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England Women Team arrive in Bhubaneswar ahead of FIH Pro League matches

England Women Team arrive in Bhubaneswar ahead of FIH Pro League matches

Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (UNI) The England Women’s Hockey Team arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar on Sunday ahead of the FIH Hockey Pro League 202/25
India leg matches.
The World No. 7 side will face the hosts India and current World No. 1 The Netherlands in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 India leg, scheduled to take place in Bhubaneswar from February 15
to 25.
With one win and three losses so far, England have made a rocky start to their FIH Pro League campaign and will be hoping to turn things around despite facing challenging opponents.
Forward Darcy Bourne shared her excitement upon arriving in India saying, “We are very excited to be in India especially after the Hero Hockey India League, expecting the atmosphere to be really big. This is my first time in India, but the buzz around hockey here is nothing like I have ever seen so I am extremely excited.”
Despite struggling at the World Cups recently, England are the current Commonwealth champions after the gold medal win in 2022. With big names in the squad this year, England are one of the teams to watch out for.
Head coach David Ralph too echoed the excitement and stated, "We are expecting the matches to
be very challenging but we are excited. It is going to be wonderful for the girls to play in front of the Indian crowd. In hockey this is one of the best things you can experience.”
The FIH Pro League matches of the India leg will be televised on Jio Cinema and Sports 18.
UNI BM

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