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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Hockey Ireland Announces National Performance Pathway Training Panels

Dublin, Oct 3: Hockey Ireland is pleased to announce the initial training panels for its National Performance Pathway for the upcoming season for the following teams, U16 Men (Rise) U18 Men (Accelerate

The panel selections follow Hockey Ireland’s reclassifying of its pathway teams with the underlying ethos being to place players in the best environments to suit their personal development. These national panels will be supported by regional training panels and these groups will train regularly and include players both from the national panel and regionally identified players.

 

There will be three national panels:

  • U16 (Rise)
  • U18 (Accelerate)
  • U21 (Breakthrough)

 

Players in each group may be out of the age range but Hockey Ireland has identified them as having the potential to progress to the next level and feel that their development would be best suited in this panel.

There are multiple strands to selection, and these are detailed below.

  1. Pathway recommendation: Players may be selected due to their performances in the previous Hockey Ireland cycle. This means that due to prior performance with Hockey Ireland that they have been identified as having significant potential and will be kept in the pathway for continued development, without the necessity to be identified during the Interpro tournament
  2. Interpro Performance: National staff will liaise with provincial coaches concerning the selection of a national and regional training groups. National staff will observe interprovincial matches.
  1. Observation in school and club hockey: We are establishing a network of scouts that will keep an eye on players who are demonstrating the required attributes outside of our programme. Should a player be recommended through this manner they will be observed and may be invited into a training panel.

 

After an initial assessment the following panels have been selected

  • U16 (Rise) Men
  • U18 (Accelerate) Men

 

U16 (Rise) Men

 

The following have been selected for a Training/assessment camp on October 15. The Session will be at Abbotstown from 1200-1645

 

William Black Munster
Hugo Casey-Flodman Munster
Diarmuid Coffey Munster
Riagan Dunne Leinster
Dylan Evans Leinster
Jake Fulton Leinster
Oliver Graham Leinster
Seb Holley Ulster
Sam Holmes Ulster
Edward Irwin Ulster
Hayden Jones Munster
Isaac Kelso Ulster
Alfie Le Quesne Leinster
Toby Lyons Ulster
Robbie McAreavey Ulster
Harry McCourt Munster
Noa Mulvey Leinster
Robert O’Brien Leinster
Alfie O Shea Munster
Benjamin Patterson Ulster
David Rankin Leinster
Ethan Redford Ulster
Toby Slye O’Connell Leinster
Charlie Taylor Ulster
Finn Thompson Ulster
Oliver Tumilty Ulster
Johnny Woods Leinster

 

This panel will be reviewed after the Interpro competition, and a new panel will be issued along with regional training groups. These groups will provide an opportunity for those not in the national panel to break through.

The Panels will be reviewed on a regular basis.

If you have any queries on any of the above information, please contact mick.mckinnon@irelandhockey.sportlomo.com

 

U18 (Accelerate) Men

 

The following have been selected for a Training/assessment camp on October 15. The Session will be at Abbotstown from 1330-1815

 

Tom Archbold Ulster
Harvey Begg Ulster
Alan Buttimer Munster
Matthew Carry Munster
Gearoid Cashman Munster
Max Caulwell Leinster
James Coffey Leinster
John Cunningham Ulster
Sean Curtin Munster
Oisin Gavin Munster
Michael Girvin Ulster
Denver Golbey Ulster
Michael Hollway Ulster
Jaime Horgan Munster
Scott Kenny Leinster
Sean Landy Munster
Matthew McAreavey Ulster
Matthew McLearnon Ulster
Louis McDaid Munster
Lukas Moles Ulster
Peter Montgomery Leinster
Max Nicholson Ulster
Oskar Nielsen Leinster
Rob Olden Munster
George Palmer Ulster
Oscar Pasley Leinster
Zach Silverman Leinster
Milo Thompson Ulster
Liam Walsh Leinster

This panel will be reviewed after the Interpro competition, and a new panel will be issued along with regional training groups. These groups will provide an opportunity for those not in the national panel to break through.

 

If you have any queries on any of the above information, please contact mick.mckinnon@irelandhockey.sportlomo.com

 

 

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Interpro Series Ulster V Leinster U16B & U18B Results Sunday October 1

U16 Boys

Ulster 1-5 Leinster 

The first of the day’s two fixtures in Portrane played out in bright sunshine. Leinster dominated the first half with goals from Alfie LeQuesne and Toby Slye OConnell. Leinster missed a stroke to give them a 3-0 lead before Ulster’s Isaac Kelso pulled one back to leave the score 2-1 at half-time. Ulster came into quarter 3 with confidence and momentum but were unable to create many chances as the score remained 2-1 heading into the final quarter. Leinster took back control in the final quarter and after having an early shot hit the post Jake Fulton extended the Leinster lead to 3-1 mid-way through the final quarter after being set up by Alfie LeQuesne who powered through the centre of the pitch to lay it off. Shortly after Ulster pulled their keeper Leinster won a short corner and Alfie LeQuesne made no mistake with his 2nd goal. A final score from Riagen Dunne gave Leinster a 5-1 win – again into an empty net.

Leinster won the penalty shoot-out 4-3, so keep the advantage should both teams end the series on equal points.

U18 Boys

Ulster 4-2 Leinster 

The first half was a very even game. Leinster scored to take the lead through a Jack Geraghty strike from the top of the circle in the first quarter. Ulster came back and scored 2, putting George Palmer and Mathew McAreavey on the board. In q2 a Zach Silverman deflection brought Leinster back to 2-2 before Ulster’s Ethan Clothworthy scored to leave Ulster 3-2 going into the half-time break. Ulster had the upper hand in Q3 but no further scores. Leinster pulled their keeper in Q4 in search of an equaliser before conceding a 4th goal on the final whistle, scored by Joshua Baird. Final score Leinster 2-4 Ulster.

Ulster won the penalty shootout 4-2 and therefore have an advantage should both teams end the series on equal points.

Current standing at the halfway point (3 matches played):

Ulster 6

Leinster 3

Munster 0

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EY Hockey League Division 1 Results Saturday September 30

EYHL Division 1 Men (Round 3)

UCD 4 (Alan Sothern, Adam Galbriath, Mark Collins, Josh Filgas)   CORINTHIAN  3 (Davy Howard 2, Robbie Clarke)

THREE ROCK ROVERS 3 (James Walker, Jody Hosking, Ali Empey)  GLENANNE 1  (Shane O’Donoghue)

ANNADALE 2 (David Tremlett, Spencer Pinion)  LISNAGARVEY 6 (Oliver Kidd, Matthew Aughey, Ben Nelson x 2, Daniel Nelson, James Lorimer)

MONKSTOWN  1 (Mark Gibbons)  YMCA  2 (Harry McCarthy, Grant Glutz)

INSTONIANS  2 (Thomas Orr, Mark Eames)  BANBRIDGE  3 (Matthew McKee, Johnny Mc Kee, Charlie Rowe)

 

Newly promoted UCD picked up their first League points of the new season by beating fellow newly promoted side Corinthian 4-3 at the National Stadium in Belfield. The visitors started strongly and exerted pressure early on in the first quarter. The first short corner fell to the Reds but they were unable to convert it into a shot on target and the students survived. Having conceded 11 goals in their first two matches, UCD were anxious to concede as few goals as possible and certainly not any in the opening stages. As the game wore on and UCD didn’t concede they created a few opportunities to score of their own. Growing into the game, UCD took the lead through a penalty corner converted by Alan Sothern. Adam Galbraith scored the second from a field goal within two minutes and it was 2-0 UCD at the end of the first quarter.

Corinthian began the second quarter strongly and dominated possession in the early stages. It was pretty much nip and tuck for the remainder of the second quarter. It was still 2-0 at half-time. The third quarter saw Corinthian on the attack again in the early stages. UCD defended well. Corinthian got on the scoresheet through a Robbie Clarke converted penalty corner in the 41st minute to make the score 2-1 to UCD.  Corinthian were awarded a penalty stroke in the 45th minute, which was converted by Davy Howard and Corinthian equalised to leave the score 2-2. UCD were awarded a penalty corner in the 50th minute and Mark Colins put it in at the far post, after the ball rebounded off the goal post to leave UCD leading 3-2. Josh Filgas from open play increased the UCD lead in the 68th minute and UCD were leading 4-2 going into the final seconds when Corinthian were awarded a penalty corner. Davy Howard converted his second of the game. And it was the last action of the match which finished UCD 4 Corinthians 3.

UCD: GK Ross Clarke, Ben Stewart, Mark Smyth, Callum Hewitt, Kevin O’Dea [capt], Mark Collins, Josh Gill, Samuel Ryder, Ethan Flynn, Adam Galbraith, Josh Filgas  SUBS USED: Conor Walsh, Sam Walker, Alan Sothern, Harry Lynch, Andrew Fox.

CORINTHIAN:  AJ Browne (GK), Neil Pelow, Craig McKay, Robbie Clarke, Max Neill, Ross Howard, Tristan Cooke, Davy Howard (C), Peter Caruth, Daniel O’Dal, Ian Stewart.SUBS USED: Sam Maxwell, Ben Murphy, Max Wright, Josh Greaney, Callum McCourt, Josh Greaney

 

Three Rock Rovers took on Glenanne at Grange Road and ran out winners by three goals to one. James Walker gave Three Rock Rovers the lead in the 22nd minute from open play. They led 1-0 at half-time. Glenanne equalized in the 37th minute from Shane O’Donoghue’s converted penalty corner. Three Rock regained the lead on the hour mark through Jody Hosking’s converted penalty corner. The points were secured in the 69th minute when Alistair Empey scored from open play to secure a 3-1 win.

 

Lisnagarvey visited Annadale and maintained their 100% record and made it 20 goals scored in three games with a 6-2 away win. Oliver Kidd converted a penalty corner to give them a 1-0 lead on 12 minutes. Matthew Aughey increased their lead on 15 minutes from open play to put them 2-0 ahead. Ben Nelson made it 3-0 in the 20th minute and added another to make it 4-0 in the 23rd minute. Daniel Nelson made it 5-0 in the 25th minute and Annadale finally got on the scoresheet on the half hour through David Tremlett to leave them trailing 1-5 at half time. Spencer Pinion got a second goal for Annadale from a converted penalty corner in the 58th minute to make it 5-2 to Lisnagarvey but any hopes of a comeback were snuffed out completely when James Lorimer got the final goal of the game for Garvey in the 65th minute from another penalty corner to seal the 6-2 win.

The next match took place at Rathdown School where Monkstown hosted YMCA in the second part of an EHYL double header.  A tightly contested first half produced no goals and it was 0-0 at half time. Things got a bit livelier after the break. Harry McCarthy gave YMCA the lead in the 37th minute from open play and Grant Glutz made it 2-0 to the visitors from a penalty corner in the 51st minute. Mark Gibbons got a goal back for Monkstown in the 67th minute but it was too little, too late as YMCA ended up winning 2-1.

The late match took place at Lagan College where Instonians hosted Banbridge.  The first half was scoreless and then Matthew McKee put the visitors 1-0 ahead in the 40th minute. Instonians responded through Thomas Orr with a goal from open play in the 43rd minute. Bann restored their lead in the 46th minute through Johnny McKee. But Mark Eames got Instonians back level in the 51st minute, Bann finally got the winner with three minutes left through Charlie Row with another goal from open play.

 

EYHL Division 1 Women (Round 2)

LORETO 2  (Hannah McLaughlin, Rachel Kelly)  CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 0

CORINTHIAN 0 UCD 1 (Mikayla Power)

OLD ALEX 1  (Aoife Taaffe)  ULSTER ELKS 1 (Gabriella Scott)

RAILWAY UNION  6 (Ailish Long, Niamh Carey 2, Michelle Carey, Kate Dillon, Orla Fox )  PEGASUS  1 (Zara Malseed)

MONKSTOWN 1  (Jennifer Hamill )  PEMBROKE WANDERERS 3 (Milla Fulton, Sally Campbell, Orla Macken)

Loreto played Catholic Institute in Beaufort and in the first quarter there were no goals. It was identical in quarter two and it was still 0-0 at halftime. A third quarter couldn’t separate the teams but it all changed in sixty seconds in quarter four. Loreto were awarded a penalty stroke in the 57th minute which was converted by Hannah McLaughlin. Rachel Kelly added a second within a minute to seal a 2-0 victory.

In the reverse of their respective men’s team’s fixtures Corinthian hosted UCD at home in EYHL Women’s Division 1. Mikayla Power gave UCD the lead at St. Columba’s College against Corinthians scoring both her own and the team’s first of the season. The goal was enough to secure UCDs first win of the season as the gamed ended in a 1-0 win for the defending champions.

Old Alexandra collected their first League point of the season when holding Ulster Elks to a 1-1 draw at Alexandra College. Elks took the lead in the 17th minute through Gabriella Scott. The lead lasted less than a minute as Aoife Taaffe grabbed an equaliser for Alex a minute later also from open play.

Railway Union indicated that they mean business this season with an emphatic 6-1 win over Pegasus. Ailish Long gave Railers the lead in the 3rd minute. Ireland international Zara Malseed got an equalizer for Pegasus a minute later. Railway Union regained their lead in the 11th minute through Niamh Carey’s converted penalty corner. Michelle Carey made it 3-1 from a converted penalty corner in the 18th minute and they lead 3-1 at half time. Railway increased their lead early in the third quarter through a Kate Dillon goal from open play on 36 minutes. Railway were awarded a penalty stroke in 48th minute which was converted by Orla Fox to make it 5-1 and the scoring was completed when Niamh Carey got her second of the game from yet another penalty corner in the 65th minute . It finished Railway Union 6 Pegasus 1 .

Monkstown took on Pembroke Wanderers in the late game at Rathdown School. Milla Fulton gave Pembroke Wanderers the lead and further goals from Sally Campbell and Orla Macken secured victory. Monkstown responded through a consolation goal from Jennifer Hamill.

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Hockey Ireland and SoftCo look to the future with new goalkeeping initiative

Following the announcement of its partnership extension earlier this year, Hockey Ireland and SoftCo, the global leader in Procure-to-Pay and Compliance solutions, are proud to announce a new initiative in support of Hockey goalkeeping excellence entitled ‘The Goalie Club’.

The Goalie Club will work with coaches and emerging talent throughout the country to develop key skills, and will see the development of a national team of Goalkeeper Coaches headed by David Fitzgerald, Irish Hockey International and Rio 2016 Olympian.

This 3 year initiative is fortunate to include one of the world’s leading goalkeeping coaches, Nigel Henderson, who will lead on instruction and who is responsible for the emergence of David Harte and Ayeisha McFerran, both current Ireland International goalkeepers.

The additional SoftCo funding will also support the creation of a digital content series of Nigel’s expert coaching tutorials, available to affiliated coaches throughout the country to develop the next generation of stars and includes the active involvement of the current crop of Internationals including David Harte, Jamie Carr, Ayeisha McFerran and Lizzie Murphy.

The Goalie Club reaffirms SoftCo’s longstanding commitment to growth and development of hockey in Ireland which began in 2018 when SoftCo became the lead sponsor of the Women’s Senior Team who won Silver in the 2018 FIH World Cup. The partnership was further extended when SoftCo became the lead sponsor to the Men’s Senior Team, as well as the U21/ National development squads for girls and boys in 2021.

“We’re delighted to announce this new initiative. It’s such an exciting time with the Men’s side participating in the FIH Pro League and both Senior teams competing in January’s Olympic Qualifiers. We are particularly pleased to expand our partnership with Hockey Ireland to include the support of underage coaching and online skills training to help develop the future stars of the sport,” said Jim Coffey , Co-Founder, SoftCo.

Hockey Ireland CEO, Anne McCormack added: “SoftCo continue to share our vision for the growth of our sport and the development of our hockey talent, and this new Goalie Club initiative is a great example of where the partnership can deliver real impact. More than that, it provides us a framework for further digital content and coaching excellence which will hold us in good stead as we look to an ever brightening future.”

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EY Hockey League Men’s Round 3 and EYHL Women’s Round 2 Fixtures Saturday September 30 – Preview

ROUND 3 of the EY Hockey League Men’s Division 1 gets underway on Saturday September 30 when Instonians host Banbridge at Shawsbridge. Instonians who have yet to pick up a point thus far in the 2023-24 season, face a Banbridge side that had victory snatched from them last time out by a last gasp equalising goal from Glenanne. Glenanne themselves are on the road again this time for the much shorter trip to Grange Road in Rathfarnham where they take on Three Rock Rovers. Both sides have 4 points out of a possible 6 from their opening two rounds of games. UCD take on Corinthian at Belfield. Corinthian won the EYHL 2 last season and beat UCD in the final. Both sides also finished in the top three in the Leinster Division 1A last season. Corinthian have 4 points out of 6 from their opening two rounds of games. UCD have zero points so far in their opening games but also have shipped 11 goals during those two fixtures and will need to shore up their defense immediately if they are to achieve anything in the League this season. Although they scored 4 times last week against Lisnagarvey they managed to lose the game 8-4. Annadale play Lisnagarvey and the latter have scored 15 goals in their first two outings and are currently on top of the table, two points clear of all the others and the only remaining side with a 100% record. Annadale got their first points last weekend with a 4-1 win over Instonians. Monkstown take on YMCA in the late game at Rathdown School. They have a win and a loss so far this season and will be looking to add to their points tally at home to a YMCA side still in search of their first point of the campaign.

ROUND 2 of the Women’s Division 1 gets underway on Saturday also, with Corinthian hosting EYHL Division 1 champions UCD. Last season’s EYHL2 winners were beaten by the 2022 Irish Senior Cup winners Catholic Institute in their opening game while UCD were held scoreless by the EYHL winners from 2021-22 Pembroke Wanderers last time out. Loreto take on Catholic Institute at Beaufort and having gotten off to a brilliant start to the campaign have lived up to the belief of many, that they are favorites for this year’s title with 9 current senior international squad members in their line-up. Insta themselves are fresh from a home win against Corinthian. Old Alexandra take on Ulster Elks, and last season’s Ulster Premier Division Champions and EYHL 2 runners up had a good 3-1 win in their opening match. Alex have 0 points so far following an opening day defeat to Railway Union. Union themselves host Pegasus and will be looking to add to that victory last week. Pegasus were thumped 4-0 at home by Loreto last week. Monkstown host Pembroke Wanderers looking for their first League points of the campaign. Having lost to newly promoted Ulster Elks last week they will be hoping to get a positive outcome against Pembroke who drew 0-0 away to UCD last weekend.

 EYHL Division 1 Saturday 30th September

 

Men

 

TRR v Glenanne, Grange Road, 13:00

UCD v Corinthain, Belfield Water, 14:05

Annadale v Lisnagarvey, Queens University, 14:30

Monkstown v YMCA, Rathdown, 16:15

Instonains v Banbridge, Shawsbridge, 18:00

 

Women

 

Corinthian v UCD, St Columbas College, 13:15

Loreto v Catholic Institute, Loreto School, 13:15

Old Alex v Ulster Elks, Alexandra College, 13:30

Monkstown v Pembroke, Rathdown, 14:15

Railway v Pegasus, Wesley College, 15:15

 

 

 
Interpro’ s Sunday 1st  October

 

U16 Boys

 

Ulster v Leinster, Portrane Hockey Club, 12:15

 

U18 Boys

 

Ulster v Leinster, Portrane Hockey Club, 14:30

 

 
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Hockey Ireland Announces National Performance Pathway Training Panels

Dublin, Sept 26: Hockey Ireland is pleased to announce the initial training panels for its National Performance Pathway for the upcoming season for the following teams: U21 Men (Breakthrough), U21 Women (Breakthrough), U18 Women (Accelerate) and U16 Women (Rise). Training panels for U18 Men (Accelerate) and U16 Men (Rise) will be announced Tuesday October 3 (Evening).

The panel selections follow Hockey Ireland’s reclassifying of its pathway teams with the underlying ethos being to place players in the best environments to suit their personal development. These national panels will be supported by regional training panels and these groups will train regularly and include players both from the national panel and regionally identified players.

 

There will be three national panels:

  • U16 (Rise)
  • U18 (Accelerate)
  • U21 (Breakthrough)

 

Players in each group may be out of the age range but Hockey Ireland has identified them as having the potential to progress to the next level and feel that their development would be best suited in this panel.

There are multiple strands to selection, and these are detailed below.

  1. Pathway recommendation: Players may be selected due to their performances in the previous Hockey Ireland cycle. This means that due to prior performance with Hockey Ireland that they have been identified as having significant potential and will be kept in the pathway for continued development, without the necessity to be identified during the Interpro tournament.
  2. Interpro Performance: National staff will liaise with provincial coaches concerning the selection of a national and regional training groups. National staff will observe interprovincial matches.
  3. Observation in school and club hockey: We are establishing a network of scouts that will keep an eye on players who are demonstrating the required attributes outside of our programme. Should a player be recommended through this manner they will be observed and may be invited into a training panel.

After an initial assessment the following panels have been selected

  • U16 (Rise) Women
  • U18 (Accelerate) Women
  • U21 (Breakthrough) Women
  • U21 (Breakthrough) Men

 

U16 (Rise) Women

The following have been selected for a training camp from 29 October (evening) – 1 November. Further details of the camp will be distributed shortly.

Anna Butler Leinster
Neve Caldwell Ulster
Kate Collins Munster
Bonnie Connor Boyd Ulster
Emma Considine Connacht
Orla Costello Connacht
Daisy Costello Leinster
Caoimhe Dalton Leinster
Juliette Duffy Leinster
Holly Farrell Leinster
Roise Flynn Connacht
Lucy Fox Leinster
Leah Galbraith Ulster
Siofra Garavaglia Drion Munster
Evie Girvan Ulster
Cat Gribbin Ulster
Sally Hannon Leinster South
Ruby Johnston Ulster
Lily May Kelleher Munster
Grace Kelly Connacht
Kyah Kelly Munster
Emma McEntee Ulster
Grace McKenna Leinster
Anna McRoberts Ulster
Aisling Meehan Leinster
Laiose Nelson Overseas
Mia O’Donnell Connacht
Zoe Poole Leinster South
Hollai Quinn Leinster
Sarah Richardson Leinster South
Alyssa Somerville Ulster
Sophie Tate Ulster
Evie Thompson Ulster
Ella Tosh Leinster
Poppy Williams Leinster South
Stella Wylie Ulster

 

Additional invites to the camp may be issued after the next round of InterPro games. National and regional panels will be published after the camp along with associated training programmes.

If you have any queries on any of the above information, please contact mick.mckinnon@irelandhockey.sportlomo.com

 

U18 (Accelerate) Women

The following have been selected for a training camp from 29 October (evening) – 1 November. Further details of the camp will be distributed shortly.

Emily Adamson Ulster
Isla Allen Ulster
Holly Beckinsale Ulster
Charlie Bowman Ulster
Sarah Byrne Leinster
Annie Cunningham Ulster
Eva Doyle Leinster
Matilde Errico Leinster
Isobel Field Leinster
Molly Finlay Leinster South
Dina Finn Overseas
Milla Fulton Leinster
Amy Handcock Leinster South
Roisin Heaney Connacht
Lola Henderson Ulster
Katie Herron Ulster
Millie Jerman Leinster
Aoife Kavanagh Munster
Mollie Lennon Leinster
Rebekah Lennon Ulster
Kia McCartney Ulster
Maebh McGloughlin Connacht
Lucy McGoldrick Leinster
Grainne Molloy Leinster South
Sofie Moloney Munster
Lucy Nixon Munster
Amy Noonan Munster
Darcy Shields Overseas
Emma Simmons Leinster South
Kate Stuart Trainor Connacht
Scarlett Taylor Ulster
Orla Young Hughes Leinster

 

Additional invites to the camp may be issued after the next round of InterPro games. National and regional panels will be published after the camp along with associated training programmes.

If you have any queries on any of the above information, please contact mick.mckinnon@irelandhockey.sportlomo.com

U21 (Breakthrough) Women

Name Club
1.      Jenny McLoughlin UCC
2.      Julia McCarthy UCC
3.      Áine Power Cork Harlequins
4.      Ali Griffin UCD
5.      Aoibheann Collins Catholic Institute
6.      Ava Maleady Corinthians HC
7.      Georgie Fottrell Corinthians HC
8.      Lyndsey Power Old Alexandra HC
9.      Roisin Sexton Pembroke Wanderers HC
10.  Tory Byrne Catholic Institute
11.  Emma Uprichard Loughborough University
12.  Florence Maughan UCD
13.  Leah O Shea UCD
14.  Sarah Fitzgerald Catholic Institute
15.  Ella Pasley Loreto HC
16.  Alex Byrne Ulster University Elks
17.  Anna Pimm Pegasus HC
18.  Zoe Kilpatrick Queens University
19.  Lucy Mackey Nottingham University
20.  Eva Gaston Queens University
21.  Megan Cochrane Queens University
22.  Gabriella Scott Ulster University Elks
23.  Sophie Kidd UCD
24.  Sarah Kirgan University of Birmingham
25.  Ella Brown University of Birmingham
26.  Caoimhe Seymour (GK) Monkstown HC
27.  Martha Duignan (GK) Monkstown HC

 

The above players will be invited to a national training day in Abbottstown on Sunday 1st Oct.

Details will be sent to each player.

 

The following will be invited to attend U21 Regional training in their province.

 

Pippa Wilson Banbridge HC
Harriett Bradley Edinburgh University
Katie Kimber Queens Ladies HC
Amelia Bradley Queens Ladies HC
Joy Duggan Three Rock Rovers HC
Sarah Mc Farland UCD
Lauren Johnston UCD
Ruby Walsh Cork Harlequins
Rebecca Carthy Monkstown HC
Rebekah Fitzgerald Loreto HC
Lauren Cripps UCC
Holly Comer (GK) Queens ladies HC
Abbie Robinson (GK) Pegasus HC
Hanna McKenna (GK) Corinthians HC

Details of regional training will be forwarded in due course.

Still to be assessed:

Robyn Murphy UCC
Aoibheann Murdoch Monkstown HC
Kate Ryan UCD
Katie Leslie Kilkenny College
Hailey Clarke Portrane HC
Erika Gallagher (GK) UCD

 

Players will be continually assessed in their club environments through the year and may be added to the squad at any point.

 

Under 21 (Breakthrough) Men

 

After two weekends of assessment, the following players are invited to U21 (Breakthrough) training on the following dates.

 

Regional Training 8 October

 

Ulster (TBC)

 

Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin 1600-1800

 

National Training 15 October

 

Dublin (TBC)

 

National Training 22 Octobe

Dublin (TBC)

For UK based players regional sessions are not mandatory. They are required to attend National sessions when asked

 

DUBLIN Training Group Club / School
Ben Pasley Three Rock Rovers
Ben Ryder Three Rock Rovers
Ben Stewart UCD
Ben Whelan Three Rock Rovers
Bryan Smyth UCD
Cian Dorgan Cork C Of I
Conor Walsh Three Rock Rovers
Craig Mackay Corinthian HC
Gregory Williams Waterford
Henry Thompson Pembroke Wanderers
Ian Perrott YMCA HC
Jonathan Spillane Cork C Of I
Josh Gill UCD
Mark Collins UCD
Rex Dunlop Three Rock Rovers
Ryan Williams Waterford HC
Sam Chapman YMCA HC
Sam Dale Cork Harlequins
Sam Maxwell Corinthian HC
Sean Bateman Cork C Of I
Tiarnan Gaffney Cork C Of I

 

 

ULSTER Training Group Club / School
Aaron Baxter Banbridge HC
Adam McKee Banbridge HC
Allen Lyons Annadale HC
Ben Walker Banbridge HC
Charlie Rowe Banbridge HC
Christopher Curry Nottingham Trent University
Elliot Haw Banbridge HC
Harrison Dunlop Loughborough Students Men’s
Harry Archbold Lisnagarvey HC
James Clark Annadale HC / University of Nottingham
James Evans Banbridge HC
Louis Rowe Banbridge HC
Mackenzie Connor Lisnagarvey HC
Mark Cuddy Cookstown HC
Matthew Aughey Lisnagarvey HC
Matthew McKee Banbridge HC
Matthew McKibbin Lisnagarvey HC
Patrick McElhinney Team Bath Buccaneers
Robbie Davidson Nottingham Trent University
Sam Anderson Annadale HC
Tommy Dobson Banbridge HC
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