Storm desmond manged to cause no distruptions to our fixtures last weekend with all games being played

It was quite a match for the mens 1sts. They won 4-3 against Church or Ireland after trailing 2-1 into the final quarter, this now sees the lads in the top 4 of the EYHL. The mens 2s had a mirror result and won 4-3 against Railway in the IJC, they are now through to the quarter finals!

The mens 3rds lost 2-1 to a strong Pembroke side in the inter cup

On the Ladies side the 1sts had a frustrating 1-1 draw to Alex, a great team performance but unfortunatley they couldn’t get the win. The 2nds lost to UCD 3-1 while the 3rds drew nil all against UCD also.

Some tough matches for this weeks fixtures. The mens 1sts travel up north to play Lisnagarvey at 3pm. Garvey saw themseleves top of the EYHL after last weekends results. It’s a top of the table clash for the 2nds, they have a double weekend, playing Monkstown at 3pm on Saturday and Pembroke 1.30pm on Sunday. All three sides remain unbeaten in mens div 2 so it will be a challenge for all. The 3rds get to enjoy a free weekend while the 4ths play Railway at 1pm. The 5ths also have a double weekend, they play YMCA at 11am on Saturday and are away to Bray at 2.30pm on Sunday.

On the ladies side the 1sts play their first home game in a number of weeks, they play Railway at 11am. The seconds have no game, while the 3rds play YMCA at 1pm. The 4ths get to enjoy an early start to their Saturday morning as they play Pembroke away at 9am!

Early this week, club manager Martin Roe resigned from his position with immediate effect. We thank Martin for his services.

The council will begin looking for a new manger early in 2016. Relevant information and a job description will be advertised in due course.

In the interim period, the role of the club manager will be completed by a number of club volunteers. John Findlater will take over the running of bar issues, while John Findlater and Ali Keogh will manage new and existing pitch bookings. We ask for your assistance and patience during this, and request that if any members are able to help with the running of 1-2 smaller tasks that they contact us at club.manager@threerockrovershc.com

Supporters lunch
This Saturday, just before the mens EY Hockey League game against Church of Ireland, we will host the first of our supporters lunches for the year!
Club man and new caterer Phil Ryan will provide lunch for €10 a head at 1.45pm, before Andrew Furlong will talk about TRRHCs Olympic connections. So as to prepare numbers if you wish to attend please contactJohn Findlater at john.findyoulater@gmail.com or on 0868395734.

New newsletter writer needed
We are looking for someone to fulfil the role of newsletter writer with immediate effect! As you may have noticed, newsletters are not getting sent as frequently, due to a high volume of work commitments. We are looking for someone to fill the role, with a time commitment of no more than 2 hours a week. A detailed role description can be obtained from alisonfkeogh@gmail.com
The role is very simple, but help and support, if required, will of course be on hand initially

Christmas hampers
The junior girls are putting together 4 Christmas hampers for 4 families who need some hope and support this Christmas. If you would like to be involved please bring €2 to training/your captain, or if you have donations to provide they will be collected between 10-12.30 on Sunday the 13th of December.

Leinster u21
Congrats to all current and previous Rovers who have been called up to the Linester u21 panel: Harry Morris, Freddie Morris, Daragh Walsh, David Kane, Jamie Carr, Luke Madeley, Ben Crea, Jonny McCormack and Stephen Dawson. Good luck also to Jody Hosking as assistant coach.

A clear round of wins for the mens teams last week set them up on a winning streak prior to the casino night! The 1s made their way into the next round of the Irish Senior Cup with a 3-1 win over Cooktown (Ross x 2, Jody). The Men beat Corinthians 4-3 (Luke, RJ, Peter Mc Connell, Arthur) on a pitch that you’d have needed a lifejacket on thanks to the rain! The 3s comprehensively beat Trinity 6-0 (Cameron x 2, RJ x 2, Louis, Phil), while the 4ths beat Skerries 2-1 (Rob Carter).

They’ll hope for more of the same this weekend as we approach the end of the first half of the season. The 1sts play their final home game of 2015 by hosting Church of Ireland at home at 3pm. The mens 2s have Irish Junior Cup say to Railway at 4.30, and the 3rds face Pembroke away at 11am in the Inter-Cup.

On the ladies side, winning was also on trend as the 2s find themselves top of the table with a 5-0 win over Trinity. The ladies 4ths had a 1-0 win in the cup over Portlaoise! The ladies 1s weren’t so lucky however as they bowed out of the Irish Hockey Trophy with a 2-0 loss to Galway.

This week returns to league action, as the 1sts play Alex away at 3pm. The 2s play on Friday night away to UCD at 8pm, before the 3rds host UCD the next day at 1pm. The ladies 4ths meanwhile play Rathgar at home at 11am.

On the juniors girls side:
3rd /4th year – Training this weekend, with only 2 more evenings before Christmas, please try and make it!

Minors (2nd/1st year)- Training as usual

Extreme 8s (1st year/6th class) – games

5th class – ANOTHER blitz v Avoca and Loreto

3rd/4th class – Training as usual

1st/2nd class – Training as usual

The clubhouse was transformed into our very own casino complete with roulette and blackjack tables. Emma Hogan was crowned the overall winner of the 250 euro cash prize – congratulations Emma!

A huge thank you to our table sponsors on the night

Irish Hockey Photographers

Christie & Co Solicitors

MBSL Limited

COCO Television

Clayton Hotel Leopardstown

John Williams – Keegan & Meredith Insurances

Saturday 28th November 2015 from 8.30pm sees the clubhouse being transformed into a luxurious Casino Royale theme complete with red carpet, sashed draped curtains, blackjack and roulette tables. This promises to be a great night in HQ and everyone is welcome!

Tickets are 35 euro (30 euro for students) with a champagne reception greeting you on arrival. Everyone will be chipped in at the beginning of the night and there will be ‘buy back’ options also available. The person with the most chips when the last cards are dealt will be crowned winners of the 250 euro cash prize!

There will be a raffle on the night plus spot prizes from the MC as well as a DJ to play your favourite tunes after the tables have cleared away.

This is a fantastic excuse to get dressed up for this black tie event and bring along as many friends as you can in order to benefit the club!

A night not to be missed!

Boys Interpros

Well done to all our rovers who participated in last weekends interpros. Unfortunately it wasn’t the result the boys were looking for with Ulster winning both the U16 and U18 title. Nonetheless, both Leinster teams played some great hockey and we as a club are very proud of Nick, Luke, Robert, Alistair, Iain, Harry, Conor, Ben, Mark and Harry. It is great to have 10 players competing at this level. Also well done to Emer who managed the U18 squad.

Irish U18 call ups

Following the boys interpros, huge congrats to Conor Empey, Harry Mac Mahon, Mark Samuel and Ben Walker for being selected for Irish U18 trials! We wish them luck for their trial on Sunday

Back pitch lights

We wish to draw to the members attention our plans for the back pitch lights. Only 50% of the lights on the back pitch are currently working with a combination of bulbs, ballasts and igniters requiring replacing. At the same time, a few of the bulbs have also begun to go on the front pitch. As a council we need to ensure that we spend our complex income and our sinking find money appropriately. We are currently investigating quotes for the replacement of bulbs for both the front and the back pitch. The front pitch is our premier pitch and therefore takes priority. In the interim, we plan to replace 3-4 bulbs on the back pitch to continue to allow us to utilise it. At this time, replacing all lights on the back pitch does not appear to be a sound investment but the situation is one that we continue to monitor. If you have any questions on this matter please contact our council members responsible for grounds, Ali Keogh at alisonfkeogh@gmail.com

Irish Hockey Spanish series

All the best to Jamie Carr and Luke Chadwick who are selected for the Irish team to play against Spain in a 3 match test series next week

New newsletter writer needed

The role of writing the newsletter is up for grabs for any budding journalist or writing enthusiast! We are looking for someone to fill the role, with a time commitment of no more than 2 hours a week.
The newsletter gets sent once a week, and ensures all our members are kept up to date with the activities and results throughout all aspects of the club.
A detailed role description can be obtained from alisonfkeogh@gmail.com
The role is very simple, but help and support, if required, will of course be on hand initially

Last weekend saw another week of mixed results for the club.

The mens 3rds earned a 2-0 win over Bray despite being on the back foot. Shout out to Odhran Lawless Quinn scoring his first senior goal, Louis Glass with the other.
The 4ths endured a 7-1 loss to a very strong Portrane side, while the 5ths gave a great performance against St.Brendans. They won 2- 1 with Scott Mulligan scoring his first senior goal while Simon Walker got his usual goal!
The mens first and seconds had no game due to the boys interpros

On the ladies side the 2nds had a great 2-0 win over Navan, this win saw them top of the table of Div 6! The 1sts had a frustrating 0-0 draw against YMCA. Both the 3rds and 4ths suffered a 2-0 loss against Pembroke and Avoca respectively

This weekend sees both our Men and womens 1sts in Irish cup action. The men play Cookstown at home at 1pm on Saturday in the Irish senior cup, while the girls have a road trip to Galway in the IHT.

The ladies 3rds get to enjoy a free weekend while the 2nds play Trinity at home at 11am and the fourths play a cup game against Portlaoise at 3pm.

On the mens side the 2s play Corinthians away in a local derby at 11.15am. The 3rds take on Trinity at 15.45pm, while the 4ths have a trip to the seaside in Skerries at 12pm. The Mens 5ths take on Bray at 11.45am.

Plenty of junior girls action this week too as per usual!! The trainings and matches of the girls are all listed below:

Friday 27th:
4th year – TYs – lucky you as Alison Keogh, FIH International Umpire and club member is coming to do a session on umpiring for you. So TY will not be finished until 9.15 on Friday evening. Your evening will be a mix of umpiring theory, then training with Jody and them some practical help on umpiring. All other 4th years have a normal finishing time. TY please make sure you come to the BLITZES in Old Alex with your groups – we need you!!!! (see times below)
3rd year
3rd year – training as normal

Sunday 29th:
Junior A game – HOME – 11.15 v Muckross
Junior B game – HOME – 12.30 v Naas
Minor A game – HOME -11.15 v Mt Anville
Minor B game – HOME – 12.30 v Old Alex
1st years on Angharads team are training with Dylan and Ben 10-11 –

6th class – Training as usual with Dylan and Ben 10-11

5th class – HOME blitz v Pembroke 10-11 – meet at 9.45 please (this is a change to your spreadsheet)

4th class – AWAY to Old Alex – 13:00-14:00 (change of time from spreadsheet)
3rd class – AWAY to Old Alex – 12:00 -13:00 (change of time from spreadsheet)
1st and 2nd class – AWAY to Old Alex 12:00 – 13:00 (Change of time on spreadsheet)

Tickets for the Three Rock Rovers Casino Royale event are now on sale! This promises to be a great night in HQ and everyone is welcome. Tickets are €35 or €30 for students and for this, everyone will be chipped in at the beginning of the night there will also be the option of buying extra chips too.
The aim is to be the person with the most chips when the last cards are dealt and win the €250 euro cash prize!

The games will be black jack and roulette which will be run by professionals. There will also be spot prizes of chips throughout the night from the MC and there will be a DJ in the club after the tables have cleared away.

This is a fantastic excuse to get dressed up for this black tie event and bring along as many friends as you can in order to benefit the club!

A mixed bag of results for teams last week

The ladies 2nds suffered a 1 nill loss to Skerries in the Div5/6 cup, the goal being scored in the last minute of the game. The ladies 3rds had a great win against Botanic, while the 4ths and 1sts lost against UCD and Clontarf respectively.

On the Mens side, the 1sts put on a great defensive performance, producing a nill all result against reigning all Ireland champions Monkstown. The 2nds had a poor start against Pembroke going three nill down, however, they had a decent comeback but unfortunately just fell short, final score was 2-3. Some great hockey played by the 4ths but they unfortunately lost 0-2 to Navan. Super weekend for the 5ths, winning both their match on Saturday and on Sunday

Only two matches for the mens side on Saturday, the 3rds match cancelled due to Monkstown not being able to field a team. The 1sts have a tough weekend ahead of them in an EY league double weekend. They face Banbridge in HQ 3pm Saturday, and Pembroke away on Sunday, also at 3pm. The 5ths play St.James gate at 1pm.

On the ladies side, the 1sts have a free weekend. All other ladies matches are at home. At 11am the 2nds and 4ths play Hermes and Bray respectively, the thirds face Mullingar at 3pm

Our Junior girls fixtures are as follows:

3rd/4th year- Friday 13th – training as usual. 7.30-8.45
Sunday 15th – Junior A and B games

1st/2nd year – Sunday 15th – emails were sent individually on whether the girls were plaing a match or training

5th/6th class – Sunday 15th – training as usual 10-11

3rd/4th class – Sunday 15th – AWAY to Corinthians 10-11

1st/2nd class – Sunday 15th – AWAY to Corinthians 9-10