The club dinner last weekend was a huge success with over 130 guests from all avenues of the club in attendance, and a guest of honour the IHA president Richard Kendrick. The party kicked off at 8pm with the last of the revellers still present at 4am!!!! Always a sign of a good night!

The evening saw the annual awards presented with a huge number of over 250 votes cast this year. Congrats to all those nominated and especially to the winners on the night:
Mens player of the year: Phil Shearer
Women player of the year: Sara Cali
Volunteer of the year: Brona Empey

Our raffle, along with our silent auction was a huge success….thanks to all those who donated prizes and bought tickets.

As this was a club fundraiser it was vital to make as much as possible and it was heartening to see so many people in the club helping in so many ways from selling tickets, buying tickets, donating prizes, and helping with the organising on the night. All the hard work paid off as a grand total of over €5700 was made!!! Thanks again to all who made the night a success. Special thanks must go to Grace O’Malley who ran the event and drove it from behind the scenes in all areas.

Some pictures of the night are now on site in the photo section of the website.

All in TRR and the IHA are working hard to ensure that the upcoming IHL finals in HQ are a resounding success! The biggest club event in Ireland returns to TRR in less than 2 weeks!!

The match schedule has been announced with some mouth watering ties on show on the Saturday. The schedule is as follows:
10.30 (womens) Pegasus v UCD
12.30 (womens) Loreto v Hermes
3.00 (mens) Banbridge v Pembroke Wanderers
5.00 (mens) Monkstown v TRRHC

On Sunday the women final will be played at 1.30, while the mens will be played at 4pm.

The Wooden Spoon will be on hand all weekend with their usual high quality and yummy food. They also have an offer of a burger plus pint/wine/soft drink for €10. Live music will be on site both Saturday and Sunday night so be sure to be there and enjoy the atmosphere!

If you have 1-2 hours to spare you will have free entry to the event plus a lunch voucher for volunteering your time. Please contact Scott Crombie at scottcrombie@gmail.com and he will facilitate a time and job that suits your needs. Please support our mens 1sts and our club in whatever way you can!

Huge congrats to the u16s boys squad who won the Benny Atkinson Cup on St.Patricks Day in HQ!

In a thrilling game that went to extra time the winning goal was scored in the last 10 seconds to ensure the cup returned to Rovers after a number of years.

Congrats to all in the squad this season and to coaches Ross Canning and Dylan Shirley!

Tickets have sold fast for this years dinner and nearly all available places are sold for this weekends event!

If you still plan to go and havent confirmed please do so through Grace O’Malley by Thursday evening at the latest (0871324273).

Tickets can still be bought for the raffle, also through Grace, with some great prizes on offer! Any advance biddings on our silent auction can be made through Andrew Walker at awalker@lawlibrary.ie

The dinner starts at 8pm, with a late bar and music for the night.

Don’t forget to vote for this seasons players of the year also through the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/survey-closed/?sm=GuQYIxWKnq3O9zGuuMtY7sQZozA%2fCc%2byxHYAaPZxNzGp2oaeqp0Tcp7qzbWNP7kB0naR8TgXtRHupQMlolFQPw%3d%3d

With all the ladies teams now finished focused is on the mens sides for their last few games of the season.

The mens 2s booked a place in the Irish Junior Cup semi at home to Annadale, thanks to a 4-1 win away to Instonians. They finished 2nd in their league on Sunday, with a win over Corinthians. A great turn around from last years finish!

The mens 3rds won 3-2 in UCD with Ross Johnson scoring twice and Roly Budd once.

The mens 4ths have a double week against St. James Gate, Wednesday night and again away at 11 on Saturday. The mens 5ths play away to Pembroke at 4.30, while the mens 1s have their final group IHL game against Bainbridge, having already secured a semi final spot. They play away at 2pm

The league season is now officially over for all our ladies teams following this weeks matches. The 1sts completed their season on Wednesday night with a 2-1 win over YMCA to cement their 2nd place finish. Regardless of IHL next year, the ladies are back in Div 2, heading straight back up after last years disappointment. The 2nds remain in Div 6 finishing in 7th spot, losing their last game narrowly to Navan 4-3. The 3rds finished 6th, and still have their cup final to play in 2 weeks!! The 4ths finished in 8th place, and lost their last game at home to Weston.

The u16s bowed out of their cups against Loreto on Sunday, with both the A and C team losing out.

The mens 1sts also finished their league last Saturday with a 4-1 win over YMCA to finish 3rd and nab an automatic place in next years IHL. The mens 2nds still have 2 back matches to play, but won 2-1 over YMCA mid-week. The 3rds won 9-3 over Weston at the weekend as Ryan Shirley grabbed 4, Findo 2, and Ben Epstein, Phil Shearer and Stephen Macken all getting 1. The 4ths beat YMCA 6-1, with Arthur Johnson and Cameron Ruttle scoring twice each, along with Kris Tan and Chuck Walker. The 5ths meanwhile beat Trinity 4-1.

This weekend a few mens games are still to be played. The 2s have Irish Junior Cup on Saturday away to Instonians at 3.30. The 3rds play UCD away at 2pm while the 4ths face Suttonians at 11am at home. On Sunday the mens 2s host Corinthians at home at 2.15, while the 3rds play Glenanne after at 4.15.

The u16 boys play their Cup semi on Friday against Monkstown B team, with a win handing them a place in Tuesdays St.Patricks Day finals in TRR.

The annual Leinster cup finals are being hosted in TRRHC again this season with a jam packed schedule!

The action kicks off at 9.30 with the u16 girls plate between Bray and Mount Anville

At 10am Corinthians and Railway u16s battle it out for the junior Jacqui Potter Cup

At 11.30am its the turn of the u16 boys in the Benny Atkinson Cup. Monsktown A’s will take on either Monkstown B’s or our own TRR u 16s!!! Their semi final takes place in Rathdown at 7.30 on Friday

The Senior women Jacqui Potter Cup occurs at 12pm between Railway and Hermes, while the Mills Cup finishes the day at 2.15 between Glenanne and Corinthians!

Tables are being filled quickly with just 2 weeks left until the club dinner!

The dinner is being held in Grange Golf Club at 8pm on March 21st. Dress code is formal. A band will play, followed by a DJ and bar until late, with tickets costing €60.

Some great prizes are coming through for our raffle on the night, with all profits going to the club fundraising target for the running of hockey within the club. The list of prizes so far is as follows:

TRR Silent Auction
• Painting – by Irish artist Brett McEntagart RHA
• Signed Ireland rugby jersey from Ireland v England Six Nations 01 Mar 2015

TRR Raffle
• Apple iPad mini
• 200e Great Outdoors voucher
• 1 Four ball Grange Golf Club (value 160e)
• 1 Four ball Grange Golf Club (value 160e)
• LG Google smart watch (value 150e)
• Beauty hamper (value 150e)
• 2 bottles of Veuve Cliquot champagne (value 110e)
• 2 tickets for European hockey championships Olympic Park, London (Tues 25 Aug 2015) (value 100e)
• 1 spot at Celtic Sports Academy Easter camp (value 90e)
• Italian food & wine hamper (value 75e)
• Rimmel by Rita Ora collection of 16 nail polishes (value 60e)
• 1 bottle 12 year old Powers whiskey (value 60e), 1 bottle Bailey’s original cream, 1 bottle Bailey’s chocolat de luxe
• Case of wine
• 1 bottle 12 year old Glenfiddich signature malt whiskey
• Restaurant voucher (value 50e)
• Fitzgibbon Jewellers Rathfarnham gift voucher (value 40e)

Tickets for the dinner can be bought or set aside from Mandy Bools (ladies.captain@threerockrovershc.com) or Grace O’Malley (0871324273). Raffle tickets are €2 for 1 and €10 for a strip of 5. Tickets for both the draw and the dinner will be on sale at the St.Patricks Day finals, junior training this weekend, and the mens games that are on at home.

TRRHC is proud to be a hosting hotspot when it comes to hockey tournaments! The feedback we receive is always positive, and the events we host offer us fantastic opportunities to showcase our wonderful club, facilities, and atmosphere to all who visit!

However these events dont run by themselves, and are usually successful thanks to the efforts and help of our wonderful club members who volunteer. This year we have two major events within 6 weeks of each other that we need your help for!

The first is the Irish Hockey Finals on April 11th and 12th. The showcase of club hockey, we will play host to the top 8 teams in the country as they battle it out in semis and finals to be crowned Irish champions. Our own mens 1sts team will be playing in the event, offering any volunteers the opportunity to watch their game for free while also helping the club!!! We need volunteers over the weekend for stints of car parking, gate receipts, PA announcer/music player, and clean up. If you have 1-2 hours to spare over the weekend we would be very grateful.

The next event is the EuroHockey Trophy May 22nd-25th. This is a huge event for the club as we host a European club event in Dublin for the first time in 6 years. Once again our mens 1sts will play in the tournament, and so you can watch them for free in exchange for your time! We need lots of help for this event given its scale. Volunteers are required as team liaisons, drivers for the officials, gate control, clean up, PA, and car parking. If you have any time to spare over the weekend, again please contact us and we will accommodate your time preferences.

All offers of help are greatly appreciated!!! Contact Ali Keogh (alisonfkeogh@gmail.com) initially with your name and details for both events, and in the next few weeks our volunteer liaisons will be in contact with times and details.

Help make our club shine to all in Ireland and Europe!

Dundrum FC Ladies
Dundrum’s senior ladies team season starts between April to May and finishes at the end of summer. They are looking for interested hockey players who wish to stay fit in the summer months. Contact s.c.gray@hotmail.com for more info.

Sad news
All at TRRHC would like to pass their condolences to the family of Niall Roche following his recent passing. Niall was a stalwart of Leinster and Irish hockey, umpiring mens div 2 up until recently, while also still officiating on technical tables at countless tournaments and matches. This St.Patricks day finals won’t be the same without him watching from the bar. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.

Leinster re-structuring next season
A recent forum held by the LHA outlines the changes that will occur to all leagues next season, assuming the proposed full IHL goes ahead.
For both the mens and ladies senior leagues this year, no relegation will take place. Promotion of 4-5 teams (depending on mens or ladies) will take place in each league to fill the gaps left by those in Div 1 who will be in the new IHL. This means that some of our teams will be promoted next season depending on a top 4-5 finish. This change in structure is obviously dependant on the full IHL commencing as is planned. Further details can be seen at the Hook:
http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2015/03/muckross-avoca-rathgar-and-genesis-set-for-place-in-lha-division-one-next-term/#.VQA530KaFX8
http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2015/03/mens-committee-lay-out-new-structure-for-next-season/#.VQA59kKaFX8

WLR2 gold!
Congrats to our own Mitch Darling and the rest of the Irish Senior mens team on their recent gold at World League Round 2 in California! The win secures the lads a place at Junes Round 3 event where the top 6 teams will qualify for Rio 2016! Well done on the win and best of luck in the preparations over the coming few months!

Underage junior trips
We are delighted to confirm trips for our u16 and u12 junior boys and girls in the next few weeks!!!

Under 16 Tour to Holland:
The flights are booked….. It’s going to be fantastic! The boys and girls are bag packing in Tesco on 21st March – if you see them please support.! The kids travel on the weekend after Easter over the 11th/12th of April. They return to Holland after a year in Spain, with all boys and girls named confirmed and matches/trainings all booked!

Under 12 Trip:
We have a hockey day out on 21st March for our Under 12 boys and girls. We are ‘going north’! We have mini games arranged in Banbridge, Co.Down and then we will have lunch and watch the Men’s 1st XI in their final IHL Game. The club will cover the cost of the bus, so lunch and treat money will be required.

Celtic Sports Academy Easter Camps
Following the success of the Feb mid-term camp, Celtic Sports Academy is back for an Easter event! Running from the 7th to the 10th of April, Niall, Jody and Chris return for another bumper week of fun! All prices and info can be found in the form at the end of this page

Ed Sports March Madness
Ed Sports is running a March Madness sale! All sticks, astros, stick bags etc are reduced to half price in their Pembroke and TRRHC shops! Some great bargains to be had