The 2021-22 Women's England Hockey League season (sponsored by Vitality) is the 2021-22 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Women's Championship Cup.The 2021-22 season returned to normality following two seasons of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.The 2021-22 Premier Division saw the same teams competing from the . Elena Rayer's deflected cut-back opened the scoring for GB before Sarah Robertson's excellent reverse-stick strike made it 2-0 after a smart save from goalkeeper Maddie Hinch at the other end. They have scored 21 goals in the tournament so far BUT that's a poor penalty corner as the Dutch fail to get a shot on goal. [1] Club career Pearne-Webb plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon. GB will want to translate this dominance into more goals while they can. There were tears at full time as Great Britain celebrated their third Olympic bronze medal. [7], Richardson-Walsh made both her England and Great Britain debuts in 1999 and has since gone on to play at the full range of international tournaments including four Summer Olympics, four Hockey World Cups and four Commonwealth Games. They didn't defend their title but such have been the challenges of the past five years that, as Hollie Pearne-Webb said, bronze feels like a huge success . What a save from Hinch - she's had nothing to do all game but produces a fine stop as India'sLalremsiami turns and gets in a good reverse stick shot on target. "We have the feeling that those girls always have a lot of bravado, almost arrogant - they certainly dont come near us, said Dutch captain Eva de Goede. It's been such a topsy-turvy encounter that you'd be a fool to try and predict the outcome if it remains a draw at the end of the 60 mins it goes to a penalty shootout. It's 31 degrees and 71 per cent humidity in Tokyo - both sides will be up against the conditions as much as the opposition. If thats what they want to think, thats what they can think. In between, two quick-fire third-quarter strikes from Lily Owsley and Laura Unsworth had put GB, who lost their opening game, in control. A shot from Owsley is nearly deflected in by Jones on the right of the goal two yards out. [22][23], Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh made history becoming the first same-sex married couple to win an Olympic Gold medal together. Martin put Britain ahead on Monday night with a superb solo goal, jinking past two defenders and then nutmegging Spain goalkeeper Maria Ruiz, but Belen Iglesias equalised towards the end of the first half. She currently serves as an ambassador for the Womens Sport Trust and supports disability hockey as an ambassador for Access Sport. Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. Within five minutes the match was level at 3-3 when the captain, Hollie Pearne-Webb, fired high into Punias net. Hinch, though, saved from Clara Ycart, Begona Garcia and Georgina Oliva in the shootout to put Britain in the ascendancy. Richardson-Walsh's younger sister Rachel was also capped for England hockey. Take, for example, the European Championship in 2019, in which we won 8-0 (against England). Pearne-Webb and Co finished third in their pool with nine points, suffering two narrow defeats to Germany and the Netherlands along the way. . Britain are a much-changed outfit since their success in Brazil - only Hinch and five others who were part of that triumph have made the trip to Japan - and Holland hold an edge after prevailing 1-0 in their group stage meeting. Great Britain 2-0 India Watch: https://t.co/Ga1wBurZLoLive on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer#bbcolympics #tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/7znvs76Ibx. The first quarter ends with a penalty corner for the Dutch That's a great double save from Hinch, first from the penalty corner then from the follow up. It was a triumph of resilience as much as anything else and also meant they become the first British Olympic hockey team, male or female, to win a medal at three consecutive Games. Great Britain come from 3-2 down to win 4-3 in Tokyo heat. Including Richardson-Walsh, there are only six existing Members of Honour. What a bronze medal play off! Five years on, though, and Britain will contest the bronze medal match against India when they return to the Oi Hockey Stadium this morning. Read about our approach to external linking. [5], At the age of 11, she joined Didsbury Greys Hockey Club in Manchester[6] followed by Hightown Hockey club. Goals from Albers and Keetels have changed the complexion of this match. Into the third quarter and GB needed the next goal, but it's the Netherlands who take a 3-0 lead!A nicely worked penalty corner, and you can't say they don't deserve it Watch live now on the Red Button, @BBCiPlayer and the BBC Sport app#bbcolympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/5gcqHIxr09. Great Britain's women's 16-strong squad contained nine players who will proudly be taking part in their first Olympic games. It was not the morning we planned, we are disappointed. Three Olympic medals in successive Olympicshaters gonna hate, but the results speak for themselves. GB are well on top now - they're a goal to the good and have another penalty corner. McCallin and Jones work well but the move comes to nothing. Especially after how we played in the pool stages against them," said captain Hollie Pearne-Webb. Paris 2024 Olympics: When will the next Summer Games take place? The BBC commentator apologises, not sure why as surely anyone offended by/who shouldn't be hearing fruity language will not be up and about at 2.30 in the morning? It seems reasonable to think this match could also have been moved to sundown as an appetiser to the Netherlands v Argentina main course. Pearne-Webb sends a dangerous, pacy ball into the circle that Petter nearly gets on the end of. Ten minutes later it was 2-0, a free-flowing move down the right finished in style by Sarah Robertson. the action on the track and, currently, Sky Brown's progress in the skateboarding. F1 Women's Sport Tennis Golf Racing Boxing Cycling More. The Dutch were ruthless and whoever of India or Argentina wins the second semi final they will be up against it in the gold-medal match. Team GB: Women's hockey team ease into quarter-finals with Ireland win. This was job done for the defending womens Olympic champions, who only needed a draw to guarantee progress from Pool A but left the Oi Hockey Stadium with a comfortable 2-0 win against Ireland to set up a quarter-final on Monday against Spain, the runners-up in Pool B. Ireland needed a win to make it into the knockout stages in their first appearance at the Olympics but that never seemed likely and straight from pushback Team GB were on the offensive. This has been a good start from GB - they are pressing, they're being positive and there's a lot of energy. The second quarter is under way - can GB translate their current dominance (Hinch has yet to make a save) into goals? In 2008, Walsh began a relationship with international teammate Helen Richardson. The GB captain from the 2016 Games, Kate Richardson-Walsh is proud of her former team-mates. [4] She graduated from Brunel University in 2003 with a 2:1 (BSc Sports Science). Grace Balsdon lofted into the top corner after the break but the defending champions were once again pegged back as they were unable to clear their lines from a loose ball, allowing Berta Bonastre to lift over Hinch. We have to get in the right frame of mind for the game and try and bring a medal home. Kate is an athlete ambassador for sports website platform Pitchero[20] and endorses Osaka hockey sticks. [2] The match was played in searing heat and in the third quarter Olympic hockey history was also made when the first mid-quarter drinks break took place as the pitch-side temperature reached 42C. BUT the Dutch went into the match as overwhelming favourites, are now 45 matches unbeaten and it will be a huge shock should Argentina beat them in the gold-medal match. Monika Malik of India in action as they defend. The Dutch are in the GB half for the first time, Sarah Robertson gets in a good block - good disciplined defending from Mark Hager's side. This a a good opening to the second half by Team GB - they've seen all the ball since the break and McCallin gets the ball to Petter who forces Savita into a fine save. It's a bit cagey at the moment with just that one Dutch shot on target so far. What would Mark Hager's side do for a similar result against the much-fancied Netherlands this morning? Any fears this match could go the same way were calmed early in the second quarter. That sums up GB in attack, for all their energy and industrythey have troubled to put the Netherlands under pressure. Pressure is building on India here as GB go in search of a second. Kate Louise Richardson-Walsh, OBE (ne Walsh; born 9 May 1980) is an Olympic Gold and Bronze Medal winning English field hockey player. IOC strips two Belarus Olympics coaches of accreditation over Krystsina Tsimanouskaya scandal, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Last updated on 26 July 202126 July 2021.From the section Olympics. That hurts too, dont you think? India's women had never won an Olympic medal and victory this morning would have likely had a huge transformative effect in the country. Ellie Rayer netted twice as the Great Britain women's hockey team got the defence of their Olympic title back on track with a 4-1 win over South Africa. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Indias tails were up and moments later Sharmila Devi was clean through but Hinch did enough to put her off. Holly Jones steals the ball and there's a bit of early pressure from GB. [36], Media related to Kate Richardson-Walsh at Wikimedia Commons, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, "Kate Richardson-Walsh confirms her retirement England Hockey", "The Manchester hockey club where Olympic gold medalist honed her skills", "Kate Richardson-Walsh | Honorary Fellowship | Liverpool John Moores University", "Benchmark Talent | Kate Richardson-Walsh", "Kate Richardson-Walsh returns to Great Britain fold as Olympic qualification year beckons", "EuroHockey Championships 2015: Results and tables", "Rio Olympics 2016: GB women win first hockey gold on penalties", "Kate Richardson-Walsh named as Team GB's Closing Ceremony Flagbearer", "Hockey: Reading duo Helen and Kate Richardson-Walsh to leave the club", "Jaffa Super 6s gets under way! We'll go for #Tokyo2020 on Friday pic.twitter.com/WrspbizUGf. Im glad we were able to play our own game and knock them all out.. ( Sheffield, England; 30 January 1993) Biggest defeat. The Dutch are running riot now and it's even harder to see how Great Britain get back into this. The womens football gold medal match had also been scheduled to begin on the same brutally hot Tokyo morning. "We're all here because we still had that little bit of belief deep down and there's been loads of time over the years where we've doubted we could achieve this and I'm just so pleased and proud. We showed we can match them across large parts of the game but we didnt show up. There's been plenty of action for Savita in between the posts for India but it remains 0-0 after 15 minutes. [25], In 2017, Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh were both awarded honours, making them the first same-sex married couple to be honoured on the same list.[26]. What a quick, and impressive turnaround from India. The Aussie has not seen his wife, two daughters and grandchildren for 15 months due to the Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand, where they live, but is now planning to spend two weeks of quarantine in Australia before returning to Auckland. Disaster for GB as from the penalty corner Maria Verschoor is unmarked and gets a stick on the shot from the PC and Maddie Hinch can do very little to stop that. Against either India or Argentina who face each other in the second semi final later today. Owsley wins a penalty corner - first chance for GB to put the Dutch under pressure. GB are now two goals to the good and are looking very good for the bronze (as it stands..!). Top 10 British Olympic moments of all time Heroes were made on 19 August 2016 when Great Britain's women secured a historic Olympic gold in front of the nation. Maddie Hinch urged Great Britain to keep believing and focus on the "massive" prize of an Olympic hockey medal after their reign as champions was emphatically ended. Richardson-Walsh is three times a winner of the Hockey Writers Club UK Player of the Year award (2003. They have belted out their national anthems. Weve been locked down, Christmas on our own because we want to come here and want to give as good a performance as we could. This was a pulsating match, Britain racing into a 2-0 lead before India hit back with three goals in four minutes, only for the deposed champions to drag themselves off the canvas in the second half and eventually prevail 4-3. Britain made the game safe early in the second half. You suspect the half-time break will have suited GB more. I've had some pretty low moments since Rio. We've got people in the group that know how to do it.". She holds a World Cup bronze, a Champions Trophy silver and bronze along with two Commonwealth Games bronze medals as . We hear the F-bomb blurted out in the pre-match GB team talk. But the way this match is going you strongly suspect there will be at least another goal to come in the final quarter. They'll have to regroup after that thrashing at the hands of an impressive Netherlands. "We have had to show some resilience during this Olympic cycle, and now we have to get over this quickly and move on," she said. Hannah Martin does well on the left but the it's the Netherlands' turn to defend well. Jones creates havoc in the India circle - Rayer forces Savita into one save before Jones forces the India keeper into another fine stop seconds later. It's another penalty corner for GB as Owlsey makes a nuisance of herself in the circle. That, of course, changed in Nagano, Japan at the 1998 Olympics and Kenny and her family got to experience the Olympics life in Japan and attended a number of games, including the gold medal final between Canada and the United States. Clinical. [2], Richardson-Walsh was born in Withington, Manchester and attended Priestnall School in Stockport. They may not have won gold but bronze ensured Great Britain's women claimed an Olympic medal for the third Games running. That hurts too, dont you think? They earn another penalty corner and this time another Owsley shot results in a third penalty corner. That's that.". Great Britain have a player advantage after a Dutch player sees a yellow card. "There is a reason why we are here, and we need to focus on that. "We are a new group of players and we have a medal to play for. Can they make it count? Hockey career She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. Paris 2024 hit by corruption investigation after Olympics headquarters raided by police, Lois Toulson interview: Diving is the closest you can get to flying, Picture that shows trans cyclists have Olympics in their sights and no one will stop them. The Premier League play offs returned. Victories against South Africa and India, both 4-1, set against narrow losses to Germany and the Netherlands, the tournament favourites, and those defeats featured a frustrating narrative of pressure and penalty corners not converted into tangible gains. The Netherlands are strong favourites but, that doesnt bother the forward. We are a new group of players and we have a medal to play for. Great Britain captain Hollie Pearne-Webb told BBC Sport: "It's been a tough five years and I couldn't be prouder of them all. There's the last break for drinks at the moment. There will be an extra water break each quarter now because of the oppressive conditions. It may seem strange to say this, with the score being 5-1) but Great Britain have kept the Dutch quiet for long periods of this match but the Netherlands have been ruthless in front of goal. Great Britain claimed bronze in the women's hockey at Tokyo 2020 with a thrilling 4-3 victory against India. Laura Unsworth created British hockey history here in winning her third individual Olympic medal, following bronze in London and then gold in Rio, and accused the Dutch of still being psychologically impacted by their dramatic penalty shoot-out defeat in Brazil. We really wanted to show today that they certainly dont come near us. ! she said. GOAL! It has all gone wrong for Great Britain They've let a two goal lead slip and India are ahead at half-time after this goal was given after a video review Great Britain 2-3 India Watch: https://t.co/Ga1wBurZLoLive on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer#bbcolympics #tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/X4XMW5wXId. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Hollie Pearne-Webb levels things up in this bronze medal match!Great Britain 3-3 India Watch: https://t.co/Ga1wBurZLoLive on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer#bbcolympics #tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/b42EGgO0v0. In 2003 and 2016, she was shortlisted for the FIH World Player of the Year Award. Luerink has worked the overlap and sets up Albers who hits her shot into the far corner. Denmark 5-1 England. India's women have never won an Olympic medal - will they break their duck this morning? We beat them in the Euros the year before. Given the whole cycle - Covid, change of coaches - then it would be massive for us.". Good early signs. They cant really repeat that remarkable Rio gold medal, can they? Protesters wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts briefly disrupt the first morning of the second Ashes Test, with one carried off the Lord's ground by England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow. Mark Hagers side made it to the semi-finals with a dramatic 2-0 shootout victory over Spain after nothing could separate the sides in a 2-2 regular time draw. (modern). Owsley gets in a drag flick which hits an onrushing India defender in the body- that will hurt. Rayer then uses her pace on the byline, passes into the danger zone and all India's Grace can do is divert the cross into her own goal knowing Hannah Martin was lurking dangerously. The men face India on Sunday while the women play Spain on Monday as the faintest glimmer of gold hoves into view. SCENES! Ireland appealed, to no avail, and from there it was just a case of game management for Team GB. In the singing stakes it's a great start by Team GB - they get 8/10 compared to the Netherlands' 7/10*, Here's our starting XI #NEDvGBR will be live on BBC Red Button/iPlayer, @discoveryplusUK & @Eurosport_UK E5 You can also follow live text updates https://t.co/3E9KkmNzlk pic.twitter.com/gGOaJ389p7. How people are using the findings for nutrition advice. Here's Sarah Robertson's great strike that made it 2-0. We have to get in the right frame of mind for the game and try and bring a medal home. [2], Following the 2014 Glasgow games, Richardson-Walsh took a three-month sabbatical from international hockey, before returning at the end of the year and regaining her place in the team (and captaincy) via the development squad. It begs the question: why were the players being put through this? East Grinstead won their first ever title . THis has been a brilliant quarter for Team GB. I have done that., Hinch, who is 32, said that it was too soon to decide whether she would continue to Paris but that her decision would be framed simply by her level of enjoyment. India hockey - tales of struggle and triumph, Times and channels for BBC's live coverage, Check out the best new music from your teams region. But three goals in fewer than 10 minutes has seen India deservedly take the lead - they look dangerous whenever they attack and this is now a huge challenge for Hollie Pearne-Webb and her team-mates. Pearne-Webb needs some medical attention as it seems she got an elbow or shoulder to the face from Verschoor. England Hockey", "GB's Richardson-Walsh talks post-Olympic retirement", "Kate Richardson-Walsh: Olympic gold medallist to coach Hampstead & Westminster Ladies", "Athlete Ambassador Kate Richardson Walsh", "Rabo EuroHockey Championships, Where to Watch? GB have been impressive - they've had 21 visits to the India circle compared to eight by India into the GB danger area. Team GB women were crushed 5-1 by semi-final opponents Holland as the Dutch avenged their 2016 Olympic final defeat when goalkeeper Hinch's heroics during a penalty shoot-out ensured gold medal glory. Great Britain will not retain their Olympic women's hockey title following defeat by the Netherlands in the semi-finals at Tokyo 2020. "I don't think we should fear it. The England women's hockey team beat Australia to take gold in the Commonwealth Games, with Holly Hunt and Tess Howard scoring in a 2-1 victory . The victory gave the Netherlands a semblance of revenge for the penalty shootout defeat they suffered against against a Maddie Hinch-inspired GB in the final five years ago. India have a penalty corner - it will be that last play of the third quarter. I dont know that were arrogant - but obviously we are in their heads. As a defender she won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in her hometown of Manchester, and bronze at the 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championships. Great Britain's women began their Olympic hockey title defence in disappointing fashion with a 2-1 defeat by Germany in Pool A in Tokyo. "I'm quite relaxed - of course I'm a little nervous, I think nerves are a good thing, but I don't feel like I have anything to lose, I'm not trying to prove anything, I'm just trying to do my job. Unsworth is the first British hockey player in men's and women's hockey to win medals at three Olympics. Six-time major winner Sir Nick Faldo tells BBC Sport he could "name more F1 drivers than golfers" because of the way the sport is marketed. Paris 2024 Olympics: When will the next Summer Games take place? Could a DNA test find you the perfect diet? Some of the goals were world-class, and sometimes you have to say they were better than us today. "We don't need to overthink this too much. As of 2011, Great Britain has 476 female players. Britain were in command. Two years later, the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto followed suit. Balsdon eventually scored the winner from another penalty corner routine and despite a few late attempts from India, GB held on. We dug in so deep today and to come away with an Olympic bronze medal after the last five years, its such an achievement for this group of players and Im so, so happy.. From 1908 to the present day, relive how GB have fared at the Games. "You know what, we're in the mix. As a goalkeeper it's a pretty unforgiving position so you might as well enjoy these moments you have, put it all out there and have no regrets. Maddie Hinch, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh, Alex Danson - all became household names after that incredible evening as the nation fell in love with hockey. In 2014, Richardson-Walsh captained the team to a disappointing 11th out of 12th place in the World Cup in The Hague. Nought from three on penalty corners told its own story. Giselle Ansley - one of seven players left in the squad from Rio - pulled a goal back with a drag flick from another penalty corner but Frederique Matla put the seal on a fine Dutch performance with a fifth. Both goals were clinically taken and, as it stands, it's hard to see how Great Britain get back into this, they've created very little in the final third so far. Hannah Martin is trying to create some forward momentum, they need a bit of her magic and genius at the moment to get back into this match. the war of words (most, if not all the verbal volleys were fired from the women in orange, to be fair) that took place afterwards. Equaliser! Weve got players at home that werent selected. ", Asked if bronze would mean as much as gold, given the vastly-changed nature of the Tokyo squad since Rio, Hinch added: "Yes. Those two goals have changed the complexion of this match. The 2022-23 Women's England Hockey League season (sponsored by Vitality) is the 2022-23 season of England's field hockey league structure and England Hockey Women's Championship Cup.. They are an unbelievable team who will punish you if you get things wrong. Werely on our whole squad, theres 26 girls in the squad but theres so many more that have been part of it over the past five years. I'll wrap up this blog now BUT there's loads still going on in Tokyo so join Charles Richardson as he takes you through the action on the track and, currently, Sky Brown's progress in the skateboarding. Having only conceded two goals in six matches, scoring 21 in the process, it was hardly like the Dutch needed any more motivation ahead of the semi-final. Just as I typed 'little goalmouth action' the Dutch swarmed into the GB D on the counter. Good start from Hager's side so far as the first quarter nears its finish. And it's third time lucky as Grace Balsdon's rapid, low shot evades Savita in the India goal. [33] The award is the highest accolade that can be bestowed by the Governing Body and is made in recognition of outstanding contribution to England Hockey. Savita does well down the right for India but her cross is easily dealt with by the GB defence - India have started brightly. Good build up play from Owsley and Petter comes to nothing, however. Because as I am sure you all remember that's when Great Britain beat the Netherlands on penalties to win one of the most dramatic of gold-medal matches in Olympic history. If I still feel I can contribute to this team and help them win medals, I will be there, but I have got to start looking after myself more and make sure I am in a good place..
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