Grange and Clydesdale Western safe in Europe whilst Grove go down

An exciting weekend for three Scottish National League 1 sides, Grange men and Milne Craig Clydesdale Western secured safety in Europe but sadly Grove Menzieshill ladies were relegated to Division II.

Despite the 35 degree heat Scottish Cup champions had some great performances in Europe helping them stay up in the Club Championships I division.

The first day saw Grange start strong scoring all four goals in the first half defeating Welsh side Whitchurch 4-0. With confidence flowing Grange came from 2-1 down to beat Italian side BRA, 3-2.

Third game for the Edinburgh based side was a lot tougher, they faced Ukrainian side OKS and after they scored in the first few minutes of play they dominated play, Grange losing 7-0.

Grange men team

In the Women’s Club Championship I featured two Scottish teams, Dundee based side Grove Menzieshill and Glasgow based side Milne Craig Clydesdale Western both without many of their experienced players due to being on International duty.

Sadly Grove Menzieshill finished bottom and have been relegated to division II. They started with a 1-1 draw with fellow Scottish rivals Clydesdale Western, after being 1-0 up at half time.

Grove then lost to HC Ritm-Azot Grodno 5-1, despite strong possession throughout they could not break through the Belarus defence. Next up was a nail biting match against Royal Wellington, losing 4-2.

In the playoff match it was all to play for but SK Slavia Praha just beat them to it with two early goals in the second half, Grove couldn’t quite come back despite Sarah Jamieson scoring a late goal. Grove couldn’t quite push for another leaving them relegated to Club Championship II.

Clydesdale Western finished in joint fifth position, the young Glaswegian side stepped up with majority of the side debuts in Europe.

Following the draw with Grove, the Titwood outfitters went up against Royal Wellington, which proved to be an end to end match finishing all level at 3-3.  Westerns final group match saw a 5-0 loss to HC Ritm-Azot Grodno who progressed to the EuroHockey Club Trophy next year.

Clydesdale W

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