It’s squeaky bum time for many in Irish hockey this weekend as a slew of league titles and cups are up for grabs across the country. It’s Munster Senior Cup day down south, while UCC are among those in search of national silverware while both the Leinster men’s and women’s Division One league titles will be won tomorrow.
Ashton brought a national schoolboys trophy home to Munster for the first time in seven years after recording a shock success at the John Waring (U14) Super Sixes competition in Lisnagarvey HC yesterday.
Munster U18 hitman Jamie Petch ended his schools hockey career in style as his hat-trick helped Newtown retain the Munster Senior B Schoolboys Cup with a 4-1 final defeat of Villiers.
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.
Gene Muller didn’t stay around long to survey the damage after Ireland’s Olympic qualification near miss, after yesterday announcing he has stepped down from the post of senior women’s coach.
Ireland saw a second Olympic dream go up in smoke in seven days after the women went down 4-1 to Belgium in their Athlon FIH Road to London playoff final yesterday.