U16 Girls’ Interpros
Connacht 1 v 6 Leinster, 12.30pm;
Ulster 4 v 0 South East, 3pm;
Connacht 4 v 3 Munster, 5.30pm.
U18 Girls’ Interpros
South East 1 v 1 Munster, 1.30pm;
Connacht 0 v 7 Leinster, 4pm;
South East 0 v 2 Ulster, 6.30pm.
There is a break in the men’s EY IHL this weekend with the EHL taking place in Banbridge Hockey Club. However high flying Cork Harlequins have their first home match on the women’s side when they host Pegasus on Saturday. Quins are 3 from 3 on their travels with 7 on their panel already off the mark this year.
In Munster men’s division 1 C of I B host Harlequins on Friday evening. Having dispatched of champions UCC last weekend C of I B look like genuine title contenders this year. Quins on the other hand pushed Bandon close but ended up losing by a single strike. Bandon Hockey Club travel toLimerick Hockey Club who will be looking to bounce back from defeat at home to Ashton Hockey Club last weekend. Ashton themselves are away again this week taking on the UCC in the Mardyke in what could be a very close encounter.
Last week was a clear indication of just how close women’s division 1 is going to be. 4 score draws in the 5 matches means all but Clonakilty Hockey Club are off the mark. They pushed Bandon close last weekend and will welcome home comforts as they host Waterford Hockey Club. Waterford held Ashton in a 2-2 draw last weekend and will hope to go one better this weekend. Ashton travel to Limerick in a tie Limerick hold the upper hand on in recent games. They were impressive last weekend and snatched a draw at the death against neighbours Catholic Institute Ladies Hockey. The last tie of the weekend sees Bandon and C of I women lock horns in Garryduff. Bandon were the sole victors last weekend coming from behind against Clon. C of I also made an impressive start to the season with a draw against UCC. Both these teams will hope to be in the mix come the end of the season and 3 points on Saturday would be a clear statement of that intent.
The winners of the U-16 Boys & Girls One Day Tournament was as follows:
Boys
C of I winners
Waterford runners up
Girls
C of I (1) winners
C of I (2) runners up
The next Munster U21 women’s trial will take place in Garryduff on Monday the 1st of August from 3:30pm to 6:00pm. The trial will be preceded by a presentation by Health Coach Alison Kingston on the importance of diet for performance on the pitch. All those attending should notify manager Ailse Holland (hollandailse@gmail.com). For more information on the services Alison provides see her website here: https://www.alisonkingstonhealthcoach.com/
Camp Waterford Sports Academy are hosting a one day hockey clinic on 27th July led by International coach Dave Passmore and Irish international player Morris Elliot.
The hockey clinic is open to all 12-18 year old hockey players. It will be held in Newtown School from 11.45am to 4pm and the cost is â¬30.
The theme of the day is ‘being the best hockey player you can be’. It will be a great opportunity for young hockey players in Waterford to avail of top quality coaching.
Please see the attached brochure for details or contact David Quinn on 0872999927 for further details and booking.
We are delighted to welcome Cool Beans to the Munster Hockey family as a sponsor. Munster Hockey player and Cool Beans employee Peter was down at the Munster Regional Session this evening to announce the sponsorship and to give the girls involved free samples. The beans are a healthy and easy to make pre or post session/match meal. They are high in protein and fibre and really low in calories and fat. They come in 3 flavours: Tomato, Smokey and Chilli.
Cool Beans is a new small Irish company and we are delighted to be the first organisation they are sponsoring!! Cool Beans can be bought in all SuperValu shops in the Food Academy section (also available in some Spars, Eurospars, Centras and Londis)
Please give them a follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. If they get enough follows the girls stand to win prizes!!!
David Harte – Olympian
Conor Harte – Olympian
John Jermyn – Olympian
We could not be prouder of the three lads from Munster that have made the Irish squad for Rio 2016.
An incredible achievement for all of them.
We could not look for better role models. Massive congratulations.
The squad in full is:
Jonny Bell, Lisnagarvey, Defender
Chris Cargo, Racing, Midfield
Peter Caruth, Annadale, Forward
Mitch Darling, Rotterdam, Forward
Paul Gleghorne, Lisnagarvey, Defender
Kyle Good, Monkstown, Forward
Ronan Gormley, Krefeld, Defender
David Harte (Captain), Kampong, Goalkeeper
Conor Harte, Racing, Defender
John Jackson, Reading, Defender
John Jermyn, Cork C of I, Midfield
Eugene Magee, Banbridge, Midfield
Shane OâDonoghue, Dragons, Midfield
Alan Sothern, Pembroke, Forward
Kirk Shimmins, Pembroke, Midfield
Michael Watt, Lisnagarvey, Forward
Travelling Reserves:
Tim Cockram, Lisnagarvey, Forward
Michael Robson, Annadale, Midfield
David Fitzgerald, Monkstown, Goalkeeper
Bring on the Olympics!!
The Irish men completed a two game series against world number 2 The Netherlands this week in the Mardyke Sports Grounds in UCC. The men were coming straight off the back of a six team tournament in Valencia, Spain. Close to 3,000 supporters turned up for the two games to see the Green Machine in action in Munster for the first time in nearly 10 years.
The Dutch showed why they are Gold Medal contenders in Rio winning both games by 5 goal margins (7-2 & 5-0). The Irish men never gave up throughout despite obvious signs of fatigue leading to a number of unforced errors.
Irish coach Craig Fulton will pick his final 16 (and 2 reserves) for Rio on the 11th of July. There are 3 Munster men in contention for places â David Harte, Conor Harte and John Jermyn. Best of luck to all three players and indeed all other players involved.
Thank you to all the volunteers that made this event such a great success. We now look forward to the Eurohockey Championships to be held in Cork. After that all eyes will be on Rio.
Cork is hosting the Eurohockey U18 Championships from the 24th of July to the 30th of July. This is the largest tournament Munster has ever hosted and we need help from the Munster Hockey Community to make sure it is a success.
In particular we need liaison officers who can help the travelling teams from around Europe. This is someone that can introduce themselves to the team and be the other end of the phone should they require help with anything while they are in Cork.
If you are able to help in any way please contact Mary Walsh at: walshmary901@gmail.com
Ireland welcome the world number two, The Netherlands, to Cork next week for two friendlies in the lead up to Rio 2016. Ireland will be coming off the back of a grueling 5 game tournament in Valencia therefore almost matching the games to days ratio they are likely to have in Rio. The squad currently has 3 Munster players involved in John Jermyn, Conor Harte and David Harte. With only 18 places on the plane to Rio (2 as reserves) it is all to play for during the Cork series.
This is a once in a lifetime chance to see two of the best teams in the world go head to head in Munster. Tickets are available on the gate or from hockey.ie (â¬15 adults / â¬5 kids).
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