{"id":5013,"date":"2025-11-14T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/?p=5013"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:30:40","slug":"sa-hockey-men-to-face-india-in-test-series-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/sa-hockey-men-to-face-india-in-test-series-this-december\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Hockey Men to Face India in Test Series This December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s5\">South African Hockey <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Association (SAHA) <\/span><span class=\"s5\">is delighted to announce an exciting end-of-year showcase as the SA Hockey Men take on India in a three-match outdoor Test Series this December<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> 2025<\/span><span class=\"s5\">. The series brings together two continental powerhouses, the African Champions vs. the Asian Champions, in what promises to be a thrilling celebration of world-class hockey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s5\">Both nations have recently secured qualification for the FIH Men\u2019s Hockey World Cup, setting the stage for a high-quality series as they intensify their preparations for the global showpiece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\">\n<p class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s5\">The fixtures are confirmed as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\">\n<p class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s6\">\ud83d\udcc5<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> 7 December \u2013 Stellenbosch \u2013 17:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s6\">\ud83d\udcc5<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> 9 December \u2013 Hartleyvale \u2013 19:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s6\">\ud83d\udcc5<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> 10 December \u2013 Hartleyvale \u2013 19:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\">\n<p class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s5\">Tickets for all three matches are officially available for purchase, giving fans the chance to witness top-tier international hockey live on South African soil.<\/span><span class=\"s5\">(<\/span><span class=\"s5\">http:\/\/wphockey.org.za\/ticket-sales<\/span><span class=\"s5\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s5\">This series marks another important milestone for the SA Hockey Men, who continue to build momentum following their continental triumph and ongoing rise on the world stage. India, one of the most decorated and widely supported hockey nations globally, brings a strong squad, adding prestige and intensity to the contest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s4\"><span class=\"s5\">Broadcast details and additional event information will be shared in due course.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African Hockey Association (SAHA) is delighted to announce an exciting end-of-year showcase as the SA Hockey Men take on India in a three-match outdoor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/sa-hockey-men-to-face-india-in-test-series-this-december\/\" class=\"btn btn-link continue-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hockey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5015,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5013\/revisions\/5015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}