The M1s travelled to the middle of nowhere (Ashmoor) in confident mood following some strong training sessions and a lesson from the M2s in how to put the ball in the goal. With a couple of new faces in the squad and some far too old ones we went about our business on the worlds bobbliest pitch – no joke. Bobbles, 50/50 decisions, an angry – green carded skipper and a pinch of poor play …
The Clifton Robinsons Ladies were excited to start the second half of the Women’s Premier Division at home against Surbiton. The whistle blew and Clifton were on the front foot, pressing aggressively and building momentum in possession of the ball. However, in a short spell that went against their way, the home side conceded three goals putting them behind in the first quarter. After this spell, Clifton continued to put pressure on the away side …
After a long Christmas break the W2s sprung back into action in January and were raring to go for their first league match on the 5th Feb vs Cheltenham. End-to-end hockey made chances for both sides, in an evenly matched game that could have gone either way. In the first quarter a Short corner was awarded to Cheltenham within the first minute, but saved by the goalie. A short corner for CRHC towards the end …
On Saturday 5th February the mighty 2’s travelled to Chippenham, hoping for back-to-back wins after their brilliant result against UoB the week before. There were a few regular names missing from the squad, but the lads all arrived in good spirits, having made the short trip from Bristol. After a strong motivational speech from sully, the 2s took to the field, donning their white ‘Real Madrid’ away strip. However, the similarities between Real Madrid and …
Find this week’s programme here! We have an exciting double header in store: The L2s face a sturdy Basingstoke on Saturday, while there are sure to be goals galore in Sunday’s fixture between the M1s and Cardiff University. Click here to view from a browser
Check out what our players have been up to since Christmas and catch up on news from the first matches of the second half of the season.
Welcome to the first matchday programme of 2022. Today, the Ladies’ 1s host Surbiton in a repeat of the opening day of the season. It finished 2-2 that day – can they go one better today? Click here to view from a browser
Clifton Robinsons travelled to East Grinstead to play their last match of the Premier League before the Christmas break having already secured a top 6 position. Both teams were hungry for the win. The game started slowly for Clifton with two early goals for EG. Shortly after the start of the second quarter EG scored again putting them three goals ahead. The score was 3-0 at half time but Clifton weren’t finished and some fluid …
After a well earned Christmas break the boys returned ready to continue there push for promotion. A daunting opening fixture against TBB who are second in the league would be their first challenge. The match was moved to the Lawns due to the current conditions which caused one player a certain amount of annoyance “I don’t like paying on blue pitches it reminds me of the navy”- Unknown. We started brightly, Plim’s plan worked beautifully …
There are round-ups of the first half of the season galore in this month’s newsletter, as well as an introduction to one of our VPs and news of a very special discovery… Merry Christmas!