26th
August 2008
Club
Day
This
Saturday
30th August is Adult Hockey Club
Day, from 13:00 until 16:00 at
Henley Road. The afternoon will comprise of 6 aside
mixed games in a round robin format with finals at the end.
Come along and have a go, all welcome especially any new
members.
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11th
August 2008
GB
Women get vital point
Jo
Ellis and the Women's Team fought
back from 2-0 down against World Number 2 Argentina to grab a
point with a 2-2 draw. Jo and the Team now play New Zealand on
Thursday and know that they will need a win to keep them in
the hunt for a semi final place.
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11th
August 2008
GB
News
Jo
Ellis and the Women's Team had a torrid
start to their Olympic Campaign losing 5-1 to current
champions Germany. A good start from GB saw them create
chances but they could not convert them. Germany made no
mistake with their chances and punished some basic errors by
the team.
The
Women now play World Number 2 Argentina tomorrow morning.
The
Men got of to a near perfect start with a 4-2 win over
Pakistan and will be looking forward to their game v the
Netherlands with renewed confidence.
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7th
August 2008
Ipswich
players in England action
Chloe
Hunnable
returned from Holland with a Silver
medal after the England U16 squad lost to Holland in the Euro
National Final.
Chloe
in action v Holland
Will
Hearne was also in action for the
England U18 Team and has been selected for the England School squad
that will play in the UK School Games which run from 28-31
August in Bath and Bristol.
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7th
August 2008
GB
games on BBC
During the Olympic Games, the BBC
will be covering all of the matches involving the Great
Britain men's and women's teams.
The coverage is available
through the BBC Interactive service on Freeview, Cable and
Satellite, and is accessible by pressing the red button on
your television remote when watching BBC1, BBC2 or BBC3.
All BBC red button coverage is also available to view live
through the BBC Sport website.
Most of the matches will be shown live and then repeated later
in the day. The exceptions are the women's match against
Argentina on Tuesday 12 August and the men's match against
Canada on Sunday 17 August as those games start before the
BBC's live coverage for the day.
Please note: all times listed below are BST.
| Date |
Start
|
End
|
Fixture
|
Live/Delayed |
| 10-Aug |
1400 |
1530 |
GB (w)
v Germany |
Live |
| 10-Aug |
1830 |
2000 |
GB (w)
v Germany |
Delayed |
| 11-Aug |
0330 |
0500 |
GB (m)
v Pakistan |
Live |
| 11-Aug |
1600 |
1730 |
GB (m)
v Pakistan |
Delayed |
| 12-Aug |
1500 |
1630 |
GB (w)
v Argentina |
Delayed |
| 13-Aug |
1400 |
1530 |
GB (m)
v Netherlands |
Live |
| 13-Aug |
1900 |
2030 |
GB (m)
v Netherlands |
Delayed |
| 14-Aug |
1400 |
1530 |
GB (w)
v New Zealand |
Live |
| 14-Aug |
1730 |
1900 |
GB (w)
v New Zealand |
Delayed |
| 15-Aug |
1400 |
1530 |
GB (m)
v South Africa |
Live |
| 15-Aug |
1730 |
1900 |
GB (m)
v South Africa |
Delayed |
| 16-Aug |
1330 |
1500 |
GB (w)
v Japan |
Live |
| 16-Aug |
2200 |
2330 |
GB (w)
v Japan |
Delayed |
| 17-Aug |
1030 |
1200 |
GB (m)
v Canada |
Delayed |
| 18-Aug |
1100 |
1230 |
GB (w)
v USA |
Live |
| 19-Aug |
1330 |
1500 |
GB (m)
v Australia |
Live |
| 19-Aug |
1830 |
2000 |
GB (m)
v Australia |
Delayed |
| 20-Aug |
1100 |
1330 |
Both
(w) Semi Finals |
Live |
| 20-Aug |
1915 |
2215 |
Both
(w) Semi Finals |
Delayed |
| 21-Aug |
1100 |
1300 |
(m)
Semi Final 1 |
Live |
| 21-Aug |
1330 |
1530 |
(m)
Semi Final 2 |
Live |
| 21-Aug |
1845 |
2145 |
Both
(m) Semi Finals |
Delayed |
| 22-Aug |
1100 |
1300 |
(w)
Bronze Medal |
Live |
| 22-Aug |
1330 |
1515 |
(w)
Final |
Live |
| 23-Aug |
1100 |
1300 |
(m)
Bronze Medal |
Live |
| 23-Aug |
1330 |
1530 |
(m)
Final |
Live |
| 23-Aug |
2100 |
0200 |
(m)
Final & Bronze Medal |
Delayed |
Don't forget to check back here regularly for all the latest
match reports including quotes from the coaches and pictures
of the teams in action.
You will also be able to follow all the action through live
web commentary on the FIH's World
Hockey Olympics website.
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7th
August 2008
Ellis
arrives in Olympic Village
Ipswich
1st Team player Jo Ellis and the GB Hockey Squad have finally
arrived in the Olympic Village in Beijing. Jo has settled into
her room and like the rest of the squad is itching to get out
on the pitch for their first game on Sunday 10th August v
Germany.
Jo
was also at the Team GB welcome party and introduced the
Hockey team to Princess Anne.
The
Women's first game is at 14.00 (GMT) on Sunday 10th August and
will be against reigning Olympic Champions Germany.
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7th
August 2008
Club
Day
As
in previous years the new season will kick off with the
popular CLUB DAY. This will take place on Saturday 30th August
at Henley Road and is the ideal time for current and new
members to come along and catch up with everyone and find out
about the new season ahead.
The
day is FREE and is open to NON-MEMBERS as well.
It
will kick off with a Junior Session followed by mixed 6 a side
games and then refreshments in the bar.
There
will be a kit stall open during the day and you can buy
sticks, shin pads etc from the NRG shop in reception.
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