HOCKEY: Tough Travelling

HIP — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:41:48 +0000

South Saxons Mens, Womens and Mixed teams were all in action over the weekend despite the desperately wet weather.

In South East Mens Division 1 (East), the Men’s first team, captained by Lloyd Williams, travelled to Rochester to take on league leaders Old Williamsonians. Their hosts, who had won 14 and drawn one of their 16 league matches to date, were a class apart and won 8-0, leaving Saxons perilously placed in 10th position out of 12.

In South East Womens Division 1 (East), the Saxon Women, who were promoted from Martlets Division 1 last season, went to another high-flying side, Tunbridge Wells, and lost 4-0. Captain Caitlin Merison said: “Tunbridge were a well-drilled side. Unfortunately, we could not match our earlier season home performance of 1-1. We were on the back foot and they came out strongly in the first half with three goals. Our second half performance was much better, but we were unable to pull the scoreline back.”

At lower levels, the men’s teams were more successful, with the seconds winning at Worthing while thirds and fourths both continue to head their respective divisions. So too does the women’s second team.

Saxons Mixed Team competed in the England Hockey Tier 2 KO Championships on Sunday. An exciting and good-spirited away fixture against Eastbourne saw them level 1-1 at half-time, but they tired in the second half, and Eastbourne ran out 5-2 victors.

South East Men’s Division 1 East

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Old Williamsonians	17	15	1	1	79	24	55	46
2	Eastbourne 1	17	14	1	2	62	26	36	43
3	Folkestone Optimist 1	17	11	3	3	60	33	27	36
4	Gore Court 1	17	8	3	6	45	39	6	27
5	Canterbury Pilgrims	17	9	0	8	54	62	-8	27
6	Maidstone 1	16	8	2	6	49	45	4	26
7	Holcombe 3	17	7	1	9	32	42	-10	22
8	Ashford (Kent) 1	17	6	2	9	53	52	1	20
9	Burnt Ash (Bexley) 1	17	6	2	9	36	50	-14	20
10	South Saxons 1	17	4	0	13	29	59	-30	12
11	Cliftonville 1	16	3	0	13	23	57	-34	9
12	Herne Bay 1	17	2	1	14	35	68	-33	7

South East Women’s Division 1 East

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Holcombe 2	17	15	1	1	71	16	55	46
2	Canterbury 2	17	13	3	1	48	18	30	42
3	Marden Russets 1	17	11	3	3	45	16	29	36
4	Tunbridge Wells 1	17	11	2	4	53	18	35	35
5	Sevenoaks 3	17	9	2	6	40	28	12	29
6	Blackheath & Elthamians W1	17	8	1	8	35	23	12	25
7	Canterbury 3	17	7	0	10	17	34	-17	21
8	Ashford (Kent) 1	17	6	2	9	19	24	-5	20
9	Sevenoaks Acorns	17	5	2	10	21	50	-29	17
10	Folkestone Optimist 2	17	5	1	11	20	38	-18	16
11	South Saxons 1	17	2	3	12	20	47	-27	9
12	Bexleyheath & Belvedere 1	17	0	0	17	5	82	-77	0

South Saxons Mens – Hastings Independent Press

HOCKEY: Tough Travelling

South East Men’s Division 1 East

South East Women’s Division 1 East