Cork Church of Ireland will celebrate 100 years of men’s hockey at the club this Saturday, March 31 as past and present members converge on Garryduff Sports Club for a celebratory dinner.
Cork Church of Ireland and UCC both recorded season-defining results on Saturday, giving the former a shot at the league title while the students are in the box seat to compete for Irish Hockey League qualification for the first time.
At the headiest of times for Irish hockey, the agony and ecstasy of the national sides chasing their Olympic dreams was put harrowingly into perspective this week.
Jason Lynch’s hopes of making an unlikely return to Cork Church of Ireland colours for tomorrow’s crucial Munster league showdown with Cork Harlequins have been dashed.
UCC continued their habit of doing things the hard way but eventually progressed to a second successive Irish Hockey Trophy final with a 3-2 win over South Antrim at the Mardyke on Saturday.
UCC have a bone to pick with South Antrim when the sides meet in tomorrow’s Irish Hockey Trophy semi-final at The Mardyke (1pm).
Cork Church of Ireland blew a superb chance to dump holders Lisnagarvey out of the Irish Junior Cup as the northerners snuck a 4-3 quarter-final win with a golden goal at Garryduff on Saturday.
Motivation won’t be lacking for UCC as they pitch up at Garryduff tonight looking to rattle Cork Church of Ireland’s cage (8pm).
UL were the big winners this weekend as they doubled their points tally for the season – claiming five from a possible six – and left Cork Church of Ireland perching precariously over the relegation trap door.
Three Rock Rovers’ Turkish travails ended on a high yesterday after they earned promotion for Ireland back to European indoor hockey’s third tier.
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