western Province)
Player of the Tournament – Laiken Brisset (Northern Blues)
Women’s B Section Awards
Goalkeeper of the Tournament – Danika Brenchenmacher (Southerns Invitational)
Top Goal Scorer of the Tournament – Nicole Smuts (Northerns Invitational)
Player of the Tournament – Nadia Kitshoff (Northerns Invitational)
Day 3 Results at the Spar Indoor Hockey IPT in Johannesburg on Friday, 28 February, 2025
A Section
L5 1: WP Peninsula *2-2 North West (Peninsula wins shootout 2-0)
L5 2: SG Witsies 1-1* Mpumalanga (Mpumalanga wins shootout 1-0)
Semi-Final 1: Southern Gauteng *3-3 Northern Blues (Southern Gauteng wins shootout 2-1)
Semi-Final 2: Western Province 6-0 KZN Raiders
B Section
B Section Semi-Final 1: Northerns Invitational 5-0 Eastern Gauteng
B Section Semi-Final 2: KZN Inland 2-3 Southerns Invitational
Day 2 Results on Thursday, 27 February, 2025
A Section
Mpumalanga 0-5 WP Peninsula [Ladies’ Pool B]
Northern Blues 2-2 Western Province [Ladies’ Pool B]
North West 0-3 KZN Raiders [Ladies’ Pool A]
Southern Gauteng 2-1 SG Witsies [Ladies’ Pool A]
Western Province 7-3 WP Peninsula [Ladies’ Pool A]
Mpumalanga 0-8 Northern Blues [Ladies’ Pool B]
KZN Raiders 4-3 SG Witsies [Ladies’ Pool A]
Southern Gauteng 4-0 North West [Ladies’ Pool A]
B Section
KZN Inland 0-3 Northerns Inv.
Southerns Inv. 4-2 Eastern Gauteng
Eastern Gauteng 0-3 Northerns Inv.
KZN Inland 3-3 Southerns Inv.
Day 1 Results on Wednesday, 26 February, 2025
A Section
Pool B: Northern Blues 2-1 WP Peninsula
Pool A: North West 0-0 SG Witsies
Pool B: Western Province 6-1 Mpumalanga
Pool A: KZN Raiders 0-2 Southern Gauteng
B Section
Southerns Inv. 0-5 Northerns Inv.
Eastern Gauteng 0-4 KZN Inland
Original Copy: Hockey SA, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: Western Province Women have broken the spell, edging Southern Gauteng to win their maiden Spar SA Indoor Hockey Inter-Provincial Tournament title at the Beaulieu College in Johannesburg, on Saturday, 1 March, 2025. All Photos: SA Hockey / Ludi Vogel
Photo 2 Caption: Western Province Jamie Southgate tracks another Southern Gauteng threat in Saturday’s 2025 title match.
Photo 3 Caption: Southern Gauteng captain Robyn Johnson had valiantly steered her unbeaten team, but a win in the final was a bridge too far in the evenly-contested tie.
