THE South African team was crowned the winner of the 2024 Ignition Group Polocrosse World Cup final on Sunday. The finals concluded the competition, which ran from July 17 to 28 at the Durban Shongweni Club.

In a nail-biting match, the team beat the defending team, Australia, by 29–28. This is South Africa’s third World Cup title.

The Man of the Match was South Africa’s Chad von Beneke.

“It was a tight game all the way through, but our team pulled through in the end. We started a couple of goals down, and Australia came out firing, but it was an unbelievable performance by the South African team. We can’t thank South Africa enough for the support!” he said.

The SA team captain and four-time South Africa World Cup player, Jan Albert Steenkamp, said: “For me, it is the pinnacle of polocrosse to come up against a side as good as [the Australians] are; I feel it brings out the best in players, and it was an honour playing against you today. It’s been an unbelievable day for me as I come to the end of my international career – I couldn’t have scripted it better.”

Dr Manfred Rohwer, president of The Polocrosse Association of South Africa, extended his gratitude to the SA team for winning the world title.

“I would like to thank the South African supporters for coming out, and to all of the organisers over the last year – this has been a fantastic achievement. I’m so proud.”

2024 Ignition Group Polocrosse World Cup Rankings:

1. South Africa
2. ⁠Australia
3. ⁠Zambia
4. ⁠New Zealand
5. ⁠Ireland
6. ⁠Zimbabwe
7. ⁠United Kingdom
8. ⁠United States of America

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