U13s National Champions 08-09

The eagerly awaited National U13 Championships took place in Morden, Surrey with 5 teams participating in a round robin tournament, with each team playing 4 matches and each match lasting 40 minutes

The opening fixture of the day saw Tornadoes take on local rivals Kingfisher. It was Tornadoes that broke the deadlock with 2 quick goals and there was no looking back from the early lead and they came out 11-4 winners. Their 2nd match was a closer affair against a strong Scorpions side with Tornadoes again coming out on top by 7-4 margin.

The next game was against newly formed and enthusiastic Bromley, but their inexperience showed and were beaten 18-1. The final game for Tornadoes was against clubmate Cyclones, the young side was not phased by the competition or the more experienced Tornadoes players. The fianl scoreline of 9-1 to Tornadoes does not reflect the effort and play that Cyclones displayed.

The following games for Cyclones saw defeatsnagainst Kingfisher and Scorpions and a win against Bromley.

This was a tremendous effort by the Tornadoes club who secured their second national title in as many months with the U13s joning the Tornadoes U16's as National Champions.

Tornadoes Team
Ashleigh Warner, Rachael Vick, Viki Morris, Lucy Buck, Emily Elswood, Sam Barnden, Thomas Holder, Duncan Kent, Oliver Woodham & Will Munday

Cyclones Team
Jack Nickalls, Will Blake, Andrew Doran, Daniel Christian, Matt Munday, Rhianna Vick, Jess Blake, Melissa Lloyd, Saira Mirza & Emily Barnden