Unbeaten in the Premier Division all season, Cannock's cup woes have dogged them for a second time in two weeks. Finishing a disappointing fifth in the European Club Championships on home turf at the beginning of the month, they went down 3-2 to Loughborough Students in the first day of play in the England Hockey Super Cup. In the other men's match Surbiton overcame Reading 5-3. The women's matches in the Super Cup went more to form. Canterbury beat Olton 2-1, whilst Leicester overcame Bowden Hightown 5-3. These results set Canterbury and Leicester up to a potential head-to-head on Sunday for the cup. The prize is a place in next year's Women's European Club Championships, a competition in which Canterbury took the silver in Berlin two weeks ago.
The Super Cup is decided on a round-robin basis - a format which has come in for some criticism in the past as it has led to the cup being decided before the third day matches are played.
