| South Africa | |
| Association: | South African Hockey Association |
| Confederation: | AfHF (Africa) |
| Coach: | Cindy Brown[1] |
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| Rightarm1: | F7EB29 |
| Skirt1: | 006400 |
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| Regional Name: | Junior World Cup |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 8 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1997 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 6th (1997, 2001) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | Junior Africa Cup |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 8 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 1993 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | 1st (1997, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023) |
The South Africa women's national under-21 field hockey team represents South Africa in women's international under-21 field hockey matches and tournaments and is controlled by the South African Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in South Africa.[2]
| Junior World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Squad | |||||||
| 1989 |  Ottawa, Canada | banned | ||||||||
| 1993 |  Terrassa, Spain | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1997 |  Seongnam, South Korea | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | ||
| 2001 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | ||
| 2005 | Santiago, Chile | 8th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | Squad | |
| 2009 |  Boston, United States | 11th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 26 | Squad | |
| 2013 |  Mönchengladbach, Germany | 8th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 25 | Squad | |
| 2016 | Santiago, Chile | 12th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | Squad | |
| 2021 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | Squad |
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | 13th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | Squad | |
| Total | 51 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 85 | 149 | ||||
| Junior Africa Cup record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | |
| 1989 | banned | ||
| 1993 | Harare, Zimbabwe | 3rd | |
| 1997 | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1st | |
| 2001 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st | |
| 2004 | Pretoria, South Africa | 1st | |
| 2008 |  Cairo, Egypt | 1st | |
| 2012 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | |
| 2016 |  Windhoek, Namibia | 1st | |
| 2023 | Ismailia, Egypt | 1st | |
| 2024 |  Accra, Ghana | Q | |
| Best result | 1st | ||