LISTEN: Hockey Inter-Insulars - Guernsey travel to Jersey looking to rewrite the script

Friday 15 March 2024

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Guernsey travel to Jersey promising fresh approaches in their bid to upset the hosts.

Both the men’s and ladies first teams lost on home soil last year and will offer a different type of challenge this time around.

With six sides making the trip over, the Inter-Insulars brings with them a special atmosphere for the sides.

Guernsey’s ladies first team have had another season embedding a different game of hockey which has been progressing well.

“I think being a little bit more tactical, and changing the way that we play has really benefited us as a team,” said Tash Symes.

“I think our last few games, especially going further in the UK competition this year, is really benefiting the way that we play and the way that we've gelled as a team. So we are starting to look really, really sharp and connect up a lot more, which is just going to bode really well. It just really comes down to mentally keeping our heads and preparing ourselves for quite an exciting match.”

Men’s 1st XI coach Ed Benfield said his side had learnt a lot from the EH cup campaign this season.

Four weeks ago they lost out in agonising fashion in the quarter final of the EH Men’s Tier Two Championships to East Grinstead 2nds, letting a two goal lead slip.

“There's been a real battle for selection, and people have been working their socks off to make it into the team,” he said.

“Sadly, two or three of the lads have missed out. But that's just a sign of our strength and depth and having that competition to play has created an atmosphere where everybody is really up for the game and really excited.”

Ladies 1st XI 

13:30 Les Quennevais 

1. Lucy Waldrom (captain) 

2. Emma Atkinson (GK) 

3. Kath Bushell 

4. Mix Byrom 

5. Becky McAllister 

6. Caryn Rieger 

7. Amy Sharpe 

8. Tash Symes 

9. Lucy Slimm 

10. Mali Smith 

11. Holly Stubbert 

12. Minnie Swaisland 

13. Gemma Underwood 

14. Charlotte Griggs 

15. Georgia Pollock 

Lead Coach – Bex Hubbard 

Asst Coach – Damian Wallen 

Ladies 2nd XI 

10am Les Quennevais 

1. Kath Guille (captain) 

2. Hannah Mechem (GK) 

3. Alex Bevis 

4. Danni Cluett 

5. Elyse Dandeker 

6. Suzi Druce 

7. Charlotte Griggs 

8. Nicole Hewlett-Domaille 

9. Bex Hubbard 

10. Amelie Le Prevost 

11. Georgie Le Tocq 

12. Wil Muller 

13. Georgia Pollock 

14. Liza Sayer 

15. Sophie Warren 

16. Katie Watson 

Coach – Daniel Griggs 

Guernsey Umpire – Philippa Stahelin 

Ladies 3rd XI 

10:30 St Michael’s School

1. Dawn Robilliard (captain) 

2. Genevieve Swainston (GK) 

3. Summer Chamberlain 

4. Katie Davies 

5. Becky Hambleton 

6. Cathy McCormack 

7. Martha Nuttall 

8. Megan Pugh 

9. Sophia Robilliard 

10. Zoe Stringman 

11. Marna van den Bergh 

12. Eleanor Whittaker 

13. Megan Wheating 

Guernsey Umpire – Peter Stahelin 

Men’s 1st XI 

15:30 Les Quennevais

1. Jonny Bailey-Clark (captain) 

2. Morgan Clayton (GK) 

3. James Ball 

4. Alex Bushell 

5. Dan Cameron 

6. Tom Cashin 

7. Zak Damarell 

8. Sam Dawes 

9. Sean Donaldson 

10. Josh Kendal 

11. George Le Roux 

12. Henry Meadows 

13. Adie Peacegood 

14. Cameron Rivers-Moore 

15. Matt Stokes 

16. Sam Watson 

Coach – Ed Benfield 

Men’s 2nd XI 

11:30am Les Quennevais

1. Carl Pugh (captain) 

2. Tom Judd (GK) 

3. Max Culverwell 

4. Adam De La Mare 

5. Steve Eulenkamp 

6. Isaac Eyton-Jones 

7. Sam Ferry 

8. Hugo Le Clerc 

9. Will Mansell 

10. Tom Nightingale 

11. Tom Still 

12. Sam Watson 

13. Andy Whalley 

14. Steve Waldrom 

Coach – Daniel Griggs 

Guernsey Umpire – Ruari Hardy 

Men’s 3rd XI 

12:15 St Michael’s School 

1. Damian Wallen (captain) 

2. Louis Day (GK) 

3. Dan Brittain 

4. James England 

5. Ryan Gilson 

6. Miles Hardill 

7. Oliver Honeyman 

8. Adam Kitching 

9. Chris Lindsay 

10. Ollie Mansell 

11. Rob Newton 

12. Joshua Noyon 

13. Toby Smith 

14. Louis Steyn 

15. James Underwood 

Guernsey Umpire – Alex Guilbert