The 2s boys were off to Warminster to face West Wilts. Russ decided to detour through London the night before and Rousey still hasn’t worked out how to sort out his leaky bowels. We were in for an absolute ripper. The boys started the scoring affair with Will wandering off from centre-back and scoring from close range. The score quickly became 3-0 before Jules got on the scoresheet with a dragflick. After the break, Tony …
The CRHC L2s, riding high on belief from their win the week before, came out onto the pitch fighting in their last match before the season break. The majority of the play in the first quarter was in Clifton’s attacking half, with the team applying great pressure, creating chances and putting Witney’s defence through its paces. The quarter ended with no score, but the strong start gave every hope of a Clifton win. As the …
A large crowd was gathered at Coombe Dingle as Clifton Robinsons celebrated their 500th game in the Premier League during their match against Wimbledon on Saturday. The match started with a Wimbledon pushback which was quickly turned over and possession was gained by the home side. Clifton carried forwards some momentum and created many chances, one of which was converted by Catherine Macaulay to put the home side 1-0 up. Half time came and went …
After consecutive away games, Robbies 2s welcomed Gloucester City to the Badminton beach fortress on a surprisingly sunny autumn afternoon. So far this season the 2s have established themselves as a formidable force in the league, building a solid foundation in recent games with a run of positive results. Following a big week polishing up tactics on the training ground, aspirations were high in the 2s conquest of West Div 1 North. Before pushback, both …
After a long journey up to Nottingham, the Clifton Robinsons Ladies 1st team stepped onto the pitch hungry for their 4th consecutive win this season against Beeston. The game started off with both teams having their fair share of possession but Beeston managed to score first after a huge aerial and some good skills in the D. Shortly after that another goal was converted by the home side putting them 2-0 up within the opening …
With the first half of the season nearing its end, our Ladies’ 2s took on University of Bristol in a battle of the bottom of the table – with both teams looking for their first win of the season. A tightly contested first quarter saw heavy pressure from the university women and the Clifton side struggle to get the ball through the uni’s midfield. A chink of light in the 13th minute, and Clifton won …
The scene was set for a big Friday night clash between Clifton Robinsons Mens 1’s and Cheltenham Hockey Club. Playing an unusual Friday night game meant that the atmosphere was at fever-pitch in the build up to the game. With Kinger SNR blasting some questionable tunes, the crowd continued to grow. Excitement and a buzz in the air, both teams finished their warm ups and lined up for 2 minutes of silence in aid of …
The last Clifton Robinsons National League matchday programme before Christmas. The Ladies’ 1s celebrate 500 games in the Premier Division with a tie against formidable opponents Wimbledon. Meanwhile, the Ladies’ 2s hope to follow up last weekend’s first win of the season against in-form Witney. Click here to view from a browser
Our Ladies 1sts 500th Match Issue – with the full story of how the team reached this incredible milestone.
The Clifton Robbies boys made the long trip to Plymouth nursing an ever increasing injury list. Despite the missing fun bus, and yet more team members falling under the spell of the rarely spotted triple sausage and egg McMuffin meal, the boys took an early lead through Jersey’s finest export Nick Robilliard. It was just the second time in 7 games that Robbies had opened the scoring and perhaps this was the reason that some …