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South African star in rich scoring form

JEN WILSON: Scored five goals in four matches
JEN WILSON: Scored five goals in four matches

CANTERBURY hockey club's Jen Wilson kept up her record of scoring in every match as South Africa beat Scotland 4-0 in Durban to lift the inaugural Spar Four Nations Tournament.

Wilson’s second-half strike was her fifth in the four matches and took her international career tally to 38.

The 26-year-old had begun the tournament with two goals in South Africa’s 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan and she followed up by grabbing the winner as they defeated Scotland 2-1 in the round robin stages.

Goal number four came in the 2-0 victory over Ireland, which clinched South Africa’s final spot, and she completed her tally with the second goal in the final defeat of the Scots.

The South African squad now head to Pretoria for a holding camp before travelling to Melbourne for the Commonwealth Games on March 3.

They open their games campaign on Friday, March 17, against Nigeria. Also in their group are Australia, India and Malaysia.

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