Ireland’s men notched a second successive draw against Great Britain in Bisham Abbey but were this time grateful to notching a final hooter corner goal where, a day earlier, they missed out in the final throes
For the most part, the top half plays the bottom as Leinster division one returns for the second half of the season since breaking for Christmas on December 10 – the exception between Railway and Monkstown could be a corker
Strength in depth is the by-word on a crucial day in the Leinster women’s division one title shake-up as Railway Union host UCD with both sides shy some of their top performers.
In Ireland’s fourth training match this week, Paul Gleghorne scored against the side his brother now represents as honours were shared with GB at Bisham Abbey in the first of two games in England.
Hard-hitting Cliodhna Sargent netted 43 seconds from time to hand Ireland their first ever victory over South Africa, winning their warm-up game at high altitude in Randburg.
Kilkenny College gained sweet revenge for their defeat in the All Ireland Qualifiers at the hands of Newpark with a fine 6-4 win over the Blackrock outfit in the Leinster Schoolboy’s Senior Trophy
Avoca have appointed IHA Hall of Famer Jonathan Cole to a new position as Director of Hockey with responsibility for the development and management of players and coaches at the Blackrock club.
Ireland completed the first Spanish leg of their training camp with another loss to the Netherlands though assistant coach Arul Anthoni suggested to The Hook it was a close tie against classy opposition
The Ulster men’s Premier League saw a couple of shock results which served to strengthen Lisnagarvey’s hand, even though they had no game as Banbridge, Annadale and Instonians all lost ground
Ireland put in an improved showing against the Netherlands in the second of their training games in Alicante this afternoon but could not garner a result, falling 2-1
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | • | Monkstown | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | • | Pembroke | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | • | Glenanne | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | • | YMCA | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | • | Railway Union | 9 | 15 |
| 6 | • | Corinthian | 9 | 11 |
| 7 | • | TRR | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | • | Fingal | 9 | 7 |
| 9 | • | UCD | 8 | 6 |
| 10 | • | Clontarf | 9 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | • | UCD | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | • | Railway Union | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | • | Loreto | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | • | Hermes | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | • | Old Alex | 9 | 15 |
| 6 | • | Trinity College | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | • | Corinthian | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | ↑ | Pembroke | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | ↓ | Glenanne | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | ↓ | TRL | 10 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ↑ | Suttonians | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | ↓ | Avoca | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | • | Weston | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | ↑ | Rathgar | 11 | 15 |
| 5 | ↓ | Portrane | 9 | 14 |
| 6 | • | Dublin University | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | • | Mullingar | 10 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | • | Pembroke II | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | • | Loreto II | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | • | North Kildare | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | • | Railway Union II | 11 | 19 |
| 5 | • | Old Alex II | 11 | 17 |
| 6 | • | Newbridge | 11 | 14 |
| 7 | • | Hermes II | 11 | 13 |
| 8 | • | Genesis | 11 | 9 |
| 9 | • | UCD II | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | • | Corinthian II | 11 | 1 |
