Scots hopeful of making their mark at London Cup

Senior Women

First match of the day sees Scotland women take on world number 12 South Africa. South Africa recently competed in the World Cup finishing an overall 9th and also came third in the recent Champions Challenge held in Glasgow.

Last time these two sides met the South Africans a got an early goal when Scotland were on the back foot but the Scots re grouped and really competed thereafter. That was two months ago and after all the full time training programme is in full swing the Scots will fancy the chances to take the first win of the tournament.

SCO v SA CC

(Aileen Davis in this years FIH Champions Challenge at Glasgoe Green)

Second match of the round robin the Scots go up against Wales who are the only team ranked lower than Scotland. The women will be very confident going into this match after earlier on in the year beating them 8-0. However that was early on and Wales have been training hard in preparation for the games and will want to go out to redeem themselves this time around.

Final match sees the women play old rivals England. England did not live up to expectations at the recent World Cup but that is not a reason to doubt them. Both sides will thrive on the old rivalries and in the Europeans last summer it was a nail biting match with the 6th ranked side snatching a win. A few changes from that England side but an exciting end to end match is defiantly on the cards.

 

Senior Men

The senior men start their Investec Cup campaign against old rivals England on Wednesday evening. England won their most recent encounter earlier on in the year from men’s Four Nations event held in Glasgow. However that was Scotland at the beginning of their part time training help funded by Glynhill hotel. This now nearing the end of their programme and with the Scots adopting the new nickname ‘ScotaRica’ the men will be eager to snatch a win and outperform the home nation side.

SCO v ENG 4 Nations
(Iain Scholefield agianst England men at the 4 Nations tournament at Glasgow Green)

Thursdays match sees the senior men face Ireland who have had some good results recently beating fifth in the world England. They are the only team not preparing for Glasgow 2014 but that doesn’t mean they have not been training hard, ranked 15th in the world Scotland will fancy their chances but they know it will be a tough match.

Final game the Scots face South Africa who finished 11th in the recent hockey World Cup. They face each other in two weeks’ time in the opening match at Glasgow 2014 so both sides will not want to give away much.

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