text: HOCKEY - BONNET TAKES OVER AS SOUTH AFRICAN COACH . JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-28 Former South African captain Giles Bonnet was named by the South African Hockey Association on Wednesday as the new coach of the men 's national side . Bonnet , who has been coaching the Kwazulu-Natal provincial team , takes over from Englishman Gavin Featherstone who took South Africa to 10th place in the Olympic Games in Atlanta . Featherstone , a former Britain captain , has accepted a coaching position with a women 's team in Ireland .