AGM NOTIFUCATION
Members are hereby notified that the Annual General Meeting of Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club will be held on Saturday 28th April 2018 at 5.30 pm in the Clubhouse.
AGENDA
1. Agree minutes of the last Meeting.
2. Players Reports from Ladies teams, Mens teams and Juniors
3. Committee Report
4. Council Report
5. Annual Accounts and report of Hon Auditor
6. Election of
a) Officers, Council and Committee
b) Honorary Secretary
c) Honorary Auditor
7. Motion to change Adult Subscription rates
8. Any other business

Volunteers Needed!!
Tournament season is upon us, a big shout out for volunteers to help as stewards, bar staff, etc. during the following weekends:

April 21st and 22nd – Leinster finals
May 11th to 13th – Men’s Masters Home Nations
May 25th to 27th – Vets Fest

We can’t do this without you!! Please let us know your availability asap!

Fixtures
Quite a few teams have completed their seasons with both the men’s 2s and 3s winning their respective leagues, the 4s finishing mid table after an up and down season and the 5ths have their final game this weekend against Killkenny and the 1s face Pembroke in a repeat of the Senior Cup final just gone!
The Ladies 1s finished extremely strongly in Division 2 with wins agianst the likes of Alex, Naas and YMCA to finish mid table. The 2s and 3s play their final league fixtures this weekend, the 3s have a Cup final against Bray in a coupe of weeks at HQ to look forward to still.
Ladies
L2s vs YMCA (H) @11am Front
L3s vs Railway Union (A) @11am

Men’s
M1 vs Pembroke Wanderers (H) @3pm Front
M5 vs Killkenny (H) @1pm Front

Senior Cup
The men’s firsts won the Irish Senior Cup on Sunday April 8th after a 5-2 win against Pembroke, with Luke Madeley leading the way with a hat trick of corner goals. Congrats lads on a great performance in pretty wet conditions! You can find reports of the victory in the Irish Times and online on the The42.ie!

Gala Dinner
The Gala Dinner, in the Royal Marine Hotel, on April 14th is SOLD OUT. What a night it will be and for those who have indicated they are going, but have yet to pay, you must get in contact with Emer Keogh to organise payment ASAP.

The men’s 1sts competing in the EHL, the Under 14s in the Junior EHL, Junior girls on tour and repsentatives in the Leinster HOD squads along with about 200 supporters meant that it was huge weekend for the Club on and off the pitch in Rotterdam between March 30th and April 2nd!

Rovers Rotterdam Rendezvous
The men’s first competed in the KO16 against Saint Germain on the Saturday morning in Rotterdam. In an extremely positive and brilliant first 2 quarters from the lads they dominated, keeping the French under the pump for large portions of the first half.
They limited the French to very few chances in the first half while creating plenty themselves from some lovely hockey. Unfortunately the French took the lead quite against the grain through a well worked short corner to lead 2-0 as field goals were worth double in the tournament this year.
However, the lads did not get disheartened and justly got on level terms just before the half-time hooter when Harry scored a wonderful goal in the D after a lovely move from the back which involved the majority of the team. With his weight going onto his back foot he cracked a lovely shot over the helpless keeper’s pads after controlling the ball in the middle of the D under pressure.
Unfortunately the French took the lead in the second half from a well worked short corner to take the lead, again somewhat against the run of play through their captain. Like the first half the lads played some delightful hockey in front of a large band of Rovers supporters and were extremely unlucky not to go in front when Harry cracked an outrageous reverse off the bar, which would have been goal of the tournament for sure.
The final score was 3-2 unfortunately, however, the lads represented themselves immensely and showcased the best of Irish hockey and the supporters highlight why the Irish are the best supporters in the world!

They had a second game to prepare for in the ranking match sequence where they face Belgian giants the KHC Dragons. Unfortunately the lads were on the wrong end of a 20-10 score line, 12-5 traditionally. However, they again represented themselves immensely under trying circumstances with 6 players down to due a stomach virus by the end of the game.
They were also the first and potentially the only team to convert a penalty goal into a field goal, which is something to be happy with and they scored 5 goals against very formidable opposition!

Huge thanks to Lynn Canning, Amanda Morris, John Findlater and others who drove the fundraising initiative to enable the team to travel, the support team of Deano, Ali, Chuck and Gareth Borland for their immense work throughout the weekend and the season so far!!

The Juniors take Rotterdam
The Under 14s in the first appearance for an Irish team in the ABNAMRO Junior EHL finished 3rd, yes I repeat 3rd!
They played Bloemendaal and Racing Club de Polo in the group stages. In their first game against Bloemendaal, from Holland, they managed a wonderful 2-1 win, the winning goal coming from a well worked switch at short corner time. This set them up brilliantly for their second game against Polo. They earned a draw, which meant that themselves and Polo made it to the Semi-Finals.
In the Semis they faced Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles. They came back from 3-0 down to get back to 3-2 and nearly completed an immense come back but ultimately fell short against their Belgian opposition.
This meant that they faced a battle for 3rd place against familiar foes in Polo. They won a tight game against the Spanish side to claim Ireland’s first EHL medal, at any level!!

Huge congrats to the boys for all their hard work in putting such stellar performances over the weekend. Thank you to their coach Angus ad manager Kevin for their hard work throughout the season getting the team to this point! It must also be noted that a huge thank you must go to Brona who made this Junior take over of Rotterdam a reality!

Rovers Representing
Alongside the 2 teams in the EHL in Rotterdam, Rovers Under 16 girls were over representing and Brooklyn Mapfumo and Hugo Heisterkemp were part of the Leinster Under 16s HOD squad in Eindhoven, well done to all!!

What a weekend!!!

After Saturday’s Tilman Brewin gathering before the 1sts game against Banbridge we received the following from Banbridge. Thank you very much to Banbridge for the kind words and the Club as a whole looks forward to playing against them next season at Havelock!! Read the message below.

On behalf of Banbridge can I express our gratitude for the reception provided to our supporters prior to last Saturdays EYHL fixture. It was a wonderful gesture and was fully appreciated by all who managed to attend. We would hope to be in a position to reciprocate next season.

May I also take this opportunity to wish the club every success in the EHL KO16 in Rotterdam this coming weekend. We know all too well what a wonderful experience this tournament is and sincerely hope that you progress to the final 8. We will be following your progress with interest.

Yours in hockey

John Bell
Hon Secretary
Banbridge Hockey Club

The EHL is finally here! The weekend that countless hours of organising have been put in, training sessions and everything in between!! On the pitch the men’s 1s play on Saturday at 11.30am (10.30am irish time) versus Saint Germain in the KO16. While the Under 14 boys take part in the Junior EHL!

The men’s firsts went over Wednesday, and have had a couple of sessions on the pitch so far and have settled well! The Under 14s go over early saturday morning. Off the pitch about 2/3s of the club seem to have located to the area for the weekend!!

For any last minute information for those over there: EHL INFORMATION

There are numerous people who without them the teams and the Club would not have got to this stage at all. The likes of Brona Kernan, Lyn Canning, Amanda Morris, John Findlater and many more have made this weekend possible for the Club, many thanks from all concerned!!

Enjoy the weekend everybody and good luck to the firsts and the the Under 14s!!

For those stuck at home click here to watch the matches: EHL MATCHES

Leinster Finals Day is here!! 5 games and cups up for grabs. We have 3 Three Rock teams participating in the finals!!

The Under 16s versus Enniscorthy at 11.30am on the back pitch
The men’s 1s versus Corinthians at 12.30pm on Front pitch
The rockets in a parahockey blitz at 2.30pm

Get out and support the teams and the Club in what is one of the biggest days in the hockey calendar! Our new caterers, the gents from the The Cooking Roadshow, will be in position, the rugby will be on TV, the bar will be open, what more do you need, other than no snow?

Contact Derek Squire or Bernie if you can offer any of your time, all time given will be hugely appreciated!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to one and all too!!

Caterers
Our Caterers, Sian and Martina, have taken up full time roles and will no longer run the club kitchen. The Club would like to pass on our thank you to them for their dedication and friendly service at the Club since last September, and we would like to wish them well in their new roles.

Don’t worry though, the Club would like to welcome Richie, Cian and Ryan, of the Cooking Roadshow, who have taken over the role from this coming weekend! Below is a list of what will be on offer this weekend:

Tea €2
Coffee €2
Latte 2.50
Cappuccino 2.50
Hot chocolate 2.50
Glass of cordial .50
Bottled water 1.00
Sel of sandwiches from 3.00
Fresh scones 2.00
Rocky road square 2.00
Soup 3.50 to go 2.50
Salad of the day 6.00
Pasta of the day 6.50
All day brunch 6.50
Superquinn sausage/ bacon roll to go 4.00
Nachos 3.00
Crisps and chocolate 1.00

Please do make them feel welcome over the weekend and stay around to support the games that are on this weekend, the match can and will be shown if people want it, so why not make an afternoon of it!!

Pavilion Lunch
The Tilman Brewman Dolphin Pavilion Gathering will be on March 24th in the clubhouse. Finger food will be served from 1.30pm just before the Men’s 1sts take on Banbridge at 3pm. Contact the Club for more information.

125th Gala Dinner
The Gala dinner, celebrating all of the clubs 125 years since its founding is happening on the 14th of April in the Royal Marine Hotel! Don’t forget to buy your tickets either online via the website or by sending a cheque to the club FAO ladies Club Captain.
CLICK HERE FOR: Tickets

Don’t miss out on an immense evening of celebration ofthe clubs past, present and future on and off the pitch!

Player of the Year nominations
It’s that time of the year where you have the opportunity to select the male or female player who has gone to training in all weather conditions, who has given their all every Saturday no matter the result! The links are below, pick the player from the list you think is most deserving. Nominations BEFORE APRIL 1st. ONE VOTE PER PERSON

MEN’s Player of the Year: VOTE HERE

LADIES Player of the Year: VOTE HERE

Thank you!
A very big thank you to the men’s and women’s teams who helped clear much of the snow from the front pitch throughout the week, it is this sort of enthusiasm and commitment that makes us great!

Pauline Corrigan (Three Rock Rovers President)

FIXTURES
Ladies
Saturday
L1 v Railway (A) @12:40
L2 v Monkstown (H) @11:00
L3 v Muckross (A) @18:00
Sunday
L3 v Wicklow (H) (Cup) @17.15

Mens
Saturday
M1 vs Railway (H) @15:00
M2 vs YMCA (H) @13:00
M3 vs Pembroke (H) @15:00
M4 vs Wicklow (A) @12:00
M5 vs Wicklow (A) @10:00
Sunday
M2 vs Monkstown (H) @13.30
M4 vs Pembroke (H) @13.30

The men’s firsts are hosting a table quiz in the Clubhouse on Sunday March 11th as part of the build up to the #EHL KO16 in Rotterdam next month. Take part in what will be a fun evening starting at 8pm at Grange Road!

It is 10 euro per person and teams of 4-5, raffle on the night too. Contact John Mullins or another member of the ones for more information or if you want to help in anyway.

Help them on the final stretch towards Rotterdam and what will be a huge weekend for the Club with so many teams and members moving over for the weekend!