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Hi All, I am Richie Dawson-Smith, I have recently returned from Poland after competing for England in the Under 21s European Championships. Before the Europeans we competed as a team in a number of test matches with Belgium, Germany and Holland as well as playing at the tournament ground in a four nation’s tournament. We also had numerous training camps, ... Read More »

On the way back to France after the end of the U21 tournament, I feel free to debrief with you our trip in Poland… We’ve finished fifth, and that’s not a bad the result, because it was the purpose set up by the federation. But the goal’s team was the semi-final, even if the results of our preparation which last ... Read More »

Netherlands have won the 2010 Europa Men’s U21 Cup with a convincing 4-1 victory over Belgium in the final last Sunday. Germany beat England 3-2 in the 3rd place match and Poland and Russia have been relegated from this Euro level event after finishing in the bottom two places  after the classification rounds. Video highlights of all the big games ... Read More »

Following on from our previous EUROPA U21 MENS CUP x VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS PT1 entry, here we have video highlights of all the English Pool A games + english commentary courtesy of fieldhockey.tv ENGLAND v SPAIN ENGLAND v BELGIUM ENGLAND v FRANCE Read More »

FOR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, SCROLL DOWN! The Men’s U21 European Cup is currently underway in Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland. It is a week long competition where the best of Europe fight it out for the bi-annual title of Euro Champions. There are a heap of talented young Gryphon guns representing all nations in this tournament, with many making waves and putting in ... Read More »