South Africa men's national under-21 field hockey team

The South Africa men's national under-21 field hockey team represents South Africa at international field hockey matches and tournaments.[2]

South Africa
South Africa
AssociationSouth African Hockey Association
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)
Head CoachGuy Elliott[1]
Home
Away
Junior World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2001)
Best result9th (2021)

Tournament record

Junior World Cup
Junior World Cup record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1979 France Versailles, France Banned[lower-alpha 1]
1982 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1985 Canada Vancouver, Canada
1989 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia
1993 Spain Terrassa, Spain Did not qualify
1997 England Milton Keynes, England
2001 Australia Hobart, Australia Group stage11th82331720
2005 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Group stage13th74033013
2009 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia
 Singapore		 Group stage15th81341620
2013 India New Delhi, India Group stage12th5104412
2016 India Lucknow, India Group stage10th52031113Squad
2021 India Bhubaneswar, India Group stage9th63122316Squad
2023 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Qualified[3]
Total9th6/12391371910194

Junior Africa Hockey Cup
  • 1997 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2001 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2004 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2008 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2012 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2016 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2021 - Cancelled[4]
  • 2023 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Sultan of Johor Cup

Current squad

FIH Hockey Junior World Cup Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 18 October 2021 for the 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[5]

Caps updated as of 4 December 2021, after the match against South Korea.


No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Taine Bird (2000-07-17)17 July 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Varsity College
2 Niel Raath (2001-02-09)9 February 2001 (aged 20) 0 South Africa Maties
4 Guy Morgan (Captain) (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Tuks
5 Senzwesihle Ngubane (2001-08-05)5 August 2001 (aged 20) 0 South Africa Tuks
6 Cody Posthumus (2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Tuks
7 Peter Jarvis (2000-04-22)22 April 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Maties
8 Jacques van Tonder (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Maties
9 Cameron Le Forestier (2002-09-04)4 September 2002 (aged 19) 0 South Africa Tuks
10 Trevor de Lora (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Tuks
12 Marvin Simons (2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 19) 0
13 Matt Dewar (2000-08-26)26 August 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Tuks
14 Jared Campbell (2000-03-24)24 March 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Tuks
15 Aiden Tun (2001-09-27)27 September 2001 (aged 20) 0 South Africa Maties
17 Luke Wynford (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Ikeys
19 Idrees Abdulla (2000-10-10)10 October 2000 (aged 21) 0 South Africa Ikeys
21 Zenani Kraai (2000-11-04)4 November 2000 (aged 21) 0
25 GK Sihle Ngcongo (2001-05-15)15 May 2001 (aged 20) 0 South Africa Tuks
28 Joshua Davies (2001-02-28)28 February 2001 (aged 20) 0 South Africa Tuks

Junior Africa Hockey Cup Current squad

The squad was announced on 28 February 2023.[6]

Head coach: Guy Elliott

  1. Devan van Niekerk (GK)
  2. Viwe Mbata (C)
  3. Nathan Ansell
  4. James Flint
  5. Hans Neethling
  6. Carlon Mentoor
  7. Cameron Le Forestier
  8. Ross Breytenbach
  9. Damian Knott
  10. Sian Maart
  11. Ayakha Mthalane (C)
  12. Leruo Ditlhakanyane
  13. Fawaaz Kahder
  14. Calvin Davis
  15. Tebogo Maseko
  16. Reece Govender (GK)
  17. Zeke Hougaard
  18. Ross Montgomery

See also

Notes
  1. South Africa was banned from international Hockey from 1964 onwards. South Africa was allowed to take part in international competitions from 1993 onwards.

References
  1. "SA Hockey announce Guy Elliott as SA U21 Men's Head Coach - South African Hockey Association". SAHockey. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. "South African Hockey Association". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. @africanhockeyfederation (15 March 2023). "Congratulations" – via Instagram.
  4. "AfHF Press Release – Cancellation announcement due to COVID-19: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2021". africahockey.org. African Hockey Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. "SA U21 Men Announced for the Junior World Cup". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. "South African Men's U21 team named for the African Qualifier". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2 March 2023.


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