Four players from Holcombe played their part in helping Great Britain’s men’s hockey team qualify for Paris 2024. Ollie Payne, David Ames, Phil Roper and Nick Bandurak helped Britain to a podium finish at the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Muscat, Oman while Hayden Phillips is also heading to the Games with New Zealand. By Lucas Ball Great Britain won all three of their pool games with all four Holcombe players involved in each match as GB comfortably progressed to the last-four by beating Pakistan 6-1, Malaysia 4-1 and China 6-0.
Bandurak was on the scoresheet against Pakistan in the opening match alongside former Holc Sam Ward (2), Jack Waller, Will Calnan and Zach Wallace.
Another Ward brace followed in game two with Wallace and Calnan netting again before Holcs man Roper netted in the final pool game against China as Ward added a third brace in as many matches.
Wallace also netted twice and Calnan added his third of the tournament to complete the rout as Paul Revington’s GB side topped Pool A.