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 [...]
Saturday 28th February 2009 If last week’s game was all grace and artistry without the punch, that was certainly was not the case this week as Rascals fairly hammered London Wayfarers at the tired looking National Sports Arena at Crystal Palace. Another huge journey to a midday match in the Southern Galaxy had little effect [...]
Rascals came straight out of the blocks as is there custom and went ahead with a smart early tap in by the competitive Josh Gemmell but for long periods of this game the Rascals played with all the grace and artistry of a ballet class but without the punch before stepping up through the gears [...]
Saturday 14th February 2009 Reading Rascals completed a season’s double over Spaniards and halted a string of adverse results with a hard fought away win at Paddington Recreational Grounds in London. This was a game played in a fine spirit but was not without its moments of controversy. Despite the early hour and with most [...]
Saturday 31st January 2009 Sport can be strange sometimes – you can do almost everything right, dominate the game but still lose and so it proved as the Rascals travelled to the other side of the world to come second to the OLA in an extremely good game of free flowing Hockey.Rascals started at a [...]
Saturday 17th January 2009 About the only things the Rascals got from this trip round the M25 was Air Miles as they came away second best in an entertaining encounter against Southgate Mens 5s at their Trent Park facility in the genteel London Borough of Enfield. Normally a fast starting side themselves, the Rascals were [...]
If ever there was any question that the Christmas spirit rolled over into the New Year, it was quickly dispelled as Skipper Ron Daffey’s Rascals headed deep into the Southern Hemisphere for a tough encounter against Blackheath Heathens. Not helped by some late withdrawals and with star front man Matthew Cooke carrying an injury, the [...]
Having travelled at least half way around the globe and through Equatorial Epping Forest, Reading Rascals returned to their winning ways with a comprehensive away win against Old Loughtonians Mens’s 5s. Any concerns about jet-lag were quickly dispelled as Rascals tore in to the attack from the start. A clever run by Adam Langford along [...]
Welcoming both Chris Ashby and Mickey Denahey in place of defence ace Ian Ashby and the injured Skipper, Ronan Daffy, the Rascals side was not noticeably weakened as they overcame a resilient Maidenhead side by 4 goals without reply in what again was a good match to watch. Carrying on from the standard set last [...]
With his squad ravaged by call ups and sickness, skipper Ronan Daffy was concerned to have only 12 fit and able players to start against one of the current league leaders Hampstead and Westminster Spaniards at the University of Reading Ground. He need not have worried as the Rascals tore into attack as if their [...]
