Candice Forword

Candice Forword (born April 19, 1979) is a field hockey forward from South Africa, who didn't make it into the national squad that finished 9th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The striker made her international debut in 2003. Forword comes from Pretoria, and is nicknamed "Cands". She plays for a provincial team called Northern Gauteng. She announced her retirement from international hockey on March 12 2007. [ [http://www.nbha.co.za/news.htm Northern "Blues" Hockey Association News - News from March 12 2007] Retrieved August 22 2007]

Education

Forword attended Stirling Primary [ [http://www.dispatch.co.za/2001/09/22/sport/CHOCKEY.HTM Dispatch Online - "Bright sporting future assured for hockey star" written by Peter Martin, September 22 2001] Retrieved August 22 2007] and Clarendon High School for Girls. [ [http://www.go.co.za/2003/12/04/features/HIGHSCHO.HTM Go and Express - "An institution and a statement" written by Rob Sampson, December 4 2003] Retrieved August 20 2007] She studied marketing at Natal Technikon, and went on to the University of Pretoria. [ [http://www.up.ac.za/sport/sportclubs/hockey/index.php University of Pretoria - Hockey] Retrieved August 22 2007]

Personal

Candice's mother, Beverly, played six times for the South Africa hockey team. Her sister, Danielle, was a member of the South African Junior World Cup team in 2005, and a member of the Under-18 team in 2005, and captain of it in 2006. [ [http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/mtt/forword_danielle00.html Tar Heel Athletics - Profile of Danielle Forword] Retrieved August 22 2007]

International Senior Tournaments

* 2002 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (4th)
* 2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach (2nd)

References

External links

* [http://www.sahockey.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=75 Profile on SA Hockey Association]