Reading Hockey Club

From everyone at RHC!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 🎅🏼🎄🎁

We have a busy weekend, highlights include the unbeaten women’s 8s playing away at Windsor in a top of the table clash and of course the Christmas dinner. 🍗🥂🍾

Big shoutout to W1 superstars Abbie Dixon and Lizzie Neal who are representing England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 at Pro League in China 🇨🇳

The Club are so proud of the ladies, with Abbie winning her first caps on the trip, and Lizzie captaining the side for the first time against Belgium 🇧🇪 today💪

Their last game is 11.30 on Chanel 4 YouTube, tune in to show your support!

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The countdown is on for RHC's annual Christmas Dinner.... !

Our Mens 1s travelled to Raynes Park last night for their rearranged fixture with Teddington!

A Callum Smith goal was enough to take all 3 points as we head into the winter break top of the league! Big 2025 incoming 👊🏼

Teddington 0 - 1 Reading

Our men are on the road today as they travel along the M4 to face in the Division 1 South!

A win today will secure top spot as they head into the winter break!

Good luck lads 👊🏼

Your fixtures for the weekend …. Good luck everybody.

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The Men’s 2s face table topping in the West Conference this afternoon!

Push back is at 1645 🏑 Go well lads 👊🏼

Sitting top of the West Conference our Women’s 2s are looking to cement their place and remain unbeaten in 2024!

They travel along the M4 to this afternoon. Push back is at 1200!

Good luck girls 🩵

Here are our Womens & Mens 1s squads for todays League matches against and respectively!

The Women are at home at 2pm looking to secure top spot in the Premier Division after Phase One!

The Men are in the road to Teddington as they too loon to maintain their spot of Division 1 South!

God luck teams 🩵

There’s some exciting hockey this weekend - if we can survive the wind and rain. The women’s 1s and 3s have top of the table clashes and the men’s 1s and women’s 2s, both also sitting in top spot play the third placed teams in their leagues.

Good luck to everyone picking up a stick or a whistle this weekend. Watch out for that wind and stay safe.

Our men’s 1s are on the road tomorrow looking to maintain their gap at the top of Division 1 South! This weekend sees them hit the halfway mark of the season as they face third placed !

What a match we have in store tomorrow!!!

It’s the battle of the top 2 in the Womens Premier Division as our unbeaten women welcome to the lane!

In the final game of phase one our women look to remain unbeaten at the top of the table as they head into phase 2 in the new year!

Come down tomorrow and show your support for the team! Push back is at 1400 🏑

Good luck team 🩵

Sam and Mia added another goal to their tally but this week’s goal scoring super star was Izzy, with 4 goals in the women’s 3s 5-2 win. Izzy now sits in second spot (numbers now include a previous goal allocated to Isabella not Izzy so my lookup wasn’t working).

This week also saw braces for Charlie Ellison, Hannah Kilpatrick and Hamish Hudson.

With their 0-0 draw the women’s 8 extend their clean sheet lead with 6 matches. The women’s 4s and men’s 3s add to their clean sheet tally and sit in joint 2nd place with 4 clean sheets apiece.

Masters Cup Glory: Reading’s Triumph in Rhyme

On a crisp, bright day in the Masters Cup,
Reading Ladies Over 35s lined up.
Facing Welwyn Garden, fierce and keen,
For a battle of skill, of heart, and dream.

Georgia, our captain, inspired the fight,
Her leadership blazing, a guiding light.
With Denise in goal, steady and brave,
Her daring saves kept the game in our wave.

From the start, the clash was fast and bold,
Alys struck first, her skills pure gold.
A hat trick hero, unstoppable fire,
Her strikes lifting Reading higher and higher.

Reenie, relentless, found the net twice,
One from a flick, precise and nice.
The game grew tough, the stakes ran high,
With bodies colliding beneath the sky.

Kim, Alys, and Georgia, all hit the ground,
But rose like warriors, strength unbound.
Welwyn fought hard, scoring their three,
But Reading’s resilience was the key.

Boccas, returning, answered the call,
From retirement’s shadow, she gave her all.
The team stood strong, a united crew,
Masters Cup dreams coming into view.

With a 5-3 win, we cheered with pride,
Now looking forward to the next round’s stride.
Reading Ladies, with grit and might,
Shining bright under hockey’s light.

Congratulations to the Ladies 1s beating East Grinstead 3-2 to maintain their top spot in the league. Only 1 more game left in phase 1. 2pm at home next Saturday against Hampstead and Westminster who are in 2nd. Will be a great game so pop down.

Here are our Womens 1s and 2s squads to face & in their respective league clashes this afternoon!