Scotland’s Under-16 boys and girls international teams announced against England: Hockey News
The international under-16 teams of Scotland for both boys and girls have been announced for a series of two matches against same level teams of England.
The first match of the two Test match series will be played on Sunday May 29, and second on Monday May 30, in Bellahouston, Glasgow in Scotland.
The series will be of a great importance for both of the teams as the UK School Games are coming in September this year. The two Test match series will be played for the purpose of preparation for the School Games. Besides these, for the international matches a number of training sessions will also be held throughout the summer for the purpose of preparation.
Calum Wood, the Head Coach of Scotland’s Under-16 Boys team has announced a team of twenty players for the series against England. The Boys’ team comprise of players from almost all over the country with a lot of players from some of the prestigious academic institutions like Watsonians and George Watson’s College, AAM Gordonians and Robert Gordons College and Glasgow School of Sport.
In the meantime, Elaine Brierley, the Head Coach of Scotland’s Under-16 Girls team has selected a group of eighteen players for the series against England’s Girls team. Majority of the players are from Edinburg, Glasgow and Dundee based clubs while Hannah Thomson from Surbiton, one of the better clubs in England, was also remained successful in getting the place in the eighteen members’ squad.
England’s Under-16 team has recently suffered from a fatal loss when one of their team-mates, Emma Broad, a rising prospect for English hockey, was caught by a sudden death on Saturday night. Her death was so sudden that no one could believe on such an unexpected loss. For English team, it will be an emotional moment when they will walk in the ground for the match without Emma.
Before the play starts on Sunday, there will be a silence for one minute and the players will be with black armbands to pay tribute to Emma. The detailed list of the squads is given below.
Scotland U16 Boys: Gordon Amour, Daniel Cain, Murray Collins, Ross Milner, Edward Greaves, Murdo Elwis, Owen Toole, Hamish Imrie, Aedan McCrossan, Fergus Sandison, Robbie Shepherdson, Archie Breckenridge, Andrew Oliphant, Matthew Jackman, John Reid, Stuart Nickerson, Patrick Christie, Lee Morton, Grant Scott and Jack McAllister.
Scotland U16 Girls: Alison Hendry, , Maisie Morris, Eliza Stubing, Jenny Eadie, Catriona McLellan, Waverley Miller, Kirsten Peters, Laurie Kirkland, Evie Travers, Kirsty Johnston, Rebecca Trimble, Georgina Black, Susan Graham, Jessica Ross, Emily Newlands, Lucy Ramsay, Hannah Thomson and Kerry-Anne Hastings.
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