Coming back to play together as an U18 squad can be a difficult ask, though this group of young players did brilliantly last weekend. Under Coach Nicholi's calm influence they drew on all their experience from the Men's teams they play with week in week out to put together a superb display of controlled but fast paced hockey against Eastbourne in Round 1 of the England Hockey U18 Boys Cup.

It was a truly inclusive team performance with great positional play, passing control and individual skills epitomised by Theo Hall's hat-trick goal (our 4th) - a deft glance off an organised Elliot Churton free hit from just outside the 23, glorious!!

Congratulations guys - well played!! Your next round is against Guernsey at Home (thankfully) on the 9th November.

Scorers: Rory FitzMaurice x 1; Theo Hall x 3
Coach: Nicholi Parrington-Berski
Umpires: Peter Henley & Paul Benoy - big thank you as it was wet, wet, wet.