Match day (22 Feb) news

Ulster Hockey has announced an initiative based on getting younger people involved in umpiring. The Young Umpires Programme will kick off in September 2017 with the premise of getting young umpires from all clubs throughout Ulster to learn about umpiring and then put what they have learnt into practice through the Ulster Hockey Blitz days…

Here is the text of Ulster Hockey’s announcement on 15 October followed by the update on 16 October. 15 October “Following the NI Executive announcement on Wednesday 14 October, Ulster Hockey, alongside a number of other sports via the NI Sports Forum, have sought clarity from the Department for Communities on aspects of the announcement…

The mens world cup starts today in India and is being covered live by BT Sports 2 and also on the FIH website. See below for the complete fixture list.

Sam Pyper wants to make you an offer you can’t refuse.  It’s, ” Get to Stormont on Saturday at 12 noon and support our team”. That’s the date and new time of North Down’s first foray into a final of that much loved competition, the League Cup.  The third eleven’s opponents are Newry seconds and…

It was great to be back at The Green for our Annual Table Quiz.  Defending champions Adgey, Willis et al were unable to keep their title which was taken over by the triumvirate of Bond, McKee and Graham. There were no winners really, the only winner was ‘The Advancement of General Knowledge’!!

Tickets for the evening at La Mon Hotel & Country Club are £20.  This includes a hot fork buffet, Night at the Races and a disco party afterwards. During the ‘Races’ there will be 8 races each with 8 horses which can be bought and named for £5 with a prize for each winning owner….