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• Suttonians and Weston to fly flag: IHT results

  

  Goals galore in the men’s Irish Hockey Trophy as Suttonians and Weston keep the Leinster flag flying into the quarter-finals. Suttonians produced an incredible 8-3 win over Down which included no less than seven yellow cards and one red. Reuben Holden scored a goal to help his side into a 3-2 lead before being permanently [...]

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• Women's junior league round-up

  

  Virtually all the Leinster women’s leagues have come to a conclusion in the past fortnight. Here’s a quick round-up of whose going up and down across the divisions as well as a couple of cup finals last Sunday: Division Two: One of the few issues yet to be resolved this season is the destination of [...]

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• North Kildare, Muckross and Avoca II take league honours

  

  Kickstarting the busy season for trophy-engravers, the first three Leinster women’s league titles were confirmed in the past week with numerous others up for decision on Saturday afternoon. North Kildare’s firsts took the division three crown last Saturday with a 2-0 victory away to Diocesan before extending their advantage to ten points over the chasing [...]

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• Women's weekend preview

  

  Both men’s and women’s Leinster Senior leagues get under way tomorrow after seismic changes in the transfer market. The women’s side would seem to offer the most interesting match-ups given a crazy summer with big moves across the board. Bray play their first ever senior league game since their inception in 1992 but will not [...]

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• Women's divisional Cup finals

  

  Pembroke enjoyed mixed fortunes at the women’s finals at Grange Road on Saturday, winning the division 5/6 title but missing out on the 3/4 title. Malahide picked up a dramatic win in the Div 9/10 final. They equalised from the penalty spot from Ailbhe Kennedy. The stroke was given in bizarre circumstances, when a short [...]

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• Irish Junior Cups round-up…

  

  TRR needed a golden goal from Christian Judd to get past local rivals Corinthians. The game was level at the end of normal time after short corners from Ross Harris and Chris Pelow. Both Fingal and Clontarf had to go a stage further, needing penalties to dispatch YMCA and Weston respectively. Other Leinster winners were [...]

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Launched in August 2007, The Hook has set out to provide news and information for hockey in Leinster. The site has developed since then to cover all levels of the sport in Ireland and beyond, providing stories on schools, club, interprovincial and international. Working in tandem with the superb Irish Hockey Photographers, The Hook aims to offer the best coverage of the sport in the province. Should you have any queries or suggestions, please email founder, Stephen Findlater, at stevie_findlats@yahoo.com.