CONGRATULATIONS - WE’RE CHAMPIONS!! Yes, READING VETERANS are Champions of the WESSEX SUPERVETS ALLIANCE LEAGUE 2008/2009 and finished their League fixtures on 28th March with another win 4:1 against Haslemere; Tim Mann scoring all four; well done Tim! The final League results scoreboard being: Played 21: Won 19: Drawn 2: Lost 0: Goals For 92: Goals against 15. [...]
So the Rascals went down to a solitary mid second half goal to Reading Rovers in their last game of the regular season. Although not happy with the defeat, it did nothing to detract from the fact that the Rascals finished in fourth place and therefore qualified for the end of season play-offs when they [...]
Reminder that the start time for this last home league game is 14:00 not the usual time of 14:30
Big old weekend of fixtures at The Lane this weekend as the season draws to a close…. Saturday 28th March Sonning Lane 10:30 – Ladies 2 (5th) v Marlow (4th) 12:00 – Ladies 1a (8th) v (4th) Oxford Hawks 1 1:30 – Renegades (6th) v (5th) Spencer 6 3:00 – Vets (Champions) v Haslmere Bluebirds [...]
Reading travelled to Tilsley Park on a beautifully tropical Saturday to play a young side in the process of rebuilding after losing nearly all their senior players. There was an air of festivity within the Dirty 2s and we took to the pitch with big smiles and Mels instruction to “have fun!” ringing in our [...]
Reading were crowned Slazenger EHL Womens conference East champions on Saturday, but first they had to resist the challenge posed by a young Southgate side to preserve their unbeaten run. This was a scrappy performance from the Blues as they looked a bit tired, and struggled with the unseasonable heat. Southgate have given Reading the [...]
CONGRATULATIONS - WE’RE CHAMPIONS!! Yes, READING VETERANS are Champions of the WESSEX SUPERVETS ALLIANCE ALLIANCE LEAGUE 2008/2009 Although they still game a game to play next Saturday v Haslemere, they have remained unbeaten and not even Oxford Hawks can catch them now – well done everyone (and all their goalkeepers!). They beat Epsom 7:0 yesterday. [...]
So an exciting day at Sonning Lane on Saturday as the Ladies 1s received their trophy and medals for winning the Slazenger EHL Women’s Conference East in a presentation made by Jan Baker from England Hockey. First they had a hard fought game against a young Southgate side intent on spoiling the party, but the [...]
Reading travelled away on Saturday hoping to put some distance between themselves and bottom side Harrow. A lengthy delay ensued when both umpires failed to arrive for the 11.30 start, following a mix up in the times detailed in their confirmation e-mails. The game eventually got underway around an hour late by which time the [...]
