{"id":5485,"date":"2026-05-07T05:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/?p=5485"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:23:50","slug":"sa-hockey-ipt-2026-moving-day-delivers-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/sa-hockey-ipt-2026-moving-day-delivers-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Hockey IPT 2026 | Moving Day Delivers Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second day of the SA Hockey Senior IPT A Section tournament in Johannesburg may have arrived with clearer skies than the opening day, but the intensity only intensified as the race for semi-final places and survival took shape across both tournaments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Image credit: Marcel Sigg<\/em><\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s competition, KZN Raiders kept their campaign alive with a hard fought victory over WP Peninsula. In a contest that looked destined to end scoreless, one moment of quality finally broke the deadlock. Tegan Fourie proved the difference, converting from a penalty corner to hand the Raiders a crucial victory and keep their hopes of progression alive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Western Province became the first women\u2019s side to officially secure a semi-final berth courtesy of a Charlene Boshoff masterclass against North West. The game exploded into life in a frantic six minute spell before half-time. Paige Thomas opened the scoring for Province before <\/span>Keovaan<\/span> Jansen responded immediately for North West. Boshoff restored the lead, only for <\/span>Arisha<\/span> van Niekerk to level on the stroke of half-time. With the contest delicately poised, Boshoff took over after the break, scoring twice more to complete a brilliant hat-trick and seal an emphatic 4-2 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Free State continued their impressive form with a composed win over Eastern Province. For much of the encounter the sides cancelled each other out in a tactical arm wrestle, but in the final quarter Free State found another gear. Goals from Solange Jacobs and <\/span>Omphile<\/span> Hendricks secured a superb victory that keeps their campaign firmly on track.<\/span><\/p>\n

The final women\u2019s match of the day produced the first draw of the tournament as <\/span>Northerns<\/span> Blues and Southern Gauteng could not be separated in a gripping Gauteng derby. Paris-Gail Isaacs struck on the stroke of half-time to give Southern Gauteng the advantage and they looked set to close out victory. But with just two minutes remaining, Anja Tromp delivered the decisive moment for <\/span>Northerns<\/span> Blues, converting to rescue a share of the spoils in a high quality tactical battle.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s tournament, KZN Raiders became the first side to confirm their place in the semi-finals with a ruthless 5-0 dismantling of SG <\/span>Witsies<\/span>. Tristen <\/span>Boyall<\/span>, Angelo <\/span>Walstroom<\/span>, Christian Lambert, Tyler <\/span>Tomsett<\/span> and <\/span>Veeshan<\/span> Govender all found the back of the net as the Raiders underlined their credentials as genuine title contenders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Defending champions Western Province joined them in the top four after an entertaining victory over <\/span>Northerns<\/span> Blues. Chad Futcher opened the scoring for the Blues before Niel <\/span>Raath<\/span> equalised from the penalty spot. Province then edged ahead through recently capped Thabang <\/span>Jeyi<\/span>, scoring his first goal of the tournament for a 2-1 half-time lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Raath<\/span> took control in the second half, adding three penalty corner goals to complete a four-goal haul, while Kenton Melville also got on the scoresheet. Futcher grabbed a second for <\/span>Northerns<\/span> Blues and Richard Porter added a late consolation, but Province powered to a convincing 6-3 victory while <\/span>Northerns<\/span> Blues were left preparing for a relegation battle in the 5-8 bracket.<\/span><\/p>\n

Free State edged another thriller when they defeated Eastern Province in a pulsating encounter. Hann-<\/span>ru<\/span> van <\/span>Wyk<\/span> gave Free State the lead before Sachin <\/span>Padyachee<\/span>equalised from a penalty corner. <\/span>Melrick<\/span> Maddocks restored the Free State advantage, only for <\/span>Padyachee<\/span> to strike again and level matters for a second time. With the crowd fully invested, Tevin <\/span>Kok<\/span> produced the decisive moment, reminding everyone of his immense quality with a superb winning goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Southern Gauteng overcame unusual circumstances to claim victory over WP Peninsula. Sihle Ngubane capitalised on a defensive error to give Southern Gauteng the lead at UJ, but James Grieve quickly responded for Peninsula. Cameron le Forestier restored the advantage just before half-time before a power failure forced the match to be relocated to HS Linden. After the restart Gerald <\/span>Mpopo<\/span> wrapped up the result as Southern Gauteng secured an important 3-1 win.<\/span><\/p>\n

With semi-final places beginning to lock in and relegation pressure mounting, Moving Day at IPT 2026 delivered exactly what South African hockey thrives on \u2014 intensity, drama and moments of brilliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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