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Aces in the pack – (left to right) Ashley Jackson, Simon Mantell and
Barry Middleton are all shirting up for HGC in Holland this season
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a host of england’s talent has emigrated the ladies fi rst team play “hoofdklasse” mentality to the team.” He believes
to the continent to play in the lucrative (premier league). The HgC men’s their technical skills matched with
Dutch League. HgC Hockey Club fi rst team has uninterruptedly played their international experience will help
has attracted ashley Jackson, Simon Hoofdklasse since the start of this HgC immeasurably. and as there are
Mantell and Barry Middleton so we league in the Netherlands. In 1996 HgC plenty other internationals in the squad
headed over there to see what on earth won its last national championship, but including guus Vogels (goal keeper
is going on… the team has reached the play-offs for who has been voted the world’s best
HgC as we know it today is the result the national title many times since. In fi eldhockey goal keeper many times),
of mergers between many hockey clubs 2006-2007 HgC reached the fi nals of Iain Lewers (national team, Ireland) and
in The Hague. The last major merger the play-offs and came second after Ken Pereira (national team Canada)
was in 1952 between HOC and gazellen, Bloemendaal. In 2008 HgC reached the – the squad is a strong unit.
forming HOC-gazellen Combinatie fi nals of the fi rst euro Hockey League So what will the english players
HgC. In 2006-2007 HgC celebrated its and fi nished runners up to Uhlenhorst learn from playing in Holland? Komor
100th anniversary. The HgC fi rst teams HC. reckons it’ll work wonders on their
women and men have both won many This year the club’s ambitions for the ability to cope under pressure: “They
important prizes men’s fi rst team is to reach the top six will learn how to play under pressure,”
over the years, of the Hoofdklasse (premier league) and he said. “When they are playing against
including european the addition of the english players will the top players in the world week in
Championships help achieve these ambitions because, week out they will have to deal with this
and national titles according to Rik Komor, from the club: as well as learning new tactical skills to
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to name but a few. “They work hard, train extra, and they beat them!” P
Both the men’s and bring different qualities and a different and the fans seem to like the new
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