2019 Men's Premier Hockey League (South Africa)

2019 Men's Premier Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	Johannesburg
City	South Africa
Dates	18 July 2019 (2019-07-18)–4 August 2019 (2019-08-04)
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Randburg Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Drakensberg Dragons
Runner-up	Mapungubwe Mambas
Third place	Garden Route Gazelles
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	102 (5.37 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Keegan Hezlett (5 goals)
Best player	Nqobile Ntuli
Best young player	Mustaphaa Cassiem
Best goalkeeper	Rob McKinley
← 2018 (previous)

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.

Addo Elephants

Head Coach: Cheslyn Gie

2. Onke Letuka
3. Matthew Davies
5. Lungani Gabela
5. Aiden Tun
6. Zamo Ngubo
7. Chris Makaba
8. Reza Rosenberg
9. Cerezo Comerasamy
10. Jared de Kock
13. Cody Posthumus
14. Andrew Buckley
16. Bjorn Sorenson
17. Rusten Abrahams
18. Laython Coombs
19. Sinoxolo Mbekeni
20. Gareth Heyns
21. Julian Hykes (C)
22. Chad Futcher
31. Matthew Martins (GK)
0. Liyabona Sigwabe

Drakensberg Dragons

Head Coach: Siphesihle Ntuli

2. Jethro Eustice (C)
3. Ross Hetem
4. Cody van Wyk
5. Melrick Maddocks
6. Dylan Swanepoel
8. Suubi Mugerwa-Sekawabe
9. Amkelwe Letuka
10. Nqobile Ntuli
11. Trevor de Lora
12. Chad Cairncross
15. Ignatius Malgraff
16. Mattew de Sousa
17. Miguel da Graca
18. Francois Pretorius
19. Ryan Crowe
20. Richard Pautz
21. Pierre Botma
23. Andile Ndlovu
24. Cameron Ryan
31. Gowan Jones (C, GK)
31. Sizwe Mthembu (GK)

Golden Gate Gladiators

Head Coach:Neville Rothman

1. Taine Bird
5. Mpumelelo Maphumula
7. Tumi Ramphele
8. Angelo Walstroom
9. Tevin Peterson
10. Luke Wynford
11. Idrees Abdulla
12. Michael Horan
13. Matthew Dewar
14. Jared Campbell
16. Michael van den Berg
17. Guy Morgan
18. Michael Newland-Nel
19. Sam Mvimbi
20. Peter Jarvis
21. Jacques van Tonder
23. Clayton Saker
26. Bayanda Simetu
31. Kyle Coker

Garden Route Gazelles

Head Coach: Ashlin Freddy

1. Siya Nolutshungu (GK)
2. Brandon James
5. Senswesihle Ngubane
6. Hans Neethling
7. Berne Burger
8. Daniel Sibbald
9. Marvin Simmons
10. Keenan Horne (C)
11. Lance Louw
13. Jonty Robinson (C)
14. Taylor Dart
15. Dayne Samboer
17. Charlie Bowren
18. Taine Paton
20. Jayson Reed
21. Brett Walraven
22. Connor Beauchamp
23. Reece Arendse
24. Kewan Harries
27. Abenathi Botha
31. Sizwe Mthembu (GK)

Maropeng Cavemen

Head Coach: Mark Sanders

2. Dayaan Cassiem
3. Gerald Mpopo
4. James Watters
5. Michael Abrahams
6. Lethu Thomo
7. Cameron Mackay
8. Spencer Botes
9. Mark Chong
11. Keegan Hezlett
12. Callum Buchanan
13. Nicholas Pio
14. Donovan Cheng
15. Clinton Panther
17. Joshua Finlay
18. Nduduzo Lembethe
19. Brynn Cleak
20. Adrian Abrahams
21. Courtney Halle
23. Rassie Pieterse
25. Craig Wiid

Mapungubwe Mambas

Head Coach: Lungile Tsolekile

1. Rob Mckinley (GK)
6. Luthando Jonas
7. Ryan Mann
9. Wade Dollman
10. Tevin Kok
11. Owen Mvimbi (C)
12. Caleb Syce
13. Cole Walbrugh
14. Niel Raath
15. Greg Last (C)
16. Mjekejwa Mohlaba
17. Michael Marki
18. Ross Gonzalves
19. Ryan Julius
20. Damian Kimfley
21. Matt Brown
22. Tommy Hammond
24. Mustaphaa Cassiem
25. Robin Jones
0. 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
3	––  Garden Route Gazelles	5	2	0	1	2	19	12	+7	7
4	––  Maropeng Cavemen	5	3	0	0	2	14	14	0	9
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

Source: SA Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

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'

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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'

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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'

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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'

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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'

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

External links

• 2019 PHL Men at South African Hockey Association