November 17th promises to be a busy day at the Club with 5 Senior teams, Loreto and Juniors training all at HQ!
Subject to change, the Men’s 1s, 2s and 3s are at HQ alongside the Ladies 2s, 3s and Loreto who are playing their home games on the back pitch this season.

The club are holding a grand opening of the newly laid back pitch on November 17th at 12.15pm in conjuction with the Club being jam packed with players, supporters and family from all corners of Ireland as the likes of Belfast Harlequins, Cork C of I and Enniscorthy are down to visit Grange Road that Saturday!

It will be an amazing day to celebrate having two world class pitches, watch some amazing hockey and catch up with friends on and off the pitch!!

After a superb weekend in Barcelona at the start of the month where the men’s firsts dispatched of Racing Club de France and earned a hard fought point against Junior FC, their Spanish hosts, to reach the KO16 the men’s firsts have to navigate the challenge of KHC Dragons to go any further in Eindhoven next April.

It is a familiar foe as they faced the same opposition last time round in Rotterdam in their classification match which ended 20-10 in favour of the Belgians. This time around they will be facing the Dragons with, hopefully, a fully fit squad compared to Rotterdam where the team got struck by illness. If they beat their well renowned opposition they’d face a KO8 tie against either Surbiton or Waterloo Ducks.

There is exciting times ahead for the gents and the Club as we look forward to Rovers Roar being heard in Europe again this season! Keep an eye out for any and all fundraising initiatives over the coming months and if you feel like you can contribute to #RoversRoadtoEindhoven in any way it would gladly be accepted!

EHL success!
After two immense performances the Men’s firsts qualified for the KO16 next April by finishing top of Group D in Barcelona. A 6-0 win and a 1-1 draw saw the boys home. They await the draw, on October 21st, live from Orange-Rood to see who they will face in Europe’s best men’s club competition between the 17th and 22nd of April!

Below is a message that Pauline, TRRHC president, received from Monkstown congratulating the gents on their success.

Dear Pauline,
On behalf of Monkstown HC I wanted to pass on our congratulations on the success of your Men in the EHL at the weekend. It is a fantastic achievement for all involved and we wish you the very best in the your preparation for the KO16.

Kind regards
Ali Shaw
Secretary

Subs
IF you have not paid your subs, partially or fully, by this point please do so IMMEDIATELY!

Men’s World Cup
The Men’s World Cup is less then 50 days away. Mitch, Jamie, Ben, Luke and Darragh are all part of the extended squad in the build up to it, find out more at: READ MORE

Fixtures
Men
M1 vs Lisnagarvey @3pm, Front
M2 vs Pembroke @1pm, Front
M3 vs Pembroke @11am, Back
M4 vs Mullingar @12pm, Away
M5 vs Avoca @2.30pm, Away

Ladies
L1 v UCD (away) @ 1:00 – main pitch
L2 v Pembroke (away) @ 11:00
L3 v Clontarf (home) @ 11:00 – front

Youths Training & Fixtures
Friday
Under 16 Boys and Girls 6.30-7.45
League boys GK training 6.30-7.45

Saturday
Under 8, Under 12 Boys and Under 12 Boys goal keeper training, usual times on the back pitch
Under 10 v Monkstown 9.00-10.30 front pitch
Under 14 Boys – 5.00-6.30 front pitch

Sunday
1st Class girls training as normal
2nd Class Girls and Under 8 Boys v Instonians HC at 11.30 back
3rd class boys and girls v Instonians HC at 12.30 back
4th class boys and girls v Instonians HC at 1.30 front and back
5th class boys abs girls v Instonians HC at 2.30 front and back
Under 12 Boys Blitz at 3.30 front and back
X8 6th Class Team 1 @ Naas SC at 9.30
X8 6th Class Team 2 @ Naas SC at 9.30
Minor A @ Naas SC at 12.15pm
Minor B @ Monkstown HC at 3.30pm
Under 14c Boys @ YMCA at 2.00pm

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EHL Round 1
How was your Friday? As good as a 6-0 win for the men’s firsts in game one of their Barcelona adventure against Racing Club de France. Mitch was on the double while Conor, Ross, Mark and Daragh got one a piece to set them up very nicely heading into their game with the hosts, Junior FC, tomorrow afternoon. A win will guarantee KO16 next Easter!
Watch their second game here: https://www.eurohockeytv.org/league/ehl/239

Irish trials
Massive congrats to Izzy Bowen on her selection for Irish trials after helping Leinster Under 16s win the Inter Pros at Grange Road!

Subs
Please make sure you have paid your subs! You can find the link on the website and in the email.

Results
Seniors
M1s beat YMCA 3-1 in EYHL action at Wesley
M2s won 13-0 away in Templecarrig against Bray
M3s beat Wicklow 4-2 in East Glendalough school
M4s drew 1-1 with Corinthians at HQ
M5s lost 4-3 to the Reds as well at HQ.

L1s drew 0-0 with Pembroke last weekend and lost 3-2 against Loreto last night.
L2s lost 4-1 and 3-1 to UCD (Saturday) and Genesis (Thursday) respectively.
L3s beat Trinity in Santry last Saturday 1-0 to sit second ahead of this weekends fixtures.

Fixtures
Seniors
There are no Men’s sides in action this weekend and only the Ladies 3s have a game for the Seniors when they play Railway Union at 11:00 at HQ on front pitch.

Juniors
Saturday Under 12 Boys v Monkstown 9.00-10.30am
Sunday
X8 6th Class
Team 3 v Railway @ TRRHC @ 10.45AM
Team 4 v Naas @ TRRHC @ 12.15pm
X8 1st Year
Team 1 v Old Alex @ TRRHC @ 12.15
Team 2 v Bray @ TRRHC @ 10.45
Team 3 v Railway @ 9.00am
Inter Girls
Inter A v Enniscorthy @ TRRHC @ 1.45pm back
Inter B @ Pembroke @ 2.00pm
Under 14a Boys V Railway @ TRRHC @ 3.15pm back
Under 14b Boys v Weston @ Weston @ 4.00pm

GOOD LUCK ALL!!

Umpire Workshop
Our very own Ali Keogh will be assisting at an Umpiring Masterclass taking place next Friday (the 12th) in Railway Union from 7.30-10pm. The class is being run by International Umpire Coen van Bunge. It’s only 10 euro and promises to be a brilliant evening.
Email letsgo@coenvanbunge.com to book your spot, places are limited!

Members,

Your subs for the coming season are due. The payment link, on the website and included in the last few newsletters, has been live for many weeks by this point. The subs are vital in helping the Club function to the best of its abilities. This is even more the case this season due to the significant financial outlay over the summer relating to the laying of the new pitch and other on going and planned maintenance procedures in the pipeline. The upkeep of the decking, roofing and electrics to name just a few of the things that are required to be done sooner rather than later.

If you have not paid your subs, you are not insured when you play on a pitch. Coaches, insurance, umpires, tournament fees are just some of the things that require payment and enable you to play or watch the hockey that you enjoy up at Grange Road.

Payment of subs in a timely manner plays a role in all of the above. Please do so without haste at the link below.

PAY NOW

If you have paid, thank you and you can ignore this email, however, you can help by encouraging others to follow your lead and pay their respective subs.

SENIOR SUBS INCREASE COME OCTOBER 1st 2018. NO EXCEPTIONS. Please contact the club if you need to discuss your subs situation.

Matthews boosts Rockets on Tuesday
Loreto’s Hannah Matthews joined rockets training on Tuesday night, inspiring our young players! Hannah, one of the Irish women’s hockey team who took hold at the recent World Cup, spoke to the players and parents, praising them on how much they had improved since her last visit to us before the euros in 2017.
Hannah took time to chat to the players, got stuck into the drills, showed them her medal! She was suitably impressed to see our ParaHockey medals from this year’s euros in Barcelona!

Our rockets are going from strength to strength with 4 new members who are setting into being a part of our great club!

Huge thanks to the support of Sherry Fitz for their support of our rockets, lovely new balls courtesy of them! More news coming soon on blitzes and trips!

We are still open to new players. Contact Siobhán on 0879066379.

Girls InterPros, Grange Road
Good luck to Izzy Bowen part of the Leinster Under 16s squad at the Hockey Ireland InterPros at HQ this weekend, starting today. Good luck to Izzy and the Leinster squads!

Anyone who can spare a couple of hours volunteering this weekend get in contact with the Club, any and all help will be appreciated!

Club Partner 2018-2019
The back has been replaced, but the repair, replace and maintenance lists are never ending. Click the link for more information on how you can help the club off the pitch!
FIND OUT MORE

SUBS DUE
Subs are due, the sooner the better please! Click the link pay online now: PAY HERE

EHL Reminder
Round One in Barcelona is TWO WEEKS AWAY!
Buy your tickets on the EHL website and be part of the Rovers Roar in Barcelona: BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW

FIXTURES
M1 vs Banbridge @6pm, Away
M2 vs Monkstown @4.15pm, Away (Water)
M3 vs Rathgar @2.15pm, Away
M4 vs Naas @11.20am, Away
Ladies start back the weekend of September 29th

The Club President, Pauline, welcomes all members and fans, past, present and prospective, ahead of our 126th year!
Welcome to the new season 2018-19

I am delighted to welcome you all to the new season, which promises to be just as hectic as the last one!

Congratulations to all our players representing Ireland and Leinster this year, from Under 16, Under 18, Under 21, Senior, Masters and Rockets, and our Ladies World Cup umpire!
Once more the Men 1st XI face European competition in Barcelona as they represent Ireland at the EHL preliminary rounds in early October. They have just launched their fundraising campaign, so all contributions will be welcome! They will also play in the Indoor European Club competition in Oslo, 15-17 February, having won the national title again last year, and promotion to Club Challenge 1 at last year’s European competition.

We are delighted with our newly refurbished pitch and look forward to the official opening ceremony on Novmeber 17th. Many thanks to the contractors, Tony Patterson Sportsgrounds, for delivering the project on time, and to our Club Manager for ensuring we have an outstanding new pitch.

You will hear lots more about our plans as the season kicks off – so enjoy the hockey, AND the opportunity to help bring this club forward to the next level!

My thanks to all the club officers, Council and committees, volunteer coaches, team managements, and all the other volunteers who work tirelessly to make this club great.

Check out the online TRR newsletter – if you are not in receipt of it, let the Club Secretary know and you will be added to the list, there is also the Three Rock Rovers Facebook page, where details of weekly matches are posted, among other things!

Looking forward to meeting you during the year

Pauline Corrigan
Club President
September 2018

InterPros
Good luck to Calum, Evan, Harry, Jamie, Matthew, Adam and Sam part of the Leinster Under 18 Boys squad and to Rex, Adam, Ben Ryder and Ben Whelan part of the Under 16s. They are all representing Rovers this weekend in Garryduff, good luck boys!

Sherry Fitzgerald Junior Day
Congratulations to all who had a hand in the organising and running of the recent Sherry Fitz Junior Day at HQ. It was a huge success and the Clubs way of celebrating the wonderful #Sherryfitzsupport the past couple of seasons, long may it continue!
To see a short clip of the day: CLICK HERE

SUBS
Subs are now due for the coming season, the sooner you pay the better as the early bird option will be gone come OCTOBER 1st. Coaches, lights, catering, insurance and much more depends on monies owed being paid promptly.
To pay now: CLICK HERE
Contact the Club if you need to discuss your sub situation.

Fixtures
All Senior Fixtures are now up on the Leinster website, below are the fixtures for this weekend. The Men’s 5ths are the first team in league action against Enniscorthy.

Men’s
M1 Training @1pm, Front
M3 vs Enniscorthy @1.15pm, Back (friendly)
M4 vs Pembroke @3pm, Back (friendly)
M5 vs Enniscorthy @11.30am, Back (leauge)

Ladies
L1 vs Muckross @1pm. Away (friendly)

Inter-Pros
Congratulations to Calum Adair, Evan Jennings,Harry Lynch, Jamie Pullen, Matthew Sweetnam, Adam Walker and Sam Walker on their selection for the Leinster Boys Under 18s squads.
Well done to Rex Dunlop, Adam Galbraith, Ben Ryder and Ben Whelan on making the Leinster Boys Under 16 squad. Special shout out to Alex O’Meara, son of Men’s 5th player Eoghan, on his selection for the Under 16s as well.
Massive well done to Isobel Bowen who made the Leinster Girls Under 16 squad during their recent trial weekend! Isobel will be part of the squad at the Inter-Pros taking place at HQ next month!
The lads will be playing in their respective squads down in Cork next month, full details on the Leinster Website, good luck to all!!

Pre-Season
It’s time to dust down those sticks, find the shin pads and fish the gum shield out of the corner.

Ladies
The Ladies have been back full throttle for a couple of weeks now. They’re currently training Mondays , 8pm-10pm, at HQ. Are you the next Deirdre Duke? You’l never know til you go or try it for the first time, spread the word far and spread it wide!

Mens
The firsts squad have been back training for a couple of weeks two ahead of their EHL weekend in OCTOBER. Tickets can be found here!

Training for 3rds through to 5ths and all new members will start back September 4th! Training will be from 7pm – 8.15pm for the season!

SUBS
Subs can be PAID NOW, the link to myclubfinance can be found HERE Get them in as early as you can! You’re not insured to play unless you pay!

Any interested parents looking to add juniors: You NEED to be registered with the junior section before payment. Contact youths@threerockrovershc.com for further details.
If you are not registered with our youth section before you pay a sub, we unfortunately cannot guarantee a place for your child

Autism in Sport Workshop
Irish Hockey in conjunction with the Cara Centre will be running this workshop on Thursday September 13th. For details on how to register and more info CLICK HERE

Umpire Workshops
The Leinster Hockey Umpires Association will be running 3 Workshops ahead of the new season on September 4th, 5th and 6th! Rovers will be the host on the 6th. To register and for more info: CLICK HERE
PUT A WHISTLE WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS.

Road to Round One
The men’s firsts will again be representing the Club in Europe this season as they’re heading to Barcelona for #EHLROUND1 over the weekend of October 5th-7th! Get your tickets here
Get in contact with the Club if want to help out in anyway!

New Pitch
The Back pitch was successfully replaced in the past week. This was only possible after support from the National Lottery Sports Capital Grants scheme and the stellar work of Paul Patterson and the team at Tony Patterson Sportsgrounds who got the pitch completeed ahead of schedule and on target!

Pre-Season
The ladies section have started back pre-season for the new season this past week. Get in contact with angharad @ ladies.captain@threerockrovershc.com for full details!! Pass them onto those who have caught the the bug after the ladies teams heroics in London this summer, the more the merrier!

Masters Hockey
Alongside the exploits of the Irish Ladies in London the Club had plenty of representation at Masters level across the summer to cheer on. Davy Sterrit, Ed Simpson and Rob Johnson were part of the Irish Men’s Over 50s side that finished 5th in the Exin Masters World Cup in Barcelona at the end of July. They beat New Zealand 4-1 in the 5th/6th play-off.

At the same time, Cedric Christie was part of the Over 55s squad in Barcelona. Roger West and Rob Haughton represented the Over 60s and Stuart Swizter was part of the Over 65s from earlier in the summer. Congratulations gents!

Subs due soon
Subs will be due very soon, you’ll receive notification when that happens. This is just a reminder to get ahead of the game and have them ready to go so that you can pay it as soon as you can once you’re notified.

Fixtures
As things stand the Men’s start dates are the 15th and the 22nd of September.
Currently the 5ths start their season on the 15th AWAY to Enniscorthy.
While all the Men’s sides start the following weekend, the 22nd.
1s vs Banbridge and the 2s vs Monkstown both at HOME
3s vs Rathgar and the 4s vs Naas both AWAY

The Ladies have no confirmed date on the site as yet, but it’ll be either the weekend of the 22nd or 29th of September most likely.

Junior Fixtures and schedules will only be confirmed once the respective Boys and Girls meetings have taken place next month.

Road to Barcelona
Once again the Men’s firsts will be competing on the European stage this coming OCTOBER. They face Racing Club de France and Junior FC in Round One in Barcelona over the weekend of the 5th-7th.
There will be fundraising initiatives starting very soon to get the squad to Barcelona, if you have any ideas or want to help the squad and Club in anyway get onto us!! All and any help will be hugely appreciated!
Check out the Road to Barcelona page on the site for more information.

Rovers fans made waves at the KO16 with their brilliant support, get booking those flights, accommodation and be part of the Rovers Roar once again!

General Info
The Junior section is looking for coaches for the coming season, email youths@threerockrovershc.com if you want to be involved!

Contact information for the coming season is available under the Information header on the home page, click contact us for all relevant emails and numbers.