TROJANS’ bid to qualify for next month’s England Hockey indoor Super Sixes league ended with a South League regional semi-final defeat by Teddington at Fleming Park.
They lost 4-1 to the Middlesex club, who will join Guildford playing against Fareham in South Division 2 at Eastleigh over the weekend January 9 and 10 2016, writes Mike Vimpany.
Trojans lost their opening match 2-1 to Guildford, but impressive wins over Marlow (4-1) and Milton Keynes (6-0) earned them a semi-final slot.
Rich Aves (3), Ian Bassett (2), Chris Gittens (2), Ben Frost (2) and Callum Crichton were on target for Trojans.
Winchester came in with a late wild card entry, fielding the bulk of their youth side which has reached next month’s Boys Under-18 indoor finals in Nottingham.
They lost all three group matches, but club officials considered the experience of playing against leading indoor players was invaluable for the youngsters’ development.
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