U16 Boys Team Selected for Lilleshall in February

The U16 Boys squad for the upcoming series against England in Lilleshall has been announced. Head Coach, Simon Lowry, has said “We are pleased to be able to head to England to play some competitive matches so early in the program. The group is progressing well in recent sessions and these games will give us a good idea of where the squad is at. It’s an exciting trip for many of the group as it will be their first opportunity to represent their country and we’re looking forward to seeing what we can do.”

The squad is as follows:

Max	Anderson	Ulster	Cookstown high school	Cookstown
Sam	Anderson	Ulster	Sullivan	CI Mens
Rhys	Armah-Kwantreng	Leinster	St. Andrew’s College	Monkstown
James	Clark	Ulster	Methody	Annadale
Mackenzie	Connor	Ulster	Friends’ School Lisburn	Lisnagarvey Hockey Club
David	Corrie	Ulster	Down High School	Annandale
Ewan	Cruickshank	Ulster	Cookstown High School	Cookstown hockey club
Harry	Dagg	Leinster	Temple Carrig School	Avoca Hockey Club
Cian	Dorgan	Munster	Ashton Comprehensive School	Cork C of I
Rex	Dunlop	Leinster	The King’s Hospital	Three Rock Rovers
Tiarnán	Gaffney	Munster	Villers School, Limerick	Limerick Hockey Club
Jamie	Livingstone	Ulster	Campbell College	Annadale
Allen	Lyons	Ulster	RBAI	Annadale
Conor	Matthews	Ulster	Sullivan Upper School	Annadale
Daniel	McElhinney	Ulster	Wallace HS	South Antrim
Kameron	Moran	Leinster	Wesley College	YMCA
Ben	Pasley	Leinster	High School	Thre
Charlie	Rowe	Ulster	Banbridge Academy	Banbridge Hockey Club
Louis	Rowe	Ulster	Banbridge academy	Banbridge HC
Conor	Walsh	Leinster	Wesley College	Three Rock Rovers

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U16 Boys Training Panel Selection

The following players have been selected for the U16 Boys training panel.

Alex Lynch	The High School	Three Rock Rovers
Allen Lyons	RBAI	Annadale
Ben Pasley	The High School	Three Rock Rovers
Charlie Rowe	Banbridge Academy	Banbridge
Cian Dorgan	Ashton Comprehensive School	Cork C of I
Conor Matthews	Sullivan Upper School	Annadale
Conor Murphy	Newpark Comprehensive	Avoca
Conor Walsh	Wesley College	Three Rock Rovers
Daniel McElhinney	The Wallace High School	South Antrim
David Corrie	Down High School	Annadale
Ewan Cruickshank	Cookstown High School	Cookstown
Harry Dagg	Temple Carrig School	Avoca
James Clark	Methody	Annadale
Jamie Livingstone	Campbell College	Annadale
Kameron Moran	Wesley College	YMCA
Louis Rowe	Banbridge Academy	Banbridge
Mackenzie Connor	Friends’ School Lisburn	Lisnagarvey
Matthew McKee	Banbridge Academy	Banbridge
Max Anderson	Cookstown High School	Cookstown
Paddy Watson	The Wallace High School	Lisnagarvey
Rex Dunlop	The King’s Hospital	Three Rock Rovers
Rhys Armah-Kwantreng	St Andrews College	Monkstown
Sam Anderson	Sullivan	CI Mens
Sam Hickmott	St Andrews College	Monkstown
Tiarnán Gaffney	Villers School, Limerick	Limerick
Tommy Dobson	Banbridge Academy	Portadown

U16 Training Squad Announcement

Following last weekend’s interpro’s, Simon Lowry, Head Coach of Ireland’s U16 Boys team, has announced his training squad, saying “It was a fantastic weekend at the Interpros watching the talent on show, of which there was plenty. We hope that plenty of these players can now continue to develop within the Irish program, with the ultimate aim of progressing right the way through the age-grades. The management team is excited to be working with such a promising group and we look forward to meeting the players over the coming weeks as we build towards the 6 Nations in July. We would like express our sincere thanks to the provincial coaching teams for their hard work in developing these players over the past number of months.”

The squad is as follows.

Alex Lynch	Leinster	Three Rock Rovers HC	The High School
Allen Lyons	Ulster	Annadale	RBAI
Andrew Fox	Leinster	YMCA HC	Wesley College
Angus Siegne	Munster	Bandon HC	Bandon Grammar
Bailey Stewart	Munster	N/A	Midleton College
Ben Pasley	Leinster	Three Rock Rovers HC	The High School
Bryan Lydon	Leinster	Weston HC	The King’s Hospital
Callum McCourt	Munster	Bandon HC	Bandon Grammar
Charlie Beatty	Leinster	Three Rock Rovers HC	The High School
Charlie Byrne	Leinster	Monkstown HC	St Andrew’s College
Charlie Rowe	Ulster	Banbridge	Banbridge Academy
Cian Dorgan	Munster	Cork Church Of Ireland	Ashton
Connor Matthews	Ulster	Annadale	Sullivan
Conor Murphy	Leinster	Avoca HC	Newpark Comprehensive
Conor Walsh	Leinster	Three Rock Rovers HC	Wesley College
Daniel McElhinney	Ulster	South Antrim	The Wallace High School
David Corrie	Ulster	Annadale	Down High
Ewan Cruickshank	Ulster	Cookstown	Cookstown
Harry Dagg	Leinster	Avoca HC	Temple Carrig
James Clarke	Ulster	Annadale	Methody
Jamie Forbes	Leinster	Pembroke Wanderers HC	St Andrew’s College
Jamie Livingstone	Ulster	Annadale	Campbell College
Jamie Venner	Munster	Cork Harlequins	Ashton
Kameron Moran	Leinster	YMCA HC	Wesley College
Kyle Read	Munster	Midleton HC	Midleton College
Louis Rowe	Ulster	Banbridge	Banbridge Academy
Mackenzie Connor	Ulster	Lisnagarvey	Friends School Lisburn
Malachy Shute	Munster	Waterford HC	Newtown
Matthew McKee	Ulster	Banbridge	Banbridge Academy
Max Anderson	Ulster	Cookstown	Cookstown
Paddy Watson	Ulster	Lisnagarvey	The Wallace High School
Paul Curtin	Munster	Midleton HC	Midleton College
Rex Dunlop	Leinster	Three Rock Rovers HC	The King’s Hospital
Rhys Armah Kwantreng	Leinster	Monkstown HC	St Andrew’s College
Sam Anderson	Ulster	CI Men	Sullivan
Sam Dale	Munster	Cork Harlequins	Bandon Grammar
Sam Hickmott	Leinster	Monkstown HC	St Andrew’s College
Tiernan Gaffney	Munster	Limerick Hockey Club	Villiers Limerick
Tommy Dobson	Ulster	Portadown	Banbridge Academy

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Boys Under 16 Squad Announcement, 6 Nations 2019.

The U16 boys team was announced today ahead of the 2019 six nations, which takes place in Oranje-Rood, Eindhoven, from the 14^th to 20^th of July. The team will play Germany, Holland, Spain, Belgium and a 6^th team which has yet to be confirmed.

The boys will also take part in a series of matches against Scotland in Ulster University Jordan from the 29^th of June to the 1^st of July. These three matches will serve as warm-up to their Six Nations campaign. The U18 and U21 men’s teams will also take part in the series against Scotland in their respective categories.

Ireland v Scotland Series

Sunday, 30th June	3.30pm	University of Ulster, Jordanstown
Monday, 1st July	12.00pm	University of Ulster, Jordanstown

The team is as follows:

Max	Anderson	Cookstown high school	Cookstown	Ulster
Matthew	Aughey	Friends’ School Lisburn	Lisnagarvey Hockey Club	Ulster
Sean	Bateman	Ashton	Cork Church of Ireland	Munster
James	Clark	Methodist College Belfast	Annadale	Ulster
Mark	Collins	Bandon Grammar School	Bandon Hockey Club	Munster
Adam	Galbraith	Wesley College	Three Rock Rovers	Leinster
Callum	Hewat	St Andrew’s College	Monkstown	Leinster
Kent	Irwin	Lagan College	Annadale	Ulster
Theo	Kohlmann	St. Andrew’s College	Monkstown	Leinster
Craig	Mackay	Wesley College	Corinthian Hockey Club	Leinster
Conor	Matthews	Sullivan Upper, Holywood	Annadale	Ulster
Oran	O’Sullivan	Newpark Comprehensive School	Avoca Hockey Club	Leinster
Patrick	Rose	Sullivan Upper School	Annadale HC	Ulster
Edward	Rowe	Banbridge Academy	Banbridge hockey club	Ulster
Ben	Ryder	Wesley College	Three Rock Rovers	Leinster
Karl	Smyth	Bandon Grammar School	Bandon Hickey Club	Munster
Rory	Treacy	Newtown School Waterford	Waterford	Munster
Ben	Whelan	The High School	Three Rock Rovers	Leinster

U16 Head Coach Simon Lowry stated “We are delighted with the progress that both the squad, and each individual player has made since Christmas. The team performed strongly in the three-match series against England and we look forward to taking on the next phase. The squad have set ambitious goals for the Six Nations and are working incredibly hard both on and off the pitch, with achieving these goals in mind. We are excited at the prospect of what’s to come from this enthusiastic and talented group and we would like to pay particular thanks to the parents for their continued support.”

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2018/19 

A large JAG contingent is set to travel to Lilleshall, England to take on the English JAG teams in the coming weeks. The boys U16’s and U18’s will play 3 matches each against their English counterparts, as will the girls U16’s, while the girls U18’s will play 2 matches.  All matches will take place at Lilleshall National Sports Centre which offers multiple hockey pitches, allowing several matches to take place at once.

Match Details

Boys U16

Ireland 2vs5 England Wednesday 20^th February– 4:30pm

Ireland 1vs3 England Thursday 21^st February – 3:30pm

Ireland 2vs3 England Friday 22^nd February – 1:00pm

U16 Boys Squad:

NAME		CLUB	SCHOOL	PROVINCE
Adam	Galbraith	Three Rock Rovers HC	Wesley College	Leinster
Ben	Ryder	Three Rock Rovers HC	Wesley College	Leinster
Ben	Whelan(GK)	Three Rock Rovers HC	The High School	Leinster
Bryan	Smyth	Limerick HC	Villiers School	Munster
Callum	Hewat	Monkstown HC	St Andrew’s College	Leinster
Conor	Matthews	Annadale HC	Sullivan Upper, Holywood	Ulster
Craig	Mackay	Corinthian HC	Wesley College	Leinster
Edward	Rowe	Banbridge HC	Banbridge Academy	Ulster
Ian	Perrott	Bandon HC	Bandon grammar school	Munster
James	Clark	Annadale HC	Methodist College Belfast	Ulster
Karl	Smyth	Bandon HC	Bandon Grammar School	Munster
Kent	Irwin	Annadale HC	Lagan College	Ulster
Mark	Collins	Bandon HC	Bandon Grammar School	Munster
Matthew	Aughey	Lisnagarvey HC	Friends’ School Lisburn	Ulster
Max	Anderson	Cookstown HC	Cookstown high school	Ulster
Oran	O’Sullivan	Avoca HC	Newpark Comprehensive School	Leinster
Patrick	Rose	Annadale HC	Sullivan Upper School	Ulster
Rory	Govan	Portrane HC	The King’s hospital	Leinster
Rory	Treacy	Waterford HC	Newtown School Waterford	Munster
Seán	Bateman(GK)	Cork Church of Ireland HC	Ashton	Munster
Theo	Kohlmann	Monkstown HC	St. Andrew’s College	Leinster
Tom	McClintock	CI Men’s hockey	Sullivan Upper	Ulster

                                                                                                                                                                                               

2017/18

This July Ireland will play host to the annual U16’s 6 nations international tournament. All 30 matches will take place in University College Cork and Ireland is well represented with both U16 Girls & U16 Boys teams competing against some of the best junior age group teams in the world.

Full Match Schedule: (* denotes the team that won the penalty shoot-out in the event of a draw)

DATE		Nº	Venue	TIME	TEAM	TEAM	POOL
Sunday	2018.07.15	1	UCC	09.00	Spain 4	England* 4	U-16G
		2	UCC	11.00	Germany 5	Belgium 0	U-16G
		3	UCC	13.00	Ireland 0	Netherlands 3	U-16G
		4	UCC	15.00	Ireland 2	Netherlands 5	U-16B
		5	UCC	17.00	Spain 4	England 0	U-16B
		6	UCC	19.00	Germany 1	Belgium 2	U-16B
Monday	2018.07.16	7	UCC	12.00	Spain 1	Belgium 2	U-16G
		8	UCC	14.00	Germany 4	Netherlands 3	U-16G
		9	UCC	16.00	Ireland 0	England 4	U-16G
Tuesday	2018.07.17	10	UCC	12.00	Spain 3	Belgium 1	U-16B
		11	UCC	14.00	Germany* 1	Netherlands 1	U-16B
		12	UCC	16.00	Ireland 4	England 3	U-16B
Wednesday	2018.07.18	13	UCC	09.00	England 0	Germany 3	U-16G
		14	UCC	11.00	Netherlands 6	Belgium 0	U-16G
		15	UCC	13.00	Ireland 1	Spain 2	U-16G
		16	UCC	15.00	Ireland 2	Spain* 2	U-16B
		17	UCC	17.00	England 1	Germany 2	U-16B
		18	UCC	19.00	Netherlands 2	Belgium 3	U-16B
Thursday	2018.07.19	19	UCC	12.00	Netherlands 2	England 0	U-16G
		20	UCC	14.00	Germany 1	Spain 0	U-16G
		21	UCC	16.00	Ireland 0	Belgium 3	U-16G
Friday	2018.07.20	22	UCC	12.00	Netherlands 7	England 1	U-16B
		23	UCC	14.00	Ireland 0	Belgium 1	U-16B
		24	UCC	16.00	Germany 1	Spain* 1	U-16B
Saturday	2018.07.21	25	UCC	09.00	Belgium -0	England 1	U-16G
		26	UCC	11.00	Spain 0	Netherlands 4	U-16G
		27	UCC	13.00	Belgium 1	England 0	U-16B
		28	UCC	15.00	Ireland 0	Germany 5	U-16G
		29	UCC	17.00	Ireland 1	Germany 3	U-16B
		30	UCC	19.00	Spain 4	Netherlands 3	U-16B

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

U16 Boys match schedule at Moerser HC in Germany (all times listed are local):

Friday 18^thMay 2vs2 Austria U18 18:00

Saturday 19^thMay vs Germany 17:00

Sunday 20^thMay 1vs4 Netherlands 13:00

U16 Boys squad:

Ross Clarke	Monkstown
Ben Whelen	Three Rock Rovers
Jack O’Meara	Cork Harlequins
Adam Walker	Three Rock Rovers
Ian Balding	Kilkenny HC
Max Taylor	South Antrim
Craig Mackay	Corinthians
Kevin O’Dea	Cork C of I
Sam Walker	Three Rock Rovers
Fionn Mariott	YMCA
Matthew Aughey	Lisnagarvey
Troy Chambers	Annadale
James Maginnis	Pembroke W
Mark Collins	Bandon HC
Ben McInerney	Waterford
Ryan Spencer	Monkstown
Robert Sweetnam	Bandon HC
Evan Jennings	Three Rock Rovers

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

February 6th: Niall Denham, head coach of Ireland’s U16 Boys team, has announced his training squad. The team will be working towards a busy summer including a home-hosted 6 Nations tournament against Europe’s best teams in the form of England, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Spain. Commenting on the squad, Denham said “I am very pleased to announce the Irish U16 training squad for the summer ahead. My staff and I found the process of selection very difficult as we had a very talented group of players. We feel we have picked a hard working side as we continue with the preparations through the coming months for the Invitational 6 nations in Ireland in July.”

First	Surname	Club	School
Max	Anderson	Cookstown	Cookstown HS
Matthew	Aughey	Lisnagarvey	Friends
Ian	Balding	Kilkenny HC	Newtown School
Matthew	Campton	Lsinagarvey	Methody
Troy	Chambers	Annadale	Wallace HS
Ross	Clarke	Monkstown	CBC
Mark	Collins	Bandon	Bandon Grammar
Josh	Filgas	Monkstown	St Andrews
Stephen	Healy	Catholic Institute	Ard Scoil Ris
Conor	Irwin	Lisnagarvey	Friends
Craig	Mackay	Corinthian	Wesley
James	Maginnis	Pembroke W	Kings Hospital
Fionn	Marriott	YMCA	Wesley
Ben	McInerney	Waterford	Nerwtown School
Kevin	O Dea	Cork C of I	Ashton
Jack	O Meara	Cork Harlequins	Ashton
Tom	Power	TRR	Wesley
Conor	Quinn	Friends	Lisnagarvey
Patrick	Rose	Annadale	Sullivan Upper
Eddie	Rowe	Banbridge	Banbridge Academy
Ryan	Spencer	Monkstown	St Andrews
Ross	Stewart	Banbridge	Banbridge Academy
Max	Taylor	South Antrim	Wallace HS
Cameron	Wagenaar	Waterford	Kilkenny
Adam	Walker	TRR	Wesley
Sam	Walker **	TRR	St Andrews
Reuben	Walsh **	Bandon	Bandon Grammar
Ben	Whelan	TRR	High School
Stewart	Wylie	Cookstown	Cookstown HS

** Invited to attend next session at Santry Sunday Feb 11th

U16 Coach Niall Denham has announced a large squad following the successful interprovincial competition held in TRR last month.

The first trial will be Sunday 12^th November at Trinity Sports Ground Santry Avenue.  The session will commence at 11am and finish at 4pm with a break from 1-2.

Please email U16 Manager Will Bartley at williebartley@gmail.com to confirm your attendance.

	First	Surname	Club	School
1	Stephen	Healy	Catholic Institute	Ard Scoil Ris
2	Sean	Bateman	Cork C of I	Ashton
3	Ian	Balding	Kilkenny HC	Newtown School
4	Ben	Duffy	Midleton HC	Midelton College
5	Mark	Collins	Bandon	Bandon Grammar
6	Ben	McInerney	Waterford	Nerwtown School
7	Robert	Sweetnam	Bandonm	Bandon Grammar
8	Kevin	O Dea	Cork C of I	Ashton
9	Karl	Smyth	Bandon	Bandon Grammar
10	Cian	Sparling	Catholic Institute	Villiers School
11	Cameron	Wagenaar	Waterford	Kilkenny
12	Ethan	Hamilton	Bandon	Bandon Grammar
13	Jack	O Meara	Cork Harlequins	Ashton
14	Reuben	Walsh	Bandon	Bandon Grammar
15	Ross	Stewart	Banbridge	Banbridge Academy
16	Harrison	Dunlop	Cliftonville	Sullivan Upper
17	Max	Anderson	Cookstown	Cookstown HS
18	Matthew	Aughey	Lisnagarvey	Friends
19	Matthew	Campton	Lisnagarvey	Methody
20	Troy	Chambers	Annadale	Wallace HS
21	Djay	Erskine	Cliftonville	Sullivan Upper
22	Conor	Irwin	Lisnagarvey	Friends
23	Conor	Quinn	Lisnagarvey	Friends
24	Patrick	Rose	Annadale	Sullivan Upper
25	Eddie	Rowe	Banbridge	Banbridge Academy
26	Max	Taylor	South Antrim	Wallace HS
27	Matthew	Vincent	NICS	Grosvenor Grammar
28	Stewart	Wylie	Cookstown	Cookstown HS
29	Ross	Clarke	Monkstown	CBC
30	Ben	Whelan	TRR	High School
31	Adam	Walker	TRR	Wesley
32	Ethan	Flynn	TRR	High School
33	Ben	Ryder	TRR	Wesley
34	Jack	Smalley	TRR	Wesley
35	James	Maginnis	Pembroke W	Kings Hospital
36	Sam	Walker	TRR	St Andrews
37	Fionn	Marriott	YMCA	Wesley
38	Craig	Mackay	Corinthian	Wesley
39	Josh	Filgas	Monkstown	St Andrews
40	Tom	Power	TRR	Wesley
41	Callum	Hewat	Monkstown	St Andrews
42	Ryan	Spencer	Monkstown	St Andrews