Career
The goalie plays for a provincial team called KwaZulu Natal Raiders. Staniforth was named South African Hockey"s Male Personality of the Year for 2002. He made the match-winning save from Belgian player, Jean-Philippe Brulé"s flick in a penalty shoot-out to decide the final Olympic qualifying place for the 2004 Athens Games.
Staniforth was substituted into the game specifically for the penalty shoot-out after the game had ended at 2-2 and the golden goal period remained scoreless.
He currently plays for English side Fareham Hockey Club, in Hampshire and coaches the University of Southampton"s male and female hockey teams. 2001 – Champions Challenge, Kuala Lumpur (2nd) 2002 – World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (13th) 2002 –, Manchester (4th) 2003 – All-Africa Games, Abuja (2nd) 2003 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd) 2004 – Olympic Qualifier, Madrid (7th) 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens (10th) 2005 – Champions Challenge, Alexandria (5th).
