South Africa women's national ice hockey team

South Africa
Shirt badge/Association crest
The flag of South Africa is the badge used on the players jerseys
AssociationSouth African Ice Hockey Association
Head coachJean-Michel van Doesburgh
AssistantsDonne van Doesburgh
Ettiene Retief
CaptainDalene Rhode
Most gamesDonne van Doesburgh (63)
Top scorerDalene Rhode (36)
Most pointsDonne van Doesburgh (58)
Team colors     
IIHF codeRSA
Ranking
Current IIHF37 Steady (28 August 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF23 (2003)
Lowest IIHF38 (2022)
First international
Hungary  6–0  South Africa
(Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 19 March 1999)
Biggest win
South Africa  11–0  Bulgaria
(Taipei, Republic of China; 15 December 2016)
Biggest defeat
Slovakia  23–0  South Africa
(Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 23 March 2000)
World Championships
Appearances20 (first in 1999)
Best result23rd (2001)
International record (W–L–T)
21–63–1

The South Africa women's national ice hockey team represents South Africa at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by South African Ice Hockey Association. The South African national team is the only national women's ice hockey team on the entire African continent. As of 2012, South Africa has 52 female players.[2] The South Africa women's national team is ranked 32nd in the world.

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/south-africa.html