​It is going to be a hectic month for the Steinhoff Maties Hockey men and their new coach Ashlin Freddy.

Between 22 April and 23 May team members could be in action in up to 19 games in three different tournaments.

The Interprovincial Tournament takes place in Johannesburg this week and bar a few players the whole team will be in action for either the Western Province or WP Peninsula teams. 

The Varsity Hockey series starts on 6 May with four matches in four days at the University of Johannesburg. This will be followed by four matches in four days (13-16 May) in Stellenbosch. The Varsity Hockey final is on 23 May.  

It is no secret that Maties really want the Varsity Hockey title after losing to UJ after extra time in a shootout in 2014. UJ is currently both the men's and women’s champions and this is something that Dylan Swanepoel and his team would like to change. For many of the Maties players it will be their last chance to play in this tournament.

During the next four weeks, Maties will also have to play several Western Province Grand Challenge matches, including an Intervarsity match against Ikeys.

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