ISC Draw
The mens 1sts have been drawn against Monkstwon in the Irish Senior Cup semi final. The match will take place in UCD at 10.30am on Saturday March 23rd. Should the lads win, they will play in the final the next day.
The IHA are playing all mens and women’s semi finals on the same day in UCD so it should be a great day for hockey.
It is a massive weekend with the winner of the cup qualifying for a European competition for the next season. Monkstown have drawn and won against the men in competitive games so far this year, and have made a number of final appearances in this competition in recent years.
It should be a great match and all support will be welcomed so please put the date in the diary.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Shane Madeley who helped Leinster retain the u21 interprovincial title for a 3rd year in a row. Former Rovers Ross Canning and Conor Quinn were also part of the winning squad.
Ulster just needed a draw to take the title, and with Leinster being 3-2 up in the final minute when Ulster got a corner, it was a tight game but Leinster held on to take gold.
Well done to Jody Hosking for making the South African ‘A’ squad following their recent camp.
Best of luck to Mitch Darling and the rest of the Irish squad as they leave this weekend for India for the World League Round 2.
Mid-term camp catering
Geoff Walker is hosting a number of camps within Three Rock over the mid-term. Rachel Sterling will be on hand with these to provide packed lunches for the children. She will offer both hot and cold food and lunches will be €5.
Fixtures & Results
The ladies side of the club had a bumper list of fixtures to get through last weekend, with the 1sts playing 3 games within 5 days. The 1sts started well with a 3-1 win away to Newbridge last Wednesday night. Unfortunately they were unable to show the same goal-scoring form against the top two teams falling 4-0 to Loreto and 3-0 to Pembroke over the weekend. They do not have a match this Saturday as mid-fielder Lindsay Maguire is getting married. We wish her and Seamus all the best!
The 2nds fell 3-0 to top of the table Rathgar on Saturday and 4-0 on Sunday. They take on Sutton at home at 11:30 this week.
The 3rds 1st game against the team above them Our Ladys was frozen off on Saturday afternoon. They were narrowly beaten on Sunday by Skerries. This week sees them play Alex at home at 14:00
The 4ths were without a game last weekend but will play Hermes at 1pm on Saturday at home.
On the mens side the 1sts return to action earlier than expected, taking on Pembroke away in a game brought forward from Feb 16th. They play the table toppers at 3.30pm on Saturday.
The 2s are away to UCD at 4.30pm.
The mens 3rds are also in Pembroke at 5pm. They have won 7 out of their last 8 league games and have brought themselves into potential promotion territory!
The 5ths play St.James gate early at home at 11am.
Hard luck to the u14 boys, narrowly missing out on an indoor title to YMCA.
If anyone has other junior results they wish to be posted please contact ladies.captain@threerockrovershc.com with the information.
