munster hockey
Burns and Gray edge C of I into second round
Cork Church of Ireland marched into the second round of the men’s Irish Junior Cup, but only after they were given a stern examination by perennial rivals Cork Harlequins in an entertaining derby encounter at a freezing Garryduff this afternoon. Goals in the dying minutes of each half from Nick Burns and Andrew Gray secured [...]
Ashton left with mixed feelings
It was a day of mixed fortunes for Ashton today as they progressed to the second round of the Irish Junior Cup but threw away a valuable league point at home to UL in Division One. The Ballinlough side’s second team put in a blistering second-half performance against Clontarf to seal a comfortable 3-0 win. [...]
Top three look to maintain momentum
UCC will be looking to set themselves up in the best way possible for a series of Christmas crackers that look set to shape their season when they visit Ballincollig tomorrow morning to take on Belvedere. College’s amazing 3-0 win over Cork Harlequins a few weeks ago has put them level on points with the [...]
Cups provide welcome distraction for Quins B
It’s a season-defining few days for Cork Harlequins B as their hopes of progression in two cup competitions are in the balance this weekend. The Farmers Cross second string have had little to shout about so far this season, having failed to pick up a point in five league encounters, shipping 27 goals in the [...]
Controversial fixtures proposal passed unanimously
The Munster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association (MBIHA) last night unanimously passed a controversial proposal that will oblige Division One clubs to play their games between 12.30pm and 3pm on Saturdays from January 1 in order to maximise publicity and spectator attendance. A recommendation along similar lines had already been in place, but a [...]
Opinion divided on fixtures proposal
Players and officials in Munster hockey are on a collision course over a proposal aimed at increasing the profile of hockey in the province. The Munster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association (MBIHA) will tomorrow night examine a proposal to impose a mandatory rule that Division One fixtures must be played on Saturdays between 12.30pm [...]
Three’s a crowd as College stun Quins
UCC blew the title race wide open in the Munster women’s senior league Division One with a stunning 3-0 win over champions Cork Harlequins at the Mardyke earlier tonight. Early goals from Audrey O’Flynn and Áine Connery helped College — who handed Quins their first league defeat in eight seasons last term — on their [...]
Good weekend for Munster sides on national stage
While a plethora of postponements severely curtailed the league action in Munster this weekend, it proved to be a fruitful couple of days for the province on the national front, with six successes from seven games in round two of the Irish Trophy. Belvedere and UL’s decision to pull out of the women’s tournament robbed [...]
Ruthless Egner gives Quins bragging rights
Cork Harlequins staged a smash-and-grab raid to record a 4-2 victory over derby rivals Cork Church of Ireland in an enthralling Peard Cup quarter-final at Garryduff earlier today. Quins were full value for their win, their first over C of I since routing them 5-2 at the semi-final stage of this competition last December, with [...]
C of I sweat on fitness of Hobbs
Cork Church of Ireland are sweating on the fitness of experienced Irish international midfielder David Hobbs ahead of tomorrow’s Peard Cup quarter-final clash with Cork Harlequins at Garryduff (12pm). Hobbs is carrying a hamstring injury, but is confident of taking some part as C of I go in search of a third successive victory over [...]
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