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Romsey U8’s A Team

Alice Appleton

Catherine Clarke

Matthew Dyer

Ellie East

James Fuller

Naeve Poutney

Lucia Rugge Price

Brandon Harris (Goalkeeper)

Romsey U8’s A Team had a great mornings hockey at the last tournament of the season at Trojans.

First up were Trojans A team, which was a very close game and saw Romsey unlucky to score even though they had the majority of the play and although they lost 1-0, Brandon Harris, playing in goal, made some great saves.

Next were Winchester B, which was an extremely well matched game resulting in a 0-0 draw with excellent passing from Alice Appleton, Matthew Dyer, James Fuller and Naeve Poutney.

The first win of the morning was against Bournemouth with James Fuller taking the first goal from a runaway ball, closely followed by a second from Matthew Dyer.

Trojans B were next up with Catherine Clarke scoring the 2 goals for Romsey well supported in midfield by Naeve Poutney and Alice Appleton. Salisbury A proved a tougher opponent and despite persistent defending by Ellie East and Lucia Rugge Price, Romsey lost 2-0.

However, the last game of the morning saw a strong Romsey side unite together to defeat Trojans C by 5 goals to 1, with Matthew Dyer scoring a hat trick and Catherine Clarke taking the other 2 goals.

Well done to all of you for a great team effort and a special mention for Matthew Dyer, who having only just taken up hockey, did amazingly well and looked like he’d been playing for years!!

Romsey U10 Girls team were preparing for the following weeks Regional Finals to be held at Teddington covering the Southern half of the UK having successfully won the Hampshire round. Therefore Trojans tournament proved a great test for the eight strong team.

First up were Salisbury B who also reached the Regional Finals as runners up. On this showing Romsey proved their first placed ranking as they displayed all round consistency in the team with very strong pressure exerted by the midfield performances from Robyn Cooper, Zoe Henderson and Georgia Scott. If Salisbury occasionally managed to get past midfield some good defending and timely tackling came from Harriet Northover and Sophie Davidson with Alice Dyer soundly keeping a clean sheet in goal. Long range strike by Sophie Lawson and good stick play and shot by Sarah Macleod ensured 2 – 0 win for a good first performance in what was becoming a very warm morning.

Second up were Winchester A who proved tough opponents with chances both ends with both teams tackling hard and fair with some great passing movement from the defence through midfield into attack. This provided Sarah Macleod the opportunity to make a great mazy run down the wing beating several opponents before crossing to Sophie Lawson to tap in from close range. There followed an equaliser from Winchester but Romsey stuck with it, with some strong interventions from Harriet Northover and Robyn Cooper and Zoe Henderson showing deft close control on the wing with at times three opponents round her still managing to pass or clear it. With Winchester on the offensive Georgia Scott made a good tackle robbing the opponent and setting off downfield leaving her opponents behind. Keeping her cool she managed to take the ball through and score a very good goal. 2 – 1 to Romsey making it an 8 match unbeaten run from previous tournaments!

Next a very challenging encounter with Salisbury B (all boys vs the all girls of Romsey!). It was a truly engaging tussle with very few chances from either side as the midfield and defences cancelled each other out. Both teams passed and defended well and a credit to Romsey for matching strength and tenacity with the boys of Salisbury! A very fair 0-0 result with both coaches and managers enjoying the close encounter of two evenly matched teams.

Winchester B were next and having played some quick passing and individual skills were soon 2-0 up but Romsey kept coming back and were unlucky on a number of occasions. The only goal from Romsey came from a difficult chance by Sophie Lawson who reverse sticked the ball into the roof of the net. A win for Winchester 2-1 and the first loss by Romsey as energy and stamina were being put to the test in the heat.

Romsey needed a good team performance next and everyone played their part in a sound 2-0 defeat of Bournemouth. It was Bournemouth who made most of the running at the outset as they had some good individual players but were thwarted by the defensive skills of Robyn Cooper, Sophie Davidson and Zoe Henderson defending well in midfield with Georgia Scott and Sarah Macleod stepping in to make timely tackles. Also of note was Harriet Northover who again bought the ball well out of defence to set up attacks. Alice Dyer in goal was at her busiest so far with some very strong clearances and anticipation to defeat Bournemouth attacks. All the team played their part in building attacks with good passing and fast counter attacks leading to a brace of well taken goals by Sophie Lawson to ensure the win 2-0.

Last game up was Trojans C who proved a strong unit which Romsey found difficult to break down. Their attack was particularly good and tested Romseys defence time and again with Alice Dyer performing great saves with hand and feet to prevent at least three certain goals. With defence and midfield working really had it was a nip and tuck tussle. Trojans took the lead and looked as though they would win the match. However a good build up from defence to attack enabled Georgia Scott to round off the move with a strong shot and goal that drew the match 1-1.

Team: Alice Dyer, Robyn Cooper, Sarah Macleod, Harriet Northover, Zoe Henderson, Sophie Davidson, Sophie Lawson and Georgia Scott. All played tremendously well, had fun and their tactics and positioning play worked a treat thanks to Lisa Hendersons coaching and support.

The boys did not fair as well as the girls in the horrendous conditions at Southampton Sports Centre for the In2Hockey competition.

The boys normal free flowing passing game was hindered by the battling performances of some of the opposition teams. The did however battle hard in their matches against Trojans, Basingstoke and Fareham but were unable to register on the score sheet and lost each match by the odd goal.

The team played with great spirit though throughout and the squad deserves great credit for their effort.

Well done to them all:

Matt Loveday, Harry Croft-Baker, Morgan Robertson, Ben Sluman, Noah Cooper, Toby Field, Oscar Wright, Henry Williams

A rainy, snowy, windy and freezing cold Sunday morning at Southampton Sports Centre did not deter the enthusiasm and talent of the very exciting Romsey U10 girls. They drew Haslemere in the first match and although it took several minutes to get going there was come brilliant play from Midfielders Bobs Cooper, Zoe Henderson and Sarah Macloed. In the last few minutes Bobs set up Sarah to start the success.

Winchester were up next and Ella long – extremely strong in defence with Lola Field and Sophie Davidson hardly let our fantastic Keeper Alice Dyer be worried at all. Romsey were unlucky not to score on several occasions and a 0:0 draw resulted.

A similar story against Trojans, Alice pulled off several fabulous saves but the majority of the play was attacking and the up front team of Sophie Lawson and Georgia Scott were both unlucky not to score.

The final nail-biter against Salisbury saw Romsey tested, but the girls showed their promise and determination. Alice was strong and maintained her clean sheet in goal. Bobs, Ella, Sarah and Zoe kept the play flowing and in the last few minutes Georgia’s patience was rewarded with an excellent goal finishing 1:0

The Girls move up to the Regional phase against other County winners, to be played in April.

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U10s

Romsey Hockey clubs U10s travelled to a very sunny and warm Bournemouth for their annual tournament.

In preparation for the first round of the National U10s tournament next week Romsey entered one boys and one girls team.

The girl’s, playing their first matches un-encumbered by the boys, showed a superb level of maturity and skill, clearly a result of the dedicated and excellent quality coaching every Sunday morning (9.15-10.30 at Romsey School). Some excellent performances from our defenders, Zoe Henderson, Harriet Northover and Ella Long meant all scores were very close. In the midfield, Bobs Cooper, Phoebe Moriaty and Elizabeth Field kept the game flowing. Some excellent passing up front between Georgia Scott, Sophie Lawson and Sophie Davidson meant a very successful tournament for the Girls. Next week they should be a force to be reckoned with!

The boys played six matches against opposition from Trojans, Andover, Weymouth, Bournemouth and Salisbury. Their results were excellent winning four and losing only two. They scored 12 goals and only conceded 7. The defensive success was largely due to three debutants. Ben Sluman excelled in his first matches as goal keeper and Tony Brown and Oscar Wright were very solid in defence. Henry Williams played enthusiastically all day and showed some impressive strength and technique in the tackle. The triumvirate of Matt Loveday, Harry Croft-Baker and Morgan Robertson proved to be a handful for all of the opposition teams to handle and scored six, four and two goals respectively.

Romsey U8’s A Team

Romsey U8’s A team started off the morning against Trojans A team but despite great defending from Lucie Taylor-Blake and Ellen Page they lost 3-1. The following game was a close one which saw James Fuller scoring the goal for Romsey, with great tackling in midfield by Katie Lou Ryan and Helena Ward but Andover A’s managed to get 1 goal ahead which left the final score at 2-1 to the opposition. Next up were the hosts Bournemouth and despite consistent challenging from James Fuller and Jack Sluman the final score of 2-0 to Bournemouth did not reflect the percentage of play, as was the case in the following match against Trojans B which was also 2-0 to the opposition. Their last game of the morning saw Romsey A’s battling against Andover B team who initially went 1 goal up but an equalizer from Alice Appleton took the score to 1-1, but despite constant midfield pressure from Lucia Rugge Price, Andover took 2 more goals for a 3-1 defeat.

Romsey U8’s B Team

Romsey B team started off with a 1-0 win against Andover B due to an own goal!! Next up were Trojans B, which saw Alice Appleton scoring 4 goals from set ups by Joe Arnold and Naeve Poutney for a 4-0 win. Salisbury were a tougher opposition and despite strong defending by Stan Arnold and Kai Volanthen the score was a 3-0 defeat. Trojans A was a closely matched game with the first goal for Romsey coming from Naeve Poutney who showed great control taking the ball up from the halfway line to score, Trojans then equalized and a goal by Alice Appleton followed to put Romsey ahead, however Trojans then managed to squeeze in another putting the final score at 2-2. Romsey B’s last game of the morning was against Southampton, which saw a great team effort with consistent passing and control by Alice Appleton, Naeve Poutney and Lucia Rugge Price in midfield with the goals being executed by James Fuller and Joe Arnold.

Well done to both teams for a great mornings hockey.

Under 8s

Romsey U8’s had an outstanding mornings hockey and with the exception of one match, which was a 0-0 draw against Bournemouth, they won all of their matches and conceded not a single goal.

Bournemouth were first up with great defending from Stan Arnold and Catherine Clarke, the score remained 0-0 at full time. Next was Salisbury B which saw James Fuller clocking up 3 goals, one from an early pass where he took the ball up unchallenged to score, Joe Arnold scored the fourth maneuvering around several of Salisbury’s defenders to take the shot at goal. The third match of the morning was against Andover B with excellent clearances from Stan Arnold and Naeve Poutney, the Romsey goal being scored by James Fuller. Next up was Salisbury, A which also resulted in a 1-0 win for Romsey, James Fuller again scoring the goal with great midfield passing from Jack Sluman, Alice Appleton and Tessa Drake. The run of goals from a consistently persistent James Fuller continued into the next match with a 2-0 win against Andover A, both goals within the first couple of minutes, well supported upfront by a skillful Joe Arnold and Jack Sluman. The mornings hockey finished up with another well deserved 2-0 win against Southampton which saw Alice Appleton put away the first goal closely followed by a second from Catherine Clarke.

Under 10s

Romsey Hockey Clubs U10’s travelled to Salisbury on Sunday for fantastically well organised tournament.

The A team players were strong, committed and showed great dedication. Noah Cooper and Ella Long defended strongly and persistently only letting in 2 goals all day. Mid fielders, Sarah Macleod, Zoe Henderson and Bobs Cooper showed off their passing skills and increasingly good positional play – pushing the play up towards the up front pair of Matt Loveday and Henry Williams. The team gelled from the start and the results reflected this with convincing wins in 5 matches and one draw. 14 goals were scored Loveday 5, Henderson 4, Williams 2, Bobs Cooper 1, and MacLeod 1. A performance to be very proud of.

The Romsey Under 10 B’s enjoyed a fine display of excellent hockey tactics and skills that were exciting and impressive to watch. The matches were all closely contested with only a goal either way when there was a result (Won 2, Drew 2, Lost 2).There were many close shots on goal as the team gelled producing some fine passing moves. Sophie Davidson and Lola Field combined strongly in defence and were a tough unit to breakdown as there were no easy goals for the opposition and all the team showed great commitment to work back when needing to defend. Ben Sluman, Harriet Northover , Georgia Scott and Harry Croft-Baker (2 goals) showed great awareness of space and timing when creating passing moves as they linked together on some speedy attacks.. The team produced hockey tactics the coaches didn’t think had been taught yet in one particularly impressive game showing brilliant communication to ‘press’ the opposition so effectively that the opposition had to pass back which so nearly resulted in a goal as it was pounced on by the Romsey forwards. The team should be very proud of their performance and are clearly a very promising group of young hockey players.

Romsey hosted Sunday’s mini hockey festival which was attended by over 140 young players from clubs across the county. With favourable weather and many willing volunteers the event was a brilliant success.

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Romsey U8’s Lions

The Lions first match up was a 0–0 draw against Southampton which saw some great defending from Lucie Taylor-Blake, Ellen Page and Helena Ward. The next game they were defeated 2-0 by Trojans A but the midfield line up of Catherine Clarke, Tessa Drake and Alice Thomas kept on battling and were unlucky to score . Andover A proved to be a strong opponent who won 3-0 due to a couple of runaway goals despite solid defending from Stan Arnold and 2 goals were conceded against Winchester. But a 1-0 win against Salisbury was well deserved and saw James Fuller take the ball up to score!

Romsey U8’s Tigers

For their first match up the Tigers drew 1-1 with Andover A and saw Joe Arnold battling his way through the Andover defense to score the goal, well supported in midfield by Ellie East, Marianne Lawson and Oliver Ohara. Next up were Winchester who, despite some great defending by Kai Volanthen and Jack Sluman, won 2-0 followed by Andover B who managed to get past the Romsey defense to score 3 goals. But this didn’t deter the Tigers and their next match was a 0-0 draw against Trojans B with Alice Appleton and Naeve Poutney getting stuck in and Rio Volanthen making some solid tackles. The Tigers last match of the tournament also ended in a well earned 0-0 draw with the whole team playing together to fend off any attempts at goal!

Under 8’s Team & Results

Romsey Lions                                                                  Results

Stan Arnold                                                                       Southampton drew 0 – 0

Catherine Clarke                                                              Trojans A lost 2 – 0

Tessa Drake                                                                       Andover A lost 3 – 0

James Fuller                                                                       Winchester lost 2 – 0

Ellen Page                                                                           Salisbury won 1 – 0

Lucie Taylor-Blake

Alice Thomas

Helena Ward

Romsey Tigers                                                                Results

Alice Appleton                                                                 Andover A drew 0 – 0

Joe Arnold                                                                         Winchester lost 2 – 0

Ellie East                                                                            Andover B lost 3 – 0

Marianne Lawson                                                           Trojans B drew 0 – 0

Oliver Ohara                                                                     Southampton drew 0 – 0

Naeve Poutney

Jack Sluman

Kai Volanthen

Rio Volanthen

Romsey U10 As

The U10As enjoyed a mixed bag of results, played some excellent hockey and competed furiously during the morning.

First up were Southampton A. Romsey found their hockey shoes quickly and a goal each from Harry Croft-Baker and Charlie Thomas gave the home team their first victory of the day.

Up next were Trojans A whose goal keeper must surely have been one of the players of the day. The Romsey team pummeled away but were consistently kept out by the man in black. Eventually however Romsey pressure won and Morgan Robertson scored a brace. Unfortunately however the pressure Romsey were asserting needed a release and Trojans matched the Romsey score with a couple of quick break away goals.

The Bournemouth and Winchester teams were very strong and combative and Romsey lost both encounters 3-1 and 4-1 respectively. Morgan Robertson scoring both consolations. The Romsey effort levels were excellent though. Zoe Henderson and Sophie Davidson were worked very hard in defence. Henry Williams and Harriet Northover linking well in midfield to force the play towards the opposition D.

Romsey fared better against Salisbury however, who again had an excellent keeper. The deadlock was finally broken though when an excellent cross was turned in by the quick witted Robyn Cooper to secure her team’s second win of the day.

Romsey B U10 team produced some excellent displays in all five matches as they hosted the Romsey Hockey Tournament with terrific teamwork and spirit throughout the day. It was rewarded with not only five wins but a complete clean sheet in the goals against column – superb defence with rock like Noah Cooper supported with some great pressing by Elizabeth Field.

Romsey U10 Bs

First match up was Southampton B who nearly scored first but some timely tackling from Elizabeth Field and Noah Cooper prevented them breaching the Romsey B goal. Once Romsey B got into their stride they pushed forward and a very strong, well taken shot by Sarah Mcleod resulted in the first goal. This was swiftly followed by some great midfield interceptions by Georgia Scott and Ben Slumen who then linked with Sophie Lawson who scored her first goal of the day rounding off a good passing move. Matthew Loveday completed a good 3-0  result with a nicely taken third goal sneaking it in by the post.

Next up Andover who played really well and it was an even contest for much of the game with tremendous defending from both teams and a lot of midfield tussles with Romsey B coming out on top thanks to a good opportunistic goal by Matt Loveday. 1-0 win for Romsey.

Trojans B challenged but the midfield strength of Sarah Mcleod, Ben Slumen and Georgia Scott continually closed them down and tenaciously stuck to their task. This combined with the strong defensive clearance shots by Noah Cooper ensured another clean sheet. Once Romsey had the ball there was good space found and passes made which resulted in a brace of well taken shots and resulting goals by Sophie Lawson and one from Matt Loveday who both vied for top scorers of the day as the tournament progressed.

It was Salisbury B next who made the initial running but a clearance by Matt Loveday reached Sophie Lawson who outran the Salisbury B defence, kept her composure and finished off with a fine well taken goal. Continual pressure was then applied by Romsey B midfield to provide a chance for Sophie Lawson to finish off completing another brace, with her scoring partner Matt Loveday rounding off a fine 3-0 win by a well taken chance near the goal.

Winchester B completed the fixtures and had some good individual play but they were tackled well by Ben Sluman and Georgia Scott combining with Elizabeth Field moving out of defence with a couple of timely interceptions. Sarah Mcleod hit a marvellous strong short corner which was well put away by Matt Loveday to open the scoring. Noah Cooper continued his fine defensive work with some strong clearances and link play. An own goal by Winchester B was the result of some good play by Romsey B who didn’t give the opposition a chance to threaten.

Overall an excellent set of results with every player contributing skill, tenacity and work rate in abundance. Leading scorers Sophie Lawson and Matt Loveday shared the honours at five goals apiece with Sarah Mcleod contributing one. It was a good all round team performance that shows how well they are developing team play and teamwork.

..and see a full review of the Mini Hockey Festival at Southampton Sports Centre. Romsey had two U8 and two U10 teams on show!

The foggy start to Sunday mornings’ Southampton Hockey tournament meant we didnt know how the day was going to turn out. However the sun broke through and the morning proved a very similar story.

The Romsey U10S squad played their first match against Winchester A team. Whether the fog hadn’t lifted from late nights I’m not sure but it took a little while for the team to start remembering how to play. Some solid defence from Noah Cooper, A couple of mid field runs from Matt Loveday and Morgan Robertson didn’t help improve the score line and they finished 2.0 down.

Things remained similar in the second match against a strong Fareham team. The score 3:1 with the goal coming from the reliable Matt loveday. Charlie Thomas and Harriet Northover teamed up well to try and get the attacking play but they were outplayed.

U10s like a challenge and our normal scoring pair of Morgan and Matt were tasked with scoring 5 goals each – the inspirational team talk had an effect and the Slytherin squad beat Trojans 3;0 with Morgan scoring 2 and Matt 1. The team started gelling and Sarah McLoed, Harriet and Sophie Davidson should get special mention for opening up the run of play. Matts speed was useful as always and the ever dependable Noah wasn’t going to let anything past him.

Match 4 against Salisbury really saw Sophie and Harriet get stuck in. Matt and Morgan both wanted to fulfil their challenge and with the final score 8:0 (Matt 4, Morgan 3) and Sarah Mcloed finding her way onto the score sheet the game was decisively won.

The Ss final match against Southampton A team saw some fabulous defending by Noah Cooper and Zoe Henderson, and excellent up front play from Morgan, Matt and finally Harriet Northover took her place on the score sheet. A 1:1 draw was the final result and the end of a very successful mornings hockey.

Romsey Under 10G side enjoyed the Southampton tournament with some fine displays by all players involved. Overall results were 1 win, 3 draws and a loss. Some excellent defensive displays and distribution by Zoe Henderson and Elizabeth Field saved Romsey on several occasions with stout defending right on the goal line! Robbing opposition players through anticipation and hard tackling was evident by Georgia Scott, Ben Sluman and Henry Williams all of whom passed really well once in possession. Some fine stick play by Harry Croft-Baker combined with Sophie Lawsons good movement and finishing ensured some exciting moments and an 8 pass move with the whole team involved resulted in hitting the post in a very tense 0-0 draw! – an example of finding space, passing and good attacking play. All of the team played really well and evidenced their continued development producing some sparkling moves resulting in goals for Sophie Lawson (3) Harry Croft-Baker (2) and Ben Sluman (1).

Romsey U8’s Lions (Alice Appleton, Joe Arnold, Tessa Drake, James Fuller, Brandon Harris (GK), Ellen Page, Naeve Poutney, Lucie Taylor-Blake)

Results

Trojans A drew 1 – 1
Fareham lost 3 – 0
Andover A drew 0 – 0
Salisbury drew 0 – 0
Southampton won 4 – 0

Romsey Lions had a great mornings hockey. They started off with a 1-1 draw against Trojans A with a blinding goal from James Fuller. Then conceded 3 goals against Fareham although the score in no way reflected the percentage of play. Their next two games were both 0-0 draws against Andover A and Salisbury with great defending from Ellen Page and Lucie Taylor-Blake and superb goal keeping played out by Brandon Harris who saved several attempts at goal. Throughout this the battling was consistent in midfield with Tessa Drake, Naeve Poutney and Alice Appleton chasing down balls. But the icing on the cake was a 4-0 win against hosts Southampton with James Fuller scoring all 4 goals from set ups by Alice Appleton, Joe Arnold and Naeve Poutney.

Romsey U8’s Tigers (Stan Arnold, Catherine Clarke, Ellie East, Ben Harris, Brandon Harris (GK), Marianne Lawson, Lucia Rugge Price, Jack Sluman, Alice Thomas)

Results

Trojans A drew 1 – 1
Fareham lost 3 – 0
Andover A drew 0 – 0
Salisbury drew 0 – 0
Southampton won 4 – 0

Romsey Tigers also played out a superb mornings hockey. Their first match was a 3-0 defeat against Basingstoke but this didn’t deter them and their next game against Winchester was a 0-0 draw with consistent defending from Stan Arnold, Catherine Clarke and Ben Harris, aided by solid goal keeping again from Brandon Harris. Their next game was a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth but they kept fighting with strong midfield performances from Ellie East, Marianne Lawson, Lucia Rugge Price and Alice Thomas. But they too had a great end to the mornings play with a 3-1 win against Trojans B with goals from Joe Arnold, Stan Arnold and James Fuller.

Congratulations to you all and thanks to all the support from parents. We look forward to the next Mini Tournament which we will be hosting on Sunday 4th December.