Matches in Potchefstroom, South Africa; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Bhubaneswar, India have involved eight men’s teams, including newcomers to the Pro League, France, and South Africa. Since the re-start of the league in February, there have been 21 FIH Hockey Pro League matches.

By contrast, there has been less activity in the women’s FIH Hockey Pro League with six teams taking to the pitch and completing 11 matches.

Unsurprisingly, this means less movement in the women’s FIH World Rankings, with Netherlands still sitting at the top on 3115.356 points, some way ahead of nearest rivals Argentina who have 2610.650 points.

Australia (2434.048), England (2384.971) and Germany (2226.153) are next in the rankings with Belgium in seventh position, New Zealand eighth, India ninth, and Japan making up the top 10.

In the men’s World Rankings, Netherlands and France are the main beneficiaries of the recent FIH Hockey Pro league adventures. While Australia continues to lead the table on 2642.258 points, and Belgium continues to be in second place on 2563.486, Netherlands has changed place with India, courtesy of three wins and a draw (with a shoot-out bonus point) in the recent campaign in South Africa.

The results mean the Netherlands has 2265.707 points and India are on 2140.110. The table then unfolds thus: Germany is in fifth place, ahead of Argentina in sixth. These two teams have leap-frogged England who are in seventh, ahead of New Zealand (8) and Spain (9). The other big mover is France who now enters the top 10 for the first time in recent years, thanks to two wins and a draw in South Africa.