Holcombe Women are through to the final of the England Hockey Tier One Championship - but the season’s over for the men’s team.

Goals from Deanna Ritchie (2), Bethan Hodges and Hannah Carney saw Nick Bandurak’s W1s side beat third-tier Conference Midlands side Doncaster 4-0 on Sunday at the John S Marshall Arena.

Reports by Lucas Ball

Holcombe Men’s Premier Division campaign is over after missing out on qualification for League Finals weekend on Saturday. They were beaten 4-2 by league champions Old Georgians in the final phase three match.

A cup final appearance for Holcombe Women follows up indoor and outdoor promotions for the team.

Hodges gave Holcombe a first-quarter lead with a close-range deflection after just five minutes before Ritchie doubled the advantage eight minutes later, a reverse effort finishing up in the goal via the crossbar.

At the end of the third period, Carney made it three with her first competitive 1s’ goal of the season.

It was four early on in the final period as New Zealander Ritchie added her second with a simple finish after the ball had been played around the goalkeeper.

Beeston beat Division One South champions Surbiton 2s 7-2 in the other tie just a day after being relegated from the Premier Division.

The two sides met once last season in Phase One of the Premier Division season, with Beeston running out 3-1 winners at Holcombe Park.

Holcombe Men’s Premier Division campaign is over after missing out on qualification for League Finals weekend on Saturday following their defeat against Old Georgians on Saturday.

The hosts took the lead on the half-hour mark through Liam Sanford before two quick goals from Alex Pendle and then Nick Bandurak gave Holcs a 2-1 lead at half-time.

OGs levelled through Henry Weir ten minutes into the third period before James Carson gave the Euro Hockey League bronze medallists the lead at the end of the quarter.

Weir added his second of the match five minutes from time to make it nine points out of nine for OGs in Phase Three and ensure the champions have a chance at another title as Holcs’ wait for a win against Ashley Jackson’s side since 2020 continues.

Jackson’s men took the lead with Sanford’s effort into the top corner before Pendle quickly levelled the scores, finishing from the top of the circle from a Bandurak pass.

Bandurak converted a penalty stroke minutes later to give Holcombe a 2-1 lead on the cusp of half-time, the second time that they had led 2-1 in Weybridge this season.

Weir converted from a penalty corner ten minutes into the second half to level the scores once more.

Old Georgians took advantage of a defensive mix-up at the end of the third quarter as the hosts hit the front and added a fourth from a controversial penalty corner with five minutes to play.

Holcs pressed forward late on with 11 outfielders, having removed goalkeeper Ollie Payne, but could not find another goal despite camping in the home side’s defensive quarter.