Men’s hockey get the England call up

UBSport men's first team hockey coach, Steve Floyd recently returned from Rotterdam, Holland after managing England men's under 21s in a series of test matches against Holland. The test series was carried out over three days at Rotterdam Hockey club, with the event concluding on Monday, July 4. Joining Steve were four of the University's hockey club players, third year Sports Science and Maths student Scott Evans, second year SPECS Will Byas, third year Geography student Peter Jackson and 3rd year Maths and Philosophy student Patrick Smith. Over the series, three matches were played in front of several hundred spectators. Third year Geography student Peter Jackson was honourably selected to be captain for the first fixture. The team fought hard and drew the game 2 - 2, with Jackson adding his name to the score sheet scoring both goals for England. In the second match, England battled bravely against Holland with goalkeeper third year Maths and Philosophy student Patrick Smith making some excellent saves.