The U12 Girls from Surbiton HC took the National title at the EH Championships in Cannock on Saturday, winning every game in the competition. They opened the tournament with a game against the North regional winners, Kirby Lonsdale and won 2-1. This was followed by an impressive victory with a 4-0 win against Rugby and East Warwickshire before beating Cambridge City Hockey Club 1-0, despite missing a multitude of chances in the game. They finished the group stage with a 2-1 win against ISCA, which saw them into the National Finals against arch rivals Beeston. Surbiton went on to win 2-0, with goals from Fifi Robinson and Abbie Strachan.

Coach Will Fulker said “It was a superb display of hockey from all the girls, who were by far the best technical players in the tournament. They did a wonderful job to defend the National title which had been won by last year’s U12 girls. This win is the result of hard work from every single girl in the performance group and huge strides have been made this season resulting in many high quality players in that age group.”

The team comprised Ellie Shahbo (GK, Vice Captain), Yasmin Chahal (Captain), Esme Cosham, Maddie Patterson, Caroline Zoet, Abbie Strachan, Freya Gladstone, Eloise Pheasant, Zoe Allchurch, Fifi Robinson.