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• Suttonians coach position: news in brief

  

  * Suttonians currently have coaching positions available for the upcoming 2010/11 season. The ladies section is looking for a head coach and an assistant coach who will be responsible for the ladies 1st and 2nd teams and ladies 3rd and 4th teams respectively. The club are also looking for a goalkeeping coach who will be [...]

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• Alex II claim women's division Two

  

  Old Alex II claimed the ladies two division title on Saturday as Sylvia Gilsenan and Caroline Maguire got the goals needed to overcome main title rivals Loreto II at Beaufort. The win for Gillian Garrett’s side put them an unassailable ten points clear of the pack with their opponents left with only three games to [...]

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• Ladies branch call off all weekend hockey

  

  Due to the ongoing freezing conditions in Leinster, the ladies branch has made the call to postpone all league fixtures originally scheduled for January 9. Divisions 3, 4 and 5 as well 7 to 14 will now play this round of matches on March 27. Division 2 and 6′s games will now be played on [...]

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• Preview of Saturday’s action

  

  Amid all the hoopla, Pembroke could be on for another pair of national titles over the weekend as they look to retain both the men’s senior and junior cup titles. Saturday’s battle with Cork C of I sees the side come up against an old friend as the highly decorated Trevor Dunne returns to Dublin [...]

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• Railway II complete double: league and cup round-up

  

  Railway Union II claimed division two tonight as they beat Skerries 3-0 thanks to three second half goals. Needing a win to secure the title, the Park Avenue side found the going tough in the first period against a side fighting for their division two survival before Louise McDermott opened the scoring after the break [...]

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• League Deciders

  

  With the season closing in on its final scheduled month for league matches, the first divisional champions were confirmed this week with Three Rock Ladies thirds taking division 7. Up and down the leagues, many issues will be decided in the next few weeks. Here’s a rundown of some of those that are likely to [...]

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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.