Hockey Ireland Results Round-Up – Saturday Oct 21

EYHL Division 1 Men Round 6

 

GLENANNE 2 (GARY SHAW 55 MINS, BRAD VENTER 68 MINS)

CORINTHIANS 0

 

THREE ROCK ROVERS 3 (BEN JOHNSON  2 MINS, 64 MINS; ALISTAIR EMPEY 35 MINS)

BANBRIDGE 4 (JOSHUA MOFFETT 5 MINS, 17 MINS ; PHILIP BROWN 26 MINS, JOHNNY MC KEE 40 MINS)

 

YMCA 2 ( BEN O’GRADY 55 MINS, ADAM WALKER 60 MINS)

LISNAGARVEY  2 ( MATTHEW NELSON  58 & 65 MINS)

 

MONKSTOWN  5 (KEITH KENNING , LEE COLE X 2, JEREMY DUNCAN X 2)

ANNADALE 1 (FERGUS GIBSON )

 

INSTONIANS V UCD was postponed owing to the death of Derek Watt, past President of Ulster Hockey and the father of Stephen Watt, Instonians’ coach. Condolences to the Watt family, their clubmates and their many friends on their tragic loss. The game will be rescheduled for later in the season.

 

GLENANNE 2-0 CORINTHIAN

The early match this weekend was at St. Andrew’s College where fourth placed Glenanne hosted seventh placed Corinthian. Glenanne and Corinthians produced a scoreless first quarter and indeed first half. Things began to change in the fourth and final quarter when they opened the scoring on fifty-five minutes when Gary Shaw scored from open play. Glenanne captain Bradley Venter made the points secure with another goal in the sixty-eighth minute. Given their women’s team also were defeated it was a bad day at the office for Corinthians as a club.

 

THREE ROCK ROVERS 3-4 BANBRIDGE 

League leaders Banbridge travelled to join table toppers Three Rock Rovers in the tie of the round. And what a match they produced a seven-goal thriller the outcome of which sees Banbridge open up a gap at the top of the table. Ben Johnson opened the scoring for Rovers with a goal from open play in the second minute. Josh Moffett replied with a goal from open play in the fifth minute to leave the score 1-1. Bann then took the lead when Moffett got his second goal of the game in the seventeenth minute. Philip Brown increased their lead in the twenty-sixth minute from a converted penalty corner. Three Rock responded through Alistair Empey who got their second goal of the game in the thirty-fifth minute from open play. 2-3 at this stage but Johnny McKee got a goal from open play to leave Banbridge 4-2 ahead after forty minutes. There was still time for Three Rock to respond but they did so through Ben Johnson’s second of the game in the sixty-forth minute. It was Three Rock Rovers 3 Banbridge 4 at this point but there was no further scoring, and the defending League champions came out of Grange Road with all three points.

 

YMCA 2-2 LISNAGARVEY

Fifth placed YMCA took on third placed Lisnagarvey at Wesley College. A scoreless first half was followed by an equally blank third quarter but the game burst into life in the final quarter. YMCA took the lead through Ben O’Grady’s converted penalty corner in the fifty-fifth minute. Matthew Nelson grabbed an equaliser in the fifty -eighth minute from open play. YMCA regained their lead in the sixtieth minute from a converted penalty corner. Lisnagarvey grabbed a draw from the jaws of defeat in the sixty fifth minute with a second goal of the game for Matthew Nelson from open play. It finished YMCA 2 Lisnagarvey 2.

 

MONKSTOWN  5-1 ANNADALE 

Sixth placed Monkstown took on ninth placed Annadale in the final match of the round. After a scoreless first quarter, Keith Kenning got Monkstown off the mark just before half time to leave the Sky Blues 1-0 ahead at the break. A scoreless third quarter was followed by an absolutely breathless fourth quarter. Two goals apiece for Monkstown’s Lee Cole and Jeremy Duncan and a reply from Annadale’s Fergus Gibson left the final score Monkstown 5 Annadale 1.

 

INSTONIANS V UCD – POSTPONED

 

EYHL Division 1 Women Round 6

 

LORETO 2 (Rachel Kelly 7 mins, Rebekah Fitzpatrick 16 mins )

RAILWAY UNION 1 (Sarah Patton 29 mins)

 

CORINTHIANS 0  

ULSTER ELKS 1 (Serena Campuzzano 6 mins)

 

UCD 1 (Sophia Cole 11 mins)

OLD ALEXANDRA  1 ( Abby Russell 65 mins)

 

PEMBROKE WANDERERS 1 (Amy Kate Trevor 5 mins)

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 2 (Aoife Hickey 36 mins,  Naomi Carroll 53 mins)

 

MONKSTOWN 2 ( Sophie Moore 65 mins, Nicci Daly 66 mins)

PEGASUS 1 ( Zara Malseed 51 mins)

 

LORETO 2-1 RAILWAY UNION

This top of the table clash at Beaufort was the outstanding fixture from Round 5 of the EYHL Women’s Division of the day. Loreto took the lead in the seventh minute with a Rachel Kelly goal from open play. They increased their lead in the sixteenth minute through Rebekah Fitzpatrick, to lead 2-0 at the end of the first quarter. Railway Union responded in the twenty-ninth minute through a Sarah Patton goal from open play to leave the half-time score 2-1 to Loreto. There was no further scoring in quarters three and four and the score remained the same at the final whistle. The 2-1 win sees Loreto go three points clear of Railway Union at the top of the table.

 

CORINTHIANS 0-1 ULSTER ELKS

Ulster Elks visited Corinthians and needed only a single goal to secure the points in the EYHL Women’s Division 1 clash at St. Columba’s College. Elks gained a modicum of revenge for being beaten by Corinthians in last seasons EYHL 2 final at the same venue when Serena Campuzzano put them a goal up from open play as early as the sixth minute of the game. There was no further scoring in quarters two , three and four and the 1-0 scoreline was enough to secure all three points for the visitors.

 

UCD 1-1 OLD ALEXANDRA

The defending League Champions as well as today’s opponents have been through a period of transition in the close season with many departures and many new arrivals in their respective playing staffs. It will take a period of time for the new players to adjust to this level of hockey in Ireland’s top flight. UCD took the lead through a penalty corner converted by Sophia Cole in the eleventh minute. UCD came close to scoring hitting the bar and the post but on days when the luck is with you these chances go in…. this was not one of those days. Old Alexandra responded when Abby Russell reacted fastest in the sixty fifth minute to score and make the score 1-1. Both sides had further chances to score in the closing minutes and the last action of the match was a penalty corner for UCD which remained unconverted it finished UCD 1 Old Alexandra 1.

UCD: Erika Gallagher; Leah O’Shea, Katie-Jane Marshall, Sarah McAuley, Sophie Kidd, Florence Maughan, Ali Griffin, Lucy Crowe, Emma Paul (c), Katharine Egan, Mikayla Power. SUBS Lauren Moore, Aine Naughton 6 mins ; Sophia Cole, Emma Montgomery 7 mins,   Anna McCarthy 9 mins

OLD ALEXANDRA: Holly Micklem, Elena Tice, Bethany Russ, Sarah Byrne, Lindsay Power, Allie Hetherington, Ella Malone, Isabella Dunlop, Deirdre Duke, Zoe Handcock, Abby Russell SUBS:  Amy Giblin, Elva Kerr, Aoife Taaffe 7 MINS, Robyn Hetherington 9 mins, Vanessa Winn 10 mins

 

PEMBROKE WANDERERS 1-2 CATHOLIC INSTITUTE

Amy Kate Trevor scored in the fifth minute to give Pembroke Wanderers an early lead from a converted penalty corner. It was a lead that lasted until half time.

At the start of the third quarter Catholic Institute were back in the match when Aoife Hickey converted a penalty corner on thirty-six minutes. Catholic Institute turned things in their favour in the fifty-third minute when a Naomi Carroll goal from open play was enough to give them all three points in a 2-1 win. For Pembroke Wanderers a first defeat of the campaign and for Catholic Institute a badly needed win.

 

MONKSTOWN 2-1 PEGASUS

Bottom of the table Monkstown got their first points of the season and their first win when they came from behind to beat Pegasus by 2-1 at Rathdown school. A scoreless first quarter was followed by two further scoreless quarters to leave the score still 0-0 at the end of the third quarter. Zara Malseed gave the visitors the lead in the fifty-first minute. But Monkstown dug deep and equalised through a penalty corner converted by Sophie Moore in the sixty-fifth minute. Less than a minute later Monkstown sealed the victory when Nicci Daly scored from open play to secure Monkstown’s first win of the current season. Monkstown struggled in the bottom end of the table for most of last season and only secured safety near the end of last season. On this occasion, having secured a win much earlier in the season, they should reach safety much sooner and this result could mark the beginning of a resurgence.

 

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Hockey Ireland Weekend Fixtures Preview – Saturday Oct 21

EY Hockey League Division 1 Men’s Round 6 and Women’s Round 5, Women’s Hockey Challenge and Inter Provincial Series Sunday Oct 22.

 

EYHL Men’s Division 1 Oct 21

Fourth placed Glenanne get things underway on Saturday Oct 21 when they take on seventh placed Corinthian at St. Andrew’s College at 1:30 p.m. League leaders Three Rock Rovers host joint League leaders Banbridge in a top of the table clash at Grange Road starting at 2:30 p.m. Bottom side Instonians take on eight placed UCD who gained promotion from EYHL 2 at the end of last season in Shawsbridge at 3 p.m. Fifth placed YMCA host third placed Lisnagarvey at Wesley College beginning at 3:45 p.m. and finally, sixth placed Monkstown take on ninth placed Annadale at Rathdown School with a 4:15 p.m. start.

 

EYHL Women’s Division 1 Oct 21

Newly promoted Corinthian find themselves in ninth place in the table after four rounds and in search of their first points of the season as they entertain fifth placed Ulster Elks at St. Columba’s College with a 1:15 p.m. start. At the same time, League leaders Loreto host second placed Railway Union in a top of the table clash at Beaufort in what is the tie of the round. Defending champions UCD who are currently in fourth place host sixth placed Old Alexandra at the National Stadium starting at 2:05 p.m. Tenth placed Monkstown still in search of their first points of the campaign host Pegasus at Rathdown School with a 2:20 p.m. start and Pembroke Wanderers currently third placed in the League table host seventh placed Catholic Institute at Serpentine Avenue at 2:30 p.m.

 

Result EY Hockey League Men’s Division 1 Round 5 – Tuesday Oct 17

BANBRIDGE 3 (Louis Rowe 16 & 54 mins; Johnny Mc Kee 70 mins)

ANNADALE 1 (Michael Robson 4 mins)

Banbridge took on Annadale in their re-arranged EYHL Men’s Division1fixture on Tuesday night in Havelock Park. Annadale took an early lead through a Michael Robson converted penalty corner in the 4th minute. Banbridge got back on level terms through a Louis Rowe goal from open play and it was 1-1 at the end of quarter one. The two sides remained level right up to half time. A scoreless third quarter followed and then Banbridge got going in the fourth quarter. Louis Rowe got his second of the game on 54 minutes and a last-minute goal from Johnny McKee secured the victory by three goals to one. Banbridge leapfrog Lisnagarvey to second in the table behind Three Rock Rovers on goal difference.

 

Women’s Hockey Challenge – Saturday Oct 21

Kilkeel host Clonakilty in an outstanding first round tie in the Irish Women’s Hockey Challenge this coming Saturday 2.30 p.m. at Kilkeel High School.

Fixtures for this upcoming weekend.

 EYHL Division 1 Saturday 21st October

 

Men

Glenanne v Corinthian, St Andrews College, 13:30

Three Rock Rovers v Banbridge, Grange Road, 14:30

Instonians v UCD, Shawbridge, 15:00

YMCA v Lisnagarvey, YMCA, 15:45

Monkstown v Annadale, Rathdown 16:15

 

Women

Corinthian v Ulster Elks, St Columba’s College, 13:15

Loreto v Railway Union, Loreto Beaufort, 13:15

UCD v Old Alex, Belfield Water, 14:05

Monkstown v Pegasus, Rathdown, 14:20

Pembroke v Catholic Institute, Serpentine Avenue, 14:30

 

 

 
Round 1 Irish Hockey Challenge Saturday 21st October

 

Women

 

Kilkeel v Clonakilty, Kilkeel High School, 14:30

 
Interpro’s Sunday 22nd October

 

Boys U16

Ulster 16  v Munster 16, National Sports Campus, 13:30

 

Boys U18

Ulster 18 v Munster 18, National Sports Campus, 13:30

 

Girls U16

Ulster 16 v Leinster South 16, Havelock Park, 13:00

 

Girls U18

Ulster 18 v Leinster South 18, Havelock Park, 15:00

 

Gils U16

Munster 16 v Connacht 16, Catholic Institute, 13:30

 

Gils U18

Munster 18 v Connacht 18, Catholic Institute, 15:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hockey Ireland Results Round-Up – Saturday Oct 14

EY Hockey League 

EYHL Division 1 Men Round 5

 

CORINTHIANS 3 (MAX NEILL 23 MINS, 63 MINS;  DAVID HOWARD 26 MINS

YMCA 3 (TEVIN KOK 7 MINS, HARRY MC CARTHY 53MINS, SCOTT RUTTLE 70 MINS)

Corinthians hosted South Dublin rivals YMCA at St. Columba’s College and it was the visitors who took the lead through Tevin Kok after 7 minutes. Corinthians responded through a penalty corner converted by Max Neill in the 23rd minute. Davy Howard converted a second penalty corner to give Corinthian the lead on 26 minutes and they led 2-1 at half time. YMCA got an equaliser on 53 minutes when Harry McCarthy scored from open play. Max Neill got his second of the game from open play on 63 minutes to restore Corinthian’s lead at 3-2, but Scott Ruttle rescued a point for the visitors with a last-minute equaliser for YMCA to leave the final score 3-3.

 

UCD 3 ( ALAN SOTHERN 46 MINS, BEN STEWART 62 MINS, ADAM LUKE GALBRAITH 63 MINS)

GLENANNE 3 (SHANE O’DONOGHUE 32 MINS, 70 MINS ; CONOR WALSH 44 MINS)

UCD took on Glenanne in the National Stadium in Belfield and both sides played out a scoreless first quarter. It looked like the first half might end the same way until the 32nd minute when Glens took the lead through a converted penalty corner by former student Shane O’Donoghue and Glenanne maintained that lead until half time. A Conor Walsh goal from open play increased Glenanne’s lead on 44 minutes to leave the visitors 2-0 ahead. The Students of 2023-24 are nothing if not resilient and reeled that lead back in somewhat when Alan Sothern converted a penalty corner on 46 minutes to make the score UCD 1 Glenanne 2.  Benjamin Stewart converted a second penalty corner for UCD in the 63rd minute to level the scoring at 2-2. And they took the lead a minute later when Adam Luke Galbraith got on the scoresheet for the students to leave them leading 3-2. Just as it looked like the Students were heading for all three points, they conceded a penalty stroke in the final minute. Shane O’Donoghue converted this with aplomb to leave the final score 3-3 and a point apiece for UCD and Glenanne.

 

INSTONIANS  3 (MATTHEW MC AREAVEY 42 MINS;  THOMAS ORR 56 MINS; GAVIN LECKY 63 MINS)

MONKSTOWN 6  (LEE COLE 22 MINS, 34 MINS, 49 MINS; MARK GIBBONS 37 MINS, GEOFF COLE 39 MINS, SAM HOHN 44 MINS)

A scoreless first quarter gave no real indication as to what was to follow as the floodgates literally opened as early as quarter two. Lee Cole converted a penalty corner on 22 minutes to give the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute. He got a second penalty corner which he duly converted for his second goal of the game to leave the visitors 2-0 ahead at half time. Mark Gibbons increased Monkstown’s lead even further on 37 minutes to leave them 3-0 ahead before Geoff Cole added a fourth from open play in the 39th minute to leave Monkstown 4-0 ahead with half an hour remaining.

Instonians got one back through Matthew Mc Areavey from open play in the 42nd minute to make the score 1-4.  Sam Hohn added a fifth from open play to leave Monkstown 5-1 ahead and Lee Cole completed his hat-trick with a 49th minute penalty stroke  to leave the visitors in complete control of this game and a 6-1 lead. Instonians managed to grab consolation scores through Thomas Orr in the 56th minute and Gavin Lecky in the 63rd minute to leave the final score Instonians 3 Monkstown 6. Three more points for the visitors as they headed back down the road to Dublin.

 

ANNADALE  1 (NEAL GLASSEY 14 MINS )

THREE ROCK ROVERS  3 (EVAN JENNINGS 7 MINS, ALISTAIR EMPEY 62 MINS, ZACH SILVERMAN 69 MINS)

Annadale took on Three Rock Rovers at the Queen’s University Sportsgrounds and the visitors took the lead on 7 minutes when Evan Jennings converted a penalty corner . Annadale equalised in the 14th minute when Neal Glassey converted a penalty corner to leave the sides tied 1-1.  Alistair Empey restored Three Rock’s lead with a goal from open play in the 62nd minute. Zach Silverman sealed the points for the visitors with a goal from open play in the 69th minute to score his first goal of the season and in the EYHL of his career. Zach, who captained the Leinster under 18 team during some recent inter-provincials, is in his debut season at this level.

 

LISNAGARVEY  1 (MATTHEW NELSON  2 MINS)

BANBRIDGE 4 ( JAKE ROWE 15 MINS, LOUIS ROWE  17 MINS & 55 MINS ,  MATTHEW MC KEE  62 MINS)

The first three matches of the current campaign saw Lisnagarvey rack up three wins and score over 20 goals. Last week Garvey were held to a draw . Last week Banbridge were not in EYHL action because they were participating in the EHL against opponents from Belgium and eventually Germany, But while they lost both of those encounters they were not to lose on this occasion.  But it looked so different at the outset of this encounter.  Matthew Nelson opened the scoring for Garvey as early as the second minute with a goal from open play.  That lead only lasted 13 minutes and Garvey would never regain it. Jake Rowe equalised for Banbridge in the 15th minute from a converted penalty corner.  Louis Rowe gave Banbridge the lead for the first time in the game in the 17th minute and it was a lead that Bann maintained right through half -time and up to the end of quarter three. Louis Rowe got his second goal of the game in the 55th minute from a converted penalty corner to leave Banbridge leading 3-1 and Matthew McKee from open play in the 62nd minute secured the victory with a fourth and final goal of the game to leave the final score Lisnagarvey  1 Banbridge 4

 

 

EYHL Division 1 Women Round 4

 

RAILWAY UNION 2 ( NIAMH CAREY 54 MINS ; EMMA SMYTH 61 MINS )

CORINTHIAN 1 ( SHARON SEATON 30 MINS)

Railway Union played their “home” game in the EYHL Division 1 game at Grange Road normally the home of Three Rock Rovers on Saturday meaning opponents Corinthian had a relatively short trip to fulfill this fixture and the shorter journey seemed to suit them as a field goal from Sharon Seaton gave the visitors a lead on 30 minutes which they took with them into the half -time break. It was a lead Corinthian held up to the end of the third quarter. Niamh Carey got Railway Union level with a converted penalty corner in the 54th minute to make it 1-1. The winner came from captain Emma Smyth whose goal from open play in the 61st minute was enough to keep them top of the table. It finished Railway Union 2 Corinthians 1 .

 

ULSTER ELKS 2 (BETHANY HARPER 7 MINS, KATIE MC KEE  24 MINS)

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 2 (NAOMI CARROLL 10 MINS, ANNA HORAN  66 MINS )

Back and forth was a hit song sometime back in the last century but sums-up this game to a tee. Ulster Elks hosted Limerick side Catholic Institute at the University of Ulster sportsgrounds at Jordanstown and took an early lead through a Bethany Harper goal in the 7th minute. That 1-0 lead only lasted three minutes as Catholic Institute responded through Naomi Carroll who made it 1-1. Katie Mc Kee restored Elks lead in the 24th minute and that 2-1 lead was enough to see Elks through half-time and to the end of quarter three.  The lead lasted right up until four minutes from the end until Anna Horan struck a second goal for Catholic Institute to secure a point and a 2-2 draw.

 

LORETO 5  (SARAH TORRANS 15 MINS; CHRISTINA HAMILL 22 MINS; AISLING MURRAY  32 MINS; SÍOFRA O’BRIEN 63 & 66 MINS)

UCD 0

League leaders Loreto took on third placed UCD at Beaufort. Going into this game neither side had conceded a goal so far this season, but that situation changed as early as the 15th minute when Sarah Torrans gave the hosts a lead in the 15th minute from open play. Christina Hamill increased the lead in the 22nd minute with another goal from open play. Aisling Murray’s converted penalty corner in the 32nd minute sent the hosts in at the half-time break leading 3-0. The more experienced Loreto outfit just put their foot to the floor in the second half and Síofra O’Brien grabbed a brace of goals in the 63rd and 66th minute respectively to finish the game with the final scoreline of Loreto 5 UCD 0. This was UCD’s heaviest league defeat to Loreto in at least a decade and they will need to regroup ahead of their next outing.

 

OLD ALEX 5 (BETHANY RUSS 18 MINS, AOIFE TAAFFE 57 MINS; ISABELLA DUNLOP 62 MINS; ALLIE HETHERINGTON 63 & 66 MINS)

MONKSTOWN 3 (REBECCA CARTHY 44 MINS;  CHLOE WATKINS 46 MINS ; NICCI DALY  48 MINS)

Old Alexandra hosted Monkstown at Alexandra College and after a scoreless first quarter took the lead through Bethany Russ in the 18th minute. It was a lead they maintained right up to half time. In the final minute of the third quarter Monkstown responded through a Rebecca Carthy goal from a penalty corner to make the score 1-1 at the end of quarter three. In the first four minutes of the final quarter Monkstown added further goals from a penalty corner converted by Chloe Watkins and a goal from open play by former international player Nicci Daly in the 48th minute to leave the visitors 3-1 ahead. Aoife Taaffe converted a penalty corner to reduce the deficit to 2-3. Isabella Dunlop got the equaliser from open play in the 62nd minute and a brace of goals from Allie Hetherington, a converted penalty corner in the 63rd minute and an open play effort in the 66th minute were enough to secure victory for Old Alexandra by 5 goals to 3.

 

PEGASUS 1 ( SOPHIE MC DOWELL 55 MINS)

PEMBROKE WANDERERS 2 (AMY KATE TREVOR , SARAH YOUNG)

Pegasus hosted Pembroke Wanderers at the Queen’s University Sportsgrounds in Belfast and took the lead through goals from Amy Kate Trevor and Sarah Young and were leading 2-0 at the end of the third quarter. Pegasus responded with a converted penalty corner by Sophie McDowell in the 55th minute but it wasn’t enough to deny Wanderers all three points. Final score Pegasus 1 Pembroke Wanderers 2.

 

Irish Senior Cup Men Round 1

BANGOR 4-2 DUBLIN UNIVERSITY

 

Irish Hockey Trophy Women

GALWAY 0-7 LISNAGARVEY

YMCA  1-0 BANGOR

BANDON 1-2 MOSSLEY

CORK CHURCH OF IRELAND 1-0 OMAGH

ASHTON 0-2 PORTRANE

GREENFIELD 1-0 THREE ROCK ROVERS

NORTH DOWN 3-4 DUNGANNON

BALLYMENA V PORTADOWN ( AWAITING RESULT)

 

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Ireland Umpire and Coaching Talent Included in EuroHockey Selections

Top Irish Umpire Talent featured in EuroHockey Selections

Hockey Ireland is pleased to report that Irish umpire Sarah Craig has been selected for EuroHockey’s Umpire Development Programme (UDP).

 

The UDP is Eurohockey’s premier umpire development programme, targeted at highly talented young umpires who show the potential to become international top-level umpires. Sarah was selected along with seven other umpires from England, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands to become part of the 16th group of this programme.

 

The programme runs for two years and provides umpires with mentors across Europe, with two seminars and a guaranteed European appointment for each year of the programme. The UDP has proven to be a great way to develop top level umpires with previous graduates including Sarah Wilson, Laurine Delforge, Marcin Grochal and Jakub Mejzlik.

 

Irish graduates of this programme include Geoff Conn, Shane O’Donnell, Ellie Duffy and Ali Keogh, while Ray O’Connor, Claire Kelly, Tom Goode and Carol Metchette have been mentors on the programme.

 

Sarah was selected for group 16 based on her performances in the Umpire for Nations programme that ran this summer in Breda. Sarah’s hockey background includes playing at Mossley, Owls and Pegasus, along with Ulster Junior Inter Provincial Squads. She has been on provincial and national panels since October 2020, and is now a regular at EY Hockey League level. She is a member of the National Umpire Academy and will continue to be mentored at home in this programme concurrent to her UDP experiences.

 

If others wish to start on the umpiring ladder, there are a number of options for all levels: Fundamentals of umpiring: https://irelandhockey.sportlomo.com/umpiring/getting-started/

Club umpire programme: https://irelandhockey.sportlomo.com/umpiring-2/

Young umpires with promise who may be eligible for the National Umpiring Academy should get in touch with ihua.development@gmail.com to find out next steps

 

Top Irish Coaching Talent also featured in EuroHockey Selections

Hockey Ireland is also pleased to report that Ireland’s Eimear Cregan features in EuroHockey’s announcement of the new coaches chosen to take part in the Top Coaches Programme (TCP).

In addition, Ireland’s Kenny Carroll, Kay Gaffney, Leanne King and Jack Kyle have been chosen to participate in the Coaches for Europe (C4E) programme, following the selection process by the EuroHockey Coaching Committee.

“We hope all coaches have a great experience on the programmes,” said Chair of the EuroHockey Coaching Committee Inez Cooper.

“For those who may be disappointed at missing out on selection for this year, there will be another opportunity next year!”

The TCP is an international coaching programme which is designed to support coaches who want to work at an elite level within the game.

Exploring the principles of coaching, devising and developing strategic nous, evolving a coaching philosophy and understanding the management of teams and individual athletes are all part of this comprehensive, world class programme.

The C4E programme is aimed at coaches with the potential to become a high performance coach, either with top club teams or national teams. It focuses on developing a philosophy of coaching incorporating individual technical and tactical skills as well as developing a wide knowledge and understanding of team tactics.

Eight new coaches have been added to the TCP programme, joining nine currently in their second year of the programme.

In C4E, there are 10 new additions joining 13 participants who have advanced to their second year.

Top Coaches Programme

Year Name NA
2 Ion Camio Lopez ESP
2 Olivier Coulon BEL
2 Helen Jelley ENG
2 Robbie Turner ENG
2 Tiago Ventosa POR
2 Tomáš Procházka CZE
2 Dawid Zimnicki POL
2 Kelly Fillingham SCO
2 Facundo Quiroga SUI
1 Ivana Dellera Mourelle POR
1 Marcell Álló HUN
1 Martin van der Rakt NED
1 Florian Steyrer AUT
1 Philippe Maxence BEL
1 Federico Tanuscio LUX
1 Bruno Michielssen FRA
1 Eimear Cregan IRL

Coaches for Europe 

Year Name NA
2 Louise Casneuf BEL
2 Jack Kyle IRL
2 Patrícia Ângelo POR
2 Barbora Čecháková CZE
2 Leanne King IRL
2 Matteo Vaccargiu ITA
2 Benjamin Guinotte BEL
2 Martin Vig Rasmussen DEN
2 Kay Gaffney IRL
2 Francisco Antonio Uzal Lorente ESP
2 Martin Capouch CZE
2 Chris Attard MLT
2 Luka Vegič SLO
1 Donata Grigienė LTU
1 Stefanía Piris ESP
1 Sofia Darnay ESP
1 Amjad Munir NOR
1 Felix Hörnschemeyer SWE
1 Kenny Carroll IRL
1 Vojtěch Zajíc CZE
1 Felix Kessler AUT
1 Nick Giles ENG
1 Varol Vadar TUR

 

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Fixtures – Saturday Oct 14th

EY Hockey League Men’s Round 5 and Women’s Round 4 and Irish Senior Cup Round 1 Fixtures – Saturday Oct 14th

 

EYHL MEN’S DIVISION 1

Corinthians host YMCA at St. Columba’s College in the opening game of the day at 1:15p.m. UCD host Glenanne at the National Stadium in the next tie chronologically speaking which starts at 1:30p.m. Eighth placed Annadale host Three Rock Rovers at Queen’s University with a starting time of 2:30p.m. Bottom of the table Instonians still searching for their first League point of the season take on Monkstown at Shawsbridge also at 2:30p.m. And the by now traditional 6 p.m. start at Comber Road where Lisnagarvey welcome Banbridge back from their European adventure with an Ulster derby at Comber Road.

 

EYHL WOMEN’S DIVISION 1

Joint Table toppers Railway Union host Corinthian at Park Avenue in the early game starting at 11a.m. Fifth placed Ulster Elks host Catholic Institute with a 1 p.m. in Jordanstown. Joint Table Toppers Loreto take on a UCD side who have a perfect defensive record so far after three games played with zero conceded at Beaufort with a 1:15p.m. start. Seventh placed Old Alexandra take on bottom placed Monkstown at Alexandra College with a 1 :30p.m. start. Pegasus in search of their first win take on unbeaten Pembroke Wanderers in the later game at Queen’s University with this one starting at 4:15 p.m.

 

 

 

EYHL Division 1

 Saturday 14th October

Men

Corinthian v YMCA, St Columbas College, 13:15

UCD v Glenanne, Belfield Water, 13:30

Annadale v Three Rock Rovers, Queens University, 14:30

Instonians v Monkstown, Shawsbridge, 14:30

Lisnagarvey v Banbridge, Lagan College, 18:00

 

Women

Loreto v UCD, Loreto High School, 13:15

Railway Union v Corinthian, Three Rock Rovers, 11:00

Ulster Elks v Catholic Institute, UUJ, 13:00

Old Alex v Monkstown, Alexandra College, 13:30

Pegasus v Pembroke Wanderers, Queens University, 16:15

 
Round 1 Irish Hockey Trophy Saturday 14th October

Women

YMCA v Rathgar, Wesley College, 13:30

Bandon v Mossley, Bandon Grammar, 14:00

Cork Church of Ireland v Omagh, Garryduff, 14:00

Ashton v Portrane, Ashton, 14:15

Ballymena v Portadown, Ballymena, 14:30

North Down v Dungannon, Comber Leisure Centre, 14:30

Greenfields v Three Rock Rovers, Dangan, 14:30

Galway v Lisnagarvey, Dangan, 12:30
Round 1 Irish Senior Cup Saturday 14th October

Men

Bangor v Dublin University, Bangor Aurora, 14:30

 

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Hockey Ireland Inter Provincial Series U18 & U16 Women – Round-Up Oct 8, 2023

Under 16 Girls

 

Leinster South 2-0 Connacht

In Mullingar at Wilson’s Hospital School Leinster South played Connacht. In the under 16 game it was close all the way with Connacht on the attack for the most part before Sarah Richardson scored for Leinster South just at the the end of Q3.  That took the wind out of Connacht.  Olivia Gibson scored in the final quarter to give Leinster South a two goal cushion and they closed out Q4 without conceding.

 

Munster 1-3 Leinster

In Cork at the UCC Mardyke arena Leinster paid a visit to Munster and while it took a little while for them to settle they came away with a comfortable 3-1 win.  Goals were scored by Daisy Costello, Juliette Duffy and Hollaí Quinn with a lone response from Munster by Emma Grace.

 

Standings: The win for Leinster sees them go to top of the Under 16 girls table on 9 points and are guaranteed a place in the final to be played on 12th November. Ulster have 6 points with two games to go.  Leinster South have gone into 3rd place with 3 points

 

 

Under 18 Girls

 

Munster 1-4 Leinster

Leinster U18s had a convincing win against Munster in Cork at the UCC Mardyke arena – winning out 4-1. Goals from Milla Fulton, Sophie Kennedy, Aliya Davis and Matilda Erico.  Munster goal-scorer was Rachel Somers.

 

Leinster South 2-1 Connacht

Back in Mullingar the game between Leinster South and Connacht was a tight match with Leinster South looking the more composed team with some good link play between their players.  But it was close to the end of Q3 before Leinster South managed to take the lead with a goal from Amy Handcock.  Q4 was a lively quarter with Connacht equalising through a penalty stroke, scored by Maeve McLoughlin, and then within 2 minutes Leinster South took the lead again through another penalty stroke taken by Amy Handcock.

 

Standings: The Under 18 girls table looks just the same as the Under 16s with Leinster sure of the place in the final.  Ulster are in 2nd place with a game against Leinster South on 22nd October before their matchup with Leinster at the end of the month.  Leinster South are also in 3rd place with two tough fixtures ahead of them

 

 

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EY Hockey League Roundup and Additional Report of European Club Hockey

EY Hockey League Roundup

EYHL Division 1 Women

UCD 2-0 MONKSTOWN

The defending EYHL Women’s Division 1 Champions UCD wearing their breast cancer awareness pink outfit took on Monkstown in their EYHL Division 1 game at the national stadium in Belfield. It was a fairly lively tight first quarter which ended scoreless. Sophia Cole got a green card in the 14th minute which was 2 minutes on the sideline for her. Things got going in the second quarter. UCD took the lead through Leah O’Shea’s field goal in the 26th minute and the Students led 1-0 at half time. Lauren Johnston served a 2-minute suspension for UCD when she was green carded in the 32nd minute. And Katharine Egan got one in the 35th minute leaving the team shorthanded for most of that 5-minute stretch up to the 37th minute. Monkstown carved out a few chances of their own but were unable to get past a superb defence marshalled by Sarah McAuley and Katie Jane- Marshall and backstopped by the excellent Erika Gallagher. Aine Naughton made it 2-0 to UCD in the 61st minute from a field goal. And the Students held out for the victory. Leah Paul got a Yellow Card three minutes from time leaving UCD to see out the game down to 10 players, but they managed to see out the win.
It finished UCD 2 Monkstown 0.

UCD: Erika Gallagher, Emma Paul (C), Sophie Kidd, Sydney Weir-McErlean, Katie -Jane Marshall, Sara McAuley, Lucy Crowe, Aine Naughton, Ali Griffin Sophia Cole, Mikayla Power
SUBS USED: Leah O’Shea (3 mins), Florence Maughan (8 mins), Lauren Johnston (8 mins), Katharine Egan (6 mins)

MONKSTOWN: Martha Duignan, Sarah Greene, Sophie Moore, Jennifer Hamill, Claire O’Reilly, Rebecca Cathy, Natasha Twomey, Amelia Jerman, Orla Hughes-Young, Charlotte O’Neill, Chloe Watkins
SUBS USED: Laura Pinder (9 MINS), Nicola Daly (11 MINS), Aliya Davis (23 MINS), Julie Potter Cogan (4 MINS), Ally O’Sullivan (28 MINS)

Catholic Institute hosted Railway Union and produced a five-goal thriller. The visitors went 1-0 in the first quarter through a goal from Orla Patton.
Railers increased their lead six minutes into the second quarter through Kate Dillon and led 2-0 at half time. Emer Ryan got a goal back for Catholic Institute in the third quarter and Railway Union were still 2-1 ahead at the end of the third quarter. In the 54th minute Railway struck again to lead 3-1 through Michelle Carey. Catholic Institute got a late consolation goal from Naomi Carroll to leave the final score Catholic Institute 2 Railway Union 3.

Pembroke and Old Alex had a closely fought encounter at Serpentine Avenue and there were no goals in the opening half. And the second half followed and identical pattern as the game ended in a 0-0 draw. The game was so even both teams had one person green carded. Old Alex had Aoife Taaffe green carded in the 35th minute and Pembroke had Ellen Curran green carded in the 45th minute. Being down to 10 didn’t adversely affect either side.

Corinthians hosted Loreto at St. Columba’s College. Rachel Kelly gave Loreto the lead in the 3rd minute when she converted a penalty corner. It was still 1-0 to the visitors at half-time. A scoreless third quarter meant that going into the closing minutes Loreto still led by the slenderest of margins. That was addressed by a 55th minute goal from Christina Hamill which secured a 2-0 win for the visitors.

Pegasus hosted Ulster Elks in an Ulster derby at the Queen’s University sportsgrounds in the late match on Saturday afternoon. Pegasus took the lead in the 26th minute through a Zara Malseed converted penalty corner and led 1-0 at half-time. Pegasus maintained their lead and looked to be on their way to securing their first win of the season right up to three minutes from time. Elks were awarded a penalty stroke in the 67th minute which Serena Campuzzano converted to deny Pegasus the win but they did collect their first League point of the season.

EYHL Division 1 Men

Glenanne beat Monkstown 3-1 in their EYHL clash at St. Andrew’s College. Shane O’Donoghue’s converted penalty corner in the 23rd minute opened the scoring for Glenanne. His second of the game which he stuck in the roof of the net made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute. Shane O’Donoghue’s third of the game showed that Ireland’s record international goalscorer is as sharp as ever, as he gave Glenanne a 3-0 lead in the 58th minute. A late consolation goal, four minutes from the end, a penalty stroke scored by Lee Cole for Monkstown made the final score 3-1.

YMCA took on UCD at Wesley College and opened the scoring in the 9th minute through Adam Walker. Sam Hyland made it 2-0 for YM in the 26th minute. UCD got their first of the game in the 29th minute through Sam Walker and YM led 2-1 at half time. UCD got a deserved equaliser when Alan Sothern capitalised on a defensive error in the 47th minute to make it 2-2 . Grant Glutz restored YM’s lead in the 52nd minute and Tevin Kok added a fourth in the 59th minute and it finished YMCA 4 UCD 2 .

Three Rock Rovers took on Ulster side Instonians at Grange Road and ran out 5-1 winners. Ben Johnson gave Rovers the lead on 5 minutes from a converted penalty corner. Alistair Empey increased their lead in the 25th minute from open play. He got his second of the game to make it 3-0 to Three Rock Rovers in the 28th minute and it remained 3-0 at halftime. Peter Lynch further increased Rovers lead in the 50th minute to make it 4-0 to Three Rock. James Walker got a fifth goal for Rovers in the 57th minute. Instonians got a very late consolation goal a minute later through Matthew McAreavey from open play to leave the final score Three Rock Rovers 5 Instonians 1.

Corinthian hosted table toppers Lisnagarvey at St. Columba’s College but surprisingly managed to bring their winning run to a close by holding them to 2-2. After a scoreless opening quarter Lisnagarvey raced into a 2-0 lead. Matthew Nelson got his first of the game, from a converted penalty corner in the 31st minute and Garvey led 1-0 at half time. He increased their lead with his second of the match in the 40th minute from open play and Garvey led 2-0 at the end of quarter three. But Corinthians began the mother of all comebacks when David Howard converted a penalty corner in the 54th minute to leave Garvey leading 2-1. Two minutes from time from yet another penalty corner Corinthians drew level this time Max Neill converted the penalty corner to secure a point from the jaws of defeat. It finished Corinthian 2 Lisnagarvey 2.

EuroHockey League

EHL KO16

 

BANBRIDGE 3-5 WATERLOO DUCKS
Banbridge were in European action in Barcelona and their first game, Friday Oct 6, was a knockout round of 16 tie. A win sees a place in the quarter final on Sunday while a defeat sees a ranking match on Saturday morning the importance of which result may well benefit another team should that team be the EYHL Champions Trophy winners in the current season. ‘Well begun is half done’ is a well known adage in the English language. If that’s the case, then Banbridge certainly got their EHL campaign off to a very good start, against Belgium’s Waterloo Ducks, through Louis Rowe converting a 3rd minute penalty corner. Waterloo Ducks got back on level terms through a Victor Charlet penalty corner on 13 minutes to leave the sides level at the end of the first quarter 1-1. Banbridge did ease their way into a position of dominance in quarter two which they made count in the 29th minute through a Johnny McKee goal from open play to leave the Irish EYHL champions leading 2-1 at half time. Waterloo Ducks got back on level terms in the 37th minute through a goal by Blaise Rogeau. The game changed in one sixty second spell about two minutes after that. Louis Depelsenaire gave the Belgians the lead in the 39th minute and then within a minute captain Victor Charlet converted his second penalty corner of the match to leave the Ducks leading 4-2 coming towards the end of quarter three. It was 4-2 at the end of quarter three but Banbridge staged a mini comeback in the fourth and final quarter when Louis Rowe converted his second penalty corner of the match, reducing the lead to make it 4-3 to Waterloo Ducks. But the tie was put beyond reach by Waterloo Ducks when Louis Depelsenaire got his second goal of the game from open play in the 59th minute to leave Waterloo Ducks 5-3 ahead in the final minute

The way the draw in the EHL KO 16 is set up is if Banbridge won this game they were due to play the winners of the second game in the Round of 16. If they lost, their next game for ranking, would be against the losers of the second game. So either way the outcome of the game between English side Old Georgians and Mannheimer of Germany would be of great significance for the future involvement of Banbridge whatever that may be. That game for the record ended in a 5-1 win for Old Georgians. That result coupled with Banbridge’s result means that Bann went on to play Mannheimer in the EHL ranking match on Saturday morning. Oct 7.

BANBRIDGE: Luke Roleston, Luke Witherow, Alexander Tinney (c), Johnny Mc Kee, Peter Brown, Josh Moffett, Charlie Rowe, Mark Cowan, Louis Rowe, Sam Farson, Owen Magee
SUBS USED: Hugh McShane (6 mins), Jake Rowe (6 mins) David Finlay (6 mins), Tommy Dobson (6 mins), Matthew McKee (8 mins)

EHL RANKING PLACE MATCH

BANBRIDGE 2-7 MANNHEIMER
The first ranking match of the EHL saw the losers of KO16 tie one, Banbridge the Irish EYHL and Champions Trophy winners take on Mannheimer of Germany who lost the second KO16 against Old Georgians on the opening day. The Germans were clearly stung by this experience and wanted to vent their fury on their next opponents. Rudolf Hartkopf gave the Germans the lead from open play in the 9th minute. Johnny McKee equalised for Banbridge in the 18th minute again from open play. Gonzalo Peillat restored the Germans lead with a converted penalty corner in the 21st minute and increased their lead with his second converted penalty corner of the game on 32 minutes to leave Mannheim leading 3-1. And the score remained 3-1 right up to the end of quarter three. In quarter four the floodgates opened. Peter Brown’s 47th minute goal from open play to make it 2-3 launched a torrent of goalscoring which saw their opponents add four more to their tally. Luis Holste opened his account with 51st minute goal from open play to make it 4-2 and Gonzalo Peillat completed his hat-trick in the 56th minute with another converted penalty corner to leave Mannheim leading 5-2. Luis Holste got his second of the game in the 57th minute to leave Mannheim leading 6-2 in the final minute. During that final minute Banbridge conceded a penalty stroke. Tim Seagon duly converted the stroke for Mannheim to seal a 7-2 victory. As some of the KO 16 matches still had to be played when this game was over not to mention KO8 and other ranking matches the final place that Banbridge secured in this competition may not become clear till the end of play in the tournament on Sunday.

BANBRIDGE: Luke Roleston, Aaron Baxter, Luke Witherow, Alexander Tinney (C), Johnny Mc Kee, Peter Brown, Josh Moffett, Charlie Rowe, Mark Cowan, Louis Rowe, Owen Magee
SUBS USED: Hugh McShane (6 mins), Jake Rowe (7 mins), David Finlay (6 mins), Tommy Dobson (6 mins), Matthew McKee (8 mins)

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EY Hockey League Men’s Round 4 and Women’s Round 3 Fixtures Saturday October 7 – Preview

EY HOCKEY LEAGUE MEN’S DIVISION 1

 

Banbridge’s fixture with Annadale was postponed due to Banbridge’s involvement in the EHL HL KO 16 round in Barcelona leaving their Ulster Rivals with a weekend off. Elsewhere, the other eight sides are all in action. Corinthian, currently in fourth place, host table topping, free scoring Lisnagarvey at St. Columba’s College in Whitechurch, south of Dublin. Eighth placed YMCA take on ninth placed UCD in Wesley College, both sides fresh from their first wins of the campaign. Third placed Three Rock Rovers take on bottom of the table Instonians, who are still searching for their first League point, in Grange Road while Glenanne in fifth, host Monkstown in sixth, at St. Andrew’s College in what is now a geographic derby since Glenanne’s relocation to the Booterstown venue.

Glenanne v Monkstown, St Andrews Park, 13:30
YMCA v UCD, YMCA, 14:00
TRR v Instonians, Grange Road, 15:00
Corinthian v Lisnagvarey, St Columbas College, 15:15

 

EY HOCKEY LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION 1

 

Catholic Institute, in sixth place on the League table, take on this season’s table topping Railway Union at St. Columba’s College in the first game of the day. Eighth placed Corinthian who won the EYHL 2 last season take on EYHL Champions Trophy winners last season, Loreto, in joint first place with a 100% record this season, in a derby match in Whitechurch. The battle of the sky blues takes place at Belfield where fifth placed UCD take on ninth placed Monkstown. In yet another Dublin derby at Serpentine Avenue third placed Pembroke Wanderers take on seventh placed Old Alexandra.
And the late game is another derby this time in Belfast where bottom placed Pegasus host fourth placed Ulster Elks at the Queen’s University sportsground

Catholic Institute v Railway Union, Rosbrien, 13:00
Corinthian v Loreto, St Columbas College, 13:15
UCD v Monkstown, Belfield Water, 14:05
Pembroke v Old Alex, Sepentine Avenue, 14:30
Pegasus v Ulster Elks, Queens, 16:15

Also this weekend we have some Interpro action with the U16 and U18 girls in action at the National Sport Campus and UCC.

Sunday 8th October

U16 Girls

Connacht v Leinster South, Wilson’s Hospital, 12:30

Munster v Leinster, UCC, 12:00

U18 Girls

Connacht v Leinster South, Wilson’s Hospital, 14:30

Munster v Leinster, UCC, 14:00

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