Egyptian Olympic pair Mohammed Gamal Abdel Nasser and Ahmed Ezz El-Din Metually scored five of the goals as Hamble hit Hampshire/Surrey Regional League strugglers Reigate Priory for six at Satchell Lane.

The duo, better known to their Hamble teammates as Hamoza and Ezz, effectively ran the show as Hamble rattled off a 6-2 win that was arguably less convincing than the scoreline suggests.

There's little doubt the two Egyptians, who play for long standing African club champions Sharkia - based 60 miles outside of Cairo - will be a major influence in regional hockey this season.

Both players are quick and skillful, always threatening with their thrusting, mazy runs into the opposition D.

The pair played against Great Britain in the Athens Olympics in August.

Media studies man Hamoza bagged a hat-trick, while Ezz scored two of the other goals as Hamble sent their strike tally soaring to 11 in the past two wins.

But Hamble's win wasn't as easy as the final score suggests - Reigate finding themselves back in the game at 3-2 down before collapsing to a sixth successive defeat.

Trojans, who host Hamble at Stoneham Lane on November 27, returned to winning ways with a 6-2 win over previously undefeated Old Kingstonians.

It took their goal tally to 32 from six matches - and put the unbeaten leaders in confident mood for Saturday's top of the table clash with Woking.

A early Steve Rhodes goal, created by Craig Somerville, set the tempo for Trojans, who had the wind taken out of their sails when Kingstonians equalised.

They stuttered for a while as Wayne Shephard missed a penalty and then hit the upright, but saw their lead restored by the break, with Pete Wiles on target.

It was a different story after the break with Trojans scoring four times through Paul Hilton (2), Shephard (penalty) and Wiles before OK's nicked a late consolation reply.

"It was a good result against a physical side who will trouble a number of teams at our level," said Trojans skipper Campbell Williams.

Williams will be having a word with his Winchester counterparts before Trojans play Woking, who trimmed the city club 3-0.

Winchester held out for 20 minutes against the Surrey high fliers, who rocked the visitors with two goals inside five minutes midway through the opening period.

Woking's second came when Craig Falkingham stepped over a weak shot, believing it had been struck outside the scoring zone - only for the umpire to award a goal!

Two goals behind at the break, Winchester stepped up a gear and troubled Woking, particularly from Pete Rowlands' penalty corner strikes.

But a third Woking goal midway through the second half killed off Winchester's fading hopes.

Southampton had little to smile about after a disappointing 4-0 home defeat by London Wayfarers.

"It was a poor performance all round, with no one standing out," commented a Southampton insider.

"We were picked off by swift Wayfarers breaks."