🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England Hockey : Girls Schools Championships to be held this week
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Dragflick Newsdesk : After a two-year hiatus, more than 250 young hockey players travel to London this week for the Girls Schools Championships finals.

On Wednesday 2 March, eight teams battle it out at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in the Under 14 Tier 1 finals. The qualifiers are each Area winner and are split into two pools of four, with the top side in each pool playing against each other in the final.

Each match is 30 minutes long (split into two halves of 15 minutes), so with three pool matches and a final or play-off. The young girls will require strength, stamina and technical ability in a competitive environment.

Pitch One Pitch Two
1000 Wellington v Queens, Chester 1000 Millfield v GSAL
1045 Ipswich v Cranleigh 1045 Surbiton v Repton
1130 Queens, Chester v Millfield 1130 GSAL v Wellington
1215 Repton v Ipswich 1215 Cranleigh v Surbiton
1300 Queens Chester v GSAL 1300 Wellington v Millfield
1345 Ipswich v Surbiton 1345 Repton v Cranleigh
1500 3rd / 4th play-off 1500 7th / 8th play-off
1600 Final 1600 5th / 6th play-off

Then on Thursday 3 March there are four finals in the U16s and U18s age groups.

The U16 Tier 1 final is the highlight of the day and sees Millfield and Repton looking to lift the title. In the Tier 2 – a Plate competition for those beaten in earlier round losers – Felsted take on Scarborough. The U18 Tier 1 competition is still in progress, and the U18 Tier 2 final features RGS Newcastle and Sevenoaks who have battled through six rounds to reach this stage. Eastbourne and Perse feature in the Tier 3 Plate final.

The games are a full 70 minutes as the young girls go into battle for these prestigious titles.

Having the chance to play at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre – the home of Great Britain and England's women's and men's teams – is a great occasion for everyone involved, and we would like to wish all of the girls the very best of luck.

Pitch One
1000 Felsted v Scarborough U16 Tier 2 Final
1200 Millfield v Repton U16 Tier 1 Final
1400 Sevenoaks v RGS Newcastle U18 Tier 2 Final
1600 Eastbourne v Perse U18 Tier 3 Final

Spectators are allowed back to live events, priced £7 for adults and 2 for Under 18s in advance.
We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance via See Tickets.

If you are unable to attend on the day you can follow score updates here. 

Spectator info  

Food and Drink 
It is venue policy that spectators will be permitted to bring in a small amount of food and drink consisting of up to; 1 x 500ml bottle of water per person in a clear branded unopened plastic bottle, and a maximum of two small items per person, such as a standard size bag of sweets, crisps, chocolate or cereal bar/piece of fruit. To apply for an exemption letter complete the form here. The Champions Suite will be open for refreshments throughout the tournament.