Skipper Danson leads country to Euro joy

By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Sep 2013, 13:53 BST
Buxton's Peter Danson, who captained England Over 70s hockey team to win the European Cup in Antwerp in August.Buxton's Peter Danson, who captained England Over 70s hockey team to win the European Cup in Antwerp in August.
Buxton's Peter Danson, who captained England Over 70s hockey team to win the European Cup in Antwerp in August.
Buxton veteran Peter Danson showed that age is but a number, after he captained England’s Over-70s hockey side to European glory last month.

Buxton Hockey club secretary Danson and his teammates lifted the European Cup at the tri-nation tournament held in Antwerp, Belgium.

England secured a brace of victories over both the old enemy Germany and Holland, to secure top spot in the tournament.

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They beat the Germans 2-0 and 2-1 whilst the Netherlands were put to the sword by scorelines of 2-0 and 1-0 respectively.

The win sees Peter improve his individual record on the international stage.

Over the last 5 years, in the super-vets international tournaments Peter’s record now stands at a hat-trick of European Cups to go along with a World Cup winner’s medal.

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