Lily Owsley: “England are on the precipice of something.”

Lily Owsley knows what it feels like to taste success at the EuroHockey Championships. In 2015 in only her second Euros, she scored in the final as England saw off the Netherlands in a shootout to pick up a glorious gold medal in front of a partisan home crowd in London.

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“Proud” Lucie Daman comes full circle with Reading.

In the week leading up to the league finals, Reading captain Lucie Daman posted on Instagram:

“Same club, different group of legends. Very excited to be back at finals weekend with Reading 12 years later.”

The photo shows a young, up-and-coming Daman in the Reading line-up with amongst others, Sam Quek and Kate Richardson-Walsh, from the last time the side from Sonning Lane won the title in 2013.

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Men’s Premier Division Finals Day Two Roundup

Could Old Georgians win the title for a fourth year in a row or would Surbiton break their dominance? Would it be Wimbledon or Oxted taking the third European place? Here’s what happened in the men’s final and third place play off.

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Women’s Premier Division Finals Day Two Roundup

Could Surbiton retain their title from last year or would Reading capture the crown and return to former glories? Who would take the third place out of Hampstead and Westminster and East Grinstead? Here’s a round up of what happened on day two of the Women’s Premier Division Finals.

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Women’s Premier Division Finals Day One Roundup

The finals of the England Hockey Women’s Premier Division got into action at the Nottingham Hockey Centre. Champions Surbiton are aiming to retain the title they won last year. East Grinstead stood in their way in the semi final, whilst the other semi-final pitted Hampstead and Westminster against Reading.

Here’s how the games went.

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