CAM92 are two games away from an unbeaten regular season in the French men’s league, securing top spot and an EHL ticket a number of games to play.

They are currently 12 points clear of Saint Germain after 16 rounds with home games against bottom-ranked Paris Jean-Bouin on Sunday and third last Nantes remaining on their agenda a week later.

It follows a triumphant return to the panel for Timothée Clément who has netted 13 times while fellow internationals Corentian Sellier (15) and Antonin Igau (14) have also been among the goals.

Saint Ger are also confirmed to be in the end of season playoffs with the remaining two spots to be fought out between Lille, Polo Marcq-en-Barouel and Racing Club de France who are all covered by three points.

All will be hoping to keep alive their hopes of landing an EHL spot with France’s quota set to rise to two KO16 spots following Montrouge’s EuroHockey Club Trophy I success in Lisburn.

Bloemendaal have secured their place in next season’s EHL after they won the 95th edition of the “klassieker” against AH&BC Amsterdam 2-1.

Bloemendaal laid the foundation for the victory in the first quarter. Jasper Brinkman opened the score from a penalty corner in the third minute and not much later Jorrit Croon also doubled the lead from a penalty corner.

In the last quarter, Amsterdam came back into the game thanks to a converted penalty by Boris Burkhardt. With his 27th goal of the season, he brought back the tension, but the Amsterdammers were unable to equalise.

 With the victory, Bloemendaal has secured first place in the regular Hoofdklasse competition, a position that entitles it to participate in the EHL.

The other two Dutch spots will be determined in the playoffs which will be contested by Bloemendaal, Amsterdam, Den Bosch and SV Kampong.

Hamburger Polo Club was confirmed as the winner of the German men’s Bundesliga regular season last Saturday when they won 3-2 against nearest rivals Mannheimer HC.

Polo made a blistering start and were already 2-0 up via goals from Constantin Staib (8th minute) and Tim Brand (26th minute) in the first half.

Champions Mannheim, however, didn’t give up quickly and equalised through Ben Hasbach and, at the end of the third quarter, Gonzalo Peillat from a corner.

However, only a win would have helped the hosts maintain a lingering chance of reaching the regular season top spot and they were caught on the counter by Tim Brand to win the day 3-2.

A day later, Polo added a 5-1 Sunday win over TSV Mannheim to lead the tabl by eight points going into the final round of matches this weekend.

Mannheim, Crefelder HTC and Rot-Weiss Köln are all confirmed in the playoff places at this stage.

Mannheimer HC’s women won the German regular season title last Sunday with a decisive success over reigning champions, Düsseldorfer HC.

The 5-1 success confirmed they will play in the EHL again next season with the second German spot to be determined at the playoff finals at the end of this month.

Early on, it was tight with Selin Oruz and Stine Kurz exchanging goals before Mannheim took control before half-time. Quickfire goals from Nadine Kanler, Kurz again and Agustina Habif made it 4-1 and the result was confirmed when Sonja Zimmerman struck in the 38th minute from a corner.

With an eight-point lead and just one game left, Mannheim is in first place and thus secured participation in the 2026 Euro Hockey League.

Reading will make their EHL Women’s debut next season after they won the English national title last Sunday in Beeston.

They got the best of Surbiton in the decider with Emma Findlay getting the only goal in the 25th minute, securing their first title since 2013.

On Saturday, they edged out Hampstead and Westminster in a shootout after drawing 1-1 (0-2) while Surbiton fought hard to beat East Grinstead 3-2.

They become the latest club to compete in the EHL in both men’s and women’s format; the men last took part in 2014 and won bronze back in 2011.

Surbiton ended Old Georgians three-year reign as English men’s champions as Struan Walker’s goal proved decisive in a 2-1 final win.

It means the Seals advance straight to the EHL FINAL8 next Easter with OGs and third placed Wimbledon confirmed to play in the KO16 in October.

In Sunday’s final, Jacob Payton gave Surbiton the lead before Tom Carson levelled with an impudent lob for 1-1; those preceded Payton’s winner in the 42nd minute.

Wimbledon, meanwhile, won the third place playoff in a shoot-out ahead of Oxted with Rory Patterson scoring the winning effort.