Oxford Secure Promotion

OXFORD University secured promotion to Division One of the English National League for next season after topping the Development League South play-offs at Cranfield University on Saturday.

But Oxford didn’t have it all their own way, and were given two close games by hosts Cranfield and University College London.

Seven goals each from Jens Krause and Halfdan Lynde Ottosen helped Oxford beat Cranfield 25-23, while Julien Faure also scored seven for Cranfield.

And in their second match they won 31-27 against UCL, with Krause scoring eight goals. Mohamed El Hawary scored ten for UCL, but it was not enough and Oxford secured their spot in the top league.

In the day’s other games, UCL beat Imperial Eagles 29-24, with El Hawary in great form, scoring 13 goals, while Hugo Mazel of Imperial scored seven.