Lots of representative honours across the club this week with Irish indoor call-ups, All-Ireland schoolboy and intervarsity champions, Leinster representation and some great league results across the bank holiday weekend. Here’s the round-up

1. This week’s adult fixtures

Saturday, October 31^st

10am (Loreto Wexford) – W3 v Wexford (league)

11am (front pitch) – W2 v Trinity (league)

11.15am (Donabate LC) – W4 v Portrane (league)

12pm (back pitch) – M4 v Enniscorthy (Intermediate Cup)

12.20pm (Rathdown) – M1 v Monkstown (EYHL)

1pm (front pitch) – W1 v Portrane (EYHL2 qualifier)

2. Last week’s results round-up: A big away win for the W1 in midweek as they won 4-0 at Clontarf with Juliette Duffy getting another couple of goals with Maria Bools and Hannah Duffy also on the mark!

Loads of drama at HQ as Millie Morton Bailey scored with the very last touch of the game to earn a 2-2 draw for the W2 against Avoca. Meabh Holden had opened the scoring from a stroke in the first half before Avoca fought back to take the lead deep into the second half!

Last second magic from the M5s in the one game today as Graham Byrne fired in an equaliser with the last touch of Saturday morning for a 1-1 draw vs Suttonians!

3. Ireland’s call – Congratulations to Harry MacMahon, James Walker, Ryan Williams and Stephen O’Keeffe who have all been included in the Irish men’s indoor team who will travel to South Africa for the Nkosi Cup from December 10^th to 15^th.

4. All-Ireland Schoolboy champions – Back to back! Unbelievable performance from Wesley to retain the All-Ireland Schoolboys Championship last week! Massive congratulations to club members Mateo Synnott, Louis Rothwell, Simon Montgomery, Jonah Nathan, Harry Grainger and Josh Kelly who were part of this success!

5. Intervarsities success – well done to Sam Rothwell, Ryan Williams and Rex Dunlop who helped TU Dublin win back-to-back Mauritius Cup titles!

6. Rovers Representing –  a strong club cohort played in the men’s Master Interpros over the bank holiday weekend with 18 separate teams taking part and over 200 players overall.

In the Over-40s, Luke McSharry helped Munster (pictured) win gold ahead of Leinster who featured Michael Bonandrini, Don Gray, Dan Needham and Andy Murray. Roly Budd played with the Leinster Over-50s, Rob Carter and Ed Simpson with the Over-55s while Roger West (captain), Cedric Christie, Peter Hill and Davd Owen were with the Over-65s from Leinster.

7. Club Skills Survey: We’re looking to build a simple picture of the skills and expertise within our club community to help support future club projects and initiatives, including facilities development, sustainability projects, club upgrades, education programmes and more.

The survey is entirely voluntary, takes approximately three minutes to complete, and there is absolutely no obligation to get involved in any future projects. The information will simply help us understand the resources and expertise that already exist within the club.

We’d really appreciate all members taking a few minutes to complete the survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/7WYrMscmCC

8. Rockets recruiting – The Rockets – our Hockey ID team – are welcoming new members! The group is open for children and adults with intellectual disabilities aged 12 and over. Training is Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm to 7.30pm on the front pitch. Email/call Louise on 087 627 1612 or rockets@threerockrovershc.com to make arrangements.

9. Re-turn – we now have three yellow bins into which you deposit your Re-Turn bottles and cans with all funds going to the club. It has proven a very handy source of income for the club so please consider dropping your empties in!

10. New members If you or someone you know is looking to get into hockey, contact:

Juniors: junior.committee@threerockrovershc.com

Senior men: John Blakeney on mens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

Senior women: Andrea van Eeden womens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

11. Club membership: To be eligible to play, umpire or coach this season, Hockey Ireland Membership is required. Please sign up via the following links:

– HI Membership: https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?aID=29011&pKey=da2c0f798cfdfa14090d0577d5fb6f48&formID=121278

– Three Rock club membership: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

12. Grow your knowledge – Hockey Ireland is continually running different courses on umpiring, coaching, safeguarding and Young Leaders certificates. If you want to upskill, have a look at what is coming up on https://hockey.ie/events/

A great night in the club for the Cocktail Party last Saturday – a massive thank you to the social committee for putting it together!

The on-field club action is mostly in midweek with the W1 and W2 both playing important league matches on Wednesday evening while the M5 are the only side in action over the bank holiday with a refix against Suttonians!

1. This week’s fixtures

Wednesday, October 21st – bar open

8.30pm (Mount Temple) – W1 v Clontarf (league)

8.30pm (front pitch) – W2 v Avoca (league)

Saturday, October 24th

11am (front pitch) – M5 v Suttonians (league)

2. All-Ireland Schoolboy and Intervarsity Championships – All the best to Mateo, Louis, Simon, Jonah, Harry, Josh (with Wesley), Ollie and James (with High School) along with Director of Hockey Aidan Khares with King’s Hospital who will all take part in the All-Ireland Schoolboy Championship this week in Ulster!

Event preview here: https://www.leinsterhockey.ie/news-detail/10095820/

On the weekend, the annual Intervarsities takes place in Kilkenny. Ryan Williams, Rex Dunlop and Sam Rothwell are in the TU Dublin men’s squad while Grace Beatty and Millie Morton Bailey are in the TUD women’s panel.

3. Club Skills Survey: We’re looking to build a simple picture of the skills and expertise within our club community to help support future club projects and initiatives, including facilities development, sustainability projects, club upgrades, education programmes and more.

The survey is entirely voluntary, takes approximately three minutes to complete, and there is absolutely no obligation to get involved in any future projects. The information will simply help us understand the resources and expertise that already exist within the club.

We’d really appreciate all members taking a few minutes to complete the survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/7WYrMscmCC

4. Rockets recruiting – The Rockets – our Hockey ID team – are welcoming new members! The group is open for children and adults with intellectual disabilities aged 12 and over. Training is Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm to 7.30pm on the front pitch. Email/call Louise on 087 627 1612 or rockets@threerockrovershc.com to make arrangements.

4. Last week’s results round-up: Moment of the day was the late Scott Hoey winner for the M2 who won a huge tussle with Banbridge in the Irish Junior Cup first round!

Great wins too for the W3 and M5 sides who both won 4-0 in their league games to move up their tables.

The M1 were beaten 2-1 against YMCA in the EYHL and so sit in third place in the league after five rounds with Ben Johnson getting the goal late in the game.

For the W1, Juliette Duffy scored her fifth and sixth goals of the season but they came unstuck 5-2 against Corinthian.

6. Safeguarding course – we are in the process of organising a Safeguarding Course for the club with Hockey Ireland. If you want to take part in this or require it for Garda Vetting, email Phil on safeguarding@threerockrovershc.com to be updated once a date is finalised.

7. October mid-term camp (Oct 27th to 30th) – early notice for this camp which runs during the half-term break for senior infants to 6th class boys and girls, member and non-members. From 9.30am to 2.30pm Price is €120

Contact Orla on camps@threerockrovershc.com for more info or book now on: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

8. Re-turn – we now have three yellow bins into which you deposit your Re-Turn bottles and cans with all funds going to the club. It has proven a very handy source of income for the club so please consider dropping your empties in!

9. New members If you or someone you know is looking to get into hockey, contact:

Juniors: junior.committee@threerockrovershc.com

Senior men: John Blakeney on mens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

Senior women: Andrea van Eeden womens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

10. Club membership: To be eligible to play, umpire or coach this season, Hockey Ireland Membership is required. Please sign up via the following links:

– HI Membership: https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?aID=29011&pKey=da2c0f798cfdfa14090d0577d5fb6f48&formID=121278

– Three Rock club membership: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

11. Grow your knowledge – Hockey Ireland is continually running different courses on umpiring, coaching, safeguarding and Young Leaders certificates. If you want to upskill, have a look at what is coming up on https://hockey.ie/events/

It’s a monster weekend in the club with a series of big matches on Saturday followed by the Cocktail Party in the evening! If you have any other submissions, drop me a message on Whatsapp (086 80 44 238)

1. Cocktail party – Dress to impress! The cocktail party is on Saturday night, October 17^th with tickets €10 which gets you a welcome drink and finger food! The party kicks off after the men’s 1sts game on Saturday evening vs YMCA (tip-off 5pm). Get your ticket here: https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q4I5E257

2. Club Skills Survey: We’re looking to build a simple picture of the skills and expertise within our club community to help support future club projects and initiatives, including facilities development, sustainability projects, club upgrades, education programmes and more.

The survey is entirely voluntary, takes approximately three minutes to complete, and there is absolutely no obligation to get involved in any future projects. The information will simply help us understand the resources and expertise that already exist within the club.

We’d really appreciate all members taking a few minutes to complete the survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/7WYrMscmCC

3. Rockets recruiting – The Rockets – our Hockey ID team – are welcoming new members! The group is open for children and adults with intellectual disabilities aged 12 and over. Training is Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm to 7.30pm on the front pitch. Email/call Louise on 087 627 1612 or rockets@threerockrovershc.com to make arrangements.

4. Beginners Umpires course: We are hosting a beginners umpires course in the clubhouse on Friday evening. It starts at 7.15pm and runs until around 9pm with 40 minutes indoors and 40 minutes on the pitch. We will have top Leinster umpires facilitating the course. Email Maarten Blanken (mfblanken@hotmail.com) to sign up.

5. This week’s fixtures – BAR AND CAFÉ OPEN ALL DAY

Saturday, October 17th

Home

11am (front) – M5 v Railway Union (league)

11am (back) – W3 v Glenanne (league)

1pm (front) – W2 v Portadown (Irish Junior Cup)

1pm (back) – M3 v YMCA (league)

1.15pm (Whitechurch Park) – W1 v Corinthian (EYHL2 qualifiers)

3pm (front) – M2 v Banbridge (Irish Junior Cup)

3pm (back) – W4 v Railway Union (league)

5pm (front) – M1 v YMCA (EYHL)

5.30pm (Serpentine Avenue) – M4 v Pembroke (league

Sunday, October 11^th

GIRLS

10.15am (back): 6th Class 5 vs Weston

10.15am (front): 1^st Year v Genesis

11.30am (front): Inter 5 vs Railway Union

2.15pm (front): 6th Class 1 vs Loreto

BOYS

12.30pm (Skerries): U12B v Skerries

3pm (front): U12A vs Railway Union

3pm (Wesley): U16A v YMCA

6. Last week’s results round-up: Another lively Saturday, the M1 moved into a share of top spot in the EYHL on nine points after four rounds with a healthy 8-0 win over Portrane with first goals for the club for John Cunningham along with two each for Sam Walker and Luke Madeley.

Steph Lyon fired two goals for the W2 who got back to winning ways in Division 3, moving them into the top four in Division 3. The M2 kept up their 100% record with captain Mark English scoring his third successive hat trick for the team as they defeated UCD 4-0.

For the other three sides in action, it was close battles all round. Katie Dillon got the goal for the W3 in a narrow 2-1 loss in Tullamore while the W4 lost 1-0 to Carlow away. For the M3, they lost 2-0 against a strong Corinthian side at Whitechurch Park.

On Sunday, the Inter 1A girls side made it two wins from two in their league with Zoe Gogan and Lorna Dunne getting the goals away in Wexford.

7. October mid-term camp (Oct 27th to 30th) – early notice for this camp which runs during the half-term break for senior infants to 6th class boys and girls, member and non-members. From 9.30am to 2.30pm Price is €120

Contact Orla on camps@threerockrovershc.com for more info or book now on: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

8. Re-turn – we now have three yellow bins into which you deposit your Re-Turn bottles and cans with all funds going to the club. It has proven a very handy source of income for the club so please consider dropping your empties in!

9. New members If you or someone you know is looking to get into hockey, contact:

Juniors: junior.committee@threerockrovershc.com

Senior men: John Blakeney on mens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

Senior women: Andrea van Eeden womens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

10. Club membership: To be eligible to play, umpire or coach this season, Hockey Ireland Membership is required. Please sign up via the following links:

– HI Membership: https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?aID=29011&pKey=da2c0f798cfdfa14090d0577d5fb6f48&formID=121278

– Three Rock club membership: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

11. Grow your knowledge – Hockey Ireland is continually running different courses on umpiring, coaching, safeguarding and Young Leaders certificates. If you want to upskill, have a look at what is coming up on https://hockey.ie/events/

The weekly round-up is here for week #5 of the season. If you have any other submissions, drop me a message on Whatsapp (086 80 44 238)

1. Cocktail party – Dress to impress! The cocktail party is on Saturday, October 17^th with tickets €10 which gets you a welcome drink and finger food! The party kicks off after the men’s 1sts game on Saturday evening vs YMCA (tip-off 5pm). Get your ticket here: https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q4I5E257

2. Beginners Umpires course: We are hosting a beginners umpires course in the clubhouse on Friday, October 16^th. It starts at 7.15pm and runs until around 9pm with 40 minutes indoors and 40 minutes on the pitch. We will have top Leinster umpires facilitating the course. Email Maarten Blanken (mfblanken@hotmail.com) to sign up.

3. Rovers representing great charities – a number of club members are fundraising for excellent causes at the moment.

• Mandy Bools (pictured below with the W1 side) is fundraising for Breast Cancer Ireland in October’s Walk 2K a day challenge. You can support her here: https://fundraising.breastcancerireland.com/fundraiser/MB31500063?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgRzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwyNTYyODEwNDA1NTgAAaeI-kfJ4q0C6em_YwcIhrLHNeouO9sAEceYGFhORWX-KFZ0TFQK6hw3WloDWg_aem_zen3QHUNh21NB_-FSQivGQ
• Luke Madeley is running the Dublin Marathon in aid of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust — a charity that holds a very personal significance. You can read more about it and support here: https://eventmaster.ie/fundraising/pages/LM98613982

4. This week’s fixtures – BAR OPEN 12.30pm to 8pm

Saturday, October 10th

Home

1pm (front) – M2 v UCD (league)

3pm (front) – M1 v Portrane (EYHL)

W1 v Clontarf – postponed

Away

11am – W3 v Tullamore (league)

1.15pm (Whitechurch Park) – W2 v Corinthian (league)

2pm (St Leo’s College) – W4 v Carlow (league)

Sunday, October 11^th

GIRLS

9am: 6th Class 1 vs Railway (Park Avenue)

9.45am: 6th Class 5 vs Sutton HC (Sutton Park)

11.30am: Inter 1 vs Loreto Wexford (Loreto Wexford)

12.20pm: Minor A vs Portrane Hockey Club (Portrane)

BOYS

10.15am: U16A vs Bray Hockey Club (front)

11.45am: U14A vs Monkstown Hockey Club (front)

3pm: Boys 5th Class Blitz vs Wicklow (East Glendalough)

5. Last week’s results round-up: Juliette Duffy’s double fired the W1 to a first win of the season – one an absolute peach to the top corner – as they beat Kilkenny 2-0! The W3 side also got their first win as they won 2-1 against Pembroke thanks to efforts from Siobhan Crombie and Margo Schaaf. The W3 side lost to a strong Pembroke side.

On the men’s side, the M1 drew 1-1 in Banbridge with the hosts earning the shoot-out bonus point this time, leaving us on six points from nine available so far. Mark English scored a second successive hat trick for the M2 in a comfortable away win over Clontarf. The M3 got off the mark with a 0-0 draw against Monkstown while a polished Avoca were 3-1 winners over the M4 team.

Sunday blitz-day with YMCA Hockey Club as the senior infants, 1st, 2nd and 5th class groups played a great series of games at Wesley while the 3rd and 4th class girls were at HQ for their set!

Huge thanks to all the coaches, umpires and orgainsers for a lovely day of hockey in the sun! Big thank you also to Kate for taking the action pics from the Under 8 girls group!

6. October mid-term camp (Oct 27th to 30th) – early notice for this camp which runs during the half-term break for senior infants to 6th class boys and girls, member and non-members. From 9.30am to 2.30pm Price is €120

Contact Orla on camps@threerockrovershc.com for more info or book now on: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

7. Re-turn – we now have three yellow bins into which you deposit your Re-Turn bottles and cans with all funds going to the club. It has proven a very handy source of income for the club so please consider dropping your empties in!

8. New members:

 If you or someone you know is looking to get into hockey, contact:

Juniors: junior.committee@threerockrovershc.com

Senior men: John Blakeney on mens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

Senior women: Andrea van Eeden womens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

9. Club membership

To be eligible to play, umpire or coach this season, Hockey Ireland Membership is required. Please sign up via the following links:

– HI Membership: https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?aID=29011&pKey=da2c0f798cfdfa14090d0577d5fb6f48&formID=121278

– Three Rock club membership: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

10. Grow your knowledge – Hockey Ireland is continually running different courses on umpiring, coaching, safeguarding and Young Leaders certificates. If you want to upskill, have a look at what is coming up on https://hockey.ie/events/

Week four of the season and its all systems go! Here’s this week’s overview of what is going on around the club! If you have any other submissions, drop me a message on Whatsapp (086 80 44 238)

1. Friday/Saturday bar opening – thanks to a couple of parent volunteers, the bar will now open on Friday evenings during the youth sessions. All parents welcome to come up and socialise (and stay warm as the evenings get that bit cooler!)

For Saturday, October 3^rd, with five home games on the agenda, the bar will be open all afternoon until 6.30pm with the W1 side in the 1pm slot for a big date against Kilkenny to get behind. Make sure to invite your opposition up after the game!

2. This week’s fixtures

Saturday, October 3rd

Home

11am (front) – W3 v Pembroke (league)

1pm (front) – W1 v Kilkenny (EYHL2 qualifier)

1pm (back) – M4 v Avoca (league)

3pm (front) – W2 v Pembroke (league)

3pm (back) – M3 v Monkstown (league)

M5 v Suttonians – postponed

Away

12.30pm (Mount Temple) – M2 v Clontarf (league)

2.45pm (Havelock Park) – M1 v Banbridge (EYHL)

Sunday, October 4^th

9am (front and back) – 3^rd & 4^th class girls blitzes

10.30am (front) – Inter 1 girls vs Our Lady’s

10.30am (back) – U14B boys league vs Boyne – postponed

11.30am (King’s Hospital) – Inter 5 girls vs Weston

12pm (Wesley) – U8 boy blitz with YMCA

12pm (Wesley) – 5^th class girls blitz with YMCA

1pm (Wesley) – mixed 2^nd class blitz with YMCA

3. Last week’s results round-up: Strong opening days wins for the M2 and M4 sides while the W2, W4 and M1 teams all drew to keep their unbeaten start to the season going!

For the M2 side, new captain Mark English scored a hat trick as they swept aside Monkstown 6-1 to begin their title defence on the front foot. The M4s, under the watchful eye of Bono and the Edge on the Mount Temple clock tower, came back twice from a goal down to beat Clontarf 3-2 with Andy Bond firing the winner with five minutes to go. Big shout-out to Tom Dillon who provided two assists on debut.

Alex-Anne Kennedy was on the mark for the second week in a row as the W2 side drew 1-1 with Loreto; the W4 team drew a lively 2-2 battle early on Saturday morning with Botanic to make it four points from six.

In the EYHL, two Ben Johnson corner goals saw the M1 draw with Avoca 2-2 before some James Coffey heroics earned a shoot-out bonus point; we have five points from six thus far ahead of a big game with Banbridge on Saturday. Elsewhere, no joy for the W1 or M5 in Newpark where Avoca were the victors 3-0 and 7-0 respectively while the W3 lost 4-1 in Wicklow.

There were lots of youth blitzes at HQ on Saturday morning against Monkstown with the U12s and 10s playing coming to visit while the U16s and 14s played friendlies on Friday evening. The U8s blitz succumbed to the Sunday deluge so they get their first games in this week at Wesley with YMCA.

4. Cocktail party – October 17th, 7.30pm – get the date in the diary! It follows a full schedule of home matches at the club!

5. Youth goalkeeper Friday sessions – updated times; with a healthy number of goalkeepers signed up, sessions with James Coffey on Friday evenings will now be split into the following groups:

– Under 14s: 6.10 – 6.40pm

– Girls 1st year/6th class: 6.45 – 7.15pm

Under 16 boys/girls 7.20 – 7.50pm

6. October mid-term camp (Oct 27th to 30th) – early notice for this camp which runs during the half-term break for senior infants to 6th class boys and girls, member and non-members. From 9.30am to 2.30pm Price is €120

Contact Orla on camps@threerockrovershc.com for more info or book now on: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

7. Re-turn – we now have three yellow bins into which you deposit your Re-Turn bottles and cans with all funds going to the club. It has proven a very handy source of income for the club so please consider dropping your empties in!

8. New members:

 If you or someone you know is looking to get into hockey, contact:

Juniors: junior.committee@threerockrovershc.com

Senior men: John Blakeney on mens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

Senior women: Andrea van Eeden womens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

9. Get involved

The club always welcomes more volunteers to help grow and develop; here’s this week’s way you can help out!

• Match reporters/photographers – if you are in a position to showcase your team’s activities this week and  build our coverage of the club on social media, get in touch with Stephen Findlater on 086 80 44 238, stevie_findlats@yahoo.com or via the Whatsapp Community!

10. Club membership

To be eligible to play, umpire or coach this season, Hockey Ireland Membership is required. Please sign up via the following links:

– HI Membership: https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?aID=29011&pKey=da2c0f798cfdfa14090d0577d5fb6f48&formID=121278

– Three Rock club membership: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

11. Grow your knowledge – Hockey Ireland is continually running different courses on umpiring, coaching, safeguarding and Young Leaders certificates. If you want to upskill, have a look at what is coming up on https://hockey.ie/events/

Lots happening on and off the pitch with 14 matches over next three days; the Cocktail Party has been set for October 17th; bookings open for the half-term camp and plenty more! Here’s this week’s round-up

1. This week’s fixtures

Friday September 25th

7.30pm (front) – U16 boys vs Monkstown

7.30pm (back) – U14 boys vs Monkstown

Saturday, September 19th

Home

9am (front) – U12 boys vs Monkstown

9am (back) – U10 boys vs Monkstown

11am (front) – W4 v Botanic (league)

1pm (front) – M2 v Monkstown (league)

3pm (front) – M1 v Avoca (EYHL)

Away

9.45am (Park Avenue) – M3 v Railway Union (league)

12.50pm (Beaufort) – W2 v Loreto (league)

2.30pm (Newpark) – W1 v Avoca (EYHL2Q)

3pm (East Glendalough) – W3 v Wicklow (league)

4.30pm (Mount Temple) – M4 v Clontarf (league)

4.30pm (Newpark) – M5 v Avoca (league)

Sunday, September 20th

9am (front) – U8 boys vs Monkstown

2. Last week’s results round-up: M1were out of the blocks with a win for the M1s as they beat newly promoted Cork Harlequins 4-1! Q1 goals from Ben Johnson and Evan Jennings were augmented by another corner from Ben in Q3 and another from James Walker before Quins got one back! Congrats to Josh Kelly on his first EYHL appearance and to James Clark and John Cunningham who played for the club for the first time!

The women’s firsts played an eight-goal thriller in their opening home game of the women’s EYHL2 qualifiers.  Muckross edged in front 2-1 in Q1 and 3-2 at half-time despite goals from Aoife McNulty and Juliette Duffy and Juliette’s second kept us in the hunt but the visitors ended up winning 5-3. 

Big opening wins for the W2 and W4s yesterday to start their league seasons! The 2s improved with each quarter with Alex Anne Kennedy setting them on their way with her first goal in her first game for the club before Millie Morton Bailey got the winner in a 2-1 result. The 4s, meanwhile, were 6-1 victors in Skerries with first club goals for Rebecca and Jessica Mooney. The W3 began their season with a lively 3-2 loss to UCD!

The girls enjoyed their first blitzes of 2026/27 with the 1st to 5th class teams going to Dalkey for a series of matches in the September sun! The U16 boys, meanwhile, produced a big win over Bray in a friendly match.

3. Cocktail party – October 17th, 7.30pm – get the date in the diary! It follows a full schedule of home matches at the club!

4. Parents Information Meetings – upstairs in the clubhouse, we will be running three sessions for parents of those in the youth section to find out more about how things run and so on

– Friday, September 25th – 7pm: 1st to 4th year parents  

– Saturday, September 26th – 9.30am: boys up to 6th class

– Sunday, September 27th – 9.30am: girls up to 6th class

5. Youth goalkeeper Friday sessions – updated times; with a healthy number of goalkeepers signed up, sessions with James Coffey on Friday evenings will now be split into the following groups:

– Under 14s: 6.10 – 6.40pm

– Girls 1st year/6th class: 6.45 – 7.15pm

Under 16 boys/girls 7.20 – 7.50pm

5. October mid-term camp (Oct 27th to 30th) – early notice for this camp which runs during the half-term break for senior infants to 6th class boys and girls, member and non-members. From 9.30am to 2.30pm Price is €120

Contact Orla on camps@threerockrovershc.com for more info or book now on: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

6. Groundforce! – the club will run another day of gardening works around the club in the coming weeks for which we will be looking for volunteers to take part! More info to follow

7. Re-turn – we now have three yellow bins into which you deposit your Re-Turn bottles and cans with all funds going to the club. It has proven a very handy source of income for the club so please consider dropping your empties in!

8. New members:

 If you or someone you know is looking to get into hockey, contact:

Juniors: junior.committee@threerockrovershc.com

Senior men: John Blakeney on mens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

Senior women: Andrea van Eeden womens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

9. Get involved

The club always welcomes more volunteers to help grow and develop; here’s this week’s way you can help out!

• Match reporters/photographers – if you are in a position to showcase your team’s activities this week and  build our coverage of the club on social media, get in touch with Stephen Findlater on 086 80 44 238, stevie_findlats@yahoo.com or via the Whatsapp Community!

10. Club membership

To be eligible to play, umpire or coach this season, Hockey Ireland Membership is required. Please sign up via the following links:

– HI Membership: https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?aID=29011&pKey=da2c0f798cfdfa14090d0577d5fb6f48&formID=121278

– Three Rock club membership: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

Week two of the competitive season and the intensity ramping up! First home games of the season for the men’s and women’s firsts; first league games for the women’s 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th teams and the first blitzes of the season for the girls section!

Here’s a quick round-up of all that’s going on!

1. This week’s league fixtures

Saturday, September 19^th

Home

11am (front) – W3 vs UCD (league)

11am (back) – M4/5 vs Corinthian (friendly)

1pm (front) – M1 v Cork Harlequins (EYHL)

1pm (back) – M3 v YMCA (friendly)

3pm (front) – W1 v Muckross (EYHL2Q)

3pm (back) – W2 v Monkstown (league)

Away

4pm (Skerries CC) – W4 v Skerries (league)

A massive home curtain-raiser for the season with the M1 and W1 sides playing back-to-back on the front pitch. The men are up against Cork Harlequins at 1pm in their opening EY Hockey League game with the women on straight after at 3pm against Muckross. The women’s 3rds (11am vs Monkstown) and 2nds (3pm v Monkstown) both have their first league games while there are men’s friendlies on the back pitch at 11am on the back pitch. Bar open and food available all day.

Sunday, September 20^th

11am (Whitechurch Park) – Minor girls v Corinthian (friendly)

9am to 12pm (Loreto Dalkey) – blitzes for 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th class groups

2. Last week’s league result: Opening day of the season saw the women’s firsts play a hard-fought battle in St Mark’s against Glenanne with a final quarter goal earning the hosts a 2-1 win. Esme Donaghy got the club’s first competitive goal of 2026/27 with a first quarter goal.

3. October mid-term camp (Oct 27^th to 30^th) – early notice for this camp which runs during the half-term break for senior infants to 6^th class boys and girls, member and non-members. From 9.30am to 2.30pm Price is €120

Contact Orla on camps@threerockrovershc.com for more info or book now on: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

4. Rovers representing- Congrats to Ollie Cox (U16), Josh Kelly, Louis Rothwell and Simon Montgomery (U18) who have been included in the latest Irish underage boys development block!

Ben Johnson and Simon MacAllister (pictured) were at the launch of the new EY Hockey League season as their new season gets under way.

5. Groundforce! – the club will run another day of gardening works around the club in the coming weeks for which we will be looking for volunteers to take part! More info to follow

New windows and doors will be installed in the clubhouse at the end of October

6. Re-turn – the club continues to collect your Re-Turn bottles and cans with collection bins available on the fireplace in the bar. It has proven a very handy source of income for the club so please consider dropping your empties in!

7. Training schedule and new members

The current schedule for training sessions can be found here https://www.instagram.com/p/DclKzFtiNJY/?img_index=1

If you or someone you know is looking to get into hockey, contact:

Juniors: junior.committee@threerockrovershc.com

Senior men: contact John Blakeney on mens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

Senior women: contact Andrea van Eeden womens.captain@threerockrovershc.com

8. Get involved

The club always welcomes more volunteers to help grow and develop; here’s this week’s way you can help out!

• Match reporters/photographers – if you are in a position to showcase your team’s activities this week and  build our coverage of the club on social media, get in touch with Stephen Findlater on 086 80 44 238, stevie_findlats@yahoo.com or via the Whatsapp Community!

9. Club membership

To be eligible to play, umpire or coach this season, Hockey Ireland Membership is required. Please sign up via the following links:

– HI Membership: https://membership.mygameday.app/regoform.cgi?aID=29011&pKey=da2c0f798cfdfa14090d0577d5fb6f48&formID=121278

– Three Rock club membership: https://threerockrovershockeyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership

The club is saddened to hear of the passing of George McCaw, a long-time member of the club who was part of the Irish Senior Cup winning sides of the 1960s, an Irish international and a member of the Buccaneers touring teams.

He was also the architect who designed the club’s pavilion in the 1980s and was subsequently a pavilion member for many years along with his wife Maureen.

Our thoughts are with Maureen and his family. Funeral Service on Tuesday (June 2) at 1 pm in The Unitarian Church, Stephen’s Green (D02 YP23), afterwards, to Friends Burial Ground, Temple Hill, Blackrock.

https://rip.ie/death-notice/george-a-mccaw-dublin-rathfarnham-632089