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April 2011

Fox and Springham called up for GB trip to Malaysia

Posted on 28. Apr, 2011

Dan Fox of Hampstead and Westminster and Richard Springham of Reading have been called into the GB squad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia.

Premiership playoffs this weekend

Posted on 28. Apr, 2011

Jane Sixsmith whose Sutton Coldfield side are in the premiership playoffs after winning the conference north. Picture: Andy Smith

The immediate future of two England Hockey League premiership sides and six potential premiership promotees will be decided this weekend at Cannock Hockey Club. The match schedule is as follows:

Saturday April 30

1200 Women Olton & WW v Sutton Coldfield
1400 Women Sevenoaks v Buckingham
1600 Men Durham Univ v Southgate
1800 Men Canterbury v Univ of Exeter

Sunday May 1
1100 Women Sutton Coldfield v Sevenoaks
1300 Women Buckingham v Olton & WW
1500 Men Southgate v Canterbury
1700 Men Univ of Exeter v Durham Univ

Monday May 2
1100 Women Buckingham v Sutton Coldfield
1100 Women Sevenoaks v Olton & WW
1330 Men Univ of Exeter v Southgate
1330 Men Canterbury v Durham Univ

Reading progress to EHL semi finals with penalty-shootout win

Posted on 25. Apr, 2011

EHL KO16 Results - Monday
Reading 4 KHC Dragons 3 (on penalties, 2-2 after extra time)
HC Bloemendaal 1 Oranje Zwart 3 (on penalties, 1-1 after extra time)

VIDEO: EHL quarter final man of the match Reading's Nick Brothers

Posted on 25. Apr, 2011

Brothers kept out two of KHC Dragon's three penalties. Reading won 4-3 after scores were tied at 2-2 after extra time.

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VIDEO: Jonty Clarke after Reading's penalty win in the EHL quarter finals

Posted on 25. Apr, 2011

"It's about time we won one!" says Jonty.

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VIDEO: Reading coach Ben Barnes speaks to PUSH after his sides 4-3 penalty-shootout win over KHC Dragons in the EHL quarter finals

Posted on 25. Apr, 2011

Dodgy camera work and interviewing! But I was as excited as anyone here in Bloemendaal.

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VIDEO: Aussie Brent Dancer on HGC's 4-3 nailbiting win over Beeston in the EHL quarter finals

Posted on 24. Apr, 2011

Brent is the son of Barry Dancer, in case you didn't know.

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Beeston out of Europe in last-minute thriller

Posted on 24. Apr, 2011

Results KO16 - Sunday
Club de Campo 3 Atletic Terrassa 1 (1-1 after extra time, decided on penalties)
Beeston 3 HGC 4

Beeston's chances of staying in Europe hinged on a video appeal with eight seconds on the clock, after a long wait, Andy Mair in the video box ruled for a PC. But with the clock run down, Beeston mistrapped at the top of the circle and their European semi-final chance had slipped away.

Beeston's Tim Whiteman is a forlorn figure as HGC celebrate their EHL quarter-final win FRANK UIJLENBROEK/EURO HOCKEY LEAGUEThe Bees were never in front of the game with HGC taking the lead in the 18th minute with Rodrigo Vila finish. The equaliser came from An Andrew Monte drag flick corner three minutes later. After that it was all corners: 2-1 HGC (Seve van Ass, 33m), 2-2 (Monte, 46m), 3-2 HGC (Timmo Kranstauber, 52m), 4-2 (Connor Grimes, 6m0) and Alastair Wilson, 64m.

Reading to play KHC Dragons in the European quarter finals

Posted on 23. Apr, 2011

KO16 Results - Saturday
Reading 5 East Grinstead 3
Oranje-Zwart 4 RC Polo de Barcelona 3 (on penalties, 2-2 after extra time)
HC Bloemendaal 2 UHC Hamburg 1
KHC Dragons 3 Rot-Weiss Koln 2

Reading have won the battle of the English clubs in the Euro Hockey League with a 5-3 win over East Grinstead in Bloemendaal.

The light blues had a dream start with Richard Mantell burying a corner drag-flick in the third minute. Jonty Clarke finished from close to double the lead in the 21st minute.

Richard Springham's Reading team-mates pile in to celebrate the sides fifth goal in their 5-3 EHL win over East Grinstead FRANK UIJLENBROEK/EURO HOCKEY LEAGUEChris Cargo scored one of the best goals of the weekend with a reverse shot from wide on the left to produce a 3-0 lead three minutes after half-time, and Reading looked in complete control. But two hard-won goals by Danny Hall (45m and 47m) opened up the game. Iain Mackay then set up Chris Cargo's second strike for Reading to settle the nerves at 4-2, before a deflected goal by Gareth Carr in the 57th minute lined up a tense finish.

HC Bloemendaal 2 UHC Hamburg 1: Wouter Jolie

Posted on 23. Apr, 2011

Wouter Jolie scored HC Bloemendaal's equaliser and set up Nick Meijer in front of the post for the winner. With a full house of screaming home fans, not surprisingly he is happy!

"Maybe we needed a goal against us to play our best hockey for the last 20 minutes. But it was beautiful day for us!"