(Picture: Leuven and Three Rock Rovers have already played each other in Round One)Experienced European campaigners Cannock have drawn the Dutch club, Bloemendaal in the Second Round of the EuroHockey League, due to be played in Hamburg next Easter. League newbies, East Grinstead have a less challenging, although tough enough draw, against French club St Germain, whilst Reading find themselves paired up with Spanish side Real Club Polo Barcelona. These are three of the draws in the EuroHockey League made in Amsterdam earlier today. Rather like last season, where English clubs Reading and Cannock were drawn against each other in Round Two, this time around it is two German clubs who will have to try to eliminate the other to reach Round Three – Dusseldorfer and host side UHC Hamburg. Probably the most disappointing meeting of the eight matches is the game between Belgian club Leuven and Three Rock Rovers from Ireland. These two sides shared a pool with Atletic Terrassa in Round One and pulled off a coup by eliminating the Spanish side. This means that only one of these two gallant outsiders will progress to Round Three.
The draw will be:
Bloemendaal (Netherlands) v Cannock (England)
East Grinstead (England) v St Germain (France)
Dusseldorfer (Germany) v UHC Hamburg (Germany)
Club Egara (Spain) v Der Club an der Alster (Germany)
Rotterdam (Netherlands) v Waterloo Ducks (Belgium)
Leuven (Belgium) v Three Rock Rovers (Ireland)
RC Polo Barcelona (Spain) v Reading (England)
