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EYHL MEN’S DIVISION 1 (Round 7)

There was a full program of matches in the EYHL Men’s Division after the mid-term break on Saturday and here are the details of those five games.

LISANAGARVEY 6 (Daniel Nelson x 3; Ben Nelson x2; James Lorimar ) THREE ROCK ROVERS 2 (James Walker x 2)

Third placed Lisnagarvey overcame second placed Three Rock Rovers in the tie of the round at Comber Road. Lisanagarvey opened the scoring with a Daniel Nelson field goal. James Lorimar put the hosts 2-0 ahead in the first quarter before Three Rock Rovers mounted a mini comeback through two goals from James Walker to leave the score 2-2. Daniel Nelson got his second of the game, this time from open play to restore Garvey’s lead. Ben Nelson added a brace of goals from open play to increase their lead to 5-2 and the victory was completed by Daniel Nelson completing his hat-trick with a goal from open play to leave the final score Lisnagarvey 6 Three Rock Rovers 2.

CORINTHIANS 7 (Tristan Cooke FG 1 min, FG 53 mins; Dmitri Kools PC 7 mins, PC 45 mins; Davy Howard PS 38 mins; David O’Daly PC 50 mins; Craig Mackey FG 56 mins)
INSTONIANS 2 (David Arneill FG 46 mins ; Matthew McAreavey FG 67 mins )
There were nine goals on offer at St. Columba’s College but it was anything but a close game. Corinthians took the lead through Tristan Cooke in the first minute from open play Dmitri Kools made it 2-0 from open play with his first of the game in the seventh minute. There was no further scoring in the first half and the Reds led 2-0 at the break. Corinthians won a penalty stroke and Davy Howard converted it on thirty-eight minutes to leave Corinthians 3-0 up. Dmitri Kools second goal of the game left them 4-0 ahead on forty-five minutes. Instonians responded a minute later through a David Arneill goal from open play.
David O’Daly restored the four-goal margin by grabbing the fifth goal for Corinthians in the fiftieth minute. Tristan Cooke added his second of the match in the fifty-third minute to leave Corinthians 6-1 ahead. Craig Mackey made the score 7-1 three minutes later. Instonians got a very late consolation second goal from Matthew McAreavey on sixty-seven minutes to leave the final score Corinthians 7 Instonians 2.

YMCA 3 (Edward Collins FG 32 mins; Adam Walker PC 43 mins; Grant Glutz PS 68 mins)
GLENANNE 3 ( Brad Venter PC 14 mins, FG 59 mins; Shane O’Donoghue FG 68 mins)
Glenanne took the lead in this game at Wesley College through a penalty corner converted by Brad Venter in the fourteenth minute. YMCA equalised in the thirty-second minute through an Edward Collins goal from open play. It was 1-1 at half time. Adam Walker put YMCA 2-1 ahead with a converted penalty corner in the forty-third minute. Brad Venter got his second of the game for the visitors with a goal from open play in the fifty-ninth minute to leave the scores level at 2-2. And that was how it remained until two minutes from time when YMCA scored a penalty stroke by Grant Glutz and Shane O’Donoghue scored for Glenanne from open play, both goals happening in the sixty-eighth minute to leave the final score 3-3.

ANNADALE 3 (Michael Girvin FG 24 mins; Neal Glassey FG 61 mins; Owen McElhinney PC 70 mins)
UCD 1 (Alan Sothern PC 66mins)
Annadale leapfrogged UCD into eighth place in the table following this 3-1 win over the students at Lagan College. Michael Girvin’s twenty-fourth minute goal from open played but the hosts 1-0 up and it remained a one goal margin for Dale right up to the half time whistle. Early in the fourth quarter Neal Glassey’s field goal increased Dale’s lead to 2-0 but UCD responded through a converted penalty corner in the sixty-sixth minute. Any hopes of a student comeback got dashed by a final minute Owen McElhinney converted a penalty corner for Annadale to seal victory by three goals to one.

BANBRIDGE 3 (Philip Brown PC 9 mins, Johnny McKee FG 23 mins, Thomas Orr PC 58 mins)
MONKSTOWN 3 (Andrew O’Brien-Honohan FG 11 mins, David Vincent PC 42 Stephen Cole PC 64 mins )
League leaders Banbridge took on mid table Monkstown at Havelock Park and shared the spoils in a high scoring draw. Philip Brown converted a penalty corner nine minutes in to give Bann the lead. Monkstown equalised through Andrew O’Brien-Honohan’s eleventh minute field goal. Johnny McKee’s field goal in the twenty-third minute left Bann ahead 2-1 at half-time. A David Vincent converted penalty corner for Monkstown restored parity in the forty-second minute. Banbridge restored their lead with a converted penalty corner by Thomas Orr in the fifty-eighth minute. But Monkstown secured their first draw of the season with a converted penalty corner by Stephen Cole in the closing minutes of the match to leave the final score Banbridge 3 Monkstown 3.

 

EYHL WOMEN’S DIVISION 1 (Round 6)

There was also a full program of matches in the EYHL Women’s Division on Saturday and here are the details of those games:

PEGASUS 2 (Shirley McCay PC 15 mins; Zara Malseed PC 53 mins)
OLD ALEXANDRA 3 (Aoife Taaffe FG 18 mins; Elena Neill PC 49 mins; PC 56 mins)
Ninth placed Pegasus struggles continued when they were on the wrong end of a five-goal thriller at Queen’s University. Shirley McCay’s converted penalty corner gave the hosts the lead in the fifteenth minute. Aoife Taaffe equalised for Old Alexandra with a goal from open play three minutes later. It was 1-1 at half time. Two penalty corners, in the forty-ninth and fifty-sixth minutes respectively by Elena Neill bookended an equalising penalty corner for Pegasus for Zara Malseed in the fifty-third minute, to leave the final score Pegasus 2 Old Alexandra 3. Old Alexandra securing only their second win of the season in their seventh of the campaign. They still have only been beaten once this season.

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 1 (Anna Horan PC 70 mins)
MONKSTOWN 2 (Emily Kealy FG 36 mins; Sophie Moore PC 56 mins)
Catholic Institute lost to Monkstown in a close game at Rosbrien. The first half produced lots of effort, but no goals and it was still scoreless at the break. The visitors took the lead with an Emily Kealy goal from open play , in the thirty-sxith minute and Sophie Moore scored a penalty corner twenty minutes later to leave Monkstown 2-0 ahead and looking good for victory. Catholic Institute replied in the final minute through an Anna Horan converted penalty corner to leave the final score Catholic Institute 1 Monkstown 2 .

ULSTER ELKS 0
LORETO 2 (Síofra O’Brien PC 44 mins; Sarah Torrans FG 54 mins)
Ulster Elks unbeaten run came to a grinding halt at Jordanstown when visitors Loreto came, saw and conquered returning home to Dublin with a full set of League points. A close first half produced no goals. And near the end of quarter three Síofra O’Brien scored from open play to leave Loreto leading 1-0 at the end of the third quarter. Sarah Torrans made the points safe for the visitors with her goal from open play in the fifty-fourth minute and it proved to be the final goal of the game. Loreto continue their reign as League leaders after this 2-0 win over Ulster Elks in Jordanstown.

PEMBROKE WANDERERS 2 (Aisling Naughton FG 17 mins; FG 37 mins)
CORINTHIANS 1 (Jessica Mc Grane PC 69 mins)
Pembroke Wanderers opened a gap between themselves and Ulster Elks following this narrow win over Corinthians. The bottom side who have yet to pick up their first League point of the season made Wanderers fight all the way to secure this win. Despite trailing by two goals for most of the match a late consolation goal almost inspired them to a share of the spoils but it wasn’t to be. Wanderers opened the scoring through an Aisling Naughton goal from open play in the seventeenth minute and they held on to this lead right up to half-time. In the thirty seventh minute Aisling Naughton again scored from open play to increase their lead on thirty-seventh minute. Corinthians kept trying to get back into the game and were rewarded when Jessica McGrane converted a penalty corner in the sixty-ninth minute. But there was to be no final comeback for the Reds who left Serpentine Avenue still searching for that first League point of the campaign.

RAILWAY UNION 4 (Niamh Carey FG 10 mins, FG 16 mins; Niamh Shaw PC 31 mins; Ailish Long FG 41 mins)
UCD 1 (Sophie Kidd FG 55 mins)
UCD began brightly and forced a couple of early penalty corners which they did not convert. Railway Union scored from open play in the tenth and sixteenth minutes through goals from Niamh Carey and led 2-0. A converted penalty corner by Niamh Shaw left Railway Union 3-0 at half-time. UCD conceded a fourth goal in the forty-first minute converted by Ailish Long from open play, but nonetheless made a fight of the match in the remaining minutes of quarter three and in quarter four. Sophie Kidd got what proved to be a consolation goal from open play for UCD in the fifty-fifth minute. It finished Railway Union 4 UCD 1. Railway continue in second place to exert pressure on the leaders Loreto who have yet to drop a point and have beaten allcomers so far this season.

RAILWAY UNION: Emma Buckley, Orla Patton, Sarah Patton, Niamh Carey, Katie Fearon, Holly Jenkinson, Lisa McCarthy, Emma Smyth [captain], Orla Fox, Niamh Shaw, Kate Dillon SUBS USED: Michelle Carey ( 6 mins), Ailish Long (6 mins), Aebhfinn Burke (9 mins), Saoirse Griffin (9 mins), Clodagh Ferry (9 mins)
UCD: Erika Gallagher, Sarah McAuley, Emma Paul [captain], Leah O’Shea, Lucy Crowe, Katharine Egan, Florence Maughan, Sophie Kidd, Katie-Jane Marshall, Anna McCarthy, Mikayla Power _SUBS USED:_ Lauren Moore (6 mins), Aine Naughton (7 mins), Emma Montgomery (8 mins), Lauren Johnston (10 mins), Sydney Wear McErlean (25 mins).

 

Hockey Ireland Inter Provincial Series 2023 Women

 

Results from fixtures October 29:

 

U16 Women

Leinster South 1-2 Muster (Loreto Kilkenny)

Leinster 0-0 Ulster (Dundalk GS)

(Leinster win penalty shootout)

 

U18 Women

Leinster South 2-2 Muster (Loreto Kilkenny)

(Munster win penalty shootout)

Leinster 0-1 Ulster (Dundalk GS)

 

Detailed Report:

U16 Women

Leinster South hosted Munster in Loreto Kilkenny for their final league game which was effectively a 3^rd/4^th place playoff.  In an exciting game Munster won out 2-1 against a spirited Leinster South team

Munster took the lead in the 1^st quarter with a goal scored by Anna Rose Benson.  Rowan Alice Murphy levelled the scores in the 3^rd quarter before Ada Ryan took the lead back with a goal from open play

 

Leinster played Ulster in Dundalk Grammar School. This was the first time an interprovincial game was played in Dundalk and both teams and supporters were appreciative of the facilities and the fantastic new pitch.  It was a close contest which needed a penalty shoot-out competition to decide the outcome.  Both teams will face each other again to determine the inter-pro champion for 2023.  That game will be played in UCD 12^th November at 13:30 (Tickets on sale from today).

 

 

U18 Women

Leinster South and Munster played an end-to-end exciting match  in Loreto Kilkenny for their final league game with Munster coming away as the winners following a penalty shoot-out.  Leinster South had taken the lead in Q1 with the goal scored by Amy Handcock from open play.  They carried that lead all the way to the final quarter when Munster’s Katie Toomey struck the equaliser.  Leinster South scrambled ahead again with 9 minutes to go. Sarah Sheehan scoring from open play.  Three minutes later Munster’s vice-captain , Aoife Kavanagh levelled the game to force the penalty shoot-out. Munster took the spoils and ended their season in 3^rd place.

 

Leinster played Ulster in Dundalk Grammar School. In a very high paced game Ulster were the eventual winners. Both teams traded chances with the lone goal being put away by Kia McCartney from the penalty spot.   Ulster will now go into the final against Leinster feeling that they have the upper hand.

That game will be played in UCD on 12^th November at 15:45 (Tickets on sale today). Get your tickets HERE

 

The All Ireland Schoolboys Championships commenced at four Ulster Venues, Edenvilla Park, Craigavon, Ferris Park in Dromore, Havelock Park and Banbridge Academy in Banbridge. 

The sixteen teams were made up of 8 Ulster schools, 5 from Leinster and 3 from Munster and were divided into 4 groups consisting of 4 teams each.

WEDNESDAY  OCTOBER 25  2023

Group 1 got underway when Bangor took on Ulster rivals Campbell/Regent in the opening game and secured a 1-0 victory. In the second game of the day Leinster side Wesley College saw off Munster’s Bandon Grammar 4-1. 

GROUP 1: 

BANGOR  1-0  CAMPBELL/REGENT  

WESLEY COLLEGE  4-1 BANDON GRAMMAR    

Wesley lead Group 1 after day 1 with Bangor in second place. 

 

Group 2 saw another all Ulster clash as Wallace High School took on Cookstown High School in the opening game.  Wallace took all the points in a 3-0 win.  Leinster’s St. Andrew’s secured top of the table spot on Day 1 with a 6-0 win over Templecarrig of Glendalough. 

GROUP 2: 

WALLACE HS 3-0 COOKSTOWN  HS 

ANDREW’S COLLEGE 6-0  TEMPLECARRIG   

St. Andrew’s lead group 2 with Wallace High school in second place after Day 1. 

 

Group 3  had another all Ulster clash where Sullivan Upper took on the defending champions Banbridge Academy. The holders sent out a message to all comers that they intended to retain their trophy by winning 3-0. The second game in the group saw Munster’s Newtown School from Waterford took on The King’s Hospital from Leinster and won 4-2. Newtown’s Peio Garate had a day to remember, helping himself to all four goals in their win. 

GROUP 3 :

SULLIVAN UPPER  0-3 BANBRIDGE ACADEMY   

NEWTOWN SCHOOL 4-2 THE KING’S HOSPITAL     

Banbridge Academy top Group 3 on Day 1 on goal difference from Waterford’s Newtown School in second place. 

 

Group 4 had RBAI take on Friends School in the opening game. RBAI ran out 4-1 winners. In the second of the groups games Leinster side The High School from Rathgar in Dublin  beat Munster’s Midleton College by 1-0.

GROUP 4: 

RBAI  4-1  FRIENDS SCHOOL  

THE HIGH SCHOOL 1-0 MIDLETON COLLEGE 

Ulster’s RBAI lead the way in Group 4 on goal difference from The High School of Rathgar in second place on Day 1. 

 

THURSDAY  OCTOBER 26 2023

On Day 2 Group 1 kicked off as it were with a game between Bandon Grammar and Bangor and the Ulstermen won 3-1.

GROUP 1: BANDON GRAMMAR 1-3 BANGOR 

In the second game in Group 1 of the Day Wesley College from Leinster beat Ulster’s Campbell/Regent by 3-1 

WESLEY COLLEGE 3-1 CAMPBELL/REGENT  

In the afternoon the morning’s two winning sides took on each other.

Ulster’s Bangor against Leinster’s Wesley College and this clash of the titans ended in a 1-0 win for the Ulstermen.

BANGOR 1-0 WESLEY COLLEGE 

This secures first place in the Group for Bangor and Wesley are in second three points behind the leaders. 

Munster’s Bandon Grammar took on the equally wounded Campbell/Regent in the other afternoon game of the group. The Ulstermen won this game by 5 goals to 2 securing third place in the process with Bandon in fourth with zero points. 

CAMPBELL /REGENT 5-2 BANDON GRAMMAR 

 

GROUP 2: Wallace High School played their first Group 2 game of Day 2 against Leinster school Templecarrig. They won by 2-0.

WALLACE HS 2-0 TEMPLECARRIG  

In both sides early match of Day 2 in Group 2 , Cookstown and St. Andrew’s College couldn’t be separated and ended in a 2-2 draw.

COOKSTOWN HS 2-2 ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGE 

The two strongest teams in Group 2 faced each other in their final outing of Day 2 and it was the Ulstermen who emerged victorious by two goals to one. This gives Wallace a 100% record and 9 points out of 9. St Andrew’s finish five points behind in second place on 4 points. 

ST.ANDREW’S   1-2  WALLACE HS       

Ulster school Cookstown and their Leinster opponents Templecarrig from County Wicklow played out a 1-1 draw in the final game of Group 2.  COOKSTOWN   1-1   TEMPLECARRIG   

Templecarrig got their first point of the tournament but remain in fourth place. Cookstown got their second point of the tournament securing third place in the group. 

 

GROUP 3:  Sullivan Upper were first up in the action this morning but had no answer’s to a powerful Newtown School from Waterford.

The Munster men ran out comfortable winners on a 3-0 scoreline.

SULLIVAN UPPER 0-3 NEWTOWN SCHOOL 

The defending champions are keen to add another title to their roll of honour and dispatched Leinster school The King’s Hospital by three goal to nil in the opening game on Day 2 in Group 3

THE KING’S HOSPITAL 0-3 BANBRIDGE ACADEMY 

On the basis of Day 1’s results this was the clash of the two strongest teams in Group 3. And they couldn’t be separated it finished 1-1. 

NEWTOWN SCHOOL 1-1 BANBRIDGE ACADEMY 

Newtown finish second in the Group 4 table and Banbridge win the group despite both sides being level on seven points apiece.

In their final Group 3 game of this year’s competition King’s Hospital took on Ulster school Sullivan Upper. And the Leinster Men were made to fight every inch of the way for their narrow 4-3 win.

THE KING’S HOSPITAL  4-3 SULLIVAN UPPER

This was the first win of the Group for King’s Hospital who were made fight all the way to victory to secure third place in Group 3. Sullivan Upper ended up fourth without any points. 

 

GROUP 4:  Midleton College took on RBAI in their first game of the day and ended up on the wrong side of a 2-5 scoreline for the Ulstermen.

MIDLETON COLLEGE 2-5 RBAI  

In the second morning game of the Group 4 schedule Leinster’s The High School lost 1-2 to Ulster’s Friend’s school.

THE HIGH SCHOOL 1-2 FRIENDS SCHOOL  

In the second game of the day for these Group 4 schools Friends beat Midleton by 3-2.

FRIENDS SCHOOL 3-2 MIDLETON COLLEGE 

The win was only good enough to put Friends School into second place in Group 4, while Midleton College finished fourth. 

In the second of the Group 4 games of the day for both sides they ended up honours even after a 2-2 draw.  

RBAI 2-2THE HIGH SCHOOL

This draw was enough to secure first place in Group 4 for RBAI.

High School are in third place in Group 4.       

Last week saw Hockey Ireland’s Honorary Life Members come together, those nominated members of the hockey public who have significantly contributed to hockey in Ireland throughout their life.

Taking place at the Carlton Hotel on Wednesday Oct 18, there was tremendous camaraderie and warm interactions amongst the group as they came together for this annual luncheon.

We also used the occasion to discuss and develop with the group an exciting ‘Hockey’s Heritage’ initiative, which we look forward to updating the wider hockey community on in the coming weeks. The insights and suggestions we received were incredibly important as we continue to develop and refine this initiative.

Pictured (back row, l-r): Inez Cooper, Martin Canniffe, Ann Murray, John Denis, Sally Ann Fanagan, Brian George, Carol Metchette, Barbara O’Malley, Josephine Mitchell.
(front row, l-r): Grace Redmond, Ivy Dennis, Daphne Hall, Doreen Howe, Irene Johnston.

Please be upstanding for all our Honorary Life Members.

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