Old Georgians On Brink Of Historic Achievements

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Old Georgians are on the verge of securing the League title and / or European Qualification, as they aim to continue their superb winning form in the Men’s Premier Division.

After a stellar season where they have only been beaten once (2-0 away to Wimbledon in late October), Old Georgians could find themselves with a first Men's Premier Division title if results fall their way by Sunday evening.

Holding a 10-point lead at the top and with 15 points still available, the league Championship is tantalisingly within their grasp, while Wimbledon need to win at home against Holcombe to keep up the charge. The hosts beat Holcombe 2-1 when the two sides last met at Raynes Park in October.

In addition, OGs could secure European hockey for the first time in their history. The Surrey outfit face an away trip to Hampstead & Westminster on Sunday, with a Euro Hockey League berth sealed for next season if they can win their fifth match in succession on the road. 

Old Georgians beat Hampstead at Paddington Rec 5-0 the last time the two sides met in London in November.

With Old Georgians holding such a sizable gap at the top of the league, the race is now on between Wimbledon, Surbiton, Hampstead & Westminster and Holcombe for the second European spot.

Surbiton, in third, face East Grinstead at Sugden Road. Mark Pearn's side have prevailed twice over East Grinstead in West Sussex already this season.

Surbiton remain three points behind second-placed Wimbledon following the pair’s dramatic 5-5 draw last weekend. Both sides have mustered seven points from a possible 15 points since the league restart as the battle for Europe continues in earnest. 

Sun 20 Mar
2:30pm Hampstead & Westminster v Old Georgians
2:30pm Surbiton v East Grinstead
2:30pm Wimbledon v Holcombe

University of Exeter will be relegated from the Premier Division if they lose and Brooklands Manchester University secure a positive result this weekend.

Exeter are nestled at the bottom on four points and nine points behind Brooklands MU, with four games remaining in the season, ahead of the latest round of Phase 2 Bottom 5 fixtures.

Exeter host Durham University on Sunday, a fortnight after the west country side dismantled their student rivals 9-0.

The two basement sides played out a 3-3 draw the last time the sides met in Exeter. But both teams' survival hopes rest on how Brooklands perform at Beeston, who have won their last three.

The previous two matches this season have ended in draws played at Brooklands.

However, Beeston are the form team in the split league. Their third win on the spin last weekend came against leaders Oxted, who have a rest weekend.

Sun 20 Mar
2pm Beeston v Brooklands MU
2pm University of Exeter v Durham University

Loughborough Students' first defeat of the season to rivals University of Nottingham last weekend (4-1) also saw a changing of the guard at the top of Division 1 North.

Nottingham now hold a two-point buffer over Loughborough with three games remaining ahead of their home fixture against Olton & West Warwickshire.

Form and goals are on their side, with Nottingham having scored four or more in each of their last six matches. The last time they scored less than three came back in October. 

All the bottom three sides lost last weekend and a three-way scrap for survival between Deeside Ramblers, Sheffield Hallam and City of Peterborough remains in the offing.

Sat 19 Mar
6:30pm Sheffield Hallam v Cardiff & Met

Sun 20 Mar
2pm Loughborough Students v Deeside Ramblers
2pm University of Nottingham v Olton & West Warwickshire
2:30pm Bowdon v City of Peterborough
2:30pm University of Birmingham v Cambridge City

Reading still hold the promotion aces after back-to-back victories in their quest for Premier Division hockey next season alongside their female club counterparts.

Reading have a two-point lead over Team Bath Buccaneers, who are breathing down their rivals' necks after a 12-match unbeaten run that has seen them overtake Canterbury in second.

Three points now separate leaders Reading from Canterbury, with the Kent side hosting Team Bath Buccaneers in the match of the weekend.

Sat 19 Mar
6pm Reading v Southgate

Sun 20 Mar
12:45pm Canterbury v Team Bath Buccaneers
1:45pm Teddington v Sevenoaks
2pm Oxford Hawks v Brighton & Hove
3:30pm Old Cranleighan v Havant

Old Loughtonians will move a step closer to the Conference East title with victory this weekend.

Unbeaten since November, Old Loughtonians face a Saturday trip to London Edwardians, while the leaders' two rivals - Richmond and Spencer - are also on the road.

Old Loughts could even become champions this weekend if results go their way.

At the other end, the relegation outcome is far from over. Bottom side West Herts continue to find form with two wins from three and could yet survive the drop, while Edwardians and Bromley & Beckenham have lost their last four.

Sat 19 Mar
3:45pm Hampstead & Westminster 2 v Richmond
4:30pm Wapping v Bromley & Beckenham
5:30pm London Edwardians v Old Loughtonians

Sun 20 Mar
12:30pm London Wayfarers v West Herts
2pm Indian Gymkhana v Spencer

Barford Tigers, who host St Albans, can claim the Conference Midlands title if they better Harborne’s result this weekend.

The Tigers are six points clear after league dangerman Santi Binaghi notched his 32nd goal of the campaign, with his sixth hat-trick of a superb season last weekend.

Harborne's title challenge has faltered of late after two defeats in three. They play under the lights on Saturday against mid-table Lichfield.

Meanwhile, Khalsa Leamington need victory against Bedford to keep relegation at bay. But their fate will be sealed should they fail to do so and University of Birmingham 2 accrue a point or more against fellow strugglers Cambridge University.

Sat 19 Mar
4:30pm Harborne v Lichfield

Sun 20 Mar
12:30pm University of Birmingham 2 v Cambridge University
1pm Barford Tigers v St Albans
1pm Harleston Magpies v Loughborough Town
1:30pm Khalsa Leamington v Bedford

Three games left and Belper's two draws in their last three matches has cut the gap they hold at the top of Conference North to just two points.

Belper take on Wakefield at home, where their only defeat of the season came back in November.

Connor Miller scored for the 10th time in 11 outings last weekend to keep second-placed Timperley firmly in the promotion mix. Timperley play Preston at home in the first of the weekend’s fixtures as they aim to put early pressure on Belper with a fourth win in five.

At the bottom, Alderley Edge - who face a crunch battle with fellow strugglers Beeston 2 - prop up the table as the relegation battle continues apace. 

With five points difference between seventh and 10th, the relegation places are set to go down to the wire.

Sat 19 Mar
6pm Timperley v Preston

Sun 20 Mar
12pm Beeston 2 v Alderley Edge
12:15pm Belper v Wakefield
1pm Durham University 2 v Didsbury Northern
2:30pm Leeds v Doncaster

University of Bristol hold a four-point advantage at the top of Conference West, with the title within touching distance.

The students head to Cardiff University on Sunday, with the Welsh side caught up in a tense relegation battle at the bottom.

Cheltenham are six points behind and could be consigned for the drop this weekend, while three clubs sit level on points ahead of them.

One of those is Cardiff alongside Plymouth Marjon, who take on Clifton Robinsons, themselves far from safe.

Bottom side Cheltenham take on Isca, who sit behind leaders University of Bristol, meaning both sides can't afford to drop points.

Sun 20 Mar
1pm Ashmoor v University of Exeter 2
2pm Cardiff University v University of Bristol
2pm Chichester v Fareham
2pm Clifton Robinsons v Plymouth Marjon
2pm Isca v Cheltenham