Durban Girls’ College eye hockey challenge victory
This is the first year in the history of the SPAR KZN Hockey Grand Finals that all the reigning champions have made a prior appearance.
Ten regional champions will be descending on the St Mary’s DSG turf for the Grand Finals of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge.
Durban Girls’ College (DGC), flying the flag from the Durban Central region, will take on the competition for the thirteenth time on July 25 and 26.
DGC is the Durban Central Regional winner. Their record includes: gold (2013, 2014, 2015, 2022, and 2023), silver (2012, 2016, and 2017), bronze (2019), fourth place (2011, 2018, and 2024).
A total of 34 schools have participated in the concluding tournament that wraps up the 10 regionals. This is the first year in the history of the Grand Finals that all the reigning champions have made a prior appearance.
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Travelling from Kokstad, the Ugu and Sisonke Regional Winner, St Patrick’s College, will step onto the turf for their third time. St John’s DSG, representing the Pietermaritzburg Central Regional, will tackle their fourth final.
Three teams have been crowned champions since the tournament’s inception in 2011. This year all three are back in the hopes to have their names engraved again.
Host school and defending champions, St Mary’s DSG, representing the Highway area, are on the prowl for their eighth title while Durban Girls’ College are back with a bang. Both St Mary’s and Girls’ College will make their thirteenth appearance at the concluding tournament – the two most decorated teams.
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Walking onto the turf for the eleventh time, St Anne’s Diocesan College from the Pietermaritzburg North Regional is the only other team who has hoisted the trophy at the Grand Finals and played in the podium games in each of their runs. Joining them with 11 innings, representing the Northern KZN teams, Ferrum High School is scouring for an elusive top four placing.
The last team to secure their berth, Wartburg Kirchdorf School, will make their eighth appearance for the uMvoti and oThukela region. Two teams return for their seventh outing, from the North Coast Regional, Grantleigh School, and Amanzimtoti High School from the Durban South Regional.
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