ABN AMRO EHL U14 schedule confirmed
The line-up for the ABN AMRO EHL U14 tournaments is almost complete with the young stars of the future going for success at Pinoké on March 30th and 31st.
For the boys competition, the six team competition is finalised with Harvestehuder THC hoping to defend the title they won in 2023. They are placed in Pool A along with Real Club de Polo who won a Spanish playoff in January in Valencia as well as the 2022/23 Dutch champions hdm.
Pool B features Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles who won a playoff against Royal Léopold to earn the right to represent Belgium. Nantes will represent France for the first time in a European club competition while Old Georgians will be the English representative, debuting in the EHL U14.
On the girls side, German champions Uhlenhorst Mülheim and Spanish playoff winners Club de Campo are confirmed in Pool A. They will be joined by the winner of a playoff game to be held on March 14 between AH&BC Amsterdam and Pinoké.
Pool B has Belgian club Braxgata, England’s Surbiton and the reigning champions hdm.
All will be vying for a top two spot in the initial three team group phase on Saturday, March 30. A day later, the playoff phase takes place with four boys and four girls taking part in the semi-final phase with the third place group finishers contesting a fifth-sixth place playoff.
The competition is open for one club from each of the top six nations on the respective EHL Ranking Table. Each nation is able to determine their representative in their own way, whether by nomination, a national championship or playoff series.
ABN AMRO EHL U14 Boys
Pool A: Harvestehuder THC (Germany), Real Club de Polo (Spain), hdm (Netherlands)
Pool B: Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles (Belgium), Nantes (France), Old Georgians (England)
ABN AMRO EHL U14 Girls
Pool A: HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim (Germany), Club de Campo de Madrid (Spain), AH&BC Amsterdam/Pinoké – playoff on March 14
Pool B: Braxgata (Belgium), hdm (Netherlands), Surbiton (England)
Boys schedule
Saturday, March 30
M1 Harvestehuder THC v hdm 11.30am
M2 Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles v Nantes 12.40pm
M3 Real Club de Polo v hdm 1.50pm
M4 Nantes v Old Georgians 3pm
M5 Harvestehuder THC v Real Club de Polo 4.10pm
M6 Old Georgians v Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles 5.20pm
Sunday, March 31
M7 Semi-final 1 10am
M8 Semi-final 2 11.15am
M9 5th v 6th place playoff 12.30pm
M10 3rd v 4th place playoff 1.45pm
M11 Final 3pm
Girls schedule
Saturday, March 30
M1 Uhlenhorst Mülheim v AH&BC Amsterdam/Pinoké 11.30am
M2 Braxgata v hdm 12.40pm
M3 Uhlenhorst Mülheim v Club de Campo 1.50pm
M4 hdm v Surbiton 3pm
M5 AH&BC Amsterdam/Pinoké v Club de Campo 4.10pm
M6 Surbiton v Braxgata 5.20pm
Sunday, March 31
M7 Semi-final 1 10am
M8 Semi-final 2 11.15am
M9 5th v 6th place playoff 12.30pm
M10 3rd v 4th place playoff 1.45pm
M11 Final 3pm
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