Having a early rise and a rather lengthy trip to Folkstone (we were closer to France than we were England)
but tournament rules were later out by officials and the boys were raging to get going!
Unfortunately having not playing hockey for some time Canterbury got the better of us in the opening!
And the rest seemed to follow, the boys doing the best they could, it just wasn’t enough for the tough group we were in!
Having come off some hard games, we decided to come away with a victory in our final game, and the boys then started to believe in themselves, and were a brand new team!
(If only we could press the restart button on the tournament)
Having high spirits and smiles after the final game and some lovely words of encouragement from the parents the boys were ready to get home.
by Mike Benson