Interpro
Interpros off this season’s agenda
Mystery again surrounds the future of Irish hockey’s interprovincial tournaments after the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) confirmed the senior and junior tournaments will not take place during the 2011/12 season.
Munster revel in kingmaker role
A remarkable backs-to-the-wall victory over Ulster helped Munster U18s restore some interprovincial pride despite some heavy defeats at the hands of Leinster, while Julian Dale’s four goals highlighted a promising campaign for an U16 side that was picked with the future in mind.
Munster sides go for interpro glory
Munster’s U18 and U16 boys head to this season’s interpros in Dublin today, hopeful of banishing the memories of some heavy defeats at last year’s tournaments.
New-look UCC show signs of gelling
UCC’s men pushed Cork Harlequins close while their women found form to get the better of UL; the province’s underage sides picked off some fine results but ultimately ended with third and fourth place finishes
Ulster duo primed for EHL
Two of Ulster’s finest will invade Antwerp in Belgium this weekend as Banbridge and Cookstown go in search of a EuroHockey League KO16 place. Domestically, the U16 and U18 girls interpros in Belfast dominate the agenda, though the latter will have to do without injured captain Róisín Upton, who has cruelly been ruled out with a fractured foot.
Munster sides reveal their hand
Two more Munster panels have been named this week ahead of the upcoming interpros in October and November, with the U16 girls and U18 boys confirming their final panels.
Six return for Munster U18s
There’s a familiar look to the Munster U18 girls this year, with six returnees among the panel named by coach David Egner for next month’s interpros.
Armageddon avoided as impasse ends
Munster hockey is today beginning to rebuild internal bridges after a row which threatened to undermine the governance of the sport in the province was dissolved in dramatic fashion last night.
