FIH Pro League: Great Britain's teams both lose to the Netherlands
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Sam Ward plays for the Old Georgians at club level
Great Britain's men and women both lost to the Netherlands in the FIH Pro League on Sunday.
The women's team fell to a 5-1 defeat just three days after losing 8-0 to the same opponents.
The men's team lost narrowly after Joep Troost scored a late winner to make it 2-1.
"I'm really proud of the team, it was a tough game for us," player of the match and Dutch goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak said.
He added: "Our third and fourth quarters were ok and we scored an excellent goal. It was a great team performance."
Great Britain's men had equalised through Sam Ward after the Netherlands' Terrance Pieters opened the scoring but they could not hold out for a draw.
The women's team, meanwhile, were thrashed once again with four different scorers claiming all three points for the Netherlands.
Frederique Matla, Sanne Koolen, Joosje Burg and Maria Steensma all fired home with only Britain's Isabelle Petter adding her name to the scoresheet.
"The first half was not good enough. The second half was better, we scored some nice goals… It was better teamwork and more polished, so much better than the first half," Burg said.