There was delight at Surbiton Hockey Club this week when all six of their Olympic hopefuls were selected for Beijing.
Richard Alexander, Matt Daly, Ben Hawes, Ben Marsden, Rob Moore and James Tindall were officially named in the GB squad of 16 for Beijing by the British Olympic Association on Tuesday, the most players from any one club ever to make a Great Britain Olympic squad.
All six had already been told in strict secrecy the previous Friday having played a one-off test match against New Zealand in Holland last week.
The Brits, who assume England's world eighth-ranking place, are one of 12 nations to have qualified for Beijing, where they are in the other six-team pool to the Kiwis.
GB won 1-0 against the Kiwis on Wednesday evening with a spectacular individual goal scored by Tindall in the 24th minute.
He eluded two tacklers before volleying high into the net.
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