If you have ever wondered what is involved in Under Water Hockey, this weekend is your chance to see it action at Kings Park swimming pool as DUC will be the hosts for the 2011 Interclub Championships.

The action starts at 8am on Thursday the 1st of December and goes through to about 5pm each day. The Finals are on Saturday with the prize giving at 15h30. We hope that you will be able to pop down to the Kings Park pool sometime over the next few days and show your support for the DUC teams.

If you would like a full tournament schedule in excel format to be sent to you by e-mail, please e-mail duc@mweb.co.za and request one.

Please remember that DUC will be hosting the offical function for the tournament at the DUC clubhouse on Saturday 3rd of December and as such the club will be closed from 4pm.

Should you have any queries with regard to the above, please contact Paul on 0836570965.

 

We were the champions!!!!
This is the first time a team from Natal has won the Men’s A league of SA Interclub championships.

We also won the bronze medal for placing 3rd in the overall standings of the tournament, which included the French and SA Elite. Their final was played after ours.
After an epic final showdown between these two top teams, the French narrowly beat the Bok Elite 3-2 in a thrilling test match.

These teams drew against each other in the round robin, and in the matches on the Sunday after the tournament the Boks beat them twice. Prize giving followed soon afterwards so everyone could get to a TV to watch the Boks smash England, so overall a great day for us.
Final results as follows:

• DUC Men’s A – 1st place in the Men’s A League
• DUC Ladies A – 3rd place in the Ladies A League
• PMB – 4th place in the Men’s B League
• DUC Men’s B – 6th place in the Men’s B League

A festive final function was held at the Border Boat Club on the beachfront, and a great time was had by all. A training camp was held at the pool on the Sunday morning for all the SA Elite players, as well as those trying to get into the squad, and the French national side. After the two test matches all the players were split into 4 teams of 11, and each team played each other once. These games were great fun and the level of hockey was very high.

The flights back on the Sunday were a lot more organised than on the way there, and everyone got home safely. So now we can celebrate our hard efforts for the year as we move into the Festive season, before the hard work and training starts off again early next year.

 

There will be 2 mini tournaments between DUC, PMB, Richards Bay and the South Coast underwater hockey clubs to look forward to in the new year, so if you are interested in playing the best sport on earth, contact the club or myself for more info.