We would like to take this chance to say welcome back to all our players, coaches and staff as we say hello to the start of the 2015/2016 season.

Over the last few weeks teams have gradually been returning to running and skills, dusting off all the equipment and getting back to ‘normal’!

On the ladies side, Jody Hosking returns as 1st XI coach for his 4th season. The ladies 2s coach is still TBC, while Stephen Roberts steps up to man the 3rds for this year. We eagerly welcome the arrival of South African Jenna Shuker as a ladies 1sts player, and u16 girls and ladies 4ths coach!! She is due to arrive mid-September, just in time for the start of the season.

Training times have resumed as usual for the ladies, with 3-4s training 7-8.30 and 1-2s 8.30-10 on Monday, with a reversal of times every Wednesday.

On the mens side, training has returned as normal. The mens 1-2s train every Tuesday and Thursday from 7.30-9.30. Mens 3-5s will train Wednesday 8.30-10 on the back pitch, sharing the time with the ladies vets for their home league games.

Over the coming weeks the fixtures will be on site, with some mens fixtures still TBC.

In the meantime, the two 1st XI squads are busy organising their own pre-season tournament as we welcome back the Supercup. The competition took a break last year with the re-laying of our superb AstroTurf front pitch. This year the competition returns, with 6 mens teams, and 8 ladies teams competing in a 3-tier competition. The mens tournament include TRR, Monkstown, Glenanne, Pembroke, UCD and Corinthians. The ladies IHL group comprises Greenfields, Loreto, Hermes and Pembroke. The div 1 group contains TRR, Genesis, YMCA and Avoca. The tournament runs September 11-13th.

All other teams will have pre-season games scheduled prior to the September 26th league start. We will also have the usual social events and news coming in over the next few weeks.