Forget images of overweight men from the 4th Xl and women just making up the numbers. The annual England v Wales mixed international held at Eastleigh this afternoon proved that mixed hockey can be both skilful and entertaining. And just to prove the equal status of women in mixed hockey at this level, it was the diminutive Bridget Radice from the Penarth club who gave Wales a lead in the eighteenth minute when she slipped her marker and deflected the ball into the net. Minutes later she was unlucky not to score a second when her flick struck Witham’s Lee Ward in the England goal in the chest at close range. Although England enjoyed the lion’s share of penalty corners, they were not able to capitalise on their chances until early in the second half, when Broxbourne’s Paul Dover found the net. But for much of the match Wales had enjoyed a territorial advantage over England and they were finally able to translate this into a second goal when Simon Geeves from Swansea Bay scored the decider. Final score 2-1 to Wales. Photographs from the match will appear on a main web site at www.talkhockeyradio.co.uk later this month. The delay is caused by the work we are doing on a new web site layout.
OTHER NEWS:
Hannah MacLeod scored the only goal in a training match between England and Germany at Belle Vue this afternoon (Sunday).
Forget images of overweight men from the 4th Xl and women just making up the numbers. The annual 