With five teams chasing the last three play-off places, the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division is heading for a dramatic final few weeks – and this weekend sees two crucial games between teams aiming to reach the Finals Weekend. The University of Birmingham leapfrogged Clifton Robinsons into fourth spot last weekend, and they will
Legendary England and Great Britain women’s hockey captain Kate Richardson-Walsh has been nominated for a place in the European Hockey Hall of Fame. Kate won 375 caps in a 17-year international career, culminating in an historic Olympic gold medal for Great Britain’s women’s team in Rio last summer, lining up in the same team as
East Grinstead beat play-off rivals Clifton Robinsons 2-1 as their bid for the top four gathered pace in the Investec Women’s Premier Division on Saturday. The two sides started the day level on 25 points along with the University of Birmingham, and it was the visitors who struck first through Lucy Bairner (pictured) after six
Having inflicted Surbiton’s first league defeat in over three years last weekend, in-form Leicester will be hoping to further boost their bid for a top four finish when they host the University of Birmingham in the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division on Saturday. Currently sixth, Leicester could move up to third if they win
Surbiton’s three-year unbeaten run ended as Leicester beat them 3-2 in the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division on Saturday. Having not lost in 53 games since they were last defeated in the league, Surbiton were beaten as Leicester kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the Finals Weekend. Last beaten in February 2014, Surbiton’s
Slough eased their relegation worries in the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division, beating fellow strugglers Bowdon Hightown to leapfrog them into eighth spot in the table. Dilly Newton’s 61st minute goal from a penalty corner was enough for the home side to step out of the relegation zone and boost the outdoor form of
Giselle Ansley scored twice to give Surbiton an important 2-0 home victory over rivals East Grinstead in the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division. As teams returned from the winter break Surbiton led the way by just a single point, but two penalty corners in a five-minute spell before the break were both converted by
Women’s Hockey Super 6s came to a thrilling climax on Sunday with Slough eventually taking the title. Having beaten Sutton Coldfield in their semi final Slough went on to face Canterbury in the final match which turned out to a close evenly matched encounter. Scores and round up below: Women’s Super 6s Semi-Finals: Slough 3
After winning gold at the Rio Olympics, Danny Kerry has named a 33-woman squad to lead England and Great Britain into the next Olympic cycle. 15 of the squad are joining the central programme for the first time, marking a significant injection of new blood to an already hugely successful squad. Twelve of the 19
Women’s Super 6s Championship DIVISION ONE RESULTS Saturday 14 January 2017 Leicester (0) 0 – 7 (2) Clifton Robinsons Brooklands Poynton (0) 0 – 2 (1) Surbiton Ipswich (1) 2 – 2 (0) St Albans Harleston Magpies (2) 2 – 3 (2) Bristol Firebrands Chelmsford (1) 1
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