HEREFORD and Leominster had contrasting results in their last games of the GoCrea8 Hockey League before the festive break.

Hereford went down 4-2 to Firebrands 2nd, while Leominster thrashed bottom club Lydney 5-1.

Leominster sit in ninth place in the Conference North division, two places above Hereford.

In The Marches 2, Hereford 2nd beat Abergavenny 2-0.

Ross-on-Wye's last game of the year in De Cymru & The Marches 2 was a 3-1 defeat to Cardiff & Metropolitan 5th.

The seconds also lost, going down 9-1 to Winchcombe in The Marches 2.

Presteigne Ladies, meanwhile, beat Kington 4-0 in the Sunday Marches League.

Meg Cosgrove, Lesley Phillips, Tina Sparey and Bethan Watson scored Presteigne's goals.