Five Varsity College Durban North students (1 woman and four men) who participated in the recent Interprovincial Hockey Tournament in Bloemfontein, have been selected for the SA U21 Women and Men’s Hockey teams respectively.
Donna Small (2nd year The IIE BA Corporate Communications Degree), Tylo Remke (2nd year The IIE BCOM Degree), Steve McManus (2nd year The IIE BCOMPT Degree), Jayson Reed (2nd year The IIE BCOM Degree) and Ryan Wallace (1st year The IIE BCOM Degree) are gearing up for the USSA Hockey Tournament taking place in June 2015 and the Women’s Interprovincial Tournament in August 2015. The U21 Hockey players will be starting training camps in December 2015. Other tournaments to look out for include the AFCON 2016, which will take place in Egypt and the 2016 Hockey World Cup in India.
“We are extremely proud of our students that have made the SA U21 squads, the hard work, dedication and discipline they have applied to their hockey and studies are certainly paying off.” Says Carole Adam, Sports and Social Manager Varsity College National Office.
Varsity College Durban North is home to the Varsity College Hockey Club, for both women and men. This is a great platform for talented hockey stars to take their hockey career to the next level by providing top class coaches, managers, medical staff and professional administrators on hand to ensure that the teams are amongst the best prepared in KwaZulu Natal. Says a proud Steve McManus, “Thank you Varsity College for the support, I feel privileged to have been chosen to represent my country.”
Four of these students were also part of the Varsity College Hockey Club Men’s team that won the prestigious Battle of the Giants tournament recently hosted at the Queensmead Stadium, Durban. This being the team’s first trophy, it has provided them with a great platform as they head into 2015 KZN Super League season.