Bianca Wood

Bianca Wood

Test field hockey: South Africa v Germany 26 November 2023
Personal information
Born	(2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 24)
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	Parkside[1]
Senior career
Years	Team
2017-2018	St. Lucia Lakers
2019	Namaqualand Daisies
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2020	South Africa U–21	39	(5)
2019-present	South Africa	16	(1)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  South Africa
Last updated on: 6 November 2022

Bianca Wood (born 20 February 2000)[2] is a field hockey player from South Africa.

Personal life

Wood attended Clarendon High School for Girls, East London.[3]

Career

Under–21

Wood made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[4]

National team

Wood made her senior international debut for South Africa in 2019, during a test series against Namibia in Randburg.[5] In May 2022, she was named in the squad for the FIH World Cup in Terrassa and Amsterdam.[6] Shortly after this announcement, she was also named in the squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[7][6]

Awards

• 2019 PHL Women - Young Player of the Tournament[8]

References

1. @ep_hockey_federation (11 August 2022). "We are proud to announce the 2022 Eastern Province Senior IPT teams" – via Instagram.
2. "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
3. "Clarendon edge Hudson in thriller". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
4. "JWC 2022 | SA Junior Womens Squad announced - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
5. "2019 Test matches RSA v NAM (Women)". FIH.
6. "SA Hockey Women named for FIH Hockey World Cup". tms.fih.ch. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
7. "Athletes Named to Represent Team SA at 2022 Commonwealth Games". sapeople.com. SA People News. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
8. "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions – South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

External links

• Bianca Wood at the International Hockey Federation
• Bianca Wood at the South African Hockey Association
• Bianca Wood at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games