A week of excellent international hockey has drawn to a close with the Netherlands defeating Australia in an exciting final. Some players enhanced their reputations; some teams sent a warning out to their rivals, some players made strong cases for inclusion in their country’s Olympic Squads and some players need a kick up the backside. The Top of the D gives you a run down of the weeks’ events in part 1 of 2: Continue reading
Two goals from Hannah Macleod and a first international goal for Emily Maguire gave Great Britain a comfortable win over Ireland in the Investec London Cup today.
Roared on by a fervent home crowd, Great Britain finally put the finishing touches to their play, something they had struggled with in the early part of the week. Continue reading
Two penalty corner goals from Captain Maartje Paumen and a fifth goal of the tournament from Kelly Jonker helped the Netherlands to overcome Australia in a pulsating game in front of a packed house. Continue reading
Germany ran riot in the 3rd/4th place playoff here in London as South Africa just ran out of steam. In truth, the result did not reflect the efforts of the Springboks who have worked hard and impressed many with their performances this week, in the end, it was probably a game too far and Germany punished them late on. Continue reading
Australia snatched a dramatic winner with the last play of this absorbing encounter to break German hearts and take their place in the final against the Netherlands. Continue reading
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