Reading booked their place in the Quarter Finals of the England Hockey 2XI Cup with a 1-0 win away to Bath Buccaneers. With a massive squad of 12 and conditions that were definitely not tropical Reading arrived at Bath and warmed up with a hike across the University campus dodging the triathletes in the process. [...]
Reading hosted Rover Oxford at Sonning Lane on Saturday, and a 6-0 win for the home team saw them move up to second place in South League Division 1. With Rover Oxford sitting at the bottom of the league with only a single point to their name Reading were hopeful of a good result, but [...]
With a break in South League fixtures this weekend Reading 1a’s hosted Maidenhead at the Reading Uni pitch in a friendly match. Reading attacked well in the opening part of the match but Maidenhead battled well to keep in the game and try and break down the Reading attacks. However it was Reading who opened [...]
It’s not too often that the 1a’s score 5 goals in a game, though over the last couple of seasons they have managed to do so a few times in Cup / friendly action. But the stattos amongst you would have to go right back to February 2003 to find a League match in which [...]
Eyes on the PiesReading Ladies 1a’s made it 2 wins in 2 days as they beat Old Loughtonians 2’s in the first round of the England Hockey 2XI Cup competition. Having reached the Semi-Final of the competition last year Reading repeated the successful theme of Saturday night pie – infact some might say that Pie [...]
3 Lyons Reading Ladies 1a’s maintained winning ways in their South League Division 1 game against Southampton, with Chloe Lyons netting a hattrick to add to a single from Chiara Clarke. If last weeks start had been sloppy then this weeks opening 20 minutes was a complete contrast with the 1a’s dominating play and looking [...]
Reading Ladies 1a’s began their league season with a 2-1 win away to Hampstead and Westminster on Saturday. However the spectators would have been forgiven for predicting a different score after the first 10 minutes of play, when a sloppy start saw Reading on the back foot and under increasing pressure. Reading didn’t adjust to [...]
Reading Ladies 1a’s notched up 7 goals without reply in their pre-season friendly on Saturday. With the league not starting for another week a friendly triangular had been arranged, but a last minute change of plan and some quick work by Gemma saw them instead head to north London to take on Southgate 2’s. Despite [...]
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 [...]
Reading 1a’s faced another tough test this weekend when 2nd placed Epsom visited Sonning Lane. Reading got off to the worst start when they turned over possession and conceded a short corner within seconds of the start, however they successfully defended the corner and began to try and settle into the game. Epsom continued to [...]
