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See also the Chesham Octopush Club "Meet the Players" page.
   Eryl Adams - Back
/ Centre / Forward / Wherever (Slough). Like many of
today's top players, Eryl started playing the game as a student at Plymouth University.
Member of the Great Britain Men's Elite team at every World and European
Championship since 1998, and therefore
far too good to quality for the Touring and Drinking Club;
however,
anyone who has seen him in full flight on a TDC trip or at a Barbarians social event will know that his
party-animal abilities more than outweigh the "disadvantage" of his excessive
playing abilities. Joined us in Slovenia '99, Bologna '99, Dublin '99, Barcelona
'99, Bologna 2000, Dublin 2000 and Dublin 2002. |
 Clare Ash -
Back / Wing / Centre (Spectrum Angels).
What can we say about Clare? A member of the GB Women's team for many years, captain of the
GB Women's Masters team at the 1999 European
Championships in Slovenia, an ex-member of Putney before moving to Surrey and
founding the Farnham & Guildford and Spectrum Angels clubs, for many years the
Director of Coaching of the British
Octopush Association, the list goes on and on. Great fun to have on a tour, with a
legendarily-mischievous sense of humour rivalled only by her great pal Sue Coles. Joined
us in Barcelona '99 and Bologna 2000. |
 Steve Ash - Back / Wing (Farnham & Guildford).
Husband of Clare, and a core member of Farnham & Guildford Octopush Club. Full
description to follow! Joined us in Barcelona '99 and Bologna 2000. |
 Georgina Ashley -
Forward/Wing (London Ladies). A Chesham player from about 1991 until 1995, when she went off to University, George resurfaced in Norwich with a will to get playing again. She joined her nearest club, Ipswich, the home of GB Women's Elite player Ann Hutchinson, and showed us that she had lost none of her old flair when she had her first taste of the Touring and Drinking Club in its 1999 expedition to Turnhout in Belgium. Now back in Middlesex and playing at Slough and London Ladies. Joined us in Turnhout '99, Slovenia 2000 and Orkney 2000. |
 Chris Bommer - Back (Watford). One of the
longest-standing players in the game, Chris started playing Octopush at Imperial College
in 1968, four years after completing his postgraduate course. Played for the Imperial
College team that came third in the National Championships in 1972. To quote Aileen, his
wife and the webmaster of the Watford Octopush Club web site, "probably the
oldest player on the planet!". Joined us in Turnhout '98. |
  Jan Carmanns - Forward (Giessen, Germany). A member of the German
National Team at the 1998 World Championships in San Jose, USA, Jan is a student at the
University of Giessen (just north of Frankfurt), and also plays underwater rugby. Jan
recently completed a six-month work placement in Pretoria, South Africa, but did manage to
interrupt his "catching-up" session with his girlfriend to be part of the
"New Countries" (aka "Germany") team at the annual Argonauta tournament in The Netherlands at
the end of September 1999. Joined us in Slovenia 99 and Turnhout '99. |
 Paul Carpenter - Back (Slough). A member of
the Great Britain Men's Masters at the 1994 World Championships in Grand Couronne, France
and at the 1996 World Championships in Durban, South Africa, Paul
has been at various times both captain and manager of both Slough and Reading Octopush
Clubs along the Thames Valley. He is also the proud father of Stephanie, the Touring and
Drinking Club's joint mascot. Joined us in Barcelona '99, Bologna 2000 and
Dublin 2002. |
 Russell
Charlton - Midfield (Bournemouth). Joined us in Dublin 2000. |
 Garry
Checksfield - Back/Midfield (Bristol & Cheltenham). Joined us in
Paris 2001. |
 Ben
Coles - Forward (Putney). Joined us in Slovenia 2000, Dublin 2000 and
Bussum 2001. |
  Marion Creser - Back (Islington). A member of
the New Zealand Womens Elite team at the 1996 World Championships in Durban, South Africa,
Marion subsequently moved to England where she somehow allowed work and other such trivial
stuff to get in the way of her Octopush. Eventually rectifying this situation last summer,
she joined Islington, her nearest club, claiming to be a novice! Joined us in Slovenia
'99, Bologna '99, Dublin '99 and Slovenia 2000. |
 Jimm Crosby - Wing/Forward (UIUC Illinois, USA). From the US Surgeon
General, or at least, a team mate with a similar degree of expertise at wielding a knife
:-) "Despite a past which includes stints as a Chicago firemen and a Certified
Public Accountant, Crosby has nevertheless developed no marketable skills. While many
wonder how he supports himself, the truth is that he is a "black" employee of
the US Central Intelligence Agency, specializing in helping Eastern European females to
defect. In the pool he is noted for his particularly disgusting choices in apparel.
Several players have converted from playing in the backfield to being forwards so that
they would not have to see his thong costume from behind. Others have insisted on subbing
one-for-one with him so as not to even be in the pool at the same time. If you try really
hard, you can probably get him to tell a meaningless obscure story. Or ten".
Also known for his zany sense of humour and his wacky collection of T-shirts
("Outpatient from the Betty Ford Clinic", "When the going gets tough, the
tough wear duct tape" and many more), Jimm is a long-standing member of the UK Barbarians and joined Ed, Martin R and
Sara for the Bar-Bars' tour of South Africa in November '98. Joined us in Bologna
'98, Paris 2001 and Bussum 2001. |
 Douglas Cuthill -
Back/Wing/Centre (formerly Chesham then Farnham & Guildford, now in
Melbourne, Australia). A former Captain of Chesham
Octopush Club, Doug played for Chesham from 1991 to 1998 before moving to
Woking, where he now plays for Farnham & Guildford. A graduate from Cambridge
University, Douglas was immediately taken on
as a consultant with Cap Gemini, and completed a long stint on site at J.P.Morgan
before moving on to his current job with Deutsche Bank. A keen SCUBA diver and worshipper
of "tall, devastatingly attractive, Slavic women", Douglas' trips have
taken him to many parts of the world, particularly to Eastern Europe, although not yet to
the Red Sea. He considers this to be a major oversight in his life plan that he hopes
shortly to rectify. Joined us in Slovenia '98, Orkney '98, Bologna '98, Turnhout
'98, Slovenia '99, Bologna '99, Dublin '99 and Slovenia 2000. |
 Sander
Dankelman - Wing (AISP Racing Roma, Rome, Italy). Joined us in Bari 2000. |
  Julie
Davis - Back/Mid (Edinburgh). Joined us in Bologna 2000 and Dublin 2000. |
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 Michelle
Davis -
Forward/Wing (ex Chesham). Joined us in
Dublin 2000. |
  Bert
Dolan - Back (Denver, Colorado,
USA). A software consultant for a small U.S. software firm, Bert is
currently based in the UK, and keeps having his placement extended.
Hurrah! A member of the US Masters teams at the 2000 World Championships. Joined
us in Dublin 2002. |
 Keith Dunkinson - Wing / Centre (Northampton).
Former Chairman of the British Octopush Association, and one of the core
members of Northampton Underwater Hockey Club, Keith is married to Zoe, one of
the staple members of the GB Women's Elite team. Joined us in
Dublin '99 and Barcelona '99. |
 Ed Eilerts de Haan - Left Forward (Slough). A former Vice-Captain of Chesham Octopush
Club, Ed played for Chesham from 1991 to 1998 before moving to Woking, where he
now plays for Farnham & Guildford. The fastest thing on two fins for miles around, Ed also holds down the position of
Left Forward for the UK Barbarians, and
it was his comment of "Well, why don't we go to Slovenia?" that led to the birth of the
Touring and Drinking Club. A lapsed bass player, Ed and
Martin Reed once played together in a band in the days when both Ed and Martin still had
long hair; Martin wasn't very good, and the band didn't make it. Joined us in
Slovenia '98, Orkney '98, Bussum '98, Bologna '98, Bologna '99, Dublin '99,
Orkney 2000 and Dublin 2002. |
 Philip Fearnhead - Wing (London). A former Chairman of the
British Octopush Association, Philip is currently working in Belgium, and therefore didn't
have far to come when he joined the Touring and Drinking Club for the return to Turnhout
in November 1999. Despite claiming to be unfit, he was particularly noted for battling
runs down the right wing, and for feeding Jan with the passes that led to many of the
TDC's goals. He is now in touch with his local team in Belgium, so we can expect even
better things from him in the future. Joined us in Turnhout '99. |
 Ralph Fearnhead - Forward (Farnham & Guildford Youth
/ London). Son of Philip and a blindingly-fast forward, Ralph is the captain
of the Farnham & Guildford Under-21s team, despite being only seventeen. He is a regular at the London Ladies
session at Acton on Friday nights, and definitely has an eye for the ladies . . . Joined us
in Turnhout '98 and Turnhout '99. |
 Larry Fiddick - Back (Berlin, Germany). A Canadian
national, Larry is currently working in Berlin, Germany, where he is trying to
introduce a bit of finesse to the underwater rugby-playing locals. Joined us in Slovenia '99. |
 Helen Field - Back / Wing /
Forward (Islington). From her former team mates at Dunstable: "She likes soldiers
and northern Octopush players, Newcastle Brown Ale and tattoos her mum hasn't yet seen (the
tattoo was spotted shortly afterwards...). She only plays on the wall side, which means
that if one side is roped off after half time there is chaos". Her delicate
appearance belies her goalscoring abilities, and even more so her "party animal"
abilities, as she ably demonstrated on the TDC's campaigns in Amsterdam and
Slovenia.
Joined us in Bussum '98, Slovenia '99 and Dublin '99. |
 Martin Fisher - Left Forward / Wing (West Wickham).
Graduate in engineering from Kingston University, and a member of the Farnham &
Guildford Youth Team that won the first-ever Inter-University Octopush Championship in
November 1997. An obsessive mountain-biker, Martin can be seen out on his mountain bike on
every occasion that he has not got either a pint or a pusher in his hand. A TDC
stalwart, Martin joined us in
Slovenia '98, Bussum '98, Slovenia '99, Dublin '99, Orkney 2000, Bologna 2000
and Dublin 2000. |
 Renata
Foucre - Forward (UIUC Illinois, USA). Joined us in Bussum 2001. |
 Richard
Fox - Forward (Slough). Joined us in
Bari 2000 and Bussum 2001. |
 Melis-Jan
Gilde - Back (Argonauta, Netherlands). Joined us in Paris 2001. |
 Peter Hollingbery - Back / Centre / Forward /
Wherever (Watford). A
mechanical engineering graduate, and an explosive force on the playing field, Peter has
worked in whatever field the work has taken him. Telecommunications Engineer, exploration
drilling - you name it, Pete's done it. A keen SCUBA diver, and member of the Watford
Underwater Club, Peter often spends his weekends hurling himself off remote parts of the
English coastline; after that, Octopush is easy! Between dives he keeps himself busy with
golf, squash, mountain biking, and playing around with Microsoft Access. Peter made his UK Barbarians debut playing back on the
team's 1998 visit to South Africa, and gave his usual 200% effort in keeping the enemy away
from his goal. Joined us in Bologna '98, Bologna '99, Dublin '99 and
Orkney 2000. |
 The censorship of Martin's player biography has been applied as a result of a sense-of-humour failure on the part of his then new girlfriend (well, new since Slovenia '98 and since any alleged and probably completely untrue incident mentioned in the bio), and now wife and mother to his firstborn. Never let it be said we don't attempt to keep the peace. Joined us in Slovenia '98. |
 Karl
Humphries - Back (Bournemouth). Joined us in Dublin 2000. |
 Paul
Hyman - Forward (Putney). Joined us in Bussum 2001. |
 Anton Immink - Forward (Rome, Italy). Full description to follow! Joined
us in Barcelona '99. |
 Silke Janssen - Forward (Giessen, Germany). A physics student
at the University of Giessen in Germany, Silke picked up an Octopush pusher for only the
third time in her life when she joined the Touring and Drinking Club for its second
attendance at the annual tournament in Turnhout, Belgium. However, her skill and
experience as an underwater rugby player shone through in terms of her positioning and
ability to maintain possession, and she was a great asset to the team. Joined us in
Turnhout '99. |
 Boudwyn
Kaijser - Forward (AISP Racing Roma, Rome, Italy). Joined us in Bari 2000. |
 Kobi Leins - Forward (Monash University, Melbourne,
Australia). Kobi was introduced to the sport by Dean and Petra Niclasen in her native
Australia, where she progressed well before moving to the Northern Hemisphere to complete
her degree in the Octopush-dry zone that is Berlin, Germany. Despite not picking up a
pusher for eighteen months before joining the Touring and Drinking Club on its second
visit to the annual tournament in Turnhout, Belgium, Kobi quickly regained her old skills
and acquitted herself well. Joined us in Turnhout '99. |
 Toby Ling - Wing / Forward (Slough). Toby is a
product of the Plymouth University school of Octopush players that included fellow TDC
member Eryl Adams, TDC perennial near-miss Peter Burchill and legendary hard man Tim Smith, and is a staunch
supporter and proud maintainer of "the tradition" ("Singing in the
Rain" with a difference . . .). Toby was a frequent strike partner of Martin Reed
when Martin played for Slough, and proved his suitability for the Touring and Drinking
Club when the two met up again as members of the UK Barbarians at the annual Maastricht
tournament in March 1999. A night on the town never to be forgotten . . . Joined us
in Turnhout '99, Slovenia 2000 and Dublin 2002. |
 Valerie Lofty - Wing (Watford / London Ladies). Secretary of
Watford Octopush Club, Valerie is a keen horse rider and a partner in "Croxley
Divers" dive shop. Croxley Divers can be contacted on 01923 777700, via fax on 01923
896299 or via email at dla@croxleydivers.co.uk.
Joined us in Bologna '98 and Slovenia '99. |
 Carol
Love - Forward (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). Joined us in Dublin 2000. |
 Karen
Lynch - Forward (Slough). Joined us in
Bari 2000. |
 Culvin Milmer - Wing / Centre (Farnham & Guildford). A
member of the Farnham & Guildford Youth Team that won the first-ever Inter-University
Octopush Championship in 1997, and a recent graduate from Bradford University. Culvin's
work took him to Lithuania around the time of Slovenia '99, so his employers routed him
via Slovenia (which is actually nowhere near Lithuania), so that he could take part in the
tournament! "Any jobs going at your place, Culv?" Joined us in Slovenia
'99. |
 Dejan Milovanovic - Back / Forward (URS Belgrade, Yugoslavia).
Known to everyone who was at Slovenia '98 as The
"Surfing Serb", Dejan was almost single-handedly responsible for the excellent
time had by all. Guide, interpreter, joker and mentor of the surreal pub crawl around
Kranj, we were right to expect great things from this man for our reunion in Bologna '98.
Joined us in Bologna '98 and Slovenia '99. |
 Alex Moeller - Centre (Giessen, Germany). A member of the German
National Team at the 1998 World Championships in San Jose, USA, and also the German
Underwater Hockey Representative to CMAS, Alex is a student at the University of Giessen
in Germany. Alex also plays underwater rugby, and was a core member of the Giessen
Underwater Rugby team that a few months ago took the German Universities UWR title away
from the holders, Goettingen, for what seemed like the first time in living memory. Joined
us in Turnhout '99. |
 Phil Moir - Forward (Watford). A computer
consultant by profession, Phil runs his own web site, which can be found at http://www.moirsys.com. Phil's first experience of the
CTDC was in Bologna '99, and obviously had such a good
time that he felt compelled to write his own report of the weekend as it happened to him.
This report can be found here.
Phil now lives in Australia. Joined us in Bologna '99. |
 Liz Newton - Back / Wing (Watford). Liz graduated in history from Leicester University, and - when not playing Octopush or reading
piles of history books - can be found singing anything from opera to jazz, soul and blues.
She claims that her motto is "have car will travel", and is seen at most club
sessions going on around the home counties! A member of the Farnham & Guildford Youth
Team that won the first-ever Inter-University Octopush Championship in 1997, she is never
seen without a smile, and rarely seen without the puck either. Joined us in Slovenia '98,
Bussum '98, Bologna '98, Slovenia '99, Bologna '99, Dublin '99 and Orkney 2000. |
  Justin
Nobbs - Centre / Wing (wherever!). Justin was introduced to the sport by his home
club of Northampton before jetting off for three years to the sunnier
climes of Australia. He returned briefly to England but just as quickly
returned to the land down under, where he won a gold medal for Australia
in the 1999 Southern Hemisphere Championships in Durban, South Africa. Not
content with that, he managed to follow that feat upon his return to
England by being picked for the Great Britain national team to compete in
the 2000 World Championships. In Australia no less! He now lives in New
Zealand, where he is trying to add a third national cap to his roster,
this time for New Zealand.Justin is well known for his passion for finesse over bashing, but legendarily famous for the massively entertaining fallout that happens whenever his notoriously short fuse blows. Don't wind him up, it ain't worth it . . . :) Joined us in Dublin '99 and Dublin 2000. |
 Jamie
Phillips - Forward (Bournemouth). Joined us in Dublin 2000. |
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  Martin
Reed - Mostly left-sided, bit of most positions (Chesham). Director of Reed
Consulting (UK) Limited, I.T. Consultants, Vice-Chairman of Chesham Octopush Club and the
author of these pages. Formerly guitarist with Brighton-based rock band Grim Joke. Joined Chesham Octopush Club in 1989 on the
third week of its existence, and has also played on several occasions for the UK Barbarians.After returning from a year working in Frankfurt where the entire German national team pulled out of competing in the European Championships rather than let it be seen they were being coached by Martin, Martin made up for it by qualifying as a national and international referee, being selected for Great Britain and refereeing the semi-finals of the 2000 World Championships in Hobart, Australia, the Women's final of the European Championships in Yugoslavia in 2001 and the Women's Masters final at the 2002 World Championships in Calgary, Canada. Has only missed two CTDC trips, Turnhout '98 and Orkney 2000, and that was due to those trips clashing with OTHER Octopush tournaments! |
 Christian
Yari Schembri - Forward (AISP Racing Roma, Rome, Italy). Joined us in
Bari 2000. |
 Andy Schulz - Centre
/ Forward (Munich, Germany). A solid member of the German
National Underwater Hockey Team, Andy has played in every Octopush
tournament in which any German team has taken part! Andy and Eryl met on
opposite sides at the 1998 World Championships in San Jose, USA, and Andy is particularly
proud of having scored the only goal that Great Britain conceded in that match. When Andy
and Eryl met again in Slovenia and in Bologna on opposite "Touring and Drinking
Club" teams, he did it again - both times! By trade Andy is a support specialist for a computer
software firm in Munich. Joined us in Slovenia '99, Bologna '99 and Barcelona '99. |
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 Alastair
Skene - Back (Orkney). Joined us in Dublin 2002. |
 "Gilly" Spencer -
Wing (Dunstable). An unashamed devotee of the combination of Octopush tournaments and
hot countries, Gilly followed her debut for the Touring and Drinking Club in September
'98 with a debut for the UK Barbarians
on their inaugural appearance at the South African Interclubs tournament in November 1998.
A native of neighbouring Zimbabwe, she had competed before at InterClubs, and so gave us
all suitably dire warnings of the standard of opposition that we were to expect. Joined us
in Bologna '98 and Bologna '99. |
 Tracey
Spencer - Back/Forward (Slough).
Another graduate from the famed Plymouth University stable, alongside fellow TDC
players Eryl Adams and Toby Ling, Tracey comes across on first impression as shy
and retiring. However, appearances can often be deceptive . . . Joined
us in Slovenia 2000 and Dublin 2002. |
 Paul Spiller - Back / Wing / Forward (Watford). Known best for his
charges through from the back of the pack, Paul is a former captain of Watford Octopush
Club. An electrician by day, and computer games addict by night, Paul has been hampered
recently by persistent ankle problems which kept him out of the game for about six months.
However, despite this enforced absence he has lost none of his old skill and flair. Joined
us in Bologna '98 and Slovenia '99. |
 Andrew Stillwell - Right Forward / Centre / Wherever
(Southampton). From his team-mates at Southampton: "Andrew took up Octopush
about 3 years ago and has always been able to hold his own against the senior players. He
has developed into a strong forward with good positioning, who - given a 50-50 chance of
scoring - will go for it and probably score nine times out of ten. His future may lie in
midfield, but he can at the moment run himself into trouble: needs to be more aware of his
team mates around him. Don't ask him to help with any chores - he once cracked his head on
the door when washing-up was mentioned. For a big chap he is always able to move quickly
when his round is due". Joined us in Slovenia '98 and Bussum '98. |
 Mark
Sullivan - Centre Midfield (Watford). A battling striker noted for always keeping
possession and always being able to make forward ground with the puck, Mark is a former
member of the Portsmouth University Octopush Club, which included fellow Chesham players
Rob Shipley and Anna Trivett. Had a claim to fame for a while as being the only male
member of the London Ladies, his nearest club, but now has to share the ladies with Ralph
and Phil. Mark's first inter-club match for Chesham was our 4-3 victory over Dunstable in
April 1998, in which he scored Chesham's third and equalizing goal; after that match he
said "That's the first time I've ever been on a winning team! At University, we
just used to get hammered". Some might say that's what most people's University
days were like . . . |
 Robin
Sumner - Back/Midfield (Putney). Joined us in Bussum 2001. |
 Keith Taylor - Wing (Nero's Heroes). Chesham's star centre
in the early nineties until University and subsequent graduation took him off to deepest
darkest Northumberland. He recently discovered the local Newcastle club, Nero's Heroes,
after years of living nearby and never quite getting around to it, and is now known as
"the lanky git" on account of being a clear foot taller than the rest of the
club. Seems to believe that the excuse of "Alnwick to Chesham is too far to come
on a Monday night" is a good enough reason for having not turned up for training
for the last few years. By day he gets paid to play with things that go bang, so life
could be a lot worse . . . Joined us in Slovenia '98, Orkney '98, Bologna '98 and Orkney
'99. |
 Ruth Thompson - Forward (Watford). Joined us in
Bologna '99 and Orkney 2000. |
  Anna
Trivett - Left Forward (Watford
/ London Ladies). A software
specialist and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, Anna works for a major computer
systems group in London. Like CTDC players Rob and Mark, Anna is an ex-Portsmouth
University player, and also plays for London
Ladies. Joined us in Slovenia '98, Bologna '98, Slovenia '99 and Dublin '99. |
 Bart
van Campen - Forward (formerly AISP Racing Roma, Rome, Italy). Joined us in
Bari 2000 and Bologna 2000. |
  Electra
van Campen - Back/Midfield (formerly AISP Racing Roma, Rome, Italy). Joined us in
Bari 2000 and Bologna 2000. |
 Marieke
van t'Veld -
Forward/Wing (Argonauta, Netherlands). Joined us in Dublin 2000. |
 Matt
Warner - Forward (Southsea). Joined us in Dublin 2000. |
 Colin Waterhouse - Forward (Bristol & Cheltenham). Founder of new
slimline Bristol Octopush Club, together with his brother Keith (see below). An aerospace
engineer with Rolls Royce Aerospace, Colin runs the web sites for Bristol Octopush Club, and also for the UK Barbarians, of which he was a founder.
Both Colin and Keith have achieved star status in Octopush circles for having played for
every team under the sun - often during the same tournament! Watch for the
"Wide-Mouthed African Frog" impression the next time he cracks a joke . . .
Joined us in Slovenia '99, Bologna '99, Dublin '99 and Paris 2001. |
 Keith Waterhouse - Back / Wing (Bristol & Cheltenham). Took up the
game at Slough at the age of 13, and has played for a fair number of teams since
then. Keith, together with brother Colin, has helped to transform the Bristol
Octopush club from being "a bunch of thugs" (Keith's words) into "the team
they are today"(also Keith's words!). An engineer with W.S.Atkins by day and a mad canoeist, driver and
diver at the weekends, Keith is particularly known for his storming runs through from the
back, and his remarkable ability to be faced with three or four opponents and still
come away with the puck. A member of the UK
Barbarians since before it was the UK Barbarians, Keith is known to
answer to the name of "Gringo!", or to anything that has the word
"Tequila" in the same sentence. Joined us in Slovenia '99, Bologna '99 and
Dublin '99. |
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 Kivas Waters - Centre / Forward (Slough).
A native of East London, South Africa, Ki came to England in September 1999 and
within a few weeks had sussed out the local Octopush scene and joined up with
Slough. By Christmas he had become so settled in the UK that when a fellow South
African asked him if he were going home for Christmas, he looked at her in
puzzlement and couldn't understand what she meant. "But I am home
. . ." South Africa: sun, beaches, permanent warmth; England: grey
skies, rain, etc . . . where has this man got his priorities!Like Slough team mate and fellow Touring and Drinking Club colleague Eryl Adams, Ki believes in Martini Octopush, and will play anytime, anyplace, anywhere that there is a tournament on. Joined us in Barcelona '99 and Bologna 2000. |
 Helen
White - Back / Wing (London Ladies).
To follow . . .
Joined us in Bologna '99 and Dublin 2001. |
 Christina
Woolley - Forward (Chesham). Joined us in Dublin 2000. |
  Tobias Wronka - Centre (Giessen, Germany). A member of the German
National Team at the 1997 European Championships in Reims, France, Tobias is a student at
the University of Giessen in Germany. Tobias also plays underwater rugby, and was a core
member of the Giessen Underwater Rugby team that in the summer of 1999 took the German
Universities UWR title away from the holders, Goettingen, for what seemed like the first
time in living memory. Joined us in Turnhout '99. |
 Mark Zvilius - Centre (UIUC Illinois,
USA). Also from the US Surgeon General (see Jimm Crosby's player profile
above): "Born in a small farming community,
the youngest of 26 children. His illiterate parents labelled the children with letters of
the alphabet. Being 26th, he was known as "Z". He affected the more
normal-sounding name of Mark upon attending college, lest he be mocked mercilessly by
fellow students. Nevertheless, hockey players still know him as Zed. His quiet demeanour
masks a sly wit, or at least half of one. Similarly, in the pool, he seems unnoticed,
until speeding by you towards the goal. His only hockey embarrassment occurred in South
Africa, when he was rudely tossed into a darkened pool at 3am by a Kiwi woman half his
size" (Electra van Campen - see above!). A genuine "Underwater Hockey Tourist", Mark spent a
year after the 1998 World Championships travelling here and there around the world. Not an uncommon thing to do, but Mark's tour took
him around the world via all the Octopush clubs, which shows he did it for all the right
reasons. A member of the US Masters teams at the 1996, 1998 and 2002 World
Championships, and the coach of the US Men's Masters at the 2000 World
Championships. Joined
us in Bologna '98. |
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. . and the Dublin 2000 team mascot, Alien (Pizza Planet). Joined us in Dublin 2000. |
Go to the Chesham "Meet the Players" page,
the CTDC main page or to the Chesham
main page.
David
Randall - Forward (Dunstable)
Joined us in Paris 2001.
Jim
Randall - Back (Dunstable)
Joined us in Paris 2001.
Rob
Shipley - Back / Wing and once even Forward! (but only once...) (
