SA Suns
| SA Suns | |
|---|---|
| League | Australian Hockey League |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Home arena | State Hockey Centre (South Australia) |
| Colours | Yellow, Dark Blue, Red |
| Head coach | Darren Neimke |
The SA Suns (formerly Southern Suns - prior to 2015) [1] are a women's field hockey team based in South Australia that competes in the Australian Hockey League (AHL).[2] The SA Suns won national championships in 1995 and 2011.
Current Team
The 2015 SA Suns[3] consists of:
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National Championships
2011
The Southern Suns won the Australian Hockey League in 2011, defeating the NSW Arrows 1-0 in the final.[4] [5] [6]
It was the first time the SA Suns had lifted the trophy in 16 years. The SA Suns line-up included Hockeyroo members Bianca Greenshields, Holly Evans, Georgie Parker (field hockey) and Elise Stacy, and New Zealand Import & 2012 Olympian Melody Cooper. They were coached by ex Kookaburra Craig Victory.
| 2011 Southern Suns hockey team | |
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1995
The previous time that the SA Suns won the AHL was in 1995[8][9] when the team included Olympic greats such as Juliet Haslam OAM (captain),[10] Kate Allen (field hockey) OAM[11] and Alison Peek OAM. The team was coached by Trish Heberle.
Previous Placings [12]
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References
- ^ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/News/suns-set-to-compete-successfully-with-the-best-teams-in-the-country
- ^ http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=291
- ^ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/News/suns-set-to-compete-successfully-with-the-best-teams-in-the-country
- ^ http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=90&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=641&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=88&cHash=1bf2bc8d68
- ^ http://sport.gameday.com.au/index.php?id=327&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=539&cHash=def2672291
- ^ http://hosting3.sportingpulse.com/www.hockeyvictoria.org.au/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1256818448&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=107&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=927&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=12&cHash=817cc38c96
- ^ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/index.php?id=433
- ^ http://sport.gameday.com.au/index.php?id=327&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=539&cHash=def2672291
- ^ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/About-Us/History
- ^ http://www.premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au/prc/pages/books/ambassador3//
- ^ http://junior.stjohns.sa.edu.au/subjects/SOSE/Melb_Comm_Games/MAC/aths_corner/HOCK-profileKO.htm
- ^ http://www.hockeysa.com.au/State-Teams/AHL/Southern-Suns