Hockey The Podcast

Lennie Botha is the pivotal cog that has kept the South African Indoor Hockey wheel turning. After leading the SA Men to two indoor hockey world cups, the KZN legend took over the reigns of the SPAR SA Indoor Hockey ladies. What's followed has been the stuff that documentaries are made about! In his 103 matches as head coach, he's achieved an incredible win ratio of just over 70%, with his team un...

Bruce Jacobs is nothing short of a legend in South African Hockey. The country's former Olympic captain took on the Hockey the Podcast hotseat to chat about a wonderful career which included playing stints in England, Australia and the Netherlands. Bruce also spoke to Jabu and Derek about his love for Central Hockey Club, the importance of PSi in the development of the modern game and of course hi...

Michael Jordan. Roger Federer. Pietie Coetzee-Turner. All three magnificent athletes. All three legends of their respective sports. All-time greats. There is no question that Pietie is to hockey what Jordan is to basketball, and Federer is to tennis. The world record holder in the women's game scored 282 goals in 287 test matches for South Africa in a career that spanned Olympic Games, World Cups...

When you think about the South African men's hockey side over the years, arguably the most recognisable name is that of Gregg Clark. The country's most-capped player also guided the team at two Olympic Games as Head Coach. Hockey the Podcast was fortunate to chat with Canada's current assistant coach about a range of topics, including his playing days, going up AGAINST South Africa, the number 7 a...

While Iain Evans created the SA Hockey Legends Instagram account to showcase stars of the game, the SA Hockey Legend himself has a wonderful story to be told too. In episode 38 of Hockey the Podcast Iain becomes the 50th guest to chat all things hockey with hosts Tyron and Derek. Iain dives into his playing career, which featured two Indoor World Cups, and talks about his admiration for his hero G...

Nicole Erasmus (Walraven) is approaching 50 caps for South Africa, having already played in the Commonwealth Games and the FIH Hockey World Cup. The biokineticist was next in the hot seat to talk all things hockey with Derek and Jabu. In the lockdown chat she reveals what it's like to come from a hockey family, which includes an Olympian mom! We also dig into her freak leg break which occurred dur...

Jonty Robinson has represented South Africa over 100 times on the outfield turf including at the 2012 London Olympics. The Glenwood director of Hockey took his place in the hot seat, from his parents' farm in Howick, to chat all things hockey with Derek and Jabu. He talks about the crazy experience of making his international indoor hockey debut almost a decade after his first appearance for the o...

Peter Wright became the third South African male umpire to earn 100 International caps, earning the coveted golden whistle in the process. SA's top umpire spoke to Hockey the Podcast about his journey to the top, the postponement of the Olympic Games and his relationship with brother John Wright. Peter also examined why South Africa produces such good quality umpires, and laughed about being mista...

Rassie Pieterse has represented South Africa in over 160 matches and has been a wonderful servant for the game. The Wanderers and Southern Gauteng stalwart has been a fixture of the South African side for over a decade and is a proud ambassador for the country. Rassie spoke to Jabu and Derek about how he became a 'keeper, his memories of a stellar career and his continued determination to finish a...

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AJ Spieringshoek took the opportunity of being called up as an assistant coach for the National team in 2019, including mentoring the Emerging South Africa side during the SPAR Indoor Series in Durban. He continues to take every opportunity to learn. At the 2020 Indoor IPT he led Western Province to their first Indoor IPT final in many years. During the tournament I caught up with AJ to chat all t...

Carrying on with both our #LockdownListening and #Hockey24Seven Tour and next up is goal scoring ace Chad Futcher. Its been a whirlwind year for the Wits University hot shot earning himself a first test cap in both the indoor and outdoor national sides. At the Indoor Hockey IPT in Ballito I got to chat to Chad about all things hockey, his goal scoring exploits, the challenge of club hockey and the...

In Episode 30 of your favourite African Hockey Podcast, Jabu continues to catch up with players at the Indoor IPT of 2020. This time its Player of the tournament Kelly Reed, just six months after giving birth to her first child. The dimunitive star for the SPAR KZN Raiders talks through her hockey experience, her adventure, the challenge of motherhood, the disappointments of the previous African C...

Hockey 24 Seven on tour continues as Jabu chats to Namibian and Mpumalanga Ace Liam Hermanus about his life in hockey. The Osaka star ended the tournament as the top goal scorer for the unfancied Mpumalanga, lighting up the court in Ballito. Who would Hermanus pick in his dream indoor team, and what does he think of life in Johannesburg and playing for Ricky West. Facebook

David Joshua was named as the national head coach of the SA Mens Indoor Hockey side and promptly led them to a 5-0 series victory against top 10 nation Switzerland. Speaking to Jabu at the Indoor Hockey IPT in Durban, David speaks about the plans ahead, his goals as national coach and of course the tournament itself. Hockey 24 Seven is a podcast from Rayder Media Facebook

Kim Hubach has done it all for South African Hockey. Having played more than 100 times for the national team, including at two FIH Hockey World Cups, the Northern Blues faithful continues to live for the game with the Hubach Hockey Academy now in full swing. At the 2019 Senior IPT Kim was honoured by her province for playing in her 20th consecutive IPT tournament that was crowned with victory in t...

In 2019 Nic Spooner become a household name in South African Hockey. He scored the match-winning goal against the USA in the FIH Series Finals, a game that essentially qualified South Africa for the Tokyo Olympics. He did it with just 23 seconds left on the clock. A few months later he bagged a hat-trick in the African Hockey Road to Tokyo final game against Egypt to cement that Olympic Spot. Havi...

It's been almost a year since Garreth "Springs" Ewing was appointed as the SA National Hockey Men's coach and what a year it was. South Africa qualified for the Tokyo Olympic games through making the final of the FIH Hockey Series Final as well as winning the African Hockey Road to Tokyo Event in Stellenbosch. Derek and Jabu sat down at Grind Coffee Shop with "Springs" to chat all things hockey. I...

Ayden Shrives became the first man in international hockey to have played, and umpired at the Indoor Hockey World Cup. "Shrivesy" stepped into studio with the Hockey 24 Seven team to chat all things hockey, the Belgotex Elite Club Challenge, Indoor Hockey challenges as well as life as a businessman and father. Facebook

Tyson Dlungwana is just 22 years of age but can already include a Commonwealth Games, African Cup and Hockey World Cup on his impressive hockey CV. Ahead of the 2019 African Hockey Road to Tokyo Qualifying Event Derek and Jabu sat and chatted all things hockey (and a little bit of football) with the South African star. Unfortunately due to a foot injury Tyson was ruled out of the Stellenbosch even...

Austin Smith is one of the few South African Hockey players to have made a career out of the game. In episode 22, now available on YouTube as well, Smith talks about his hockey career, his Olympic ambitions, the Difference between Beijing and London and being stuck on 99 games as captain of the national hockey team! We also chat about life in the Hoofdklasse, building a future and Olympic goals. I...

Sanani Mangisa enjoyed a superb hockey career, representing South Africa on 112 occassions before calling it quits at the relatively young age of 29. She has become a role model for the likes of current national 'keeper Phumi Mbande as well as many aspiring young players around the country. Jabu and Derek sat down with "Sans" and spoke about all things hockey, her passion for golf, her dream golfi...

In honour of 24 Seven Day, we give you episode 20 of Hockey 24 Seven. Jabu and Derek chat to Sports 24 Seven founder and owner Craig Sander about all things sport and retail, as well as how All Things Jabu got on board. There's also a big prize up for grabs, so listen and win! Facebook

Recently the Hockey 24 Seven team, in collaboration with Rayder Media, were invited to the SPAR Indoor Series at Danville Girls School in Durban North. While watching SPAR South Africa take on Zimbabwe and Botswana, we were fortunate enough to also see the next batch of superstars take to the court for SPAR Emerging South Africa. In this episode Jabu and Derek sat down with six members of the squa...

In episode 18 Jabu and Derek crossed over the South African border to Zimbabwe for the first time and had a chat with PSI Zimbabwe head honcho Sarah Blythe Wood. In this fun chat we delved into record breaking college hockey records, scoring goals for fun, hybrid hockey and the challenges in Zimbabwe! Sarah also takes on the One Question Quiz Facebook