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• Mullingar ladies carry on up the divisions

  

  Mullingar ladies first eleven claimed Leinster’s Division 11 last week as they claimed a vital 2-0 win away to Naas III. Captained by Lorraine Scanlan, the side coped admirably without the services this season of Anne Stension, their influential centre forward who injured her cruciate ligament in the first game of the season. With Stension’s [...]

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• First half Weston III blitz earns Junior win

  

  Leinster Junior Cup Final Weston III 4 (Enda Tucker 2, Jon Long 2) Mullingar II 2 (Peter Collins 2) A four-goal, first half blitz handed Weston III their second Leinster Junior Cup as they got the better of Mullingar II at Serpentine Avenue last Sunday, over-turning two league defeats at the hands of the same [...]

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• Women's Leinster league divisional wrap

  

  Division Four: Newbridge celebrated their 15th season in existence when they claimed division four in the final week of the season, pipping Kildare rivals Naas. A draw at home with Botanic on the penultimate weekend of the season had opened the door for their Caragh Road rivals who were three points back with a game [...]

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• Mid-term report: Women’s divisional round-up

  

  Division Two: Old Alex II currently rule the roost in division two, carrying a six point advantage into the second half of the season, boasting a perfect six from six home record to lead the way from reigning champions Railway Union II and Loreto II. Becca Coll and Hazel Agar’s goals have been a key [...]

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• Leinster men's junior round-up

  

  Division Three: Monkstown II need a point from their final match of the season against reigning champions Pembroke Wanderers II to take the title after they beat Glenanne II on Tuesday night in a roller-coaster game 4-3. Ian Horsfield scored the winner from a corner after earlier leads created by Eoin O’Connor, Simon Allen and [...]

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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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• YMCA take inaugural IHC: Irish Hockey finals

  

  YMCA were Leinster’s big winners from the four Irish Hockey finals taking place at Belfield this weekend, winning their first ever national title in dramatic style. They ousted Fermoy in the weekend’s opening fixture – the ESB Irish Hockey Challenge – on penalty strokes, Aimee Powderly netting the crucial flick in a 2-1 win. Early [...]

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• Mullingar and YMCA ready to rumble

  

  This weekend sees the first national club titles handed out as the inaugural Irish Hockey Trophy and Challenge competitions come to the final stage. Saturday sees the major Leinster interest with YMCA ladies and the men from Mullingar gunning for their first national titles. Mullingar are looking to make it a 25th anniversary to remember [...]

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• IHC, IHT and IJC round-up

  

  YMCA and Mullingar guaranteed big days out on Saturday afternoon as they reached their respective Irish Hockey Challenge finals with wins over Clonmel and Saintfield, respectively. It will be YM ladies’ first ever national cup final after just three years in existence and they will hope to add the major silverware to back-to-back league titles. [...]

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• U-21 Interpros refixed/Irish cup action

  

  The IHA announced this morning that the Management Board has approved the recommendation to reschedule the U-21 Interprovincial Tournaments for the weekend of 17/19 April 2009 in Grange Road. The date could prove an interesting one, coinciding as it does with the final round of Leinster league matches with Glenanne set to visit Three Rock [...]

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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.