L1 And M1 In Super 6s Action This Weekend
By Colin Pike
Both Surbiton First Teams will be in Super 6s Action this weekend as indoor hockey resumes after a break in 2021 due to Covid-19.
Surbiton Men will be heading to Repton to defend their Super 6s title from 2020, when they beat Holcombe 3-2 in the final at the Copper Box Arena.
Surbiton will face Brooklands Manchester University; East Grinstead; Hampstead & Westminster; Holcombe; Reading; Repton; Sevenoaks and Wimbledon in the nine team Premier Division.
The qualifying competition, which sees the top four teams reach the Finals Day, with the bottom two teams relegated to Division One, is played over two weekends with each team playing four games over each weekend.
Surbiton start their title defence at 1230 on 8 January, when they meet Reading and follow up with a replay of the 2020 final against Holcombe at 1730.
Sunday sees two tough matches with East Grinstead providing a noon showdown, with the first weekend concluding with a local derby against Wimbledon.
The second weekend will see Surbiton face Repton, Brooklands Manchester University, Sevenoaks and Hampstead & Westminster.
Surbiton's local outdoor rivals, Old Georgians, will be aiming to win promotion to the Premier Division when they host the Division One tournament at St. George's College over the next two weekends.
Surbiton Men's progress can be followed in real time at the England Hockey Altius website here
There will also be in-game updates via the Surbiton HC Twitter account.
Meanwhile, Surbiton Ladies will be in Telford to try and win promotion back to the Premier Division after being relegated in 2020.
Surbiton will face Cambridge City; Clifton Robinsons; Gloucester City; Guildford; Harleston Magpies; Reading; Sevenoaks and the University of Birmingham in their quest to finish in the top two places.
Surbiton start against Harleston Magpies at 1330 on Saturday before playing the last match of the first day against Sevenoaks at 1830.
As with the men, Surbiton have a midday matchup, with the Ladies facing Surrey rivals, Guildford before a 1700 finish against the University of Birmingham.
Again, Surbiton Ladies can be followed in real time on the England Hockey Altius website and the link to the Division One tournament can be found here
There will also be in-game updates via the Surbiton HC Twitter account.