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26th June 2007

Hall and Messent get England Euro call up.

Ipswich 1st team striker Jenny Hall continues her march towards a Senior cap with her inclusion in the U18 squad for the  third EuroHockey Youth Nations Championships which will take place in Edinburgh between 9 and 14 July.

Also included in the Boys U18 squad is Ipswich 1st team player Phil Messent. This will be Phil's first England cap after he was spotted at the Indoor finals in Birmingham.

Congratulations to both and we hope they come back with a medal.

19th June 2007

England Women get Bronze

Ipswich's England star Jo Ellis returned from Baku and the Champions Challenge with a Bronze medal. With only the winners being selected to play in the prestigious Champions Trophy England will be disappointed not to have won the event but they were missing several key players.

Despite being back in more familiar surroundings Ellis will be getting little rest as the England team continue to prepare for the European Championships in Manchester in August.

14th June 2007

Watch Jo play for England

Sky Sports (UK) is to broadcast highlights of the AtaHolding Champions Challenge throughout this week. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has struck a new deal with Sky Sports, the first of its kind, to broadcast highlights of this event and also of the BDO Champions Challenge, which begins in Antwerp/Boom, Belgium on 23 June. England's women's and men's teams participate in both events, respectively.

Programming details for the AtaHolding Champions Challenge as follows (all times are GMT):

Thursday 14 June 22:00: England v Azerbaijan

Monday 18 June 22:00: England v China and final classification matches

England so far have beaten New Zealand, drawn with the USA and lost to Korea.

11th June 2007

07-08 Slazenger EHL Fixtures

Women's Slazenger EHL Fixtures for 2007-2008

Men's Slazenger EHL Fixtures 2007-2008

11th June 2007

Mixed fortunes in Baku

England opened their account in the Champions Challenge with a1-0 win over New Zealand with our England star Jo Ellis playing centre midfield for parts of the game. Unfortunately on Sunday they lost 4-2 to Korea. England now face USA on Tuesday. 

11th June 2007

Mixed knocked out in semi by Champs

Despite a brave effort Ipswich could not get the better of defending champions Phoenix and lost 4-2 in the Mixed Cup semi-final. Phoenix went on to beat Harleston 3-2 in the final to retain their crown.

6th June 2007

Mixed aiming for Lucky 13

In a tough semi-final, Ipswich Mixed team travel to Old Loughts on Saturday to play Phoenix the holders of the Mixed Trophy. The winners will progress to Sundays final where they will face either Staines or Harleston Magpies.

Should Ipswich win both games they would claim the Mixed Cup for the first time and take the clubs tally of national titles to 13.

6th June 2007

Jo Ellis selected for trip to Baku.

While most hockey players are putting their feet up dreaming of some time off Ipswich's Jo Ellis is about to jet off to Azerbaijan.

Ellis has been selected for the Champions Challenge Tournament that will take place from 9th to 17th June.  England will face hosts Azerbaijan, China, Korea, New Zealand and the USA. 

Jo in action at the World Cup

Jo has 89 England Caps and 6 goals to her credit and will be hoping to add to both totals during the tournament. Jo was involved in England’s last Champions Challenge campaign in 2005 in Virginia Beach, USA, when England finished in fourth place after losing out 2-1 to Japan in the Bronze medal play-off. 

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