Sunday, 13^th May: Leicestershire Under-13 JAC Squad took part in the Midlands counties tournament in Coventry with 13 of the 16 players coming from Leicester Hockey Club. To put their day into context, nine of those had played the previous day in the prestigious National Under-12 Boys event at Cannock.

Leicestershire played six gruelling 20 minute 11-a-side matches with the results as follows:

The one defeat was against eventual winners Warwickshire, the physically smaller Leicestershire players being over-powered by the physical strength, and no little skill, of their opponents. Leicestershire were awarded several short corners, none of which resulted in a goal threat.

Leicestershire finished third out of seven teams, behind Nottinghamshire and the winners Warwickshire.

Squad (Leicester Hockey Club players in bold):

Ethan Smith (GK),  Ketan Deogan (GK), Aneesh Deogan, Ben Jefferson, Benjamin Newcombe, Daniel Wolloff, Amar Chudasama, Eddie Robinson, Aaron Patel, Saajan Patel, Sam Moorhouse, Ruben Smalley-Kaspruk, Harry Antill, Rohan Bhuhi (C), Patrick Gubb, Isaac Garner

Saturday, 12th May: Having qualified as Midlands champions Leicester Hockey Club Under-12 Boys returned from the national tournament for the top ten teams in the country having made a great impression at Cannock.

The round-robin pool matches started with a match against Harleston Magpies. The city boys started slowly and found themselves two goals down early in the match. However, they got stronger as the game went on and found the net twice, through Rohan Bhuhi and Ben Jefferson, but lost the match 4-2.

The improvement in the latter stages of the previous match was carried through into the next match, against Yorkshire side Thirk. This was a competitive affair with Leicester creating several scoring opportunities but only winning 1-0 thanks to an Aaron Patel strike.

The winning momentum continued into the third match against Guildford when Leicester produced some scintillating hockey to run out 4-2 winners against strong opposition. The goals came through Aaron Patel, Ben Jefferson and two from Rohan Bhuhi, the second of which was a stunning reverse stick shot into the top corner of the goal after a trademark dribble.

Leicester went into the final match with a chance of finishing top of the group. To achieve this they had to beat Team Bath Buccaneers, who had a 100% record from their earlier matches. The contest was a high quality match with Leicester’s skill against Bath’s all-round strength. There were scoring opportunities at both ends and either side could have won. In the end, a solitary Rohan Bhuhi goal was not enough in a 3-1 defeat to the eventual tournament winners. This left Leicester sweating on other results to see if they were to finish second in the group and contest a medal position.

At the completion of the pool stages Leicester found themselves in third place and therefore progressing to the 5^th/6^th play-off against Airedale from the North region. Leicester got off to a flying start taking an early two goal lead with goals from Ben Jefferson and Saajan Patel. Airedale fought back with goals of their own and a third goal from Rohan Bhuhi resulted in a 3-3 score line at full-time. The tie meant that penalty strokes would decide the final classification. Airedale won the shoot-out 3-1 to claim fifth place leaving Leicester in sixth.

Coach Harvinder Bhuhi said after the tournament, “To be in the top six U12 teams in the country is a great achievement. The boys have shown that they belong amongst the elite in their age group and, if they continue on their current development path, their future will be very exciting”.

Team: Senna Patel, Rohan Bhuhi (C), Ethan Smith (GK), Daniel Wolloff, Aaron Patel, Ben Newcombe, Sam Moorhouse, Amar Chudasama, Ben Jefferson, Saajan Patel.

Final Standings: 1st Team Bath Buccaneers, 2nd Avalon, 3rd (joint) Oxford Hawks and Harleston Magpies, 5th Airedale, 6th LEICESTER, 7th Guildford, 8th Beeston, 9th Old Loughtonians, 10th Thirsk.

How others reported the day:

http://www.thirskhockeyclub.org.uk/blog/under-12-boys-national-finals-day/

http://www.teambath.com/2012/05/12/match-report-hockey-in2hockey-club-u12-championship-national-finals/

http://www.magpies-hockey.co.uk/2012/05/mikes-mini-musings-14-may-2012.html

http://www.airedalehockey.co.uk/index.php/juniorresults

Saturday, April 28th: U12 Boys entered two teams at the annual Lutterworth Junior Tournament. The two squads were:

Black Shirts: Ethan Smith (GK), Senna Patel, Saajan Patel, Sam Moorhouse, Rohan Bhuhi, Ben Newcombe, Ben Jefferson, Tom Moorhouse, Noah Wood.

White Shirts: Sam Standish (GK), George Toolan, Ruben Smalley-Kaspruk, Amar Chudasama, Aaron Patel, Daniel Wolloff, Ethan Pittham, Parmveer Ragi, Max Ellis, Luke Cartwright.

The teams played a round-robin contest between six teams. The Black Shirts won the tournament with a 100% record of results:

(v) Ashby W 6-0, (v) Leicester White Shirts W 7-0, (v) South Leicester W 5-0, (v) Lutterworth W 6-0, (v) Belper W 4-3.

After a string of comfortable victories the outcome of the event went to the last game. An excellent game of hockey produced some end-to-end action with Leicester holding out for a 4-3 win to claim the tournament trophy.

The White Shirts had a mixture of results including a 1-1 draw against Ashby, 0-1 defeat against Belper, a 0-7 defeat against the other Leicester squad and 2-0 wins over Lutterworth and South Leicester.

Black Shirts P 5 W 5 D 0 L 0 F 28 A 3 (Position: Winners)

White Shirts P 5 W 2 D 1 L 2 F 5 A 9 (Position: 3rd)

Under 10s win MK Tournament 2012

April 22nd: Leicester U10′s travelled to Milton Keynes to compete in their annual hockey tournament.

First match up was Milton Keynes B with Leicester attacking from the start. Tom Moorhouse set up  Ethan Pittham for the first of his incredible six goals in the opening match! Tom and Hephizabah Smalley-Kaspruk joined in with the scoring to round off an 8-0 victory.

In the second match, the team faced Northampton. After a slow start, Tom broke through with two quick goals before the floodgates opened; goals from Ethan, Will and another  from Tom completed the scoring. Leicester won the match 7-0.

Next up was a tough game against early pacesetters Milton Keynes A. All the defending skills of Anna and Will were called into play, and debut goalkeeper Jaimin Metcalf  made a great  contribution to keeping a clean sheet. Leicester scored near the final whistle to break the hearts of the home crowd with Tom dribbling around the defence and slotting into the corner for a 1-0 win.

In the final match, Leicester played against Bedford knowing a win would seal the title. Against another tough opponent, Tom scored the first goal and Ethan added two more to complete a 3-0 victory and, with it, the title.

U10 Final squad and scorers: Tom M (8 goals), Ethan P (9), Hephizabah (2), Will R (1), Jaimin M, Caitlin P, Anna C.

Team Manager: David Hill

Under 10: Winning Team

 Under 12s put up good show

Late player withdrawals from the Under 12 team meant a call up to U10 goalkeeper Jaimin, who had earlier helped the U10 team to win their category.

In the first match two goals from Senna Patel gave Leicester a 2-0 win.

A 2-2 draw against Milton Keynes was next up with Luke Cartwright and Parmveer Ragi scoring their first goals for the team. The team created several chances but failed to capitalise and were duly punished as the opposition snatched a last minute equaliser.

In the third match, Luke and Senna were on target for Leicester in a 2-3 defeat against eventual tournament winners Northampton. Once again, there were encouraging performances from all the players but lost out on this occasion.

Leicester were pushed into third place by Milton Keynes on goals scored.

Final placings: 1st Northampton, 2nd MKHC, 3rd Leicester, 4th Bedford

Manager Rajinder Ragi said afterwards, “Overall I was delighted with the way the team played. They all thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  I was very impressed with Jaimin making his debut as goalkeeper; he made some fantastic saves.  You would not have guessed it was his first time in goal”.

U12 Team

Sunday 1st April 2012: County champions Leicester Men’s Hockey Club Under-12 boys added the Midlands title to their growing string of successes. The tournament, held this year at Rugby School, featured the twelve top teams from the region. Based on recent performances, Leicester went into the competition quietly confident knowing that there were big hurdles to overcome.

The group stage of the event started with a thumping 6-1 victory over Lichfield with goals coming from the hugely influential Rohan Bhuhi (2), Sam Moorhouse (2), Ben Jefferson and Aaron Patel. With two more goals from Bhuhi in the next match, Leicester continued the good start with a 2-0 win over more difficult opponents, Worcester.

In bright spring sunshine, the boys’ confidence was visibly growing as they eased past Boots with another 2-0 score line. Bhuhi’s early goal was added to by Jefferson mid-way through the game. Despite not adding to the goal tally, the boys’ entertaining style of hockey was grabbing the attention of the sizeable crowd.

Leicester maintained their 100% record with victory over Coventry & North Warwickshire, thanks to a solitary Jefferson strike early in the game. With rivals Burton having drawn one of their earlier games, Leicester needed simply to avoid defeat to top the group and avoid hot favourites Beeston, from the other pool, in the semi-finals. A scoreless match, in which Burton offered no threat, set up a last-four encounter against Belper.

With a scintillating performance and goals from Jefferson, Bhuhi and Amar Chudasama, Leicester stormed into their first final at this level with a 3-0 win. This was the team’s best performance of the day as they made light work of good opposition.

In the final against giants Beeston, Leicester started cautiously and, for the first time, showed signs of feeling inferior to their opponents. Beeston came out of the blocks like a team desperate to secure yet another title, but in the fifth minute, the hard-running Ben Jefferson played a one-two with Rohan Bhuhi on the half-way line and slipped the ball past the approaching goalkeeper to put the city boys in the lead. All the defensive skills of Senna Patel, Daniel Wolloff and Saajan Patel would be needed from here on in to hold on to the slender lead.

Mid-way through the game, Beeston equalised  from their second penalty corner in quick succession, and with only three minutes left on the clock they took the lead from a quick break. The Leicester boys were down but not out as they pushed to the end. Right on the stroke of full-time, a penalty corner was awarded to Leicester. This was the last play of the match and anything other than a goal would hand the title to Beeston. Ben Newcombe injected the ball to the mercurial Rohan Bhuhi, who dodged away from advancing defenders to thunder the ball into the back boards to tie the final at 2-2.

A best-of-three penalty shootout would decide the winner and it was Beeston who went first. Leicester goalkeeper Ethan Smith moved to his right to save with his pads. Aaron Patel withstood the pressure to pass the ball past the Beeston goalkeeper and hand the advantage to Leicester. Another save by Smith, this time to his left, meant that if Leicester scored their next stroke they would be champions. Captain Rohan Bhuhi stepped up to complete the job and spark huge celebrations, on and off the pitch.

By becoming Midlands champions, Leicester now progress to the National Under-12 boys championship, which will be held in May.

After the success, head coach Harvinder Bhuhi said, “This is an incredible group of boys with an amazing team spirit. It is a joy to see them having so much fun. It is their desire that inspires the coaches to put in so much time with the boys and there is no limit to what they can achieve in the future. They have done their club, county and families proud”.

The boys celebrate receiving the winning trophy

TEAM: Ethan Smith (GK), Senna Patel, Daniel Wolloff, Saajan Patel, Amar Chudasama, Sam Moorhouse, Rohan Bhuhi (C), Ben Newcombe, Ben Jefferson, Aaron Patel.

Championship winning team

Coaches: Harvinder Bhuhi, Rinoo Patel & Paul Moorhouse

Manager: Dinesh Chudasama

Leicester U12 Girls Put On Great Show

On the same day, as County champions for the 2nd year running, Leicester Under-12 girls went to the Regional Finals, held this year at Rugby School, with high hopes. Although clear winners of the County tournament, the young Leicester team knew they would have to raise their performance a notch to compete at a regional level. Their pool included the top teams from the Midlands.

The tournament started off with 0-0 draws against Belper and Telford & Wrekin, in which Leicester completely dominated both games. There were particularly strong performances from the youngest player on the pitch, 8 year old Hephzibah Smalley-Kaspruk in right midfield, and Georgia Ryman, debuting as goal keeper. Lots of goal scoring opportunities presented themselves with many near misses, unfortunately the Leicester attack were unable to convert them into results.

Finally, in the third game Leicester pulled off a 1-0 win against Lichfield following a great display of attacking skill by the Captain Simran Sembi, who slotted the ball across for Rachael Chipman for a great strike on goal.

A 2-0 defeat against Worcester left the team with a big challenge going into the final draw against a very strong Beeston side. The Leicester team battled hard, with Niamh Quaid making a big impact as attacking centre forward. Leicester were hard pressed in their own half for much of the game, however, ably led by Jaskirat Aulakh in defence and supported by Isabel Glover and Praveen Ragi in midfield, Leicester managed to stay in the game. A moments lack of concentration in the final minutes, saw the favourites Beeston put away a well struck goal. Despite a spirited response led by Simran Sembi, Leicester failed to pull the game back

Fielding the youngest team in the tournament, including Amy Jones and Ellie Lineham recent recruits from the U10s, meant that the task was going to be difficult. However, the team showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with next season, when they compete again in the same age group another year older and with another years experience under their belts.

Leicester Under-12 girls are trained and managed as part of Leicester Men’s Hockey Club Junior Development Programme

TEAM: Georgia Ryman (GK) Hephzibah Smalley-Kaspruk, Jaskirat Aulakh, Simran Sembi, Rachael Chipman, Amy Jones, Ellie Lineham, Praveen Ragi, Isabel Glover, Niamh Quaid

Tournament U12 Girls Team Managers: Antin Kaspruk & Rajinder Raji

Report supplied by U12 Girls Coach Anna Smalley

Under 10 Boys Experience Competitive Hockey

Saturday 31st March 2012: With Leicestershire offering no competitive hockey at this age group, Leicester U10 Boys travelled to Rugby School to represent the county at the Midlands tournament with half the team having never played a match.

However, it was a successful day as all the boys were smiling at the end of play. They got to know each other and some had their first experience of competitive matches.

In this context, the results were irrelevant.

The experience should encourage the boys to keep playing hockey and continue improving through excellent junior hockey provision at the club.

The boys lost their opening game against eventual champions Beeston by 3-1, with Tom Moorhouse putting in a fine performance, which he capped with a stunning goal.

Next up was a 2-0 defeat against Wolverhampton, followed by a 5-0 reverse against Burton.

By the time of the final game against Rugby & East Warwickshire the boys had run out of steam and lost 8-1, despite some heroic efforts from Yuvraj Bhuhi in goal. Tom Moorhouse, once again, the goalscorer.

To their credit, the young players left the tournament feeling that they had done their best, which is all that can be asked.

TEAM: Yuvraj Bhuhi(GK), Tom Moorhouse(C), Parmveer Ragi, Jaimin Metcalf, Henry Davison, Jay Patel, Will Roberts, Charlie Lloyd-Jones, Louis Marshall

The 2010/11 junior coaching season ended last Sunday 3^rd July with a fun day for more than 40 of the club’s children aged 12 and under. The youngsters were divided into six teams which competed in several skills contests. All present enjoyed the day which was rounded off with a presentation of medals to all the participating players. Special awards were presented to selected individuals by Mr Pukhraj Singh Babra of Leicester Motor Company (our sponsor).

Goalkeeping Awards

• Catherine Toolan (U12 Girls)
• Ketan Deogan (U12 Boys)
• Yuvraj Singh Bhuhi (U9 & U10 Boys)
• Amar Chudasama (U12 Boys)
• Isaac Garner (U12 Boys)
• Ethan Smith (U11 & U12 Boys)
• Sam Standish (U10 & U11 Boys)

Special Achievement for dedication to the junior coaching programme

• Kathryn York

Most Improved Player of the Year

• U8 Girls: Hephzibah Smalley-Kaspruk
• U8 Boys: Tom Moorhouse
• U10 Girls: Rosalind Rashid
• U10 Boys: Robbie Spencer
• U12 Girls: Amalia Gane
• U12 Boys: Ben Newcombe

The Under 12 boys team travelled to Lutterworth for a fun day of hockey. Having a large squad meant a lot of rotation of players with the emphasis on pitch time rather than results. They boys finished third on goal difference in the seven team tournament.

Although the team started slowly and got stronger as the day went on, the results exaggerated this as the stronger opposition was in the earlier games. Starting with a flat 0-1 defeat in the opening match against eventual winners Belper, the boys won the second match with goals from captain Ben Newcombe and Ben Jefferson.

The best match of the day was the next one against Burton I. An even contest was won by Burton as they took their chances whereas Leicester missed theirs. The Burton goalkeeper was in good form making three excellent saves. Two further missed golden opportunities to score meant another loss for the team. There were also a couple of good saves from Leicester’s goalkeeper Ketan Deogan when it looked likely that Burton would score.

Comfortable leads over weaker opposition in the following matches allowed rare outfield cameo performances for 7-year-old Yuvraj Bhuhi who, on three occasions, came close to scoring to cap his big day. There were improved performances from all the players as Joel Holzer found form with four goals and Rohan Bhuhi also chipped in with the same tally.

Once again, Senna Patel was typically hard-working in defence and Ethan Smith, Aneesh Deogan and late addition, Sam Moorhouse got opportunities to try out new positions on the pitch. Aaron Patel linked up well in several sweeping one-touch moves and capped his improving performance by finishing off an excellent sequence of passes.

Squad: Ketan Deogan (GK), Aneesh Deogan, Senna Patel, Ethan Smith, Ben Newcombe (C), Joel Holzer, Ben Jefferson, Aaron Patel, Yuvraj Bhuhi, Rohan Bhuhi, Sam Moorhouse.

The U12 boys travelled to Milton Keynes to take part in a 7 team round robin mini-hockey tournament. The club fielded one full side and provided 4 players, including 9-year-old Sam Standish, to a scratch team, playing as the ‘Midlands Marauders’, which combined players from Northampton and Milton Keynes.

Under glorious sunny conditions the Leicester boys played some exceptional hockey to top the league table and win the tournament.

A hat-trick apiece from Aaron Patel and Rohan Bhuhi got the day started and this was followed by a 3-0 win in which the goals were shared between Ruben Smalley-Kaspruk, Sam Moorhouse and Rohan Bhuhi.

In their final match, the Marauders drew 1-1 with Tring whilst Leicester were engaged in a top-of-the-table clash against a strong Aylesbury I team to decide the tournament winner. Leicester fell a goal behind to a penalty corner strike early in the game. However, the boys dug deep and produced their best hockey of the day to claim a 3-1 comeback victory with Rohan Bhuhi scoring all the Leicester goals.

Once again, all the boys were a credit to themselves and the club. They set the tournament alight with some brilliant hockey to win this seven team contest. They made many new friends and admirers today, and this includes the boys in both the teams. 

The teams

LHC Team: Amar Chudasama, Isaac Garner (C), Daniel Wolloff, Rohan Bhuhi, Aaron Patel, Sam Moorhouse, Ruben Smalley-Kaspruk, Saajan Patel

LHC Players in Marauders Team: Ketan Deogan (GK), Aneesh Deogan, Sam Standish, Ethan Smith.

Leicester HC Results

Midlands Marauders Results

Qualifying as winners of their respective Leicestershire age-group categories, Leicester’s youngsters flew the flag for the county at the Midlands round of the U10 and U12 mini-hockey tournament. In addition to the club’s own U10 boys, U12 girls and U12 boys teams, children from the club’s coaching programme represented South Leicester U12 boys.

All our teams fielded several players much younger than the age category they were playing in. The U12 girls came up with strong opposition and had to fight hard to remain competitive. However, both the U10 and U12 boys teams reached the semi-finals of their competitions. What makes their achievements even more encouraging for the future is that many of them have not just one but two more years at this level.

Boys U12

Lacking any real competitive hockey over the season, the U12 boys team went to Cannock not knowing what to expect. There were many big name clubs in the event but this was to be the first measure of the progress the boys have made at the club’s growing school of hockey.

The competition format was two pools of seven teams with the top two qualifying through to the semi-finals. With each game being of 12 minutes duration, this was a lot of hockey for such young legs.

The day got off to a solid start with a 2-0 victory over Worcester with goals from the ever-energetic Ben Jefferson and captain for the day Rohan Bhuhi. In the next game, Sutton Coldfield were swept aside by the same two goalscorers, Ben J going one better with a brace of goals on this occasion. There were exceptional performances all over the pitch with Isaac Garner growing solidly into an assured presence on the right side of the defence and Ben Newcombe showing game-intelligence well beyond his age. Whilst, as planned, most of the destructive force was down the right flank there were skilful options too along the left side through Sam Moorhouse and Aneesh Deogan in an attacking sense and left-back Daniel Wolloff patrolling the defensive zone. 

The third match was another fluent display against a strong West Bridford side in which the live-wire goalkeeping of Amar Chudasama was called into action. Once again, goals from Ben J and Rohan made it three wins out of three matches with a 2-0 scoreline.

The 100% start continued with a comfortable 5-0 win against South Leicester with goals from Sam Moorhouse, Rohan and a hat-trick from Aneesh.

Against Lichfield in the fifth game, Leicester went a goal down and, for the first time, had to play hard to get back into the game. The inevitable equaliser did eventually come  through Ben J and, in the end, the boys were unlucky not to have clinched a late winner when Rohan fired a high reverse stick shot wide after  beating a couple of defenders.

As the competition entered the later stages, the young legs began to tire and were punished by a strong Belper team who won comfortably by a 3-0 margin which could have been worse had it not been for a combination of some desperate last ditch defending and alert goalkeeping from Amar. Daniel produced his best performance of the day in this game as Belper attacked down their right wing.

Having lost the last match of the pool stage, it was the result of Belper’s match against West Bridgford which booked our passage into a semi-final meeting against the favourites Beeston.

The semi-final got off to a bright start but with the match still goalless Leicester lost the influential Rohan to an injury. This meant a reshuffle to the formation that had worked well up to this point. Ben J took over in right midfield and went on to have a great game in an unaccustomed position and Aneesh became a lone forward. Beeston’s physical superiority came more to the fore as they controlled the game against weary opposition for a 2-0 win.

Even having just missed out on qualification to the national round, the boys were beaming at the end with their overall performances. They were never out of their depth and their best hockey was a delight to watch. Surely, they will be strong candidates for further success next year when they return with another season of development under their belts.

They came to the tournament not knowing their level and left having proved that they can compete with the best in the Midlands. They were a credit to themselves and the club. With the exception of Isaac Garner all the remaining members of this squad will still be eligible as U12s next year, when the expectation will be to go at least one step better.

Team: Amar Chudasama (GK), Isaac Garner, Daniel Wolloff, Rohan Bhuhi (C), Ben Newcombe, Sam Moorhouse, Ben Jefferson, Aneesh Deogan

Absent injured: Saajan Patel

South Leicester Boys U12

The South Leicester team was drawn in the same pool as Leicester and found the going a little tougher. There was an excellent debut goalkeeping performance from Ketan Deogan and Harminder Babra chipped in with 3 goals in the group matches. A special mention is earned by Senna Patel who remained resolute in his defending against some heavy pressure from opposition teams.

There were many positives as the team achieved a win and a draw in the pool matches but never really challenged for a semi-final berth. The most positive aspect was the experience gained and the enjoyment of competitive hockey which will be useful in the future.

Team: Ketan Deogan (GK), Senna Patel, Ethan Smith, Ruben Smalley-Kaspruk (C), Krishnan Persaud, Aaron Patel, Harminder Babra

Absent ill: Joel Holzer

Boys U10

The U10 Boys team had a slow start losing their first game 0-1 against Burton but recovered to complete the remainder of the group matches undefeated.

There were some excellent performances from all the youngsters as they stormed to a comfortable 3-0 win against Wednesbury with goals from Ethan Pittham, Tom Moorhouse and Robbie Spencer.

Their growing confidence was further boosted with a 2-2 draw against favourites Beeston. Robbie and Tom were once again on target for Leicester.

A semi-final place was secured in the final pool match with a comfortable 2-0 win against Rugby and East Warwickshire.

Unfortunately, the boys couldn’t get over their semi-final hurdle going down 2-1 in a good match. Tom Moorhouse finding the target once more to cap a great day for the whole squad.

Team: Yuvraj Bhuhi (GK), Sam Standish, George Toolan, Tom Moorhouse, Robbie Spencer, Ethan Pittham, Jaimin Metcalf. Parmveer Ragi

Girls U12

The girls team fielded players as young as seven and struggled to compete against physically stronger teams. Goalkeeper and captain Catherine Toolan was kept busy throughout the tournament and performed brilliantly.

There was a full day’s hockey playing against teams from Cannock, Newark, Worcester, Rugby, Market Drayton and Burton.

The teamed showed good spirit and played with pride and the experience will hold them in good stead for future competitions.

Team: Catherine Toolan(GK, C), Hephzibah Smalley-Kaspruk, Praveen Ragi, Isabel Glover, Sumanpreet Babra, Jaskirat Aulakh, Liberty Ferguson, Rosalind Rashid, Amalia Gane

Leicester won the Leicestershire & Rutland Hockey Association tournament on Saturday 25th September 2010, beating Coalville in the final by 1-0.

The side featured young first team newcomers Stephen, Jack, Harminder, Mithul and Scott who all impressed. They won the tournament with a 100% record.

County tournament winning team

Results

Pool matches:  (v) Melton W 2-1
                        (v) Loughborough Students W 2-0
                        (v) Coalville W 1-0

Semi-Final:      (v) Westleigh W 2-0

Final:                (v) Coalville W 1-0