Category: Club Hockey
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Women All Ireland: Ulster University Elks 3 Monkstown 1
The Ulster University Elks welcomed Monkstown to the Ulster University Sports Village on Saturday afternoon for their first fixture in the Women’s All Ireland League. After a busy pre-season the Elks were keen to make a strong start but it was Monkstown who opened the scoring with captain Chloe Watkins netting a penalty stroke after…
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Women Premiership: Banbridge 2 Omagh 3
With my morning Schools rugby match cancelled at late notice I made my way to Havelock Park with plenty of time to spare for the Women’s Premiership match between Banbridge and Omagh. The game was played in ideal conditions and the teams got off to a lively start with Banbridge’s Rachel Cairns opening the scoring…
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Women All Ireland: Pegasus 0 Loreto 4
South Dublin based Loreto travelled to Upper Malone, Saturday lunchtime to play Pegasus in the first round of fixtures in the Women’s All Ireland League. Pegasus were hit cold from push back. In the 1st minute, long through ball found Rachel Kelly, who found the Pegasus net, only for it to be disallowed. In the 4th minute…
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Men All Ireland: Banbridge 5 YMCA 1
We caught up with Banbridge Hockey Club as they started their defence of the All Ireland EYHL on Saturday afternoon against Dublin’s YMCA at Havelock Park. It was a tight first half as the teams reacquainted themselves, and it was YMCA who opened the scoring at the start of the second quarter with a goal…
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Women Junior 7: Owls III 2 Castle III 0
i picked up a hockey/rugby double header at Roughfort on Saturday afternoon starting with Owls III’s Junor 7 league match against local rivals Castle III’s in an early pass back. The early start led to Castle fielding some of their veteran players as the game started and Owls looked to take advantage in a dominant…
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Women Premiership: Queen’s University 8 Banbridge 1
On Saturday, at lunchtime, Banbridge were the visitors to The Dub, for a Women’s Premiership tie with Queens. Queens set about their task, with a series of attacks, before Jenna McCarlie opened the scoring, after 5 minutes. On 9 minutes Eva Gaston drove into the D and unleashed a powerful shot for Queens to lead…
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Women Senior 2: Larne 3 South Antrim 3
I caught up with the Ulster Hockey Women’s Senior 2 match between Larne and south Antrim on a wet and breezy Friday night at Larne Grammar School. It was an entertaining game between two battling sides. Larne took an early lead with Kerry McIlwaine opening the scoring after a nice turn on the edge of…
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Men’s Premiership: NI Civil Service 2 Queens 3
On Friday evening Queens were the visitors to NI Civil Service for the opening Men’s Premiership fixture of the season, at Stormont. On a thoroughly miserable evening, only the intensity of the rain varied through the course of the game. Queens pressed from push back, forcing Serve back, defending high up the pitch. Despite their…
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Senior Friendly: Ulster Elks 3 Ards 1
Ulster Elks preseason friendlies continued on Monday evening, at the Jordanstown Sports Village, this time the visitors were Ards. Elks were caught cold in the opening minutes, when Frankie Brown latched on to a through ball and guided it past keeper, Gemma Ferguson, to take a 1-0 lead after only 2 minutes. However, the lead…
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Senior Friendly: Ulster University Elks 3 Pembroke Wanderers 1
We caught up with Ulster University Elks, for the second time this week, as they prepare for their return to the All Ireland Hockey League this season. Saturday’s opponents were Dublin’s Pembroke Wanderers who looked to enjoy the pre-pass back deluge that delayed the start by 5 minutes. Refreshed by the downpour, both sides had…