Jax writes…..The Ladies 3’s continued their excellent pre Christmas form with a big 6-0 victory over Bicester this Sat just gone.  Team manager Sue Iles reports that the “team went mad” in the second half - scoring 4 with no reply after putting 2 past the visitors in the first 35. Jane “Barbie” Marriott got her hat-trick to push her into 2nd in the top goalscorers leaderboard for the Club, whilst Tiff Saul got 2 and Fiona Rankin weighed in with 1 to make the six.

The side remain solid in third place with only the 2 teams above them having beaten them in League fixtures. 

The 1’s made a proper fight of it away at Reading HC, only losing 2-1, and were close to giving the home side a scare.  Helen “Saucy” Phillips did her bit with a goal from a Claire “Rooney” Chitty cross which she swept in to give the Reading side something to think about.  P&R stuck to their task well; not letting some showboating from the Sonning Lane side get under their skin and showing them how close they are to gelling as a side.  Next week they are at home to Milton Keynes and they will be looking to improve on that result.

The 2’s faced City of Oxford at home and despite a 3-0 loss can also be buoyed by an improved performance.  The return fixture saw them beaten 6-0 so you could say they made it twice as hard for COO.  In fact 3-0 flatters COO as the final goal was scored with the last touch of the game and 2-0 would have been a fairer result.  They are at home again  this weekend coming - playing at 1pm after the 1’s match.

All supporters welcome at Rivermead to cheer the ladies on!!