England’s defeat to Germany in their second match of the Rabobank EuroHockey Championships left them with an easy to solve equation: Win their final group game and progress to the semi-finals. Standing in their way, however is that classic sporting foe, Scotland who will have their own aspirations. Continue reading
England got their EuroHockey Championships campaign off and running with a 6-0 win over Poland on Sunday. However, Coach Bobby Crutchley stressed the need for improvements from his side in the aftermath of the victory. Continue reading
England 6 (4)
Mark Gleghorne 6, 20 (PC, PC)
Chris Griffiths 26 (FG)
Sam Ward 29 58 (PC FG)
David Condon 41 (FG)
Poland 0 (0)
England Coach Bobby Crutchley demanded better from his players despite a 6-0 win over Poland in their opening match of the Rabo EuroHockey Championships in Amsterdam. Continue reading
With their EuroHockey Championships title defence off to a winning start, England’s Women face a quick turnaround as they play their second match of the tournament against Germany tomorrow.
The two sides know each other inside out, clashing on multiple occasions over the years including the 2017 Hockey World League in South Africa a little over a month ago, a match that England won 1-0. Continue reading
England goalkeeper Maddie Hinch needs little introduction even to the non-hockey fan. The fearless, agile No1 caught the nation’s attention when her shootout heroics helped Great Britain to an Olympic gold medal in Rio in front of an audience of millions.
Hinch is now preparing to head to the Netherlands to try to recapture the European title England won two years ago. The 28-year-old, named FIH World’s Best Goalkeeper has been there, done it and got the medals as far as international hockey is concerned, yet she is still as determined as ever about the upcoming tournament. Continue reading
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