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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.

Interpro joy for Munster senior women

A stunning 5-0 romp over Ulster proved to be the highlight of a thrilling ESB Electric Ireland Senior Women’s Interprovincials for Munster, as they annexed the title for the first time since 2003.

Lynch to lead Munster

Cork Church of Ireland goalkeeper Billy Lynch will lead a Munster senior interprovincial side for the first time as they bid to end a six-year drought by claiming the Leinster Regiment Cup at Serpentine Avenue this weekend.

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.

O’Carroll names strong Munster squad

Munster’s senior women’s hockey team will benefit from the presence of two key former Irish internationals when the tournament gets underway at Dublin’s Serpentine Avenue next month.

Students to backbone junior sides

Student players will form the majority of both the men’s and women’s Munster junior interprovincial squads when the sides compete at next month’s tournament in Dublin. Both squads were confirmed this week, with UCC claiming the joint highest representation on the men’s panel along with Catholic Institute of five players, while six of the women’s 18 play their club hockey with either UCC or UL.

Think-in bids to arrest numbers decline

Munster’s men’s hockey clubs were last night advised to show their own initiative to help reverse the decline in numbers playing the sport at all levels, while a variety of positive suggestions emerged from a wide-ranging forum in Mallow.

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