HBU closed to within 3 points of League leaders Letchworth, with a fine win at The Priory on Saturday evening, beating the home side Letchworth, 8-3. “It was a good game” said Aileen Barker, “and the team were spurred on by the write up on PRH!” HBU were then trailing 3-0 to Maidstone on Sunday, until with the true strength of character we have come to expect from the Champions, came fighting back to lead 4-3 with minutes to go, before Joe Wheatley, having played the majority of the game and just returned on the overnight coach from a ski-ing trip, levelled the match from the penalty spot, 4-4. “I’m knackered!” was all Joe was quoted to say when asked how he felt about the match. Elsewhere in the PL, Middlesbrough beat an understrength Manchester side at the Rainbow, 17-5. CaptainDerrick Smith said on behalf of the Boro’ “we can only play the team they put out. I was frankly surprised by the tactics they played, with such an inexperienced team.” Neville Black, the only International ‘A’ grade Referee on the NRHA’s books who was a spectator at the match, said it was a good game, but he would not have been as lenient as the Refs were with the abuse and fouls from some of the players!

Sheffield were beaten 12 goals to 7 by Grimsby @ The Metrodome on Sunday 23rd March. For updated league results and league table, see ‘competitions’ above. No match report details are available for this game, but if you would like to submit a match report for publication here, please send it to marketing@nrha.co.uk .

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Reporter: Tony Czifra