St Mary’s, Affies, Klofies, Garsies, off to strong Pullen and Howell starts
The 2025 edition of the Pullen and Howell Girls’ Hockey Tournament got off to an action-packed start on Saturday, with schools from across Gauteng in pool-stage action.
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In Pool A, St Mary’s Waverley, the defending champion, made good use of their home ground advantage on Nathan Field, and made a clean sweep against their three opponents.
They opened with a narrow 1-0 win over St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls before defeating Beaulieu College 2-0. In their last match, they outclassed Noordheuwel 3-1 to seal top spot.
Nories showed resilience in a thrilling 3-2 win over St Dominic’s and also shared a 1-1 draw with Beaulieu College. St Dom’s bounced back from those two losses with a 2-1 win over Beaulieu
Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool (Affies) lived up to their expectations, scoring 11 goals without conceding in Pool B. They beat both Hoërskool Dr. EG Jansen and Hoërskool Monument 3-0, and thumped Kingsmead College 5-0.
Jansies played to a 1-1 draw with Monnas and both bagged 3-0 wins over Kingsmead.
Hoërskool Waterkloof led the way in Pool C, playing at Hoërskool Linden. Klofies rolled against Roedean, charging to a 6-1 win and then shut out Northcliff, winning 4-0.
Trinityhouse Rand Park Ridge held Northcliff to a goalless draw and later edged out Roedean, claiming a 2-1 victory. Northcliff, meanwhile, won 3-1 against Roedean.
Pool D proved to be a closely contested group, with all four teams evenly matched.
St Andrew’s School for Girls and St Stithians College delivered a tense contest, with St Andrew’s shading it 2-1. Hoërskool Garsfontein, meanwhile, pulled off a 1-0 win over Helpmekaar Kollege and then handed St Andrew’s a 1-0 defeat.
Garsies, then, turned on the style to stun St Stithians 4-0. Saints mustered a 3-3 draw with Helpmekaar in one of the most exciting clashes of the day, while Helpies added another draw to their record, finishing 1-1 against St Andrew’s.
The action continues on Tuesday, with the tournament’s last day taking place on Thursday.
RESULTS
Pool A – @ St Mary’s Waverley (Nathan Field)
St Mary’s 1-0 St Dominic’s
Noordheuwel 1-1 Beaulieu
St Mary’s 2-0 Beaulieu
St Dominic’s 2-3 Noordheuwel
St Mary’s 3-1 Noordheuwel
Beaulieu 1-2 St Dominic’s
Pool B – @ Kingsmead College
Monument 3-0 Kingsmead
Affies 3-0 EG Jansen
Monument 1-1 EG Jansen
Kingsmead 0-5 Affies
Monument 0-3 Affies
EG Jansen 3-0 Kingsmead
Pool C – @ Linden
Waterkloof 6-1 Roedean
Trinityhouse Rand Park Ridge 0-0 Northcliff
Waterkloof 4-0 Northcliff
Trinityhouse Rand Park Ridge 2-1 Roedean
Waterkloof v Trinityhouse Rand Park Ridge
Northcliff 3-1 Roedean
Pool D – @ St Andrew’s School for Girls
Stithians 1-2 St Andrew’s
Garsfontein 1-0 Helpmekaar
St Stithians 3-3 Helpmekaar
St Andrew’s 0-1 Garsfontein
Garsfontein 4-0 St Stithians
Helpmekaar 1-1 St Andrew’s
