The South African men and women’s teams both kick of their Rabobank Hockey World Cup campaigns on Sunday June 1. The men take on Olympic champions Germany on Sunday morning while the women play Argentina in the last match of the day. Both teams qualified for the World Cup by winning the African continental competition last November.

The South African women are currently 11th in the world rankings and hope in The Hague to improve on their best World Cup performance to date – seventh place in 1998.  The teams have taken part in four previous world championships. This is also the men’s fifth World Cup. They are currently 12th in the world rankings and their best previous World Cup performance was 10th place in 1994 and 2010.

World Cup app and Facebook
Want to know more about the South African teams ? Download the World Cup app (App Store or Google play) or go to our Facebook page which this week focuses on South Africa. There you can check out the video ‘This is South Africa!’, featuring the captains and different players. You can find more extensive information on the website via the country pages.

South African teams in the Netherlands
HBS Craeyenhout in The Hague is hosting both South African teams during the World Cup.