Supporters Lunch:
The 2nd of our supporters lunches. Taking place before a critical EYHL game v Lisnagarvey, we welcome all sponsors and supporters to the clubhouse for a light finger food lunch and socialising. The lunch takes place at 1pm.

Congratulations to both Jamie Carr and Ben Walker on their call up to the Irish team travelling to Spain. They take on both France and Spain while they are away.

Three Rock Rockets starts back next Tuesday at the usual time in the sports hall in Wesley College!

Youths fixtures
Sunday – Girls
Minor A v Old Alex @ TRRHC @ 11.15am
Minor B v Suttonains @ Sutton Park @ 10.30am
Junior A v Bray @ TRRHC @ 12.30pm
Junior B – no match
Boys fixtures
Under 14B v Enniscorthy @ TRRHC @ 6.00pm on Saturday.
Under 10 Blitz @ Glenane @ 1.30pm
Under 12 Blitz @ Corinthians @ 3.15pm
Please note:
Girls Junior A match against North Kildare has been rearranged for Sunday 12th February at 2.30pm
Girls Junior B match against St Brendans Phoenix Park has been rearranged for the 26th of February.

Youths results
Girls
Extreme 8 Team 1 v YMCA – win (currently 2nd in the league)
Extreme 8 Team 2 v Navan -win (finished 3rd in the league on goals scored)
Extreme 8 Team 3 v Muckcross – win (currently 1st in the league)
Extreme 8 Team 4 v Old Alex – lose (currently 4th in the league)
Junior A – Jacqui Potter Junior Cup v Enniscorthy – lose (penalty strokes)
Boys
Under 14C v Potrane @ Donabate – lose (will finish 3rd or 4th in the league)
Under 16B Boys Cup Play Off v Railway – win (waiting on next weeks results to see if they progress to 1/4 finals)
Under 14A Indoor Final @ Portrane – Leinster Indoor Champions
Under 14B v SE Lions – lose (could finish 3rd – 1 game to play)
Under 10 Blitz – the boys once again worked their socks off as usual as they continue to develop their team skills, they finished on a good result after a hard afternoon run out.
Around 115 youths representing Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club…one club!!!

Men’s Fixtures:
M2vs Clontarf @10.30, Mount Temple
M3 vs Rathgar @12.30, High School
M4 vs Skerries @10am, Skerries CC
M5 vs Weston @ 1pm, Griffen Park Lucan

Sunday
M3 vs Portrane @2pm, Front

Tuesday (7 February)
M1 vs Monkstown @8pm, Front (Mills Cup)

Ladies Fixtures:
Saturday
L1 v Clontarf (home) 1:00 -front
L3 v UCD (home) 3:00 – front

Sunday
L2 v UCD (home) 5:00 – front

Ladies Results:
L1 beat Muckross 3-2
L2 lost 3-1 to Avoca.

The Men’s Indoor side won the Leinster Indoor Finals this Sunday. Having beaten Railway Union in sudden death strokes thanks to Pete McConnell’s winner, after Ross Canning equalised in the last minute, they went on to beat Glenanne 5-0 in the final, winning the league, and progressing to the Irish Championships this Sunday. The Irish finals take place this Sunday in Queen’s University, Belfast. They will face South Antrim in the Semi Final, and if they progress, will have the chance to play for a place in Europe. Well done and good luck to the lads, as well as coaches Liam Canning and Scott Crombie.

Men’s Fixtures:
Saturday
M1 Training@ 11am, Back
M2 vs South Antrim@1pm, Front (IJC)
M3 vs Corinthians@11am, Front
M4 vs Mullingar@1pm, Back
M5 vs Fingal@3pm, Back

Sunday
M2 vs Glenanne@tbc, St Mark

Ladies Fixtures:
Saturday 28th January
L1 v Muckross (home) 3:00
L2 v Avoca (away) 3:00
L3 – No game

Sunday 29th January
L1 v Pembroke (home) 5:30 – JP Shield

Men’s Results:

M2 beat Glenanne 5-0
M3 drew with Monkstown 4-4
M4 lost 3-2 to Pembroke
M5 lost 3-2 to Monkstown

All ladies games were cancelled.

Youths Results
Girls
Extreme 8 Team 3 – win (2nd in the league)
Minor A – lose (2nd in the league)
Minor B – win (1st in the league)…
Junior A – postponed (1st in the league)
Junior B – lose (4th in the league)
1st/2nd Class Blitz – fun and excitement had by all with a great atmosphere from the girls
3rd/4th Class Blitz – great to see the girls making brilliant progress in their understanding of the game
5th Class Blitz – roll on next season when these girls are the new Extreme 8 teams and playing in a league

Boys
Under 16B Boys Cup Playoff – draw
Under 8 Blitz – two great teams, playing with pride for TRRHC
Under 12 Blitz – two teams with fun and great hockey being played

You need to see these to kids in action to see the future of the club is in good hands…

Youths fixtures
Sunday – Girls
Extreme 8 Team 1 v YMCA @TRRHC 12.30pm (back)
Extreme 8 Team 2 v Navan @TRRHC 12.30pm (back)
Extreme 8 Team 3 v Muckcross @ TRRHC 11.15am (front)…
Extreme 8 Team 4 v Old Alex away @ 2.00pm

Junior A – Jacqui Potter Junior Cup v Enniscorthy @TRRHC 12.30pm (front)

Boys
Friday
Under 14C v Potrane @ Donabate (TBC)

Sunday
Under 16B Boys Cup Play Off v Railway @TRRHC 4.00pm (front)
Under 14A Indoor Final @ Portrane
Under 14B v SE Lions @ Kilkenny 12.30pm

Umpires needed for all these games…if you can help please contact Chris Steele at youths@threerockrovershc.com

Another busy weekend with around 100 youths representing Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club…

Please if you get a chance to come to the club over the weekend please do so to see the future of the club and support them as they continue to work hard. These are brilliant kids who love the sport, the club atmosphere, the coaches and the fact that they are getting better…

If you would like to get involved:
coaching
umpiring
team manager
registration
first aid
child protection
please contact Chris on youths@threerockrovershc.com. A plan for the summer is slowly taking shape in terms of getting courses on the calendar and it would be great if we could get more members helping.

Good luck to all the kids this weekend.

Dates for the diary for the rest of the season:
18th Feb. The 2nd of our supporters lunches. Taking place before a critical EYHL game v Lisnagarvey, we welcome all sponsors and supporters to the clubhouse for a light finger food lunch and socialising. More details to follow in the next few weeks.

25th of Feb. Following on from the water issue earlier in the year, the plus side to this accident is that we have been left with Super Saturday! All of our senior teams will play at home that day, with the Six Nations match on in the clubhouse later in the afternoon. The bar will be fully stocked and finger food will be available. Spread the word to your teams and pop up to HQ for a great day.

17th March. Our annual hosting of the Leinster Cup finals on Patricks Day. Currently, our mens, u16 boys and u16 girls teams are still in the cups so watch this space to see whether any Rovers teams will be participating in the day. Regardless, the night promises to be a good one with plenty of supporters and a fully stocked bar!

1st April. The annual club dinner this year will be held in Stackstown Golf Club on the 1st of April. Tickets are €50, and will include a 3 course meal and DJ later in the night. The annual mens and ladies players of the year, along with the volunteer of the year award will be given out. Be sure to keep the date free, more details to follow

Fixtures for this weekend:

Sunday
Extreme 8 Team 3 v Dalkey @10am @ TRRHC
Minor A v Avoca @ 12.30pm @ TRRHC
Minor B v Loreto @ 11.15am @ TRRHC…
Junior A v North Kildare (away) @ 3.00pm
Junior B v Boyne (away) TBC
1st/2nd Class Girls Blitz @ Corinthians @ 10am
3rd/4th Class Girls Blitz @ Corinthians @ 9am
5th Class Girls Blitz @ TRRHC @ 10am (back pitch)

Under 12 Boys Blitz @ Pembroke – TBC

Potentially 180 kids…busy, busy, busy…

Results from last weekend:

Youths results:
Extreme 8 Team 1 – draw (3rd in the league)
Extreme 8 Team 2 – lose (3rd in the league)
Extreme 8 Team 3 – win (2nd in the league)
Extreme 8 Team 4 – lose (4th in the league)

Junior A – Jacqui Potter Junior Cup – win
Next round 29th January – Enniscorthy at home
Boys Under 8 – Blitz @ Enniscorthy had so much fun they didn’t want to come home
Boys Under 10 – Blitz @ Enniscorthy 3 wins out of four

Boys Under 14 Indoor – four wins from four – through to the final in the 29th

Boys Under 16B – win – finish 3rd in the league

Busy, busy, busy..

Men’s Fixtures:
Friday

M5 vs Monkstown @8.30pm, Away (See below email)

Saturday

M1 Training @11am
M2 vs Glenanne @3pm, Front
M3 vs Monkstown @4.15pm, Away
M4 vs Pembroke@ 1:30pm, St. Andrews College

Ladies Fixtures:
1s – no game
2s v UCD (home) 1:00 – front
3s v North Kildare (away) 11:30

Men’s Results:
M1 beat UCD 6-1
M2 beat YMCA 10-0
M3 beat Pembroke 5-1
M4 beat Suttonians 4-3

Ldies Results:
L2 drew 1-1 with Naas
L3 beat Rathgar 4-0.

Men’s Fixtures:
M1 vs UCD @3pm, Front
M2 vs YMCA @3.45pm, Wesley
M3 vs Pembroke @12pm, Serpentine Ave.
M4 vs Suttonians @11am, Front
M5 vs St James Gate@1pm, Front

Sunday

M3 vs Bray @3:30 pm, Away

Ladies Fixtures:
L1 – No game
L2 v Railway (away) 10:25
L3 v Rathgar (home) 3:00 – Back pitch

Men’s results:
M1 win 2-1 vs Banbridge
M2 win 4-1 vs Corinthian
M3 lost 3-4 to Glenanne
M4 drew 1-1 with Navan, losing 3-2 in a shoot out

Ladies Results:
L1 lost 2-1 vs Pembroke in the Jacqui Potter Cup