Last Saturday the annual LRB tournament took place. As is the case every year, the date chosen for the tournament was uncomfortably close to the exam, meaning that we had to defend the trophy with many absences, with only 9 players managing to come. The first, and most serious, game was against Southampton City. The game was quite balanced at the beginning, with the score in the … Continue reading Men’s 1st Lady Richmond Brown Tournament 19/05/2012

After a full month’s break and only one official training, our men’s 1st had their first game after Easter, on Sunday.  Our team managed to bring together a team of only 10 people, due to many injuries and absences. However, the opposition (B’mouth) thankfully had only 7 players, which made things easier for us. In the first quarter our team was attacking on the shallow end … Continue reading Men’s 1st vs Bournemouth 22/04/2012

On Wednesday our big boys had the return match against the Weymouth/Portland team. Due to many last minute casualties and injured players, the Southampton team had to play with only 11 players. However, the Weymouth team had brought only 10 people so the problem wasn’t that significant. In the first quarter, our team played very good, tight defending, with very good “doubling” and Call Of … Continue reading Men’s 1st vs Weymouth/Portland 07/03/2012

Our return away game against Basingstoke took place last Sunday. Having easily won 13-2 at home, this game was more difficult, since we had only 10 players able to travel and no goalie; Will L. (La Bamba) stepped up and assisted the team by playing in his old position for the game. The first quarter was fairly easy for our team, with no majors given … Continue reading Men’s 1st vs Basingstoke 04/03/2012

One of the most important games for the Hampshire league took place in Portland against the Weymouth/Portland team. Losing this game would annihilate our chances of finishing first in the league. In the first quarter, our team was very effective and managed to score four goals and gain 5 majors from the opposition. Our defence stayed compact, and most of all calm, thus not letting … Continue reading Men’s 1st vs Weymouth/Portland 19/02/2012