Inter-Clubs 2021
This has been the first senior competition since 2019 and thanks to Nicole Meadows and DUC it was a great success. Unfortunately, due to last minute Covid restrictions MORE-SPORT were unable to send their journalists and a team, as well as a number of international players not being able to participate. This did little to […]
Spotlight on Bloemfontein Sub-Aqua
Through his commitment and tireless efforts, Franco van der Merwe has managed to grow the junior squad sufficiently to bring a team of players to SA Juniors Nationals 2021. These players represented their province, Free State, after an incredible absence of 23 years! Franco van der Merwe has been tirelessly recruiting players into this wonderful […]
Player Spotlight – Zoë Naudé
Zoë Naudé started playing underwater hockey at Orca Club since the very young age of 8. She says that her father has had the most influence and been inspirational in her underwater hockey career. Zoë grew and developed her underwater hockey at Christ Church, but now playing for NUC, Zoë has represented Gauteng Province for […]
Junior Nationals 2020
WELCOME TO THE WILDSIDE A huge thank you to Gauteng Province who took hosting a tournament to the next level. The venue was well appointed with tournament designed posters and décor. A scoring system using lights instead of the very annoying “sirens” was introduced with great success and silence. There were 266 players from 7 […]
Inter-Clubs 2019
It is four year’s since the Cape has held an uwh tournament and thanks Hendri Mouton, Reddam House and Boland, Inter-Clubs 2019 was hosted in the picturesque town of Somerset West. No sure if the call of Table Mountain, the winelands or the magnificent beaches was the motivating factor, but Inter-Clubs boasted a substantial increase […]
Player Spotlight – Dirk Tromp
Player number 50, Dirk Tromp has once again received another gold medal to add to his 18 gold medals achieved from various Clubs and International Tournaments. This year’s Clubs marks the 20 consecutive Inter-Club Tournament that Dirk has played in. Dirk started playing uwh in high school in Windhoek, Namibia in 1999 and played his […]
Player Spotlight – Liam Elferink
Gauteng homeboy, Liam Elferink started playing underwater hockey at the age of 12 and plays for Normal Air Club (NUC). He is a mid-centre who acknowledges is best achievement (prior to Wolds 2019) was receiving the Player of the Tournament at Junior Nationals 3 years in a row. His proudest moment in UWH was the […]
The U24 Ladies do it again
The U24 Ladies, Captained by Eleanor de Kock, have once again returned to RSA with a medal, making all South African’s very proud. The U24 Group consisted of 7 countries including South Africa; Argentina, Columbia, France, Great Britain, Netherlands and New Zealand. It was always going to be tough against teams like Columbia, France, GB […]