Under 17′s Euro 2010
At the beginning of September 2010 the European 2010 Male under 17 Roller Hockey Championships will be held here in the UK and the NRHA made a decision back in the later part of last year to host this prestigious event in Northampton. The 2010 Euro Championships is planned to take place at the Benham Sports Arena Kings Park Road, Northampton from 30th August – 4th September. Englands National Performance Director Carlos Amaral is currently putting our young hopefuls through selection and is hoping to stage some demonstration matches at Benham in the summer. The Under 17 Euro Championships is the first International debutees will compete in Roller Hockey with many going on to represent their countries in years to come.
The championships official website www.euro2010nrha.co.uk is now online and as part of raising the awareness of the tournament, a promotional video is available to see via the championship website. Preparations are also underway to raise the sponsorship needed to host these championships and if any of our members are aware of any potential backers it would be good to hear from you.
Herne Bay United hosted their 1st Round Knockout Cup match at the Pier in Herne Bay last Saturday. Letchworth came out looking to steal a surprise win from the current Premier league leaders, the boys from Hertfordshire tried to press HBU but it was obvious from the start that Letchworth were going to struggle to knock the hosts. Letchworths goalkeeper Ben Howes played a blinder saving multiple shots and he was a big influence in keeping HBU’s final score to the minimum. Final score 12-1
RHC Invicta had a victorious debut at the pier on Saturday in the 1st round of the 2010 National Knockout Cup. The newly formed club thrilled the 100 strong crowd with an end to end match pushing their mature and more experienced rivals Herne Bay in to defeat after producing a cracking “Golden Goal”.