When Wales run out for their final Pool game, they will do so against a tide of Oranje colour and, more importantly, the chance to qualify for a remarkable EuroHockey semi-final slot. “We will go out all guns blazing,”...
THP columnist and coach Todd Williams picks out the main points from the European Hockey Championships in Amsterdam
The main headline in Belgium's defeat to England was that the men's world champions were rattled. Now, that's unusual.
You look at when...
A pattern is emerging at these European Championships. There are several teams, Italy women included, who haven’t played a meaningful Test match for nearly two years and the gulf is evident against the Hockey Pro League teams.
Not that Italy...
In June 2014, Australia handed out a hockey drubbing to England at the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, which included a special goal from Australian Kieran Govers. Here, The Hockey Paper speaks to the main protagonists (as well...
How to turn the tables. The current kings of hockey were toppled by dominant opponents who were a cut above in defence and on the counter as England men beat world champions Belgium for the first time in seven...
‘Oranje loses lead in idiotic final phase,’ rang out the headline on Dutch hockey’s own website. Goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak called himself “super stupid”.
It followed an incredible denouement to the biggest game yet of EuroHockey 2021 as Germany, as is...
“We are not here to make up numbers, we are here on a journey and if we want to be competitive we know we have the ability to compete against them.” So said Jen Wilson, Scotland’s South African coach,...
Debutant Hannah McLoughlin says there was enough in the Irish performance against Holland to carry into their vital group game against Scotland on Monday.
While waiting for that game, you can also watch other hockey games on Hockey-VM stream and try...
Catherine Ledesma was only a few months old the last time England women failed to win an opening Pool match at the EuroHockey Championships in 1999.
Ledesma was handed a late call up last week for her first senior...
THP columnist and coach Todd Williams picks out the main points from the European Hockey Championships in Amsterdam
England men heading to familiar territory
There were really good signs for England in their 5-0 victory. This time two years ago, they...
