Reading Hockey Club is a
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club based at
Sonning Lane
Sonning Lane is a cricket and hockey ground in Sonning near Reading, Berkshire, England. It is located on a road called ''Sonning Lane'' between the A4 road and the village of Sonning, hence the name.
Sonny Lane is the home of Reading Cricket ...
in the
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town of
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. It is one of the most successful clubs in the
United Kingdom
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with National League and Cup honours.
The Men's First Team play in the
Men's England Hockey League
The Men's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organized by England Hockey that features men's teams from England and Wales.
Format Regular season
There are 62 teams in the league, the top tier consists of a Premier Division of twelve t ...
and the Ladies 1st XI team play in the
Women's England Hockey League.
RHC runs 11 men's teams, 6 ladies teams and has a flourishing junior section. The ages of players range from 5 to 70+ years old. RHC has over 400 senior and nearly 550 junior members and is based at a top class facility in Sonning Lane, where they have been since 1984. There are 2 pitches at the clubhouse, Sonning Lane Water and Sonning Lane Sand.
In 1997, Reading hosted the European Cup Winners Tournament, and more recently, Reading has hosted International matches, alongside charity matches for the Hockey For Heroes.
Players
Men's First Team Squad 2019–20 season
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Notable players
Men's internationals
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Lee Morton
Lee Morton (born 23 May 1995) is a Scottish international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Scotland and Great Britain.
He represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In August 2019, he was selected in the S ...
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Daniel Kyriakides
Daniel Kyriakides (born 21 March 1995) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or defender for Wales and Great Britain.
James Kyriakides is his elder brother.
Club career
Kyriakides plays club hockey in the Men' ...
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Will Carter Keall
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Hardeep Jawanda
Hardeep ("Harry") Jawanda (born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) is an English international hockey player who plays as a Midfielder/forward. He belongs to Jawanda surname.
He joined Wolverhampton Hockey club, where he scored over 600 goal ...
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Chris Newman
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Peter Scott
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Chris Cargo
Christopher Cargo (born 18 February 1986) is an Irish field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for English club Hampstead & Westminster. He scored 28 goals in 195 matches from 2009 to 2019 for the Irish national team. He compe ...
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John Jackson
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Stuart Loughrey
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Tim Atkins
Timothy Atkins is a British field hockey player. He plays for the Scotland men's national field hockey team and plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Old Georgians Hockey Club. He is also a type 1 diabetic working closely wi ...
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Duncan Riddell
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Austin Smith
Women's internationals
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Emily Maguire
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Sarah Jones
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Chantal de Bruijn
Major National Honours
National Champions
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1996-97 Men's League Champions
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2000–01 Men's League Champions
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2001–02 Men's League Champions
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2006–07 Men's League Champions
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2007–08 Men's League Champions
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2011–12 Men's League Champions
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2010–11 Women's League Champions
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2012–13 Women's League Champions
National Cup Winners
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1995-96 Men's National Cup Winners
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1998-99 Men's National Cup Winners
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1999-00 Men's National Cup Winners
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2002–03 Men's National Cup Winners
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2003–04 Men's National Cup Winners
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2005–06 Men's National Cup Winners
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2008–09 Men's National Cup Winners
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2014–15 Men's National Cup Winners
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2015–16 Men's National Cup Winners
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2017–18 Men's National Cup Winners
National Tournaments
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2001-02 Men's Premiership Tournament Winners
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2002-03 Men's Premiership Tournament Winners
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2003-04 Men's Premiership Tournament Winners
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2005-06 Men's Super Cup Winners
References
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English field hockey clubs
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Field hockey clubs established in 1904
1904 establishments in England
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