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

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 Apps (Gls)
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

Personal life

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

Career

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Under–21

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

National team

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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.
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