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THIS IS THE HALF (1/2) TIME SCORE

ANDORRA 1 – 1 AUSTRIA

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SATURDAY
France – Germany
Switzerland – Andorra
Looser match 21 – Looser match 22
Winner match 21 – Winner match 22

FRIDAY

Austria 0 – 12 France
Germany 1 – 2 Andorra
France 3 – 3 Switzerland
Andorra – Austria
Portugal – England
Italy – Spain

THURSDAY
Germany 7 – 5 Austria
Andorra 2 – 7 Spain
Portugal 3 – 0 Italy
France 2 – 2 England

WEDNESDAY
Portugal 21 – 3 Austria
Spain 6 – 1 France
Italy 3 – 2 Switzerland
England 5 – 3 Andorra

TUESDAY
Austria 0 – 12 Italy
Switzerland 2 – 2 Germany
France 0 – 4 Andorra
Austria 2 – 12 Switzerland
Germany 0 – 7 Portugal

MONDAY
Spain 7 – 1 England
Portugal 7 – 0 Switzerland
Italy 4 – 3 Germany

Wednesday brought another day of exciting games at the Championships. Italy and Switzerland played a tightly fought game with Italy eventual winners, scoring in the final moments of the game.
The last match of the night saw the England team take on Andorra in front of a vocal home crowd. Spectators were treated to a tense game with both teams leading at stages, but England led 4-3 in the closing stages of the game and when Conroy chipped the ball across for Carter to volley into the net with two minutes to go the crowd
erupted and cheered the boys home to their first victory.
Today sees the final games in the qualification stages before the final stage of the competition. Log on later to see who tops the groups.

As the sun shone in Northampton, the second day of the Championships got underway with seven of the nine teams playing games across the day. The days games saw close matches between Switzerland and Germany along with a notable performance by Andorra against a physically dominant French side.
Those living in the East of England who weren’t at the Championships may have been lucky enough to watch some footage on BBC1 as the local film crew came down and broadcast live from the Championships, interviewing President of the NRHA, Keith Allen and England team captain Liam Conroy.

Yesterday saw the start of the 29th Under 17 European Championships in Northampton. The evening started with games between Italy and Germany and Portugal and Switzerland.
Figure skaters, speed skaters and dancers from Roller Village in Wisbech and young roller hockey players from across England, including two in Sumo-wrestling suits then entertained the players and spectators during the opening ceremony before President of the NRHA, Keith Allen welcomed everyone to the Championships. Carlos Graza, President of the CERH then thanked the NRHA for organising the Championships before officially declaring the tournament open.
Following the opening ceremony the England team took on Spain in front of a capacity crowd in their first game of the Championships.
Log on for regular updates and scores for all the games throughout the week.

The official team rink times have now been published each country is allocated 20 minutes rink time to skate, familiarise themselves and to have an informal training session. These are the times listed below.

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Monday 30th August

10.00 Italy
10.20 Germany
10.40 Portugal
11.00 Switzerland
11.20 Spain
11.40 England
12.00 Austria
12.20 France
12.40 Andorra

Carlos Amaral NRHA National Performance Director has announced the final 10 to represent England in the 2010 Under 17 European Championships in Northampton in ten days time. Congratulations to the successful players and we all wish them good luck.

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Final Squad:
Goalkeepers
Peter Hunt – Peterborough
Reuben Alam – Farnham
Outfield Players
James Neville – Cottenham
Josh Taylor – Kings Lynn
Liam Conroy – Bury
Michael Carter – Peterborough
Oliver Johnson – Peterborough
Sam Norris – Bury
Sam Norton – Bury
William Smith- Middlesbrough
Management
Head Coach – Carlos Amaral
Manager – Joe Wheatley
Assistant Coach – Arthur Corr
Physiotherapist – Pedro Lourenço

Tickets for the Under 17’s European championships are now available, domestic sales can be purchase from Michaela Parfitt and International sales are available online.

Tickets are priced at £50 for a weekly family ticket which admits 2 Adults and up to 3 under 17 children and £20 for a weekly single ticket.
Daily tickets are currently available at £5 for Monday and Saturday and £3 for the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Sales are expected to be brisk for finals day on the Saturday so be sure to buy your tickets sooner rather then later.

Nine teams will compete at the 29th under 17 European championships in Northampton from 30th August to 4th September. The nine teams are Andorra, Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland and all the teams will be staying at the King Park Centre 50 metres from the Benham Sports Arena where the Euro Championships will be held.
Teams will start to arrive on the Saturday at various airports including Heathrow, Stanstead and Birmingham. Your first chance to see the teams will be during the 15 minute practice at the Benham Sports Centre on the Monday morning. Finally, the first match on the championships will start at 6.15pm Italy v Germany.

Roller Hockey has been around for well over 100 years, several variations have been developed over the last century and the one that started it all is still going. In the early days this fast and exciting sport was known as Rink Hockey and the National Roller Hockey Association founded in 1904 developed the sport and is still the National Governing Body for the sport today. Looking through the archives Northampton had at least three roller skating rinks, one in the George Hotel, the Empire Roller Skating Rink in Abingdon Road and the Castle roller skating rink. Northampton had a Roller Hockey club 100 years ago in 1910 and they competed in the Southern Counties Rink Hockey Challenge Cup of 1910. They won both of their 1st and 2nd round matches but were knocked out in the Semi Final by Crystal Palace Engineers losing 2 -0.

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