NSW Pride have roared to claim both top spots of the women’s and men’s JDH Hockey One League tables with a pair of victories over the Adelaide Fire on a night where the results were overshadowed by breathtaking goals from international stars and NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holders Tom Craig, Blake Govers and Grace Stewart.
The reigning women’s title holders picked up right where they left off last season with Makayla Jones finding ex-Canberra Chill star Laura Reid for a simple finish after seven minutes.
The Kookaburras have put themselves one win away from a spot at next year’s Olympic Games after holding off New Zealand 3-1 on the opening night of the Oceania Cup in Whangarei.
New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) athletes Tom Craig, Lachlan Sharp and Blake Govers scored four goals between them in the Kookaburra’s 7-2 rout of the world number one ranked Netherlands in the FIH Pro League match played in Eindhoven.