Huge congrats to our 5 players on the Leinster u18 squad who won the interpros in HQ over the weekend! Sam Grace captained the side to victory, and was joined by Freddie Morris, James Walker, Conor Empey and Daragh Walsh on the winning side.
The 16s were pipped at the post, losing out to Ulster on goal difference. Well done to Niall Denham and all the players within the squad: Tom McLoughlin, Ben Walker, Matthew Walker, Alex Flynn, Alex O’Regan, Robert McCollum, Nicholas Judge and Peter Lynch.
A mixed bag last weekend across our senior teams.
On the mens side the 1st bowed out of the Irish Senior Cup with a 3-1 loss to Banbridge. The 3rd lost 2-1 to Weston, with Roly Budd scoring the goal. The 4th and 5th both won 3-2 and 6-1 respectively. For the 4ths, they beat Rathgar in the cup, while the 5ths had Smiler, and Willie Haughton score, along with Rob Carter who grabbed 4!!
The ladies also had some mixed fortunes. The 1st won 4-0 against Newbridge, with Angharad (x2), Aoife and Sadie scoring. The 2s lost 3-1 to St.Brendans, while the 3rd and 4th both drew. The 3rds had a 1-1 game with Pembroke, while there was no score in the 4th game against Weston.
The junior girls had a full schedule of games over the weekend. The Junior As drew 1-1 with Avoca, the Bs drew 3-3 with Stillorgan and the Cs beat Weston 4-0. The minor As beat Genesis 2-1, while the super 8s won their matches against Mount Anville and Stillorgan 6-3 and 9-2! Well done all the girls!
This weekend, all fixtures will be played away from home due to the interiors taking place in HQ. The ladies have a full complement of games. The 4ths face Muckross at 4pm, the 3s travel to Mulling for 12, while the 2nds have Hemes at 1.15. The 1s play Corinthians at 12.45, and welcome the arrival of two South African girls, Stephanie Baxter, and Anita Bower to their squad for the next 3 months!
On the mens side there are only 2 games, both refixes from the bank holiday weekend. The 3s face Trinity in Santry at 2.45, while the 5th take on YMCA at 12.30
Interpros
The u16 and u18 boys interpros will take this in HQ this weekend! Best of luck to all our 13 boys selected between the two squads, and to Niall Denham who is coaching the u16 team.
The schedule can be seen at www.leinsterhockey.ie.
On Sunday our u16 girls will attend the tournament to have lunch and support all their fellow club members as they line out for Leinster.
Supporters lunch
Don’t forget to sign up for our supporters lunch on the 29th of November in HQ!
This years first lunch takes place in the new Wooden Spoon cafe at 2pm, just prior to the IHL home game against UCD at 3.15pm
The menu is a two course meal: chicken curry and rice, followed by dessert of lemon curd cake or carrot cake, accompanied by tea/coffee. The cost of the lunch is €20
If you would like to join us please let John Findlater know at john.findyoulater@gmail.com or leave a message on Tel :2955554 or text 0868395734 so our caterers can prepare for requisite numbers. Alternatively email Stephen Findlater at stevie_findlats@yahoo.com.
We welcome all friends, partners, supporters and family to this event!
5 year plan update
This week a joint committee and council meeting was held where the 5 year plan was discussed. As part of the meeting the feedback from the forum, and other sources were included. Another meeting will take place in the next 2 weeks in order to sign off finally on the long term goals and outcomes of the plan.
Following this, the plan will then be detailed to include short and medium term goals, before finally being published. As usual, should anyone have any issues, queries or suggestions on this please send them to Ali at alisonfkeogh@gmail.com
Internationals
Well done to Mitch Darling and Johnny Bruton who were selected for the upcoming series against France, next week.
Hello All,
The 2014/2014 hockey season is well under way now and such a lot has happened in a short space of time. The opening of the new pitch was a great start to the season, with the after match celebrations held in our newly refurbished clubhouse. Certainly, the decor was a great backdrop to the glamour of the masquerade cocktail party.
I have watched many matches this season so far and seen some great hockey at all levels within the club. In spite of the occasional poor game, there is nothing quite as satisfying as playing your heart out on the hockey pitch with your teammates. After the hockey, the Wooden Spoon Café on site is a great asset. It enhances the atmosphere and comraderie at the weekends, both before and after the game and is especially welcome to us spectators.
It is a reflection of the high regard that Irish Hockey have for Three Rock that we were asked to host the women’s international matches against Scotland in Grange Road. This weekend the Boys 16/U18 Inter-provincials are being held in our club. I feel privileged to be the president of a club that is forward thinking and vibrant. Being hosts of the European Trophy in May 2015 is very exciting. This will mean a lot of hard work but I have not the slightest doubt that all you members, both playing and non-playing, will volunteer your time and enthusiasm to the venture.
Enjoy the remaining matches of 2014.
Regards,
Ailis
An unbeaten weekend for all our senior teams last Saturday!! Some great results came in, the first being the ladies 1st who came from one nil down to beat Bray 3-1. Angharad Griffiths scored twice on her debut, one from the stroke spot, while Meabh Galvin got the original equaliser from a corner. This week they face Newbridge at home at 4pm.
The ladies 2s and 3s had byes in their cups but return to league action this week with the 2s away in Abbostown to St.Brendans at 11am. The 3s face Pembroke at home at 1pm.
The 4th drew 1-1 away to North Kildare last weekend, and play away again this week to Weston at 4pm.
On the mens side the 5th had a good 4-1 win over Pembroke with Simon Walker (x2), William Haughton and Smiler scoring. This week they play Trinity in College Park at 3pm.
The 4s drew 1-1 with Railway last week, Roly Budd scoring the goal. They have no game on Saturday but face Rathgar at home at 1pm in the cup on Sunday.
The 3s had a busy 4-3 over Railway with Ben Epstein, Sean Foudy and Phil Shearer (x2) all scoring. This Saturday they play at home to Weston at 1.30.
The 2s beat South Antrim 2-0 in the first round of the Irish Junior Cup (Peter McConnell & Ben Epstein), and have a weekend off duty this Saturday.
The 1s had a good 3-0 away to Railway in the league, with Jody, Jonny Bruton and Harry Morris all scoring. This week they travel to Banbridge at 3pm for the Irish Senior Cup. Their Mills Cup game against YMCA has been moved to the 25th of November.
On the vets side, the ladies continued their good form, beating Avoca 3-0 on Monday night.
All junior girls fixtures are now on site, and are also attached at the end of this page. Fixtures will need to be clicked into on the home page to determine which team it is…apologies for any problems this causes.
We will be hosting the first of our supporters lunches on Saturday the 29th of November in HQ!
This years first lunch takes place in the new Wooden Spoon cafe at 2pm, just prior to the IHL home game against UCD at 3.15pm
The menu is a two course meal: chicken curry and rice, followed by dessert of lemon curd cake or carrot cake, accompanied by tea/coffee. The cost of the lunch is €20
If you would like to join us please let John Findlater know at john.findyoulater@gmail.com or leave a message on Tel :2955554 or text 0868395734 so our caterers can prepare for requisite numbers. Alternatively email Stephen Findlater at stevie_findlats@yahoo.com.
We welcome all friends, partners, supporters and family to this event!
Huge congrats to all of our junior boys who have been selected for the upcoming interpros on the 21st-23rd of November.
We have a massive 8 players in the u16s squad, which is being coached by our own Niall Denham!
Well done to:
Nicholas Judge
Alex Flynn
Tom McLoughlin
Alex O’Regan
Peter Lynch
Robert McCollum
Ben Walker
Matthew Walker
Sam Ryder is also a reserve for the squad
On the u18s side we have 5 players selected:
Sam Grace
Freddie Morris
Conor Empey
James Walker
Daragh Walsh
Well done to everyone and best of luck! The tournament takes place in HQ next week, with the schedule of games available at www.leinsterhockey.org
The Irish senior womens hockey team won their first two test matches against Scotland in HQ over the weekend to clinch the series.
For the first time in years the club hosted a capped senior international game to decent crowds on Sunday and Monday night, as the Irish won 1-0 and 2-1. Our u12 girls acted as mascots on both nights, while our u16s carried out ball patrol.
Irish captain Megan Frazer presented club President Ailis Kennedy with a penant to mark the occasion, while the club made a contribution to the teams funds for Rio, having not been able to make their recent golf outing. On the Monday night, ex-Three Rock player and goalkeeper Emma Gray was presented with her 100th cap as she played on her old home turf.
Well done to all our juniors for helping and being involved in the matches:
Isabella O Donnell
Megan Dempsey
Jazmine Webb
Anna Kali
Emma Maguire
Isabelle Kiely
Harriet Bernon
Isabelle Owens
Zoe Dowling
Anna Budds
Isobel Bowen
Aisling Breslin
Maria Bools
Katie Dennison
Eva Mc Crae
Lauren Cotter
Alannah Cleary
Maria Kelly
Karen Davis
Sarah Kenny
Orna Bools
Shona Breslin
Dearbhla Gillis
Rebecca Candon
Eva Walsh
Claudia Bond
The weekend proved very successful with nearly all of our teams taking maximum points in their fixtures!!
For the first time in a while, every one of our mens teams won all their games, with plenty of goals being scored along the way! The 1sts put 5 past Cork C of I in the IHL, with Blakers nabbing a hat-trick, while Mitch and Gary got a goal each.
The 2s won well on Saturday beating Fingal 3-0, where Conor Empey got two and Johnny Roberts the 2nd. They followed this up with a great win over Pembroke in the Cup on Sunday. Despite a few tender heads after Saturdays cocktail party, Luke McSharry and Johnny Roberts stepped up to score in a 2-1 win.
The 3rds and 4th both beat Monkstown, 4-1 and 3-2 respectively. Stu Rigby Jones scored twice for the 3s along with Ross Johnson and Scott Crombie, while Jonny Darling, club captain Chuck and Roly Budd scored for the 4ths. The 5ths with their 8-0 win over Wicklow lost count of their goal scorers although Simon Walker got a hat-trick!
On the ladies side, the 2s won 2-0 over Guinness, with Roisin and Jess scoring, while the 3s had a great 5-2 win over Genesis. The 4ths lost 2-0 to Clontarf. On Monday night meanwhile, the ladies vets had a 1-0 win over Muckross!
This weekend we’re expecting more of the same please!
The ladies 1sts are back in action after a 2 week break, welcoming Welsh international Angharad Griffiths into the squad for the first time! They take on Bray in the league at 11am. The 2s and 3s both have weekends off having been given a bye in their cups. The 4ths travel to North Kildare for 3pm.
On the mens side the 1s also return to the Leinster league with a 2.15 trip to Railway. The 2s have their Irish Junior Cup game at home to South Antrim at 1pm, while at the same time on the back pitch the 5ths host Pembroke. The 3s and 4s both face Railway, with the 4s playing at home at 3pm, while the 3s play away.
Well done to Grace O’Malley, Meabh Holden and Aisling Hogan for organising another great cocktail party night in the club on Saturday!
A great turn out for their masks out and enjoyed the cocktails prepared by the girls before dancing the night away to our DJ, which was organised by Jack Mc Cann
Mandy and Ronan were on hand again this year with great photos which can be seen in our photo section or by clicking on the Facebook link below
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Club president Ailis thanked Rosie Johnson on behalf of the club for all her work in updating the clubhouse. Barbara Snow won best mask on the night, while Conor Empey & Harry McMahon were on hand all night clearing glasses and manning the door to raise funds for their school trip for Habitat later this year
