Pro-League: Belgium Bounce Back to Comfortably Win Against England
Women’s FIH Pro League England 1 Belgium 4 Belgium’s women avenged their previous day’s 2-1 defeat to England in clinical fashion, running out 4-1 winners at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in somewhat warmer conditions compared with those of the first meeting. England fielded an unchanged 18 player squad, whilst Belgium made one change, […]
Pro-League: England End Belgium Unbeaten Run
Women’s FIH Pro League England 2 Belgium 1 The three-day heatwave in Southern England broke, and England Women came from 1-0 down to beat Belgium 2-1 and break the Belgians’ five game unbeaten Pro League run, although China had won a shootout 2-0 after a 1-1 draw in Antwerp ten days earlier. Belgium had last […]
Pro-League: England Prove a Tough Test for World Champions Belgium
The Olympic champions managed to line up a 10th meeting without defeat in this Pro League (2-2). But they suffered against England, who did not let them develop their game. For their last duties in the Pro League, the Belgian players faced England with the desire to close this 3rd season of the world competition […]
Pro League: A Narrow Defeat for the Red Panthers Against England
Although the Belgian players failed to win against the English, they offered an excellent first period against one of the title candidates at the next World Cup. 30 minutes of high intensity which suggest great prospects for the world tournament. After having achieved a clear round against India, in the Pro League, last weekend, in […]
FIH: Belgium & Netherlands Joint Bid for the World Cup
The 2026 Hockey Worlds in Belgium? An application has been submitted with the Netherlands Belgium and the Netherlands have submitted a joint bid to organise, in 2026, the Women’s and Men’s Hockey World Cups. The FIH, the international hockey federation, announced it on Wednesday. T he Belgian-Dutch candidacy proposes two sites, one in Wavre and […]
Belgium: Raoul Ehren’s Tough Choice for the World Cup
Panthers coach Raoul Ehren had to decide to put down the names of his 18 players and 2 reserves for the world competition. A complex decision which is a first for this constantly evolving group since the Dutch coach took office in December 2020. Never before in the history of the women’s national team, the […]
Pro-League: the Red Lions Are on the Rise
The balance of the weekend is positive for the Olympic champions who showed a lot of pugnacity and quality against a very sharp Indian team. Two encounters from which Michel van den Heuvel will certainly draw many lessons. Article reserved for subscribers The temporary Wilrijkse Plein stadium was once again packed (2,500 spectators) for this […]
Pro-League: Control and Efficiency for the Panthers Against India
Belgium achieved a magnificent 6/6 this weekend in the Pro League. Enough to confirm its evolution but above all the legitimate ambitions that the team has for the next World Cup which will start in 3 weeks in Spain and the Netherlands. Article reserved for subscribers For their last meeting of the competition at home […]
Pro-League: Belgium Red Panthers Bounce Back Against India
After the fairly average performance against #China, the @belredpanthers wanted to regain their feelings against an @hockeyIndia team that they have not faced since 2015
Belgium: Vanasch Possibly the Best Ever
The Brussels goalkeeper, Vincent Vanasch, won a seventh national trophy which crowns a delicate season and trials at the extra-sporting level. Something to savour a little more this second consecutive title won in the jersey of Rot-Weiss Cologne. It is becoming a good habit for the Red Lions goalkeeper. At the end of each season, […]
