The ABN AMRO U14 EHL will run in parallel to the EHL with six of Europe’s top youth clubs contesting the trophy this season.
In Pool A of the U14 EHL, HC Bloemendaal battle it out with Spain’s Real Club de Polo and Ireland’s Three Rock Rovers. Bloemendaal won a playoff with Rotterdam and Kampong for the right to represent the Netherlands while Polo did likewise in Spain against Atletic Terrassa and Club Egara. Three Rock become the first Irish team to compete in the Junior EHL.
In Pool B, Uhlenhorst Mulheim and Racing Club de Bruxelles take up the German entries while Wimbledon won a playoff against Holcombe for the right to be England’s side in the competition.
They will play group games on Sunday, April 1, leading into playoff matches on Monday, April 2 and the finals where a new champion will be crowned, taking over from Kampong who won the last editions.
U14 EHL Dates: 1-2 April 2018 at HC Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NED) Results below..
Pool A Pool B
HC Bloemendaal (NED) HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim (GER)
Real Club de Polo (ESP) Racing Club de Bruxelles (BEL)
Three Rock Rovers (IRL) Wimbledon (ENG)
SUNDAY 1 APRIL *
M1 10.30h Pool A HC Bloemendaal – Three Rock Rovers (pitch 2) 1-2
M2 11.40h Pool B Racing Club de Bruxelles – HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim (pitch 2) 0-1
M3 12.50h Pool A Real Club de Polo – HC Bloemendaal (pitch 2) 3-3
M4 14.00h Pool B Wimbledon – Racing Club de Bruxelles (pitch 2) 1-3
M5 15.10h Pool A Three Rock Rovers – Real Club de Polo (pitch 2) 1-1
M6 16.20h Pool B HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim – Wimbledon (pitch 2) 9-0
M7 18.30h Semi Final 1 1st Pool A – 2nd Pool B (pitch 2) Three Rock Rovers – Racing Club de Bruxelles 2-3
M8 19.45h Semi Final 2 1st Pool B – 2nd Pool A (pitch 2) HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim– Real Club de Polo 3-1
* All games are 2 x 20 min
MONDAY 2 APRIL
5/6 U14EHL 09.15h pitch 2 (2 x 25 min) HC Bloemendaal – Wimbledon 6-0
3/4 U14EHL 10.30h pitch 2 (2 x 25 min) Three Rock Rovers – Real Club de Polo 2-1
Final U14EHL 12.00h pitch 2 (2 x 25 min) Racing Club de Bruxelles – HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim 2-3
Final standings
1 HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim (GER)
2 Racing Club de Bruxelles (BEL)
3 Three Rock Rovers (IRL)
4 Real Club de Polo (ESP)
5 HC Bloemendaal (NED)
6 Wimbledon (ENG)