Youths fixtures next weekend:
Saturday – 6th class tour to Cork. Playing Cork C of I in a mini blitz and then settling down to watch the EY League game.
Places on a bus @ €15 per seat. If anyone wants to travel on the bus please let me know.
Sunday – Minor B Girls – final of the Minor C League @ 9.30am. Last league game of the season. It would be great to see as much support as possible.

Youth results from this weekend:
Saturday
Under 12 Boys – win playing an 11-a-side friendly in preparation for league hockey next season. The boys played great hockey and really moved the ball well with plenty of great passing from all the players.
Under 14A Boys Ball Patrol – once again a sterling job by our boys, keeping the play flowing in rather way conditions.
Under 14A Boys – Leinster Cup Final – lose
Sunday
Extreme 8 Team 3 – adding the X8D league title to their section win. The whole season unbeaten.
Extreme 8 Team 1 – winning the X8B Shield title.
Junior A – succummbing to a last minute goal in their semi final.

Trip to Cork
There is an away trip for the 1st XI EYHL game away in Cork this weekend for our juniors. The game in Church of Ireland is a big one for the team as they look to keep the pressure on Banbridge heading into the final weekend of the season. A bus is heading down and there are spare spots left for anyone that would like one. A seat is €15 and anyone interested should contact youths@threerockrovershc.com to book a spot and for departure times.

EYHL league finals

This year we are hosting not only the EYHL playoffs but also the Champions Final Four weekend in HQ. The playoffs weekend takes place April 22nd-April 23rd and sees teams vie for an automatic promotion into the league next season. The final four weekend takes place the following week (April 29th and 30th) and sees the top four mens and ladies teams in the league playoff for a spot in Europe for the final winner. Our own mens 1st XI have already secured a semi final spot for the weekend looking to win their spot in Europe that we last had in 2015, and an EHL spot that we havent held since the first year of the top European competition.
As usual we are looking for volunteers for the event. The most important weekend to fill spots for is the final four weekend due to the expected crowds. We need volunteers to collect money at the gate, steward the stands and help with carparking. All volunteers will get free entry for the day that they help out, and we only ask for two hour slots to be filled.
We are known for hosting tournaments but we cannot do it without volunteers as we are expected to run all aspects of the weekends ourselves. Please contact club.manager@threerockrovershc.com to sign yourself onto any of the slots in the attached document

This years club dinner, held in Rathfarnham Golf Club was a success and a night enjoyed by all! The annual player of the year awards were announced shortly before the main course, with Sam Ryder winning men’s player of the year and Siobhan Matthews women’s. This was proceeded by the volunteer of the year award, an award with two recipients this year, Siobhan Madeley and Niall Denham. This was no real shock. This year Siobhan Madeley approached committee asking to set up a parahockey team for people with intellectual disabilities. She had already secured sponsorship from Osaka for equipment and had Niall Denham, the most qualified coach in the country lined up to run the sessions free of charge.
Within the space of five months our team has grown from 5 to 15, with continued interest from even more. Siobhan and Niall give their time weekly free of charge, and have helped all the children and their parents feel welcome by ensuring that mens 1st XI players help coach them, that the kids have their own Three Rock hoodies and were a part of the junior end of year Christmas parties. To top it off they are currently planning a trip with this group to the EuroHockey Federation Parahockey tournament in association with the A division Europeans in Amsterdam this summer. This is a life-changing event for these kids and one that we would welcome the support of our members in terms of helping us fundraise for.
For anyone who has seen this group together you will be able to appreciate the difference sport makes in these children lives. For Three Rock to be a guiding light in Ireland in ensuring that hockey really is for all, is something that every single member of the club should be proud of and grateful for. It is all down to the vision, belief and work of these two members. They more than deserve this small token of appreciation, but better yet would benefit hugely from anyone who is able to volunteer just an hour of their time to help with this worthwhile team. Niall runs all the drills so we need people willing to help supervise the sessions. If you have time, please contact Siobhan on shivmade.@msn.com

The Annual Club Dinner takes place this Saturday April 1st in Rathfarnham Golf club. Tickets cost 50 euro per person and can be purchased at this link https://www.myclubfinances.com/tickets_m.asp?LL_ID=981&intTE_ID=746#topp

Youths results:
Extreme 8 Team 1 – won (through to the final of the X8 B Shield)
Extreme 8 Team 3 – won (through to the final of the X8 D League)
Minor B – won (through to the final of the Minor C League)
Junior B – lost (a great performance)
Under 14a Boys – won (through to the final of the Under 14A Cup)
Under 12 Boys v Atlantic Academy – a great warm up with 11-a-side in preparation for next season.
Under 14B Boys v Atlantic Academy – a strong team who have worked well together all season and are looking ahead to next season.

Youths fixtures this weekend:
Saturday
6th Class Boys v Corinthians @TRRHC @ 9.30am (front)
Under 14A Boys Leinster Cup FINAL v Monkstown @TRRHC @ 3.00pm
Sunday
Extreme 8 Team 3 – X8 D League FINAL v Avoca @TRRHC @ 9.45am (front)
Extreme 8 Team 1 – X8 B Shield FINAL v Glenane @TRRHC @ 11.00am (back)
Junior A – Junior B semi final v Avoca @TRRHC @ 11.00am (front)
Please support our Youths…the next generation of TRRHC players!!!

Men’s Saturday fixtures
M1 vs Railway @1pm, Front
M2 vs Bray@11am, Away (cup)

Men’s Results:
M1 beat Pembroke 4-3
M1 beat Instonians 4-1
M2 lost to C of I 3-1
M3 beat Avoca 3-2
M5 beat Mullingar 4-0

Ladies results today, Saturday 25th March
TRL1 1 – v – 1 UCD2
TRL2 0 – v – 5 Navan1
TRL3 3 – v – 0 Pembroke8 (Wed 22th)

Youths fixtures this weekend – still going:
Saturday
Under 12 Boys v Atlantic Academy (11-a-side) @ 10.30am (back pitch)
Under 14B Boys v Atlantic Academy (11-a-side) @ 12.00pm (back pitch)
Sunday
Extreme 8 Team 1 – Semi Final of the X8B Shield v Bray @ Loreto Bray @ 10.30am
Extreme 8 Team 3 – Semi Final of X8D League v Old Alex @ Alexandra College @ 12.15pm
Minor B – Semi Final of the Minor C League v Muckcross @ TRRHC @ 11.15am
Junior B – Semi final of the Junior D League v SBPP @ the NSC @ 12.15pm
Under 14A Boys – Semi final of the Leinster Under 14A Cup v Pembroke HC @ TRRHC @ 1.00pm

Youths Results:
Under 16A Boys lost in the Benny Atkinson Cup 0-1
Extreme 8 Team 1 – w/o – through to the 1/2 finals next weekend
Extreme 8 Team 2 – lost
Extreme 8 Team 3 – won – through to the 1/2 finals next weekend
Extreme 8 Team 4 – lost
Minor A – lost
Minor B – lost (friendly)
The Under 16A have one more scheduled game – league play off to decide who wins the Under 16A Leinster league – TBC
There are now five girls teams through to the semi finals of their leagues:
Extreme 8 Team 1
Extreme 8 Team 3
Minor B
Junior A
Junior B
Good luck to all the teams…

Men’s Fixtures:
Saturday
M1 vs Pembroke @2.20pm, Away
M3 vs Avoca @1.20pm, Front
M5 vs Mullingar @11.45pm, Front

Sunday
M1 vs Instonians @2.45pm, Away
M2 vs Cork C of I @3.30pm, UCD (Irish Junior Cup Final!)

Ladies Fixtures:
Saturday 25/3/17
L1 v UCD (home) @ 3:00
L2 v Navan (away) @ 3:00

Come along on Paddy’s day to support a great day of hockey.
At 12pm our u16 boys play Corinthians in the under 16 cup final, chasing their third win in as many years.
Following that is the Senior Jacqui Potter final between UCD and Railway ladies at 2pm.
After this, it is the Mills Cup final between Glenanne and Monkstown at 4pm.
There are also matches on the back pitch with the Junior Plate final at 11am between Loreto and Pembroke. Followed by the Jacqui Potter trophy between Corinthians and Trinity at 1pm.

The bar will be open throughout the day. If anyone trained in the bar wants paid work on the day contact club.manager@threerockrovershc.com