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.