We’re kicking the Three Rock Rovers social calendar for 2017 with our annual Table Quiz. The table quiz will take place in the clubhouse on January 14th at 19:30. A table of 4 people will cost just 40 euro.

Fixtures for weekend of 15th January

Extreme 8 Team 1 @ Muckcross HC @ 2.15pm
Extreme 8 Team 2 @ Pembroke HC @ 2.45pm
Extreme 8 Team 3 @ Railway HC @ 9.00am
Extreme 8 Team 4 against Loreto HC @ 11.15am

Junior A in the Jacqui Potter Junior Cup v Our Ladys (H) @ 12.30pm

Under 14A Boys Indoor Tournament @ Portrane
Under 14C Boys v Railway HC (A) – TBC

Boys Blitz
Under 8 @ Enniscorthy @ 1.00pm
Under 10 @ Enniscorthy @ 2.00pm
Under 12 @ Enniscorthy @ 3.30pm

Were kicking the Three Rock Rovers social calendar for 2017 with our annual Table Quiz. The table quiz will take place in the clubhouse on January 14th at 19:30. A table of 4 people will cost just 40 euro.

Men’s Fixtures:

Saturday:
M1 vs Banbridge @11:30 – Home
M2 vs Corinthians @16:00 – Home
M3 vs Glenanne @ 12:00 – Away
M4 vs Navan @10:00 – Away

Ladies Fixtures:
L1 vs Pembroke @ 14:00 – Home (cup)

As 2016 draws to a close, the committee and council of TRR would like to extend our warmest Christmas wishes to all our members and their families. We have already had a great start to the season as we are in year 2 of our five year plan.
So far this year we have had multiple highlights including:
We have welcomed back our Olympian Mitch Darling following Rio
We have opened our doors to over 60 more junior members
We have welcomed our Three Rock Rockets into our club
We have run a junior umpire programmes
Twelve of our u16/u18 players competed in the Leinster Interprovincial squads
Our mens 2s are in the Irish Junior Cup 1/4 final
Our ladies 3s sit top of the league
Behind the scenes we have set up a junior co-ordinator role; increased our sponsorship numbers; ordered a new scoreboard; purchased a new camera for match analysis; improved our bar margins and are working hard towards gaining ClubMark for our club.

We have a lot done, but a lot more to do? Keep an eye on all of our social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) for all the latest news and updates, and as always, should you have any ideas or ways in which you would like to build your skill base or give back to the club, please let us know.

Thanks as always to all our players, coaches, staff and volunteers, without whos loyalty, dedication and engagement with the club, we simply could not function. We look forward to everything the New Year has to bring, but for now, please enjoy a peaceful, and happy Christmas and take a well earned rest!

Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year

What better way to run off your Christmas dinner, with a brisk mixed hockey run around in HQ on Stephens Day! This year we are running a fun run-round from 11am on Stephens Day for anyone who is around and wants to clear out the cobwebs! Senior team captains were sent the below team lists and colours. As we know many people will have family events etc., please dont worry if you cant make it, we wanted to ensure everyone had a team just incase!
The bar and clubhouse will be open and all friends and family are welcome up too. We will welcome and work with whatever numbers we have!

Team 1: Snowmen
Colour: White
Snow B
Fitzpatrick C
McNulty A
Dowling K
O’Farrell Dunne S
McDonagh M
Ryan D
Sullivan A
Doughan L
Tully C
Power S
King C
Sheridan R
Collins E
Lyon S
O’Rourke J
Williams R
Kavanagh C
McConnel S
Mahon I
Hosking J
Empey C
Morris H
McCrea D
Bothwell A
Flynn A
O’Brien S
Bourke G
Ruttle C
Glass L
Shirtley R
Rigby-Jones S
King R
Adams B
Davis Alan
Erwin J
Haughton W
Horgan L
Lyons C
McCann J
Miller G
O’Donnell J
Pullen J
Riddell P
Shepard S
Surjawanshi R
Vaughan A
Walker Angus
West R
Team 2: Santa’s
Colour: Red
Allen R
Lanigan S
O’Malley G
Cali S
Mathews S
Cooke F
Heritage N
O’Neill E
O’Reilly E
O’Dowd N
Callan L
McCabe A
Bools M
Downey G
McWilliams G
Palmer R
Krishnan S
Duffy I
Bagnall A
Phelan M
Madeley L
McMahon H
Ringwood G
Lynch P
McConnell P
Madeley S
Johnson A
Johnson Ross
Graham D
Hinds P
Williams S
Judge N
Akveld M
Bond A
Buttenshaw A
Cogan S
Denham N
Flynn P
Haughton R
Johnson K
Macken S
O’Hara Ross
Squire D
Switzer S

Team 2: Santa’s
Colour: Red
Allen R
Lanigan S
O’Malley G
Cali S
Mathews S
Cooke F
Heritage N
O’Neill E
O’Reilly E
O’Dowd N
Callan L
McCabe A
Bools M
Downey G
McWilliams G
Palmer R
Krishnan S
Duffy I
Bagnall A
Phelan M
Madeley L
McMahon H
Ringwood G
Lynch P
McConnell P
Madeley S
Johnson A
Johnson Ross
Graham D
Hinds P
Williams S
Judge N
Akveld M
Bond A
Buttenshaw A
Cogan S
Denham N
Flynn P
Haughton R
Johnson K
Macken S
O’Hara Ross
Squire D
Switzer S

Team 3: Elves
Colour Green
Esmonde R
Griffiths A
Lanigan G
Tighe E
McEnri J
O’Riorden E
Heritage J
Davis K
Golden O
Maloney S
Cassidy A
Moffat B
Heffernan O
Dunne S
Neenan Henley E
Ryan C
Hogan A
Henry E
Brophy S
Lynch N
Kane D
Walsh D
Walker B
Shirley D
Storey D
Walker M
Ryder S
Campion L
Shearer P
McDonnell S
Knatchbull M
Coman J
Anderson J
Mulligan S
Carter Rob
Collins M
Dowling G
Gilmore D
Johnson Rob
McCrea R
Murray D
OMeara E
Quinn B
Ryan P
Steele C
Sykes G
Walker S

Team 4: Jingle Bells
Colour:Nacy
Skelton N
Holden M
Manning Z
Whelan R
Dowling A
Fitzpatrick H
Murphy L
Bowen E
Dawson S
Lynch H
Cummins O
Thompson N
Boyd Crotty A
Hogan E
O’Malley A
Tomagheilli M
McWilliams A
Dann L
Conway C
Darling M
Mullins K
Walker J
McSharry L
Mellon B
Blakeney J
Adams L
ORegan A
Henderson R
Empey A
Findlater S
Budd R
Patterson I
Christie C
Empey K
Gray D
Gillis T
Herlihy M
Johnston B
McBride A
McLoughlin T
OConnor A
Pim S
Reid C
Steritt D
Walker Andrew
Webb Glenn
Adair C

Our last fixtures of 2016 threw up some mixed bag results!

The ladies 1sts recorded a big 1-0 win over local rivals YMCA, while the 3s had no game yet still sit top of the table for Christmas. Frost threatened the 2s game but sunshine prevailed and they got a good point off Navan with a 1-1 draw.

The mens 1sts travelled up to Instonains to have their game called off! They lost 2-1 in the semi-final of the Neville Cup on Monday, however the indoor side showed some good form with 12-1 and 12-5 wins over Wicklow and Glenanne respectively. The mens 5s had a 5-0 loss away to Mullingar on Sunday, while all other teams finished for Christmas early!

Mens 1st start back their campaign on the 7th of January but the other teams have at least another week to recover from their Christmas turkey! Well done to all for a good first half of the season.

The juniors have finished off a great first half of the season. We now have over 300 kids, who are sponsored by Sherry Fitz. This weekend saw them have their annual mixed Christmas parties. The 14s/16s came up on Friday for some hockey and pizza. Our Rockets were also presented with their club hoodies! The FIH have just announced a partnership to grow ParaHockey, while the EHF recently met on the same topic…a great time to be involved in this new venture for our sport!

All other age groups were brought on on Sunday morning, and were treated to some tunes, some festively dressed coaches, sweets, sausages and a visit from the big man himself, Santa.

Hockey starts back Sunday the 8th of January.

Big Congratulations to all those selected for Irish Trials:

Under 21:
Luke Madeley
Jaime Carr
Ben Walker
Conor Empey
Daragh Walsh

Under 18:
Alex Flynn
Alex O’ Regan
Alistair Empey
Peter Lynch
Nick Judge
Luke Adams
Matthew Walker
Ben Walker

Under 16:
Harry Lynch
Scott Ruttle
Matthew Sweetman

Also a big congratulations to Mitch Darling, Garry Ringwood and Alan Bothwell on their special awards from the club. Mitch’s for representing Ireland at the Olympic Games in Rio, and Garry and Clamp for 20 years playing 1st XI hockey. Both amazing achievements.

Youth results from this weekend:

Girls Extreme 8
Team 1 – won
http://www.leinsterhockey.ie/league/113481/x8_b_section1
Team 2 – won
http://www.leinsterhockey.ie/league/113484/x8_c_section1
Team 3 – won
http://www.leinsterhockey.ie/leag…/113490/x8_d_blue_section2
Team 4 – lost
http://www.leinsterhockey.ie/leag…/113489/x8_d_blue_section1
All games were against opposition that are traditionally the strongest in the league so great set of results
Boys Under 14
A – won
http://www.leinsterhockey.ie/league/112623/u14_a_league
B – cancelled by opposition
C – won
http://www.leinsterhockey.ie/leag…/112633/u14_c_north_league
Boys Under 16
A – won (two games left)
http://www.leinsterhockey.ie/league/112447/u16_a_league

Youths Fixtures this weekend:

Boys Under 14B @ Wicklow @ 12.30pm on Sunday
Boys Under 16B @TRRHC v Atlantic Academy @ 2.30pm (front) on Sunday
Girls Extreme 8 Team 4 @ Stillorgan HC @ 11.30am
Girls Extreme 8 Team 1 v Genesis @ 1.30pm (front)
Girls Minor A @ Mount Anville @ 2.30pm
Girls Minor B @ TRRHC v Skerries @ 12.30pm (back)
Girls Junior A @ TRRHC v Naas @ 12.30pm (front)
Girls Junior B @ TRRHC v Loreto @ 11.15am (front)
Please note 11.00am Sunday training will be on the back pitch (1st Years)
All other training as normal