Sorry for not having updated this site for a while – I moved house and it took a while to get back online.

So here is it the end of season round up!

Men’s 1st’s
4th – 40pts
After topping Prem 2 for most of the pre Xmas part of the season, injuries and missing personnel cost the teams aspirations dear in the new year. It was a position that they were never really able to recover from and although finishing in 4th was a very good result, they will be a little disappointed that their earlier form couldn’t be sustained into a promotion position. The Cornwall Men’s Cup was retained for the 5 year in a row.

Men’s 2nd’s
5th – 39pts
Sometimes brilliant, sometimes dire, the overall season was their best yet, with a points total that in other seasons would of meant they were in contention for promotion. With a new contingent of players looking to come up from lower teams as well as new members to the club, things are looking good for the 2nd’s to improve further next season.

Men’s 3rd’s
7th – 27pts
Toughest season for a few years, with a change of Capt mid way through and a big change in players. The success of the 4th’s didn’t help either, and more emphasis should be placed on supporting and getting this side up the leagues next year.

Men’s 4th’s
2nd – 45pts
The only side this year to achieve promotion, they had lead South Western almost all year but were unable to pull away from the chasing pack far enough to lift themselves as automatic champions. They had a great spirit imbued by Capt Tim who also did well to accommodate players who aged from 15 to their 60’s. Just pipped to the top position by Dart in one of the seasons best games they’ll be looking to consolidate in their new league.

Ladies 1st’s
3rd – 43pts
Another side that were regularly in the top 3 all year, they had their best season with a truly astonishing improvement in their standards of play. Whilst falling just short in the end, they have proved a lot to themselves this season and in addition won their first ever bit of silverware collecting the Cornwall Ladies Plate in a epic battle against Penzance and expectations for next season will now be high.

Men’s 5th’s

With the announcement of the formation of Duchy HC, plans to apply for league status for the 5th’s have been put on hold but the 5th’s will still be run as a friendly side with the hope that they can be entered at the end of next season.

Ladies 2nd’s

Another side who really should be looking to enter the league this time next year, need to play more regularly but did quite well in the games they did have. A permanent Capt this year should help their cause.

Club

As a whole the club is looking quite good, having recovered from almost all the financial problems we were left with 2 years ago, but we still have lots of work to do. Training whilst better can still be improved, as can communication between Capts about players coming up and down the sides. Relations with Truro School have been redefined and next season should see the facilities enhanced for our benefit. Although we did receive a red card this year, our relationships with the umpires continue to improve. Socials were a bit of a disaster with only the ladies Skinners night and the End Of Season Do being well supported, the appointment for next year of a dedicated social sec should go some way in relieving this situation.

3 teams were in with a realistic chance of promotion this season, although only the 4th’s got there, we are in a good position to build on this for next season. The addition of some silverware for the ladies was a very welcome boost to them as well as the 1st’s usual recapture of the county Cup for the 5th year in a row. Of the 5 finals in the county competitions we won 3 (Men’s Cup, Ladies Plate, Junior Cup) and were also runners up in one (Junior Cup).

Truro players remain the core for both the men’s senior county side as well as the newly formed men’s U21’s. In addition many of our players have achieved places in the West regional and national representative sides including: Sam and Alex Rust GB Schools & Colleges and many others especially from the Junior ranks.

Truro HC continues to be the largest club in the county and will continue to work to improve standards for our players and hockey in Cornwall.