The 2025 SA U21 IPT closes with unforgettable champions Northern Blues successful the ladies’s crown, beating Western Province 1-0 to defend their title on house soil at Cornwall Hill School in Centurion, Gauteng, on Saturday, 3 Could, 2025.
Every week of excessive drama, rising stars, and unforgettable moments got here to an in depth, and for Northern Blues, the gold medal got here with historical past, coronary heart, and hero moments. It was a closing match that lived as much as the load of the event — tight, tactical, and nervy all through.
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The primary half was performed largely between the 25s, with each groups struggling to carve out clear-cut possibilities. A single penalty nook likelihood for WP within the first half was safely handled, and it was goalless on the break.
Early within the second half, each side traded brief corners once more, however nonetheless the impasse held — till one key second.
For Northern Blues, the gold medal got here with historical past, coronary heart, and hero moments in a closing match that lived as much as the load of the event.
A re-awarded nook gave the hosts one other chew, and Emily Macquet stepped as much as drill it house, igniting the group and giving Northerns a vital lead. Western Province, of their second closing in two years, threw all the pieces ahead within the closing minutes.
However Manisha Desai and her defence stood agency, with WP unable to transform a string of late penalty corners. Jubilation for the Northern Blues, who raise the title unbeaten — and heartbreak for WP, who as soon as once more accept silver.
In Saturday’s Bronze Medal match, North West outclassed Southern Gauteng 1-2 to seize the ultimate podium place, and third place on the 2025 SA U21 IPT honours board.
Last Standings for the SA U21 Girls’s Hockey IPT
1. Northern Blues
2. Western Province
3. North West
4. Southern Gauteng
5. KZN Raiders
6. Free State
7. Japanese Province
8. Mpumalanga
Girls’s Particular person Awards
Participant of the Match – Hannah Quinton (Southern Gauteng)
Goalkeeper of the Match – Manisha Desai (Northern Blues)
High Aim Scorer – Elizabeth Anderson (KZN Raiders)
Last Day Outcomes of the SA Hockey Beneath 21 Inter-Provincial Match on Saturday, 3 Could, 2025
seventh/eighth: Japanese Province 0-1 Mpumalanga
fifth/sixth: KZN Raiders 6-2 Free State
Bronze Medal: Southern Gauteng 1-2 North West
Gold Medal Last: Northern Blues 1-0 Western Province
Semi-Last Outcomes on Friday, 2 Could, 2025
5–eighth: Mpumalanga vs Free State
5–eighth: KZN Raiders vs Japanese Province
Semi-Last: Western Province (3) 2-2 (2) North West (WP win in Shootout)
Semi-Last: Northern Blues 1-0 Southern Gauteng
Day 3 Outcomes on Thursday, 1 Could, 2025
Pool A
KZN Raiders 4-0 Mpumalanga
Southern Gauteng 2-4 North West
Pool B
Japanese Province 0-60 Western Province
Northern Blues 3-0 Free State
Day 2 Outcomes on Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Pool A
Southern Gauteng 6-1 Mpumalanga
North West 1-1 KZN Raiders
Pool B
Free State 2-0 Japanese Province
Northern Blues 3-2 Western Province
Day 1 Outcomes on Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Pool A
North West 8-0 Mpumalanga
Southern Gauteng 2-1 KZN Raiders
Pool B
Western Province 5-0 Free State
Northern Blues 5-1 Japanese Province
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Fundamental Photograph Caption: The 2025 SA U21 IPT closes with unforgettable champions Northern Blues successful the ladies’s crown, beating Western Province 1-0 to defend their title on house soil at Cornwall Hill School in Centurion, Gauteng, on Saturday, 3 Could, 2025. All Photographs: Silver Edge Images
Photograph 2 Caption: For Northern Blues, the gold medal got here with historical past, coronary heart, and hero moments in a closing match that lived as much as the load of the event.
