Shaw named as Ireland U18 boys coach
Graham Shaw has been appointed as the Irish U18 boys coach as he aims to
Ursulines and Crescent must meet again
Ursuline Convent Thurles and Crescent Comprehensive will have to do it all again after their Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup semi-final clash ended in a 0-0 stalemate at the Tipperary school yesterday.
Boys’ playing numbers up 8%
Efforts to stem the decline of participation in boys’ hockey in Munster have begun to bear fruit with the Irish Hockey Association reporting an 8% increase in the numbers of players under 16 years of age this season.
Dobsons propel C of I in ‘Money raid
Family ties are hardly unusual in hockey but rarely is it a generational thing — unless you’re Joan and Emma Dobson. Mother and daughter were both on the scoresheet for Cork Church of Ireland as they notched the result of a busy Irish Junior Cup second round weekend, a 4-0 demolition of Ballymoney at the north Antrim venue.
Bandon face huge task against holders
Bandon’s giant-killing abilities will be put to the test tomorrow when they visit holders Lisnagarvey in round two of the men’s Irish Junior Cup.
Goals still hard to come by for Ireland
Ireland’s women did little wrong defensively but again must be concerned at the lack of goals from play after completing their series of games in Johannesburg.