This year’s club dinner will take place on Saturday 16th April 2016 in Grange Golf Club. More information to follow..

Results

In the EYHL, Three Rock Rovers returned to the top four with a narrow 1-0 win over Railway Union, a far cry from their 4-3 thriller in the Mills Cup a couple of weeks ago, in a very close-knit tie.

Indeed, only Mark English’s shot counted as a chance of note in the first quarter as Railway held more possession while Three Rock sat deep and looked to counter. Jody Hosking’s quick-thinking almost unlocked the door for Rovers in the second period when his quick free saw his cross flash across the face of goal.

Railway had a couple more clear chances with Mateusz Nowakowski brilliantly shut down by Jamie Carr while he also blocked an English close range effort. Early in the second half, though, they succumbed to the Rovers’ half-court trap, losing the ball in midfield and they quickly countered down the left wing, working the ball to Harry Morris who deflected home for 1-0.

In reply, James Dick hit the post to deny Railway an equaliser. They also had a series of final quarter corners, two of which were charged down while the third hit the net but too high from English’s first-up strike.

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In other results, M2 beat YMCA 5-4, Peter Lynch with two goals, Luke McSharry, Ross Johnson and Brian Mellon with one each. M3 beat Mullingar 10-1, Cameron Ruttle with a hat trick in a big away win! M4 lost 5-1 to table toppers Avoca, Andrew Bond with our goal. M5 won 3-1 against Dublin University, Derek Squire, Rob Haughton and Glenn Webb on the mark.

In the Mill’s Cup semi-final, M1 bowed out to Pembroke 3-2 on Tuesday evening.

On the ladies side, L1 drew 1-1 with Loreto, Jenna Shuker with a great individual effort, L2 drew 0-0 against Botanic, L3 had a great win 3-2 against Clontarf, and finally L4 drew 1-1 with North Kildare.

Fixtures 20th/21st Feb 2016

Saturday fixtures
M1 v Lisnagarvey @ 3.00pm, Front
M2 v Clontarf @ 4.45pm, Front
M3 v Pembroke @ 1.00pm, Front
M5 v Clontarf @ 1.00pm, Back

L1 v Clontarf @ 11.00am, Front
L2 v Bray @ 11.30am, Away
L3 v Botanic @ 10.30am, Away
L4 v UCD @ 3.00pm, Back

Sunday fixtures
M5 v Enniscorthy @ 1.45pm

Three Rock Rovers are delighted that wealth management company Tilman Brewin Dolphin has confirmed they will continue their long-standing support of the club for another season.

Tilman Brewin Dolphin has a long association with Three Rock and, last May, was the title sponsor of the hugely successful EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy hosted at Grange Road.

We encourage our club members to visit their website and find out more about what the company has to offer.

Speaking about their sponsorship of the club, Tilman Brewin Dolphin said: “We are proud to sponsor the Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club – a heritage of support is just one of the reasons why clients across Ireland trust us to help
them achieve their personal and financial goals.

“If you value personal attention and a prudent approach to managing your money, here are some of the most popular ways we help our clients:

• Grow a sizeable tax-efficient pot for the future
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• Plan a sustainable pension”

To find out how Tilman Brewin Dolphin can make a meaningful difference to your finances, please contact: Robert Tilson (01 260 0080 or email robert.tilson@tilmanbrewin.ie) or Peter McConnell (01 260 0080 or email
peter.mcconnell@tilmanbrewin.ie).

Super Saturday

Super Saturday proved to be a busy day in HQ with 20 teams playing over the course of the day! The day was finished off with ‘The Great Big Three Rock Rovers Quiz of the Year’ which was won by Aisling Hogan and her team!

Irish U16 Boys Panel

Congratulations to club members Nick Judge, Luke Adams, Rob McCollum, Alistair Empey and Harry Lynch on their selection for the next phase of the Irish U16 boy’s panel which includes training camps in Feb/Mar ahead of a series against Scotland in March.

Girls Hockey

We wish Orna Bools and Rebecca Power the best of luck as they progress to the next round of the Leinster development programme.

Newsletter Contributions

Anyone with news items please send on to graceomgaa@yahoo.ie to be included in the weekly newsletter

Outstanding Subscriptions

There are some outstanding subs left to paid, please remember to pay these as soon as possible via the MyClubFinances link below: https://www.myclubfinances.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=955&intMF_ID=1691

Results

M1 lost 3-2 to Annadale in the EYHL, Ross Canning and Luke Madeley with the goals. M2 won 6-0 over Rathgar, Dylan Shirley and Luke McSharry with two, one each for Ecky and Peter Lynch. M3 drew 1-1 with YMCA, Louis Glass getting the equaliser. M4 drew 3-3 with Glennane, Ali Empey, Sam Cogan and Gavin Quill with the goals. A good fight from a very young team to climb back twice from a deficit to get a draw. M5 beat Wicklow 3-1, Fabian Schutt scoring twice and William Haughton getting the other. The M5 were back out on the pitch on Tuesday evening, winning 5-1 against St James Gate.

On the ladies side, L1 fell 2-0 to Our Lady’s, L2 had a big win against Guiness 2-1 which has them vying for promotion. L3 v Skerries was cancelled and L4 fell to Wicklow HC in the cup.

Fixtures this week

Wednesday fixtures
L4 v Tullamore @ 8.00pm, Front

Saturday fixtures
M1 v Railway @ 4.00pm, Away
M2 v YMCA @ 4.00pm, Away (Wesley)
M3 v Mullingar @ 12.45pm, Away
M4 v Avoca @ TBC, Away
M5 v DUHC @ 4.30pm, Away

L1 v Loreto @ 11.00am, Front
L2 v Botanic @ 3.00pm, Front
L3 v Clontarf @ 2.00pm, Clontarf
L4 v North Kildare @ 1.00pm, Front

Sunday fixtures
M1 v Pembroke @ 3.15pm (Mills Cup semi-final)

Members are hereby notified that a Special General Meeting of Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club will be held on Saturday the 6th February 2016 at 5.15pm in the Clubhouse.

AGENDA
1. Motion (as below)

Dated this 16th day of January 2016.
Barbara Snow
Honorary Secretary TRRHC

1. It is proposed that the existing rule (Rule 27):

“The Club shall maintain a Sinking Fund for the replacement of the two synthetic grass hockey pitches, including their immediate surrounds and flood lighting. The Council shall make a lodgement into the Sinking Fund in each financial year of a minimum sum of €45,000.00 or the depreciation of the two synthetic pitches, including their immediate surrounds and floodlighting, charged in the accounts for the year, if such figure shall be higher. In the event that the Council is unable or decides not to lodge this sum in any financial year it shall bring this to the attention of the members at the AGM. No payment or payments in excess of the sum of €45,000 (in aggregate) shall be made from or charged on the “Sinking Fund” in any one financial year of the club without the prior approval of the members at a general meeting. Any payment from or charge on the Sinking Fund may only be in respect of the two synthetic grass hockey pitches or their immediate surrounds or flood lighting unless otherwise approved by the members at a general meeting. The Sinking Fund shall be held in the names of the trustees of the club or by a nominee Company approved by the trustees in trust for them. Investment of monies comprised in the Sinking Fund shall be in compliance with rule 25 (c) which is subject to the approval of the trustees.”

Should be replaced by the following:

“The Club shall maintain a Sinking Fund for the replacement of the two synthetic grass hockey pitches, including their immediate surrounds, flood lighting, as well as replacement of the well on the premises. The Council shall make a lodgement into the Sinking Fund in each financial year of a minimum sum of €45,000.00 or the depreciation of the two synthetic pitches, including their immediate surrounds, floodlighting and the well, charged in the accounts for the year, if such figure shall be higher. In the event that the Council is unable or decides not to lodge this sum in any financial year it shall bring this to the attention of the members at the AGM. No payment or payments in excess of the sum of €45,000 (in aggregate) shall be made from or charged on the “Sinking Fund” in any one financial year of the club without the prior approval of the members at a general meeting. Any payment from or charge on the Sinking Fund may only be in respect of the two synthetic grass hockey pitches or their immediate surrounds or flood lighting, and replacement of the well on the premises unless otherwise approved by the members at a general meeting. The Sinking Fund shall be held in the names of the trustees of the club or by a nominee Company approved by the trustees in trust for them. Investment of monies comprised in the Sinking Fund shall be in compliance with rule 25 (c) which is subject to the approval of the trustees.”

The Irish Times Fantasy Rugby 2016
The club has its own mini-league as part of The Irish Times Fantasy Rugby 2016 for this year’s RBS Six Nations. If you wish to take part, go to the game at http://fantasyrugby.irishtimes.com and go to ‘Register to Play’, pick your team then use the ‘Mini-league admin’ option to join my Mini-League.

The details you need are:
League Name:
Three Rock
League password:
Chuck

Irish U18 Boys Panel
Congratulations to club members Conor Empey, Harry McMahon, Mark Samuel and Ben Walker on their selection for the next phase of the Irish U18 boys program which includes training camps in Feb/Mar ahead of a series against Scotland in March.

Irish Hockey FIH Honours
Great news for Irish Hockey – Irish men’s hockey head coach Craig Fulton has been named as FIH Coach of the Year and Irish men’s captain David Harte has been named FIH Goalkeeper of the Year! 2015 was a year of breaking records for the Green Machine with an undefeated run through World League 2, an all-time high of 5th place at World League 3, a first ever European bronze medal and of course securing that coveted Olympic spot.

Outstanding Subscriptions
There are some outstanding subs left to paid, please remember to pay these as soon as possible via the MyClubFinances link below: https://www.myclubfinances.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=955&intMF_ID=1691

M1 beat Cork C of I 2-1, Jody Hosking credited with both goals, the second coming just a minute or so from the end amid a melee in the circle to put us into the Irish Senior Cup semi-final

M2 beat Glenanne 5-0, Dylan Shirley, Fred Morris, John Blakeney, Robert Mccollum and Ross Johnson with the goals; they remain tied at the top of their table

M3 beat Corinthian 5-1, Cameron Ruttle, Ross Johnson, Louis Glass, Sam Ryder and Scott Crombie with the goals

M4 lost 4-2 to Weston, Stephen Findlater with both goals

M5 lost 2-0 to Navan

Under-14s drew 3-3 with Monkstown in their A league

Ladies results today, Saturday 30th January
TRL1 2 -v- 3 UCD 2
TRL2 – No game
TRL3 1 -v- 1 Malahide Fingal 2
TRL4 0 -v- 14 Wicklow 1

Congratulations to the boys Under-14s who won the Tommy O’Sullivan Memorial Cup on Sunday, the indoor competition hosted by Portrane.

They won the final against Monkstown to lift the trophy. The side is coached by Dylan Shirley and Neal Megarity.

The Under-14Bs, meanwhile, travelled to Enniscorthy and put in a great performance against an older, more experienced side. Great group of lads coming up through the ranks!

Super Saturday is upon us! Quite simply one of the biggest Saturdays of hockey in years at the club; ten hockey matches, two rugby matches, Pavilion members teas, a quick special general meeting and a table quiz.

The first two Six Nations games will also be on the tv through the day so make a day of it at Grange Road!

Here’s the hockey schedule
11am – L1 vs Our Lady’s (front); M4 vs Glenanne (back)
12.30pm – L2 vs Guinness (front); L4 vs Wicklow (back – cup quarter-final)
2pm – M5 v Wicklow (back); 2.10pm M2 v Rathgar (front)
3.30pm – M3 v YMCA (Back)
4pm – M1 v Annadale Hc (EYHL, front) – Pavilion Members teas at half-time
5pm – L3 v Skerries (back)
5.30pm – U14A Boys v Wicklow (home)

Rugby match schedule (grass)
1pm – Stillorgan 3rd XV v Normans
3pm – Stillorgan 2nd XV v Malahide

Rugby tv schedule
2.25pm France vs Italy (Six Nations)
4.50pm Scotland vs England (Six Nations)

Special General Meeting (5.30pm) – more details here: https://www.threerockrovershc.com/news/sgm-feb-6th-1553233.html

To end the night, enjoy some social ones with the big fat Three Rock Quiz of the Year!