First Teams Continue Winning Runs

Surbiton’s first teams maintained their 100% win records and consolidated their spots at the top of the Premier Division tables following comprehensive wins on Saturday.

Women’s 1s 6 - 0 Reading 1s (A)

The W1 brushed Reading aside at Sonning Lane on Saturday afternoon, scoring two first quarter goals through Darcy Bourne (FG) and Lizzy Pocknell (PC) and never taking their foot off the gas.

Amy Costello continues to be a huge threat at penalty corners, adding a goal to her tally shortly after half time. Izzy Petter and Ellie Mackenzie notched field goals before Costello struck again in the 59th minute to make it six.

The W1 are also looking extremely difficult to score against, with Ayeisha McFerran securing a fifth clean sheet of the season for the Seals side. Martha Taylor’s excellent performance secured her the Player of the Match award.

Surbiton return to Sugden Road next weekend with an interesting match up against sixth-placed Durham. The student side have had some mixed results this season but were a semi finalist at last season’s Finals Weekend and remain in a strong position to secure a Top 6 spot for Phase 2. The game takes place at 3pm at Sugden Road.

Men’s 1s 6 - 1 Wimbledon 1s (H)

The Men’s 1s enjoyed a huge 6-1 win over local rivals Wimbledon in a top of the table clash on Saturday evening at Sugden Road. A big crowd was treated to a top performance from the Seals who moved the ball superbly throughout to control the game as well as the scoreboard.

MVP Nick Bandurak grabbed a quickfire brace to open the scoring, converting a penalty stroke into the top corner in the 16th minute and a field goal less than two minutes later. Rory Penrose opened his account for Surbiton with a fierce drag flick seven minutes before half time to make it 3-0 going into the break.

Dave Goodfield and Tim Nurse scored second half field goals either side of Bandurak completing the ‘perfect’ hat trick with a penalty corner.

The only slight disappointment for Surbiton was not keeping a clean sheet, with Wimbledon scoring a consolation in the final minute, but the manner of the performance and a resounding win left the boys delighted with their evening’s work under the lights.

The M1 now have two back to back away games, with a long trip to Exeter next weekend in store as they look to continue their fine Phase 1 form.

Women’s Premier Division Review: 7th November 2026

The top two teams in the Women’s Hockey League Premier Division were at sixes and sevens as leaders Surbiton won 6-0 at Reading and Loughborough Students thrashed Durham University 7-0 in the East Midlands.

Amy Costello scored twice to become the Premier Division’s top goalscorer with eight goals, with teammates, Darcy Bourne and Izzy Petter both scoring their seventh goals of the season. Lizzy Pocknell and Ellie Mackenzie also netted as Surbiton achieved their biggest win away to Reading, but not their largest overall victory, which came in 2015-16 with a 7-0 home win at Sugden Road.

Loughborough Students won 7-0 for the second time this season after an opening day home win over Buckingham as Durham University suffered their biggest defeat since joining the Premier Division last season. Former Surbiton player, Jess Dyson scored a brace alongside Hannah Boss, with Amy Birch, Niamh McIvor and Amy Cradden all helping to keep Loughborough three points behind Surbiton.

Wimbledon are eight points behind Surbiton in third after a 3-2 away win at Teddington. Wimbledon had to achieve the victory the hard way after Teddington led 2-0 at half time thanks to goals from Freya Bellamy and Coca Hall. Former Surbiton players, Maddie Long and Olivia Chilton restored parity by the 42nd minute and Charlotte Watson’s strike with six minutes remaining completed the visitors’ recovery.

East Grinstead are fourth after they beat Buckingham 5-1 at Saint Hill. Millie Giglio and Tess Howard both scored in the opening seven minutes and Ellie Rayer’s goal just before half time put the West Sussex side firmly in control. Sophia Crawshay pulled a goal back with Buckingham’s third goal of the campaign, but a second goal from Howard and a goal by Amy Thompson sealed the convincing victory.

The University of Birmingham suffered a disappointing 4-2 home loss to Bowdon but can still be optimistic of a Top Six finish as they are six points clear of seventh placed Reading with just three games to play. Grace Henderson put Bowdon ahead, only for Beth Peers to level before half time. Bowdon stormed to a 4-1 lead in the second half as Henderson, Anna Mollenhauer and Alice Midgley all found the net, with Isabelle Smith replying for Birmingham four minutes from time.

Hampstead & Westminster’s hopes of finishing in the Top Six were ended, although they beat the University of Nottingham 2-1 at Paddington Recreation Ground to move up to tenth. Kitty Chapple scored in the second minute with Catherine Ledesma scoring what proved to be the winner a minute before half time, after Laoise Nelson had levelled for Nottingham in the 23rd minute.

Surbiton host Durham University in their last home game in 2026 at 1500 on 14 November. Durham are sixth, but after winning their first four games, have lost three of their last four, including the disappointing reverse at Loughborough. Durham came close to beating Surbiton last season on home turf, current Surbiton player, Lizzy Pocknell scoring twice before Surbiton won 3-2. Surbiton beat Durham twice at Sugden Road last season, 2-1 in Phase 2 and 3-0 in the semi-final of the Premier Division Finals last May.

Open/Men’s Premier Division Review: 7th November 2026

Wimbledon’s one hundred per cent record in the Open/ Men’s Hockey League Premier Division was ended in emphatic style by a rampant Surbiton team which won 6-1, with Nick Bandurak scoring a hat-trick. Rory Penrose, David Goodfield and Tim Nurse were also on target, but Ali Empey’s last minute open play goal denied Surbiton their second clean sheet of the season. Surbiton also beat Cardiff & Met 6-1 in October and a week later won by the same scoreline at Oxted.

Surbiton’s nearest challengers are now Old Georgians, who trail by five points, but Wimbledon have a double header of fixtures next weekend, including a visit to Reading on Sunday after the original fixture was postponed due to Wimbledon’s participation in the Euro Hockey League, so they could move back to second from their current third place.

Old Georgians were also on top form, winning 7-0 at home to East Grinstead, who are clinging on to fifth place. Ed Carson scored twice after Henry Croft gave the hosts a 1-0 half time lead. Phil Roper, Liam Sanford, Alan Forsyth and Sam Ward’s goal two minutes from time completed the clinical performance and kept Ward as the Premier Division’s top goalscorer on eleven goals, two ahead of Surbiton’s Bandurak and Wimbledon’s Empey.

With just two points separating fourth and seventh places, Hampstead & Westminster’s 1-0 victory over Exeter University moved them up from fifth to fourth, the only goal coming from Karan Sofat in the 41st minute.

Cardiff & Met are five points adrift of tenth placed Exeter University after Holcombe won 6-0 in Kent. Six different players scored, Rohan Bhuhi, Teague Marcano, Michael Royden-Turner and Rob Field leaving Cardiff trailing 4-0 at half time, and Alexander Chihota and Matt Ramshaw adding to Cardiff’s misery in the second half.

The other two fixtures ended as draws, Abdul Rehman scoring for the fifth successive match to help Beeston to a 2-2 draw with Oxted at Nottingham Hockey Centre. John Bennett had opened the scoring for Beeston, but Rory Wallace equalised for the visitors before half time. Rehman restored Beeston’s advantage, but Peter Jarvis salvaged a point for the Surrey club with three minutes remaining.

Bowdon earned their first point of the season in a 1-1 stalemate at Reading. Both goals came in the last fifteen minutes, Maks Wyndham-Smith putting Reading ahead in the 57th minute only for Noah Lakin-Hall to convert a penalty corner three minutes later.

Next Saturday, Surbiton head to Devon to face Exeter University (push back 1800). Exeter were unbeaten after their first three games, but have lost their last five, including an 8-1 loss at home to Old Georgians and 8-2 at Wimbledon. Surbiton last visited Exeter in October 2022, when they won 4-0 with Luke Taylor, Tom Sorsby, Stuart Rushmere and James Gall on the scoresheet.

Exeter stormed to the Division One South title last season, second placed Guildford finishing eleven points behind.