Cup success for the ladies last week as both the 1sts and 3rds progressed in their competitions! The ladies 1sts needed extra time to get past Grosvenor in the Irish Hockey Trophy with Steph Baxter scoring the eventual winner. In a game that saw 6 cards for the girls, they’ll be aiming for more discipline when they face Muckross in the next round in January! The 3rds also had a narrow win, beating Botanic 1-0 to see themselves into the ¼ finals in the new year! The ladies 2nds play this Wednesday evening at 8.30 in their cup, and were without a game last weekend because of this. The 4ths meanwhile, had a tough defeat to UCD early on Saturday, losing 6-1.

On the mens side, the 2s had a great 2-0 win over Pembroke, with Dave Storey and Freddie Morris scoring to secure the points. The 1sts earlier in the day left themselves frustrated as they drew 3-3 with UCD. Having beat them 5-1 the week before, the lads found themselves 1-0 initially. Having brought the game back to 3-2, they conceded a corner in the final 20 seconds to share the points.

The 3rds had a comprehensive 5-1 win over Rathgar, while the 5ths brought their goals for tally up to a whopper 46 by beating Clontarf 4-2.

This weekend sees the final games before the Christmas break for all teams except the mens 1sts.

The 1sts will hope to put last week, and indeed their recent Mills Cup loss to YM behind them as they welcome ‘the Y’ to HQ at 3pm. The 2s travel down to Kilkenny at 1pm, while the 3s are also on the road, playing Mullingar away at 1pm. The 4ths are home to St.James Gate at 1.30, while the 5ths play Bray at 11am….plenty of time for all teams to get their Christmas jumpers ready for the evening!

On the ladies side, the 1s return to league action after 2 weeks of cups, playing YM away at 2pm. The 3s also play YM away at 5pm. The 2nds have an early 11am start against Navan, while the 4s play Wicklow at home at 1pm.