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Tuks go top after first three rounds of Varsity Hockey fixtures

Tuks won all four of their first games in the 2015 Varsity hockey series and they are the early leaders on the log in this tournament.

Tuks went to the top of the Varsity Hockey table on Monday with four wins out of four and three bonus points in the bag.

Tuks have been in impressive form, beating University of Johannesburg 3-4 on Friday, thrashing UCT 0-8 on Saturday, eking out a 1-2 win over hosts Pukke on Sunday and topping things off with a convincing 1-4 win over NMMU on Monday.

Things are tight at the top of the table, though, as Tuks are followed closely by Kovsies, who have also won four out of their four matches, but have claimed on less bonus point.

Wits are fifth and NMMU sixth, with both having won just one out of their four matches. At the bottom of the table sit Pukke and UCT who have failed to claim even a single win.

Interestingly, there has been just one draw in the tournament thus far. That was between Wits and NMMU, when both sides let in two goals.

The next round of fixtures will be played on 8, 9 and 10 May at Wits and UJ as teams vy for a semi-final spot.

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Koos Venter

Koos Venter is an experienced journalist who started his career 35 years ago, before the days of cellphones, modern computer systems, the internet and digital cameras, as a correspondent for Nexus, the former national magazine of the Department of Correctional Services. He has since worked for various other publications in all aspects of news coverage, as a columnist and in the production side of newspapers and online publications. Since 2007 he has specialized as a sports writer, while he is also regularly used as an analyst and commentator by several radio stations.
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