Small margins undo juniors’ hopes
Both Munster teams were left wondering what might have been as a Junior Interpros dotted with impressive results slipped away from the southern province.
Both Munster teams were left wondering what might have been as a Junior Interpros dotted with impressive results slipped away from the southern province.
Munster’s hockey clubs have been asked to dig deep to find new volunteers to run the sport after the province’s AGM could not be completed due to a lack of forthcoming nominations for its management committee. Meanwhile, the last round of the IHL and the junior interpros (pictured, above) get underway this weekend.
The second annual Masters Interpros will be held this weekend in Three Rock Rovers, having undergone a welcome expansion with 12 men’s teams and six women’s teams taking part.
It was a campaign of what might have been for Munster as some narrow defeats ended their U21 interpro challenge; Lucy McKee’s five goals in an 8-0 demolition of the South East won it for Ulster on goal difference.
Munster take a step into the unknown at the U21 interpros at Lisnagarvey this weekend as they cope with a lack of talent depth in the men’s game at this age grade.
Munster U18s put in their best schoolboys interprovincials performance in five years, finishing second, while the U16s closed the gap over an eventful weekend at Garryduff.