Subs
The Senior sub link is now live on the website, the Senior Prices have not been changed for the coming season and you can pay your sub here to: PAY HERE

Please pay your subs as soon as possible as the money is vital for the running of the club and providing coaches and equipment for all teams for the coming season!

Training Times
Please be aware for the next week or so pre-season times may differ so please check with by emailing secretary@threerockrovershc.com for Senior men’s times and ladies.captain@threerockrovershc.com for Senior ladies sides pre-season times.

Regular training times are as follows and for the Youths section the respective start dates are available too. Please contact Chris at youths@threerockrovershc.com if you have any questions regarding the coming youth section season.

Mens
1/2s: Tuesday & Thursdays 7.30-9:00
3-5s: Tuesday: 7pm-8.15

Mens 3-5s will start back training from Tuesday September 3rd, please point anyone interested in playing for Rovers Men’s section to Stephen Findlater at stevie_findlats@yahoo.com to get their Rovers experience tipped off!

Ladies
1s: Monday 8-10, Wednesday 7-8.30
2s: Monday 8.30-10, Wednesday 7-8.30
3s: Monday 7-8.30, Wednesday 8.30-10

League Starts
Mens: September 21st
M2s v Railway (A)
M3 v Wicklow (A)
M4 v Glenanne (A)
M5 v Monkstown (A)

Women: September 28th
L1s v UCD (A)
L2 v UCD (A)
L3 v Weston (A)

Youths
Start dates for the Youths sections are as follows:
Start Dates
Friday August 30th: Under 16 Boys & Inter Girls
Saturday August 31st: Under 14 Boys
Sunday September 1st: Girls 6th Class, 1st Yr & Minor
Saturday September 7th: Boys U8s, U10s & U12s
Sunday September 8th: Girls 1st – 5th Class

Training times are as follows:
Girls
1st Class to 4th Class – Sunday – 9.30am to 10.30am
5th Class – Sunday 10.30am to 11.30am
6th Class – Sunday – 10.30 am to 12.00pm
1st Year – Sunday – 12.00pm to 1.30pm
2nd Year – Sunday – 11.30am to 1.00pm
3rd/4th Year – Friday – 6.30pm to 7.45pm

Boys
Under 8 – Saturday – 9.15am to 10.15am
Under 10 – Saturday – 9.15am to 10.30am
Under 12 – Saturday – 9.00am to 10.30am
Under 14 – Saturday – 5.00pm to 6.30pm
Under 16 – Friday – 6.30pm to 7.45pm

Again, contact Chris at youths@threerockrovershc.com with any questions or queries

Summer Hockey
This Tuesday, July 23rd, is the final night of Summer Hockey at Grange Road! We hope to see the largest turn out yet to finish off in style. We will have Love Island on the TV, the bar will be open and we may even have pizza! It is all dependent on numbers so car pool, cycle, take the bus (16 drops you right outside the club) and bring a friend(s) to finish off in style!

7.30-9pm this Tuesday, spread the word!

Irish JAGs
We have plenty of representation across the Junior teams during their respective European campaigns this week!

Under 21s
Congrats to Harry MacMahon, Conor and Ali Empey, Alex Flynn, Matthew Walker and former Rover Mark Samuel who are part of the Under 21s squad in Plzen and have reached the Semi-Final stage with their match against Scotland taking place tomorrow! (Friday July 19th)
The side is also managed by Rovers very own Emer Keogh!

Under 18s
Well done to Jamie Pullen, Evan Jennings and Harry Lynch in their participation in Under 18 Boys 6 Nations campaign in Holland this week. They are part of a squad that is coached by former Men’s 1s coach, and ling time Rover, Niall Denham.

Under 16s
Congrats to Izzy Bowen, Adam Galbraith,Ben Ryder and Ben Whelan who have been part of the Under 16 Girls and Boys squads this week respectively as part of the teams Six Nations campaigns in Oranje-Rood Hockey Club.
The Under 16 Boys are coached by former Ladies 1s coach Simon Lowry!

Congrats to all current and past Rovers representing this week across Europe!

EHL KO16
The Euro Hockey League KO16 draw was conducted earlier today and the Men’s 1s have been given an enticing tie against Scottish Champions Grange! Match details will be confirmed over the next week. But the KO16 is set to take place over the weekend of the 4th – 6th of October so get booking those flights and accommodation and be part of Rovers Rendezvous next season!

Ireland Masters Euros
Congratulations to Ed Simpson, Davy Sterrit, Glenn Webb (All O50s) and Rob Johnson and Frank Heisterkemp (055s) on their selections for the respective Irish Master sides. The teams will be competing in the European Championships this August 7th – 17th in Crefeld, Germany.
Ed is also captaining the O50s, good luck to all!!

Leinster Leagues and EYHL
The fixtures for the Leinster Hockey and EYHL season are now available on the leinster and Hockey Ireland websites. The Men’s teams will tip off on the weekend of September 21st while the ladies tip off on the 28th.

Dust off the kit and keep an eye out for pre-season and Adult subs for the 2019/2020 season over the next couple of weeks!

World Series Finals
Congratulations to the Irish Senior Men’s squad on reaching the Semi-Finals of the World Series Finals in Le Touquet. They will play South Korea at 14:30 (IRL Time) on Saturday with the match being streamed on the FIH website.

Win the match and they book their final spot on Sunday at 17:00 (IRL Time) against either France or Scotland as well as guarantee themselves a two legged direct Olympic Qualifier next October/November potentially on home soil!

Congrats to all our #RoversRepresenting too Luke Madeley, Daragh Walsh, Jaime Carr and Ben Walker as part of the squad with Ben and Luke being amongst the goals in the games to date!

LHA Summer squads
Congratulations to all Junior Rovers who have made their respective LHA Summer Under Age squads. We have representation across all FOUR TEAMS which is no small feat by the players and their coaches!
The squads currently do not include any players selected for Irish Age grade teams who are preparing for their respective European tournaments next month. Again we have representation in 3 out of the 4 teams!
For more information the LHA squads click here: LHA Summer squads

Summer Hockey
We are 4 days out from WEEK 4 of Summer Hockey at Grange Road!
It’s 5 euro per week or 20 euro for the 6 WEEKS REMAINING. Join us from 7.30 for some mixed social hockey in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains!
All levels welcome, want to try something new? Haven’t played in years? Summer hockey is the way to get into a sport that is for any and all!

EHL KO16
The Men’s firsts are confirmed participants in the EHL KO16 that takes place this coming October, over the weekend of the 4th-6th, in Barcelona. The draw to find out who and when exactly Rovers play takes place next month, keep your eyes peeled and starting preparing for another Rovers European Rendezvous!

Irish Under 21s Fundraiser
As part of their fundraising campaign for the Under 21s the gents, mentioned above, are running a summer camp fundraiser at Grange Road from July 1st until July 4th 2019.
9am – 2pm daily at Rovers for 3rd class upwards, All Levels welcome!
Register your child(ren) HERE: UNDER 21s SUMMER CAMP FUNDRAISER

Full details can be found on the website under Information and click HOCKEY CAMP.

Contact Conor Empey, empeyc@gmail.com, if you have any other queries.

Summer Hockey
Summer Hockey tips off this Tuesday, June 4th, at 7.30 unitil 9.00 up at Grange Road play some mixed social hockey at HQ every Tuesday until July 23rd!
It is 5 euro per session or 20 euro for the 8 weeks.
No pre registration required, just turn up to Rovers on the night and pay the required money then.

KHC Leuven
‘It’s not goodbye, only see you later’
Good luck to Luke Madeley, Daragh Walsh and Jaime Carr who will all be plying their trade in Belguim with KHC Leuven for the 2019/2020 season!
We are so proud of our #RoversRerpesenting in Europe for the coming season and we cannot wait to welcome you back to HQ in the future!

Irish Senior Men
Congratulations to Ben Walker, Luke Madeley, Daragh Walsh and Jaime Carr on their selection for the Irish Senior Men’s squad as they prepare for their World Series Event in Le Torquet, France later this month!

Irish Under 21s
Well done to Harry MacMahon, Conor and Ali Empey, Matthew Walker and Alex Flynn on their selection for the Irish Under 21 squad preparing for their European campaign in the Czech Republic from the 14th to the 20th of July! Harry is also the captain of the team!
Well done lads and keep up the hard work!

Fundraiser
As part of their fundraising campaign for the Under 21s the gents, mentioned above, are running a summer camp fundraiser at Grange Road from July 1st until July 4th 2019.
9am – 2pm daily at Rovers for 3rd class upwards, All Levels welcome!
Register your child(ren) HERE: https://forms.gle/pTDFGcqvJVQ7FUtm9

Full details can be found on the website under Information and click HOCKEY CAMP.

Contact Conor Empey, empeyc@gmail.com, if you have any other queries.

Irish Under 16 Girls & Boys
Congratulations to Izzy Bowen on her selection for Irish Under 16 Girls team heading to Eindhoven for their 6 Nations campaign in Eindhoven next month!

Welll done to Adam Galbraith, Ben Ryder and Ben Whelan on their selection for the Under 16 Boys squad as they prepare for their European campaign also in Eindhoven next month between the 14th and 20th of July!

Summer Hockey 2019
We are hosting mixed social summer hockey at Grange Road!
Starting on June 4th 2019 and running for 8 weeks we will run sessions, for all levels and abilities, from 7.30 to 9 to help satisfy your hockey requirements until the start of the 2019/2020 season!

The cost is 5 euro per session or 20 euro for the 8 weeks, there is no need to pre register just turn up to Grange Road every Tuesday from June 4th until July 23rd and you’ll be sorted out!

Know someone interested in playing for the first or wanting to get back into hockey bring them along, the more the merrier!
For more information check out the website!

Senior Cup & Champions Trophy successes
Huge congrats to the Men’s 1s who over the past two weekends have retained their Champions Trophy and Senior Cup crowns in two tightly and hotly contested games against Lisnagarvey.
Well done to the players and management on another incredible season!

World Series Finals selection
Congratulations to Luke Madeley, Daragh Walshe, Ben Walker and Jaime Carr on their selection in the Irish Senior Men’s squad ahead of the FIH World Series Finals in Le Touquet, France from the 15th to the 23rd of June as part of the teams Olympic qualificaiton aspirations!

Ireland O50s Men
Good luck to Ed Simpson and Davy Sterrit as they take part in Ireland Men’s Over 50s matches in Swansea against Wales, Scotland and England this coming weekend!

Wendy Lee & Ringwood Cups
This past Sunday the Rovers Junior season was brought to a close with the annual Wendy Lee and Ringwood Cups at Grange Road.
Congratulations to the Under 14 girls who won the Wendy Lee and commiserations to boys in the Ringwood Cup which was won by Banbridge U14 Boys.

Thank you Avril, Eileen, Simon & Brendan for organising the days action!

Leinster Junior selection
Congratulations to Rovers Ladies firsts player Rachel Allen on her selection for Leinster squad ahead of the Junior InterPros later this month to be played in Cork Harlequins!

Irish Under 21s fundraiser
As part of their fundraising campaign to represent Ireland at the Euro Hockey U21 Championships this summer, our Three Rock Coaches are running a four day Hockey Camp.
The camp will run from 9am to 2pm each day and is for age groups 3rd class and upwards. All levels are welcome!

To register your Child(ren) and for more information:
CLICK HERE: https://www.threerockrovershc.com/a/hockey-camps-33861.html

Irish Under 16 Boys call ups
Congratulations to Adam Glabraith, Ben Ryder & Ben Whelan on their selection for the Ireland Under 16s ahead of their Six Nations campaign between the 14th and 20th of July in Eindhoven! For More information click here: https://www.hockey.ie/international?content_page=U-16Boys

Champions Trophy
Good luck to the men’s firsts as they play their EYHL Champions Trophy semi-final against Banbridge tomorrow in Havelock Park at 5pm. If they win they’ll play either Lisnagarvey or Glenanne in the the final on Sunday at 4.45 again in Havelock Park.

Summer Hockey
Join us this coming June for TRRHC summer hockey at Grange Road!

WHEN: Every Tuesday, starting on June 4th, 7.30-9.00.

WHAT: Mixed social hockey to keep you happy until pre-season tips off (Unless Pre-season makes you happy that is! )

WHERE: Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club

5 euro per session or 20 euro for 8 weeks!

All levels, wanted and welcome! Bring a mate, play some matches and have some summer fun with us!

Club Dinner
Well done to the social committee and especially Louise Callan for their hard work putting together and hosting the Club Dinner last Saturday in Old Wesley RFC. A great night was had by all who attended, thank you to Old Wesley for the excellent facilities and hosting us!

Leinster trials
Congrats to Elena, Hannah and Mia on all making the last 20 as part of the Leinster Hockey Goalkeeper trials!

Ireland Under 16s
Good luck to Izzy Bowen who departed for Germany today with the Under 16 Girls to take part in a two game series against Mannheim HC.

Club Dinner
Reminder, the Dinner is this Saturday with the drinks reception starting at 7pm. If you still have to buy a ticket, you must do so by THURSDAY EVENING.

BUY YOUR TICKET HERE: CLUB DINNER 18/19

EHL
Congratulations to the Men’s firsts, despite the results, on another wonderful EHL adventure! They pushed KHC Dragons all the way before losing out 4-2. In their ranking match they were on the wrong end of a 4-1 scoreline against a strong Surbiton side. You can read all the match reports here: Euro Hockey League

KHC Leuven
Massive congrats to Luke Madeley and Daragh Walsh who agreed contracts with Belgian outfit Leuven starting next season! Well deserved for their trojan work on on both the Men’s 1s and the International set up! We wait with bated breath to see how well they do!
Good luck gents!

Irish Junior Cup success
The Men’s 2s won the Irish Junior Cup the Sunday before Easter by beating Instonians 4-1 at Grange Road! It was the first time, after a few near misses, since the early 90s that Rovers have held the crown. Well done the coach Elun Hacl , captain Luke McSharry and the squa for another incredible season! They won Division 2, the IJC and were pipped to the Railway Cup by Glenanne, well done lads!

Article photo shows the 1978 Junior Cup team on their way to play Instonians. Many thanks to Neale Webb for sharing with us.

Summer Hockey
We will be running Summer Hockey in the Club this year. Full details to come next week!

Leinster trials
Congrats to Lucy, Aisling, Maria, Katie, Lauren, Anna and Natasha for all making the next stage of Leinster Girls trials!

EHL KO16
The KO16 is nearly upon us! The Men’s firsts will be playing KHC Dragons next WEDNESDAY the 17th at 3pm (CET) or 2pm Irish time at Oranje-Rood Hockey Club in Eindhoven! If you can’t make the finals yourself all the matches will be streamed on the EHL websitle, link below. You can find the full match schedule and if you STILL NEED tickets you can find the links below too.
Get your tickets here: KO16 TICKETS

Find the full match schedule here:Match Schedule

WATCH TRRHC vs KHC DRAGONS Here: MATCH STREAM

Dinner & AGM
AGM
The AGM is TONIGHT at 8pm in the Clubhouse find the motion, last years minutes and other relevant information can be found the Club website.

CLUB DINNER
The Club Dinner is on the 27th of April this year. There will be a drinks reception, three course meal and DJ & Bar til late in OLD Wesley RFC!

Tickets are priced as follows:
70- Adults
55- Students

Buy tickets for the best social of the season here: CLUB DINNER 18/19

There will awards on the night and you can vote for your Men’s and Ladies player of the season here: VOTE HERE

Ireland Under 21s
Congrats to Conor Empey, Ali Empey, Harry MacMahon, Matthew Walker and Alex Flynn on their selection for the recent Ireland Men’s Under 21s series against France which concluded this morning with their final game up at Grange Road.
Kudos to former Rovers Peter Lynch and Mark Samuel on being part of the squad as well and our very own Emer Keogh who was managing the side during the series.

Irish Junior Cup
The Men’s 2s are in the Irish Junior Cup this Sunday at 4pm against Instonians! The game is being held up at Grange Road as we host day two of the Irish Senior Finals this weekend alongside Pembroke who are hosting Saturday’s finals!
There is a charge to see the game, however, if you volunteer your time and help out with parking and/or the bar on Sunday you get in for free!
Contact Derek Squire Mob: +353 87 762 4175 Email: derekpsquire@gmail.com to confirm you can help out!

Fixtures
Saturday
M1 v Cookstown @15.30, Front pitch
M3 v UCD @17.15, Front pitch
M4 v Pembroke @10:45, Serpentine Avenue
M5 v Pembroke @12:30, Claremont Road

Sunday
M2 v Instonians @16:00, Front Pitch, IRISH JUNIOR CUP FINAL

Tuesday
M2 v Corinthians @20:00, Front Pitch

Club Dinner
The Annual Club Dinner will be held in Old Wesley RFC on April 27th this year!
Starting at 7.30pm there will be a prosecco reception, three course meal and dancing til late to celebrate another great season for the whole club!

Tickets are 70 for Adults and 55 for Students!
You can buy your tickets here: CLUB DINNER TICKETS

Players of the Season
There will be awards on the night to recognise individuals both on and off the pitch!
You can vote for your players of the season here: POTY 2018/2019

AGM
This years AGM will be held in the Clubhouse next Thursday, April 11th, starting at 8pm. The motion up for discussion, notice and last years minutes can be found at the bottom of the page. Have your voice heard and be part of making Rovers an even better place for all to play hockey now and into the future!

EHL
Only a couple weeks to go before the Men’s firsts represent themselves, the Club and Ireland in the KO16 against KHC Dragons in Eindhoven on April 17th!
Get your tickets here: EHL KO16

Fixtures
Short one this weekend with only three men’s sides in action. However, it is a busy one up at HQ as we host the annual Leinster Senior Cup Finals across both Saturday and Sunday!
Full fixture list can be found here: Leinster Finals

Saturday
M1 v Cookstown @14:30, EYHL,Steelweld Park
M5 v Monkstown @15:00, Division 6, Rathdown School

Sunday
M2 v Glenanne @14:30, Railway Cup Final, Grange Road Front pitch.

Golf Outing 2019
THREE ROCK ROVERS HOCKEY CLUB GOLF OUTING 2019

Date: Friday 21st June 2019
Venue: Greystones Golf Club

Playing for: The Captain’s Tankards & The Webb Crampton Trophy

Price: Total – €60.00 Golf and Dinner

Format: Fourball Stableford FULL Handicap

Time Sheet 1.50 pm – 3.10 pm

All members as well as parents of our junior members, are most welcome, whether for the whole event, golf or dinner only. If you wish to take part please contact David Haughton by one of the following:-

• Tel: 087 8147380
• Email: derh50@gmail.com
• Post: Fill in the form attach and return to David at 9, Avoca Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Please arrange your own Partner and Opposition in the Fourball. If this is not possible, let David know and he will try to fix you up with a Partner or Opposition or both. This is a traditional day in the TRR calendar; please come as it is a most enjoyable day.

It would also be most helpful if you could respond as early as possible to reserve your time on the time sheet.

Dress: Smart casual is acceptable. No Jeans.
Soft spikes are essential

As usual any gifts for prizes will be most welcome and my thanks to those members who generously gave prizes last year.

Times on sheet: 1.50, 2.00, 2.10, 2.20, 2.30, 2.40, 2.50, 3.00, 3.10

Hockey Ireland Survey
Calling All female Rovers! Hockey Ireland needs your assistance by answering a few questions in their survey, linked here: Female Leaders in Hockey Survey

The answers from this survey will help the Hockey Ireland Development team in shaping future programmes aiming to support more females in engaging with their leadership pathways.

Club Dinner
April 27th, starting at 7.30pm in Old Wesley RFC with a Prosecco reception, 3 course meal and DJ & Bar til late. It’ll be a great way to celebrate a great season across the board. Tickets priced at 55 for students and 70 for Adults. Link to buy tickets online will be live next week, keep your eyes peeled!

L2s, L3s & M2s Champions
Congrats to the L2s (Division 6), L3s (Division 10) and the M2s (Division 2) for winning their respective Leinster Leagues and in the cases of the Ladies promotion to their respective higher divisions for the 2019/2020 season!

Congrats to the players and coaches for such awesome season work and dedication since August last year!

Irish Finals & Leinster Finals
We are playing host to one day of the Irish Finals weekend on Sunday April 14th with the Mens Irish Junior Cup and Trophy alongside the Women’s Irish Junior Cup being played at 4pm, 3pm and 2pm respectively. The Men’s 2s are in the IJC Final against Instonians. congratulations to the lads on a great achievement!

While the weekend before, April 6th and 7th we will be hosting the Leinster Divisional Finals with 20 teams, 10 matches being played over the 2 Days! Both weekends will require volunteers who will play a vital role in the successful running of the weekends from the Club’ point of view!

Contact the Club if you can provide any assistance over these weekends!

Fixtures
Saturday
M1 vs Pembroke @3pm, Front
M2 vs Avoca @2.30pm, Away
M3 vs Monkstown @2pm, Away
M4 vs Dublin North @11am, Front
M5 vs Monkstown @1pm, Back

L1 vs Old Alex @1pm, Front

Sunday
M1 vs Cork C of I @2.30pm, Away