Archive for year: 2023
Inter Provincial Results – Sunday Oct 22
U16 Women
Ulster 5-0 Leinster South – Havelock Park
Munster 1-1 Connacht (Munster win Penalty Shootout) – Catholic Institute
U18 Women
Ulster 4-2 Leinster South – Havelock Park
Munster 5-0 Connacht – Catholic Institute
Match Report:
In Catholic Institute, Connacht U16s drew with Munster to get a point on the board. Munster won the penalty shootout to take the extra bonus point. In Banbridge, Ulster had a comfortable win over Leinster South with 5 goals. U18 Women: Back in Catholic Institute, Munster U18s beat Connacht by the same margin. While the Ulster V Leinster South U18 game was a tighter affair – Ulster held on for the win 4-2. These results mean the finals on 12th November will be contested by both Leinster and Ulster in both age groups. Before then though Munster and Leinster South will compete for 3rd place with matches in Loreto Kilkenny next weekend. While Leinster and Ulster will have an opportunity to size each other up in Dundalk in their final league games.
U16 Men
Ulster 4-2 Munster – Sport Ireland Campus
Match Report:
Ulster took the bonus point from the last fixture between these teams and were determined to stay in touching distance of Leinster when they played Munster today in the sport Ireland Campus. It was a close game with plenty of goals although Q1 ended 0-0. In Q2 Ulster took the lead with a field goal from Harry Thompson before Hayden Jones evened it up for Munster to close out the quarter. Three goals from corners and one from open play made for a lively 3rd quarter. Ulster’s Ethan Redford scored twice to create a 2-goal cushion before Jamie Horgan pulled one back for Munster. Ulster’s constant pressure paid off with a PC goal from Harry Thompson left Ulster with a 2-goal lead which they carried through Q4 to finish the game and pick up a valuable 3 points. Current standings: Leinster 6, Ulster 4 and Munster 1.
U18 Men
Ulster 6-3 Munster – Sport Ireland Campus
Match report:
In a high tempo game at the Sport Ireland Campus Ulster came away with all 3 points against a strong Munster squad. The pace was set early in the first quarter when Ulster took the lead through a George Palmer goal. Munster were quick to respond and Peio Garate put away a penalty stroke to even things up before William McInerney gave them the lead. Shortly after George Palmer got his 2nd as Ulster also scored with a penalty stroke. In Q2 Adam McKee for Ulster scored through play as Ulster had the upper hand for most of the quarter. There was no love lost between the teams as they battled through the 3rd quarter, and it was end-to-end with Munster committing high numbers forward while chasing the equaliser. The pressure eventually paid off with a goal scored by Louis McDaid. As time moved on it looked likely the game would finish with a draw and require a penalty shoot-out. With 5 to go and a player down Ulster’s Matthew McAreavey got the lead back. Then Ulster stunned Munster with 2 more goals to finish the game off – both Mc Areavey and McKee getting 2nd goals. Next matches are 05-Nov Munster vs Leinster in Sport Ireland Campus and 19-Nov Ulster vs Leinster in Banbridge. Standing: Ulster 9, Leinster 3, Munster 0.
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.
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
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| Round 1 Irish Hockey Challenge | Saturday 21st October
Women
Kilkeel v Clonakilty, Kilkeel High School, 14:30
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| 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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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)
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 |
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.
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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
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| 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 |
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
