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30th November

Women travel North and Men stay at home but both are tough tests.

The Men's 1st face another difficult game against 3rd placed Oxted but welcome new Australian recruit Joel Reeve into the Squad. Reeve is a talented player who has represented New South Wales on several occasions and Ipswich will be hoping he can add that need extra edge to the squad. 

The Men's 2's face 2nd placed Cambridge University and will have to play without James Walker who received a 1 match ban after getting his 3rd yellow card of the season last week.

The Men's 3's play joint leaders Felixstowe in one of the big games of the weekend. With only goal difference separating this sides a close game is expected.

The Men's 4's remain unbeaten and will hope to keep that run going against Harleston 7's who are struggling near the foot of the table.

The Men's Vet's also unbeaten play Shefford and Sandy and will be expecting to claim all 3 points. 

The Women's 1's will want to halt their losing streak with a good result against 3rd placed Bowdon Hightown on Saturday. Bowdon have started the season well and were only 9 minutes from beating current leaders Slough, until they let them back in the game to share the point at 3-3. Ipswich will travel with a small squad due to injuries but are looking to work hard to put their hosts under pressure.

The Women's 2's face a tricky away game at Lowestoft but after missing out on playing last week the side are keen to get back into action and are aiming to claim another win to keep them top of the table.

The Women's 3's play their last game of 2006 and will be looking to finish on a high with a win over Sudbury 2's.

The Women's 4's sit clear at the top of the Suffolk League Div 1 and this week face East Bergholt. 

27th November

Men and Women hit by injuries suffer poor defeats, as rain cancels East games

Another week of not taking chances saw Ipswich lose their second consecutive game this time to defending Champions Leicester. The Women's 1's missed a penalty stroke and several good chances in front of goal while the visitors were very clinical with their chances. Ipswich must bounce back quickly before they travel to 3rd placed Bowdon Hightown.

The Women's 2's game against Bourne was postponed due to the pitch flooding.

The Women's 3's game was also postponed due to a flooded pitch.

The Women's 4's hammered 2nd placed Christchurch 2's 5 -0 and will be very pleased with the result and with keeping another clean sheet.

The Men's 1st suffered a heavy 7-2 defeat against unbeaten leaders Old Georgians. To rub salt into the wounds Ipswich Women's 1st team coach Nicky Thompson also managed to find himself on the score sheet.

The Men's 2's drew 2-2 with Bedford  in a good result that keeps them in the top half of the table.

The Men's 3's played their worst hockey of the season but still run out 6-3 winners against 3rd placed Lowestoft. The top two sides meet next week at Ipswich.

The Men's 4's beat 3rd placed North Walsham 2's 4-0 to continue their unbeaten run at the top of the East div 5NE table.

The Men's Vet's game on Saturday was postponed but they enjoyed Sundays Cup game against Woking, as they ran out 2-1 winners to see them into the next round. 

23rd November

Men face leaders as Women welcome defending Champions

After the frustration of losing last week to Slough the Women's 1's are keen to return to winning ways against defending Champions Leicester. The Midlands side are on a good run at the minute and Ipswich will have to play well for the entire game to make sure of the 3 points. The home team however played superbly in the second half last week so will be aiming to reproduce that form from the start of the game.

The Women's 2's face 4th placed Bourne and will be keen to maintain their 4 point lead at the head of the East Div1N table.

The Women's 3's face a tough away game to 2nd placed Braintree, but Ipswich know a win would see them move up to 2nd place and back into a promotion slot.

The Women's 4's will be keen to get back to league action as they play 2nd placed Christchurch 2's. Ipswich are 5 points clear of their rivals and have only conceded 1 goal so far in7 games.

The Men's 1st face a daunting trip to leaders Old Georgians and will also face Ipswich Women's 1st team coach Nicky Thompson, who plays for the London side. Ipswich will have nothing to lose in this game and last weeks performances should have given the team confidence to believe they are capable of over turning the odds.

The Men's 2's face a Bedford side only 2 points below them and will be keen to get the 3 points on the board to continue their good season.

The Men's 3's remain at the top of the table but only on goal difference, so cannot afford to slip up against 3rd place Lowestoft.

The Men's 4's have an amazing  goal difference of plus 46 and will be looking to extend that against 3rd placed North Walsham 2's.

The Men's Vet's have a busy weekend as they aim to continue their march to the East title against 4th placed Peterborough. The vets are already 10 points clear of their nearest rivals so another victory this weekend will keep them right on track. On Sunday they travel to Woking for the first round of the Vintage Cup.

20th November

Women slip up to Slough but Men grab 3 vital points and enjoy the Cup game

The Men's 1st made sure of 3 points on Saturday as they beat Oxford Hawks 4-2 to move out of the relegation zone. It was a vital win for the Suffolk team and a large amount of thanks must go to the experienced Simon Miller who was persuaded to rejoin the team on Saturday. Miller not only scored but added some well need composure to the team.

Simon Miller

Sunday saw Slazenger EHL Div1 side Old Loughtonians arrive at Tuddenham Road to play Ipswich in the 4th round of the cup. Ipswich held their opponents to 0-0  for 25 minutes but then the extra fitness and technical skill of the visitors finally paid off as they rattled in 2 goals in as many minutes. Ipswich did keep battling and managed to pull a couple of goals back but ex-Ipswich player Oliver Diddeham capped a good display by the visitors with a superb reverse stick shot.

The Men's 2's should have taken all 3 points in this game against Chelmsford 2's but they had to settle for a 2-2 draw. 

The Men's 3's remained top of the table as they beat 3rd placed Bury St Edmunds 2's 3-1.

The Men's 4's keen to be back in action put 7 goals past Bury St Edmunds 4's and remain clear at the top of the table.

The Men's Vet's hit the highest score of the weekend, hammering 10 past a weakened Pelicans.

The Women's 1's lost 4-3 to league leaders Slough but played some of their best hockey of the season. With a bit more composure in the circle Ipswich know the 3 points could have been theirs. A lesson to learn as they face defending Champions Leicester next week.

The Women's 2's bounced back in style with a 6-1 thrashing of 2nd placed Norwich Union. Ipswich are now 4 points clear at the top of the table.

The Women's 3's played out a 1-1 draw with UEA to remain in 3rd place.

The Women's 4's played out a good friendly game with the Women's 5th team.

15th November

Women look to down leaders, as Men aim to clip Hawks, then tame Loughts

The Men's 1st welcome bottom of the league Oxford Hawks to Tuddenham Road on Saturday and know that this is a must win game if they want to improve their chances of staying in the Slazenger EHL. Hawks have not won a game yet and have only 1 point to their name, however Ipswich are not in great form and will need to bounce back quickly from their 9-1 thrashing last weekend.  

Sunday sees Slazenger EHL Div1 side Old Loughtonians at Tuddenham road for a 4th Round Cup clash. Old Loughts were relegated from the Premier league last season and are mid-table this year with a mixed bag of results. Ipswich will have nothing to lose in this game as the underdogs. Hopefully several Ipswich players who attend Ipswich School should enjoy playing against their school Hockey Coach ,Julian Halls, who is also Coach of Old Loughts.

The Men's 2's take on 2nd from bottom Chelmsford 2's but they cannot afford to be complacent in this passionate Derby game. 

The Men's 3's will be keen to remain top of the league and unbeaten as they face 3rd placed Bury St Edmunds 2's.

The Men's 4's will just be keen to get a game after their opposition cancelled last weekend and Bury St Edmunds 4's could find themselves at the wrong end of a thrashing!

The Men's Vet's will be keen to march on at the top of the East League as they welcome mid table Pelicans to Henley Road.

The Women's 1's face league leaders Slough at home and will be looking to extend their winning run to 4 games, and possibly go top of the table. Jenny Hall is welcomed back into the squad after a successful weekend with England U18's.

The Women's 2's will be back to near full strength for the visit of 2nd placed Norwich Union. A win here would move Ipswich back to 4 points clear at the top of the table.

The Women's 3's face a tough away trip to 4th placed side UEA.

The Women's 4's have a weekend off from the league but play a friendly against the Women's 5th team.

13th November

 Women move to within 2 points of leaders, but Men suffer setback

The Women's 1's made hard work of beating bottom team Sutton Coldfield but as results around them went their way they moved to within 2 points of league leaders Slough, who crashed 4-2 to Canterbury. Pleasing to see South African Kate Hector score her first goals for the club as she grabbed a brace.

South African International Kate Hector

The Women's 2's missing several key players lost for the first time this season 5-0 to Bury St Edmunds, however the 2's are still top of the East League Div1 North and will be looking to get back to winning ways next weekend but face a tough game against 2nd placed Norwich Union.

The Women's 3's were held to a 0-0 draw against Bury's 3rd team and dropped to second place.

The Women's 4's hammered 7th placed Mildenhall 12-0 to stay well clear of the chasing pack at the top of the table.

The Men's 1st lost 9-1 to the University of Birmingham on Sunday and now sit 3rd bottom, in the relegation play-off spot.  Ipswich will be keen to get back to winning ways next week against bottom of the league Oxford Hawks. 

The Men's 2's beat Havering 3-2 and moved up into 4th place in the East Premier A  League.

The Men's 3's won 7-0 against Dereham 3's and with leaders Felixstowe drawing moved to the top of the table on goal difference.

The Men's 4's did not get a chance to play Norwich City 4's as their opposition withdrew from the game and handed Ipswich a 3-0 win.

The Men's Vet's had a supreb weekend beating Chelmsford, 2-0 in the leageu and then on on Sunday beating Letchworth 7-1in the 2nd round of the Veterans Cup.

9th November

 Women and men's 1's travel to Birmingham in search of another win

The Women's 1's still buzzing from their 4-3 comeback against Canterbury travel to Midlands outfit Sutton Coldfield this weekend. Sutton sit 2nd bottom of the Slazenger EHL Premier League and Ipswich know that  a win is a must if they want to build on last weeks great result.

The Women's 2's face a tricky derby game away to Bury St Edmunds, however the 2's are unbeaten this season and will be expecting to put in another match winning performance.

The Women's 3's will also be playing a local Derby game v Bury's 3rd team and they too will be looking to put in a winning performance.

The Women's 4's face sit top of the league and this week play 7th placed Mildenhall, with their eye firmly on another 3 points.

The Men's 1st recorded a vital win against Plymouth on Sunday and will want to build on that performance as they travel to take on the University of Birmingham on Sunday. The students are only 1 point ahead of Ipswich and have already lost to the Suffolk team but they have scored 15 gorals in their last 2 games. 

The Men's 2's play Havering who are level on points with the Suffolk team and they will be keen to get 3 points on board to help them move up the table.

The Men's 3's tackle bottom of the league Dereham 3's and will be looking for another win and a clean sheet.

The Men's 4's seem unstoppable this season and they tackle Norwich City 4's, looking to take thier winning record to 8 out of 8.

The Men's Vet's also remain unbeaten but face a real test in local rivals Chelmsford, who are chasing Ipswich hard in second place and are also unbeaten.  Then on Sunday Ipswich host Letchworth in the 2nd round of the Veterans Cup.

7th November

Ipswich players in England action

Ipswich star Jo Ellis has been selected for a Test game against the Dutch at the end of November. Holland intends to showcase their World Cup winning team in the official test match, which will take place at Rotterdam HC on 28 November. This will be the first competitive game for England since their seventh placed finish in the Samsung Women’s Hockey World Cup. England will also play Amsterdam HC on the following day in Amsterdam.

Jo Ellis in action v Germany in the World Cup 2006

17 players have been picked for the trip to Holland, with six changes from the squad which competed in the World Cup in Madrid.

This weekend also sees future England senior star Jenny Hall, take part in U18 England trials. Jenny, already capped at U16 level, is in great form in the league with Ipswich, scoring 6 goals in 4 games, so will be hoping she can take that into her trials over the weekend.

Jenny Hall takes on the Timperley keeper in the EH Cup 5-11-06

On the boys side Tom Dunnett has also been offered an U16 England trial, after impressing selectors at the Regional tournament in Manchester.

Congratulations to all the players and good luck.

6th November

 Women 1's spark amazing comeback and rest of Women also win, but Men have mixed results.

The Men's 1st lost 3-1 to the University of Exeter on Saturday in a game were they feel they should have won but Sunday saw them get back on track and record their first win under coach Nick Fry as they beat Plymouth Marjon 4-3.  The win was vital as it keeps Ipswich in 9th place 1 point away from the relegation zone.

The Men's 2's will be relatively pleased with a point away from home against Bury St Edmunds after the sides drew 2-2

The Men's 3's overwhelmed Harleston 3's 4-2 and remain in 2nd place, chasing league Leaders Felixstowe hard.

The Men's 4's continued their 7 game winning streak beating Cranes 2's 7-0. The 4's have now scored 42 goals and only conceded 5

The Men's Vet's also remain unbeaten and top of the Veterans East league after they beat Norwich Exiles 5-2

The Women's 1's produced the most amazing comeback, scoring 2 goals in 2 minutes to beat Canterbury and move into 3rd place in the Slazenger EHL Premier League. 17 year old Jenny hall scored her first Ipswich hat-trick and the winner with seconds left on the clock. Hall now also moves to the top of the leagues leading goal scorers list, with 6 goals in 4 games. Sunday saw the team record the biggest win of the day and run out 9-0 winners against Timperley the EH Cup. The home team though were a credit to their club and it was a very enjoyable game and trip.

The Women's 2's continued their unbeaten run with a 5-3 victory over St Ives. The 2's still sit top of the table by 4 points.

The Women's 3's also still proudly lead the way in East League Div2 C after beating Old Buckingham 4-2. 

The Women's 4's moved 5 points clear at the top of the table as they beat Grasshoppers 2's 4-1 in another fine display.

2nd November

 Super Saturday comes to Tuddenham Road as Women and Men's 1's aim for sparkling displays on double header weekend.

The Men's 1st fresh from their weekend off, face two tough games at home as they aim to get their season back on track. On Saturday the team take on University of Exeter (12.00 TR) and then Sunday sees them welcome Plymouth Marjon (12.00 TR). a result from both this games would see Ipswich leap up the table and give the lads a real boost after a topsy-turvy start to the season.

The Men's 2's will also be aiming to find some consistency as they tackle local rivals Bury St Edmunds, who sit 1 place and 1 point ahead of the Ipswich side.

The Men's 3's tackle Norfolk rivals Harleston 3's at home on Saturday and with a 9 point gap in Ipswich's favour a home win is expected.

The Men's 4's will be looking to protect their 5 point lead at the top of the table as they tackle bottom of the league side Carnes 2's.

The Men's Vet's lead they way in the Veterans East league and play Norwich Exiles who sit mid table.

The Women's 1's face another long trip up North on Sunday for a Cup game against North Premier side Timperley, but first they have to tackle 2nd placed Canterbury at home in the Slazenger EHL Premier League (14.00 TR). With ex-Ipswich players Cathy Gilliat-Smith and Becky Duggan in the Kent side their is always an extra competitive edge to this game.

The Women's 2's and East Div1N leaders welcome 3rd placed St Ives to Tuddenham Road (15.30 TR)and will probably face their toughest test of the season so far against a side only 4 points below them. 

The Women's 3's travel to Old Buckingham and face a tough test against a side that has only lost the once.

The Women's 4's play Grasshoppers 2's who have only won once so far, so they will be looking for another win.

Tickets for the 2007 Qatar Airways National indoor finals now on sale.

Sunday 21 January 2007

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Tickets for this hugely popular event are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 0870 909 4144, or online by clicking on this link.

The top four teams from the Premier Division in the men’s and women’s league will be known on 14th January and they will qualify for the glitz and glamour at The NIA.  The eventual champions will claim the right to represent England in the 2008 EuroHockey Indoor Club Championships, so the prize is a big one!

Ipswich made the finals last year and will be hoping to do the same this year...so get a group of you together and come along and support the team.

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England finish 7th in World Cup

Despite coming so close to a semi-final place England had to settle for 7th place in the Women's World Cup. The team though did finish on a high beating Olympic Champions Germany for the second time, this time 2-1.

The team and Ipswich's England star Jo Ellis will now be heading home for some well deserved recovery before teh Slazenger Premier League starts in 2 weeks.

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