Holcombe Hockey Club

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Holcombe Hockey Club
Holcombe HC.png
Nickname(s)The Incredible Holcs
Founded1999;26 years ago (1999)
GroundHolcombe Park
Capacity1,000
ChairmanBrian Field
ManagerChris Haigh
League Men's England Hockey League
Women's England Hockey League
Website https://holcombehc.org.uk/

Holcombe Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Rochester, Kent, England. The home ground is located at Holcombe Park, where there is a water-based pitch, a sand-based pitch and a clubhouse. The club was formed in 1999/2000 from a merger of clubs in the area.

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Teams

The Men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League, and the Ladies 1st Team play in the Women's England Hockey League. [1] [2] The club is one of the largest in the UK, with ten men's sides, five ladies' sides, and various other sides. [3]

History

For three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019, the women's team finished runner up for the league title. On each occasion they were beaten by Surbiton. [4]

In 2023, the men's first XI reached the play off final, finishing second in the English league, which was their best result in their history to date and therefore qualifying for the 2023–24 Men's Euro Hockey League. [5]

Squads

Men's First Team Squad 2024–25 season

  • 2. Samuel Taylor
  • 4. Rohan Bhuhi
  • 5. Ali Shan
  • 8. Felix Tully
  • 9. Matthew Ramshaw
  • 10. Jake Owen
  • 12. Alex Pendle
  • 13. Thomas Russell
  • 14. Bradley Read
  • 16. Robert Field (captain)
  • 18. Teague Marcano
  • 19. Mohamed Mea
  • 20. Ollie Payne (gk)
  • 25. Thomas O'Keeffe
  • 27. Matt Symonds
  • 28. Tim Neild
  • 29. Samkelo Mvimbi
  • 52. Oliver Stewart
  • Rafael Dekkers

Notable players

Men's internationals

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PlayerEvents/Notes/Ref
Flag of England.svg / Flag of Ireland.svg David Ames Oly (2020, 2024), WC (2018, 2023), EC 2023
Flag of England.svg Nick Bandurak CG (2022), WC (2023), EC 2023
Flag of South Africa.svg Gareth Carr
Flag of England.svg Nicholas Catlin Oly (2016), CG (2014)
Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Coultas CG (2014), EC (2015) [6]
Flag of South Africa.svg Denzil Dolley
Flag of Scotland.svg Ali Douglas EC (2025) [7]
Flag of Scotland.svg Rob Field CG (2022)
Flag of England.svg Dan Fox Oly (2016), CG (2014), WC (2014)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhodri Furlong WC (2023), EC (2023) [8]
Flag of England.svg Danny Hall
Flag of England.svg Ashley Jackson Oly (2016)
Flag of England.svg / Flag of Ireland.svg Iain Lewers Oly (2016), CG (2014)
Flag of England.svg David Mathews
Flag of England.svg Barry Middleton Oly (2016), CG (2014, 2018), WC (2014, 2018)
Flag of England.svg Ollie Payne Oly (2020, 2024), CG (2022), WC (2023), EC 2023
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Phillips Oly (2024)
Flag of England.svg George Pinner Oly (2016), CG (2018), WC (2018)
Flag of South Africa.svg Ryan Ravenscroft
Flag of England.svg Phil Roper Oly (2024), CG (2022), WC (2023), EC 2023
Flag of Brazil.svg Stéphane Vehrle-Smith Oly (2016)
Flag of England.svg Samuel Ward Oly (2016)

Key

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championships

Women's internationals

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PlayerEventsNotes/Ref
Flag of South Africa.svg Dirkie Chamberlain
Flag of Ireland.svg Nicola Daly
Flag of England.svg Steph Elliott
Flag of Ireland.svg Megan Frazer
Flag of England.svg Maddie Hinch
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sarah Jones
Flag of England.svg Shona McCallin
Flag of Scotland.svg Emily Maguire
Flag of England.svg Sam Quek
Flag of Scotland.svg Sarah Robertson
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rose Thomas
Flag of England.svg Laura Unsworth
Flag of England.svg Ellie Watton
Flag of England.svg Nicola White
Flag of England.svg Lucy Wood

Key

  • Oly = Olympic Games
  • CG = Commonwealth Games
  • WC = World Cup
  • CT = Champions Trophy
  • EC = European Championships

References

  1. "EHL Men's Conference East". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. "WHL Women's Premier Division". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. "Holcombe Hockey Club". holcombehc.org.uk. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. "Roll of Honour". England Hockey. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. "Euro Hockey League: Old Georgians stun Mannheimer to reach last eight". The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  6. "Hockey – Coultas is new player/coach at Watsonians". Edinburgh Reporter. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  8. "Rhodri Furlong departs Holcombe". Holcombe Hockey Club. Retrieved 8 August 2025.