Hockey The Podcast

Episode 118 - Magnificent Millie

At the FIH Hockey Womens Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom, Millie Giglio led her English side to a bronze medal finish, their first ever medal at a Junior World Cup. She took a break from her action at the University of Birmingham to chat to Tyron about the adventure and…

16 May 2022 39 min

Episode 117 - High 5s

South Africa will compete in the inaugural FIH Hockey5s Senior Event in Lausanne in June this year. The team has been announced and we grabbed three of the players to see how excited they are. Dirkie Chamberlain, Rea Phume and Candice Manuel join Tyron to talk about the excitement of…

10 May 2022 24 min

Episode 116 - Brilliant Bernie

The Doctor is in the house as Chiropractor and national captain Bernie Coston joins Tyron to talk about the past 10 years as a national player and importantly about the next 10 months. #HockeyThePodcast #Hockey5s #HockeyFamily #HockeyInvites

2 May 2022 47 min

Episode 115 - Giles Bonnet Returns!

Giles Bonnet has returned to the role as Head Coach of the SA Womens Hockey national team. The hugely popular coach joined Tyron to talk about the process, the opportunity and the challenge. #HockeyInvites #HockeyPodcast #GilesBonnet #SAHockey

20 Apr 2022 37 min

Episode 114 - Going for Gold with Gowan

South African Goalkeeper Gowan Jones joins Tyron to talk about his journey in South African hockey. The highs of Commonwealth Games, World Cups and the Olympic games coupled with the lows of being the number 2 keeper. The mental game, the physical game, the emotional game are all part of…

3 Mar 2022 56 min

Episode 113 - On your Marks

South African Kyle Marks headed to Canada for a coaching opportunity. What he never knew was an International involvement would spring up as ASsistant coach of the National Womens team and he would play a vital role in their qualification to the FIH Womens World Cup. In the latest edition…

25 Feb 2022 41 min

Episode 112 - Brilliant Sarah Bennet

Hockey the Podcast Episode 112 - Sarah Bennett Sarah Bennet has worn every hat possible for Zimbabwe - as player, umpire, technical official and administrator. Her remarkable rise in the hockey world has seen her travel to numerous countries around the globe, and the Olympic Gold medal official talks us…

11 Feb 2022 39 min

Episode 111 - Pro League Preview

South Africa have been included in the 2022 FIH Pro League and get their adventure underway with the Potchefstroom leg where they will take on Germany, France, India and Netherlands. Nic Spooner, Taine Paton and Bili Ntuli join Jabu to talk through the excitement that is building within the team!

7 Feb 2022 48 min

Episode 110 - Marvelous Maddocks

Kimberley born brother and sister Merlick and Charne Maddocks join our hosts to take us through the journey from school to International glory. We delve into the subjects of adversity, development and important sibling rivalry.

31 Jan 2022 43 min

Episode 109 - AFCON Update

As the 2022 African Hockey Cup of Nations Pool stage completed, we caught up with team commercial manager Brett Tucker and South African legend Coach Pholo to look at how the tournament has gone so far and what to expect in the final games this weekend!

20 Jan 2022 34 min

Episode 108 - The Ugandan South African

Shaun Laubscher was offered the opportunity of a lifetime when he headed to Uganda to help the country's national hockey sides prepare for the African Cup of Nations. The inspirational coach shared his incredible story with the boys in a thrilling listen! Listen. Subscribe. Share. Enjoy.

16 Jan 2022 54 min

Episode 107 - Glorious Greg Nicol

South African legend Greg Nicol has been appointed Head Coach of the New Zealand Black Sticks. The record-breaking goalscorer, who scored 244 times in 200 test matches, joined the lads to talk about his new role, his goal-scoring feats and the many amazing adventures he experienced across his international career…

10 Jan 2022 50 min

Episode 106 - Dayaan's Day

Dayaan Cassiem kicks off our 2022 year as the first guest on Hockey the Podcast. He talks to Tyron about the Olympic Games, his individual goal against Belgium and his life in Germany.

6 Jan 2022 50 min

Episode 105 - Mens JWC Preview

Jabu is joined by the class of 2016 Junior World Cup as Garreth Ewing and Kyle Lion-Cachet dish the skinny on the tournament getting underway this week.

22 Nov 2021 46 min

Episode 104 - Interim Inky

[SPECIAL EPISODE] In this weeks special episode Tyron chats with newly appointed Interim head coach of the SA Womens Hockey team Inky Zondi about the challenge ahead and the excitement of his appointment.

12 Nov 2021 29 min

Episode 103 - Excellent Edith

Edith Molikoe heads to the Junior World Cup with a different level of excitement. She heads to the the first African hosted World Cup having already represented her senior national indoor side on 35 occassions, while also becoming an Olympian in 2021. The 21 year-old shared her visions of the…

8 Nov 2021 37 min

Episode 102 - Captain Drummond Delivers

South Africa famously defeated Germany at the Tokyo Olympics. The team's victory, which the IOC highlighted as a standout moment of the Games, was achieved under the captaincy of the influential Tim Drummond. The man with 150 caps to his name takes us through his adventure of a career and…

18 Oct 2021 48 min

Episode 101 - Paton Precision

We kick start the next century of episodes with the Varsity College head coach Wade Paton. The man who took the Slytherin to the double indoor and outdoor titles in 2021 and a USSA Final takes us through his adventure of indoor and outdoor. The Olympics, World Cups and a…

5 Oct 2021 56 min

Episode 100 - The Century

Hockey the Podcast, a collaboration between Rayder Media and Hockey the Magazine, has reached its 100th episode. The largest African Hockey Podcast hosted by Derek Alberts and Tyron Barnard used the episode to take a walk down memory lane in picking 10 iconic moments covered in the previous 99 episodes…

27 Sep 2021 35 min

Episode 99 - Lisa Calls It Quits

South Africa's triple-Olympian Lisa Deetlefs joined the boys in studio to discuss her decision to retire from International Hockey. Lisa ends her career as the fifth-highest capped South African player of all time with 271 caps, having represented the country in Beijing, London and Tokyo. Listen. Subscribe. Enjoy.

23 Aug 2021 43 min