Last weekend saw a group of the U16 boys and girls travel to Amsterdam for a hockey filled weekend! The group were greeted in Schiphol airport by Maarten Sier (a familiar face with Maarten being a former Rovers player!) who had everything planned down to a tee for Rovers arrival in Amsterdam.

Over the course of the weekend the boys and girls played both HV Myra and Amstelveen MHC, as well as packing in plenty of training sessions!

Friday saw the group attend Poldersport – an adventure centre involving A LOT of water! Fortunately, they had great weather and everyone really enjoyed themselves. Saturday included a trip into Amsterdam city centre for a canal boat tour and some sightseeing, or in the girls case – shopping!

To finish off the weekend the gang got to catch a Hoofdklasse game which is the top tier of hockey in Holland. Amsterdam AH&BC won out against Pinoke in what was a goal-fest for Amsterdam! The boys and girls were lucky enough to get some autographs and pose for photos with the many internationals that were playing on the day!

A massive thank you must go to Maarten, Sarafien and Diarmuid MacMahon for their organisation in what was a fantastic weekend for all. A huge thank you to those who kindly sponsored the tour hoodies for the group. And finally thank you to Rick Johnson, Dylan Shirley, Barbara Snow and Grace O’Malley for assisting on the trip